For more information on the Department of Justice and the United States Attorneys' Offices, visit http://www.justice.gov/usao/. As needed, additional positions may be filled using this announcement.

Duties

This position is in the Executive Office for United States Attorneys and/or United States Attorney's Office, Human Resources, Operations. Provides human resources management services to employees and managers within the Executive Office of United States Attorneys (EOUSA), and United States Attorney's Office (USAO), providing servicing in two or more functional areas of personnel, e.g., recruitment and placement, employee relations, employee benefits, processing, and performance management, employee compensation and human resource development. The EOUSA and the collective USAOs are composed of approximately 12,000 employees located in 94 offices throughout the United States. -Provide HR advisory and technical services to a group of assigned USAOs and/or EOUSA staffs. -Provide management with a wide range of flexible and innovative strategies in administering staffing and placement activities. -Determine recruitment strategies and post job opportunity announcements utilizing the USA Staffing system. -Prepare assessment tools such as job analysis worksheets and assessment questionnaires. -Review applications for qualifications and eligibilities and issue certificates of eligibles. -Provide advice on basic employee benefits, pay setting, and leave administration laws related to new hires. - Provide advice and assistance on the process and procedures of performance management. This is a developmental position targeted to a full performance level GS-13. The assignments in this position are designed to prepare the incumbent to perform the duties and responsibilities of the target position. Responsibilities will increase and assignments will become more complex as your training and experience progress.

Requirements

• You must be a U.S. Citizen or National.
• Initial appointment is conditioned upon a satisfactory pre-employment adjudication. This includes fingerprint, credit and tax checks, and drug testing. Continued employment is subject to a favorable adjudication of a background investigation.
• You must be registered for Selective Service, if applicable.
• If selected, you may be required to complete a one year probationary period.
• Time-in-Grade: Federal employees must meet time-in-grade requirements within 30 days after the closing date of this announcement.
• You must meet all qualification requirements within 30 days after the closing date of this announcement and before placement in the position.

Qualifications

The preferred candidate would be DE certified and have experience using USA Staffing. GS-11: To be qualified at the GS-11 level, you must meet at least ONE of the following conditions, as defined below: Specialized Experience, OR Education OR a combination of Education and Experience: Specialized Experience: At least one full year of specialized experience equivalent to the GS-09 in federal service applying Federal human resource laws and regulations including Delegated Examining and Merit promotion; conducting job analysis to develop assessment criteria; and evaluating candidates for minimum qualifications and eligibilities. OR Education: One of the following types of education in a related field (e.g., Human Resources): a Ph.D. or equivalent doctorate degree; OR 3 full years of progressively higher level graduate education leading to such a degree. Education at the graduate level must be in an accredited college or university and must demonstrate the knowledge, skills, and abilities necessary to perform the duties of the position. OR Combination of Education and Experience: Combinations of successfully completed graduate education and experience may be used to meet total qualification requirements. In order to qualify based on a combination, graduate education must be in excess of 2 full years. GS-12 Specialized Experience: To be qualified at the GS-12 level, applicants must have at least one full year of specialized experience equivalent to the GS-11 in federal service applying Federal human resource laws and regulations including Delegated Examining and Merit promotion; conducting job analysis to develop assessment criteria; building vacancy announcements including advising on specialized experience requirements and other qualifications; evaluating candidates for qualifications and eligibilities and issuing selection certificates. Interagency Career Transition Assistance Plan (ICTAP) - The ICTAP provides eligible displaced Federal competitive service employees with selection priority over other candidates for competitive service vacancies. If your agency has notified you in writing that you are a displaced employee eligible for ICTAP consideration, you may receive selection priority if: 1) this vacancy is within your ICTAP eligibility; 2) you apply under the instructions in the announcement; and 3) you are found well-qualified for this vacancy. To be well-qualified, you must satisfy all qualification requirements for the vacant position and receive a score of 85 or better on established ranking criteria. You must provide proof of eligibility to receive selection priority. Such proof may include a copy of your written notification of ICTAP eligibility or a copy of your separation personnel action form. Additional information about ICTAP eligibility is at: http://www.opm.gov/policy-data-oversight/workforce-restructuring/employee-guide-to-career-transition/. Career Transition Assistance Plan (CTAP) - The CTAP provides eligible surplus and displaced competitive service employees in the Department of Justice with selection priority over other candidates for competitive service vacancies. If your Department of Justice component has notified you in writing that you are a surplus or displaced employee eligible for CTAP consideration, you may receive selection priority if: 1) this vacancy is within your CTAP eligibility, 2) you apply under the instructions in this announcement, and 3) you are found well-qualified for this vacancy. To be well qualified, you must satisfy all qualification requirements for the vacant position and receive a score of 85 or better on established ranking criteria. You must provide a copy of your written notification of CTAP eligibility with your application. Additional information about CTAP eligibility is at http://www.opm.gov/policy-data-oversight/workforce-restructuring/employee-guide-to-career-transition/. Veterans Employment Opportunity Act (VEOA) -VEOA allows eligible veterans to apply and compete for positions announced under merit promotion procedures when the hiring agency is recruiting from outside its own workforce. To be eligible for a VEOA appointment, a veteran must be honorably separated and either a preference eligible or have substantially completed three (3) or more years of continuous active military service. If you are applying for a Merit Promotion announcement and wish to be considered under VEOA, you must submit a copy of the Member Copy 4 of your DD-214, in addition to any other required documents listed on this announcement. Special Employment Consideration - Persons with disabilities, veterans with a compensable service-connected disability of 30% or more, certain other veterans, spouses of certain members of the armed forces, and returning Peace Corps volunteers are examples of individuals who are potentially eligible for non-competitive appointments. For further information, click on the links provided below . You must specify in your online questionnaire under what authority you wish to be considered and submit appropriate documentation to verify your eligibility. Noncompetitive Appointment Authorities Links: https://www.opm.gov/policy-data-oversight/hiring-information/competitive-hiring/#url=Types-of-Appointments

Education

All academic degrees and coursework must be completed at a college or university that has obtained accreditation or pre-accreditation status from an accrediting body recognized by the U.S. Department of Education. For a list of schools that meet this criteria, see http://www.ed.gov
OR
Education completed in foreign colleges or universities may be used to meet the above education requirements if you can show that the foreign education is comparable to that received in an accredited educational institution in the United States. It is your responsibility to timely provide such evidence by submitting proof of creditability of education as evaluated by a credentialing agency with your application materials. More information may be found at http://www2.ed.gov/about/offices/list/ous/international/usnei/us/edlite-visitus-forrecog.html. All documentation must be in English or include an English translation.

Contacts

• Address Office of the Chief Human Resources Officer 175 N Street NE 3CON Washington, DC, DC 20530 US
• Name: Coleene Rychalski
• Phone: 202-252-5391
• Email: [email protected]