Associate Special Counsel, General Law Division (GLD)

We are seeking an experienced attorney and leader with exceptional legal advocacy skills to serve as the Associate Special Counsel of the General Law Division (GLD).

This consists of the following units : Alternative Dispute Resolution; Case Review Division; Disclosure; Diversity, Outreach and Training;

Hatch Act; Retaliation and Disclosure; and the Uniformed Services Employment and Reemployment Rights Act.

If your skills, experience, and qualifications match those in this job overview, do not delay your application.

Duties

As Associate Special Counsel, you will be a key advisor to the Special Counsel, and directly oversee a broad portfolio of prohibited personnel practice matters, Hatch Act matters, disclosures of wrongdoing, and USERRA, as well as Diversity, Outreach and Training.

A number of matters under the Associate Special Counsel's purview will involve investigations, litigation before the Merit Systems Protection Board, Alternative Dispute Resolution, and written advisory opinions.

Duties performed :

• Provides executive direction to all Units within the General Law Division (GLD), effectively achieving OSC legislative mandate in protecting federal employees, applicants, and former employees from prohibited personnel practices, especially reprisal for whistleblowing.
• Reviews all recommendations and memoranda, including corrective action letters, before submission to the Principal Deputy Special Counsel, to ensure compliance with and reflect consistent application of appropriate laws, rules, regulations, and OSC policies and procedures.
• Advises the Principal Deputy Special Counsel and Special Counsel on the appropriate enforcement actions, which may include referring cases for disciplinary action, filing complaints with the Merit Systems Protection Board (MSPB), or seeking corrective actions.
• Supervises negotiations with other federal agencies and departments to resolve cases efficiently.
• Participates with Senior Staff in establishing and accomplishing OSC's organizational objectives, policies, programs and personnel decisions.
• Provides technical expertise, support and leadership to implement policies and procedures for the integration of an Alternative Dispute Resolution (ADR) program with the Special Counsel's handling of prohibited personnel practice complaints.
• Engages with federal agencies, Congress, and the public to promote awareness of OSC's mission and to provide training and outreach on prohibited personnel practices and whistleblower protections.
• Promotes and protects whistleblowers by ensuring their disclosures are properly investigated and that they are protected from retaliation.
• Serves as an authoritative advisor to the Special Counsel and Principal Deputy Special Counsel.
• Provides supervision to Division Chiefs to ensure optimal coordination, resource allocation and efficiency and fairness in operations.

Salary

$147,649 - $221,900 / year

Conditions of Employment

• U.S. Citizen or national authorized to work in the U.S.
• Individuals born after 12-31-1959 and required to register for Selective Service under the Military Selective Service Act of 50 USC App.

453, must be registered or otherwise exempt from Selective Service.

• Direct Deposit of pay is required.
• E-Verify will be used to confirm employment eligibility on new employees.
• Suitable for Federal employment as determined by appropriate background investigation / security clearance.
• Probationary period may be required.
• Veterans' preference is not applicable to the Senior Executive Service.
• The Office of Personnel Management (OPM) is required by law to review the executive qualifications of each new career appointee to the Senior Executive Service (SES) prior to appointment.
• All members of the SES are subject to geographic relocation / mobility requirements.
• Public Financial Disclosure required.

Qualifications

To be qualified for an SES job, you must demonstrate exceptional leadership, managerial and people skills and know how to build partnerships and communicate with customers.

Senior executives in the SES share a broad perspective of government grounded in the Constitution and make sure federal executive management is responsive to the needs, policies and goals of the nation.

To meet the minimum qualifications for this position, your resume (limited to a maximum of seven (7) pages) must demonstrate that you possess :

• Basic SES Requirement; and
• Basic Education; and
• Five Executive Core Qualifications (ECQS); and
• Two Mandatory Technical Qualifications (MTQs).

Basic SES Requirements

Your resume must provide evidence of progressively responsible executive leadership and supervisory experience indicative of senior executive level management capability, and directly related to the skills and abilities outlined below.

• Directing the work of an organizational unit;
• Ensuring the success of one or more major programs or projects;
• Monitoring progress towards strategic organizational goals;
• Evaluating organizational performance to take action in improving performance;
• Supervising the work of employees;
• Exercising important policy making, policy determining, or executive functions.

Your resume must explicitly outline your qualifications. We will not make assumptions on your experience.

Basic Education

You must provide documentation that you meet the following requirements :

• A professional law degree (L.L.B., J.D., L.L.M.) from a law school accredited by the American Bar Association; and
• An active membership in good standing in a bar of a state, U.S. Territory, District of Columbia, or Commonwealth or Puerto Rico.

Executive Core Qualifications (ECQ) :

Your resume must also clearly provide information regarding your professional experience and accomplishments that demonstrate you meet the ECQs outlined below and identified in the Office of Personnel Management (OPM) Guide to Senior Executive Service Qualifications.

• Leading Change : This core qualification involves the ability to bring about strategic change, both within and outside the organization, to meet organizational goals.
• Leading People : This core qualification involves the ability to lead people toward meeting the organization's vision, mission, and goals.
• Results Driven : This core qualification involves the ability to meet organizational goals and customer expectations.
• Business Acumen : This core qualification involves the ability to manage human, financial, and information resources strategically.
• Building Coalitions : This core qualification involves the ability to build coalitions internally and with other federal agencies, state and local governments, nonprofit and private sector organizations, foreign governments, or international organizations to achieve common goals.

Mandatory Technical Qualifications :

Your resume must clearly identify that you have demonstrated progressively responsible leadership experience directly related to the Mandatory Technical Qualifications (MTQs) related to this position as outlined below.

• MTQ - Demonstrated the ability to manage a legal services program, including the ability to review and assess the organizational effectiveness of program services and policies, and to design and implement procedures to improve / optimize organizational performance.
• MTQ - Demonstrated experience effectively communicating complex legal and technical issues through oral and written communications, including the ability to interact with career and political senior officials, external partners, and internal organizational entities that have differing and often conflicting interests.

Other Information

SELECTIVE SERVICE : Individuals born after December 31, 1959, must be registered or exempt from Selective Service.

Required Documents

To apply for this position, you must provide a complete Application Package which may ONLY include :

Resume, not to exceed seven (7) pages , including a) personal information such as name, address, contact information; b) education;

c) detailed work experience related to this position including work schedule, hours worked per week, dates of employment (month / year), title and Grade level for any Federal service, i.

e. GS-14; d) scope and complexity of the functions, activities and services you managed and your level of contacts; and any other qualifications.

• Transcript(s) to confirm Basic Education;
• Verification of an active membership in good standing in a bar of a state, U.S. Territory, District of Columbia, or Commonwealth or Puerto Rico;
• If you are a current or previous Federal employee (whether Excepted or Competitive service) :
• Most recent non-award Notification of Personnel Action (SF-50) with highest grade held (or promotion potential) on a permanent basis, position title, series and grade; AND
• Most recent performance appraisal (dated within 18 months) showing the official rating of record, signed by a supervisor, or statement why the performance appraisal is unavailable.

If you submit multiple copies of the same document, only your most recent uploaded document (by date & time stamp) will be considered.

How to Apply

To apply for this position, you must complete the online application and submit the documentation specified in the Required Documents section above.

Your application and supporting documents must be submitted and received through the online application process by 11 : 59 pm EST on the closing date of this announcement.

If you require Reasonable Accommodation for the application process, or any other assistance / questions with the online application, please contact the Agency (outlined below) prior to the closing date of this announcement.

To begin, click Apply Online to access an online application. Follow the prompts to select your USAJOBS resume and / or other supporting documents.

Benefits

A career with the U.S. government provides employees with a comprehensive benefits package. As a federal employee, you and your family will have access to a range of benefits that are designed to make your federal career very rewarding.

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