This position is located in the Civil Rights Division's (Division), Policy and Strategy Section. As a Supervisory Legislative and Policy Analyst, you will be a member of POL's management team and work closely with the Section Chief and other CRT leaders to ensure the smooth operation of POL's policy, strategy, and administrative functions. You will also supervise the work of non-attorney staff, including Legislative and Policy Analysts.

Duties

The incumbent will serve as a Supervisory Legislative and Policy Analyst. Duties include, but are not limited to: Serves as a member of the Section management team, meeting regularly to update and advise the Section Chief and Deputy Chief on staffing issues, specific legislative and policy proposal, strategic initiatives, and administrative matters. Performs the administrative and human resource management functions for supervised staff. Serves as a technical authority and independently advises legislative and policy analysts and other support staff regarding the more complex policy and strategy matters involving the full range of civil rights enforcement authorities in education, employment, housing, lending, voting, public accommodations, and criminal justice. Provides necessary expertise in identifying and pursuing pertinent sources of information including congressional records, government databases, public records and documents, and general publications. Advises attorneys and Section management on the full range of legislative, regulatory, and policy issues, including answering procedural questions and providing status updates on legislative and policy proposals, initiatives, and projects. Serves as primary point of contact with DOJ's Office of Legislative Affairs and the Office of Legal Policy for communicating the policy positions under the Division's various and multiple enforcement authorities. Acts as the Section's point of contact or representative on Division-wide strategic initiatives, working groups, and task forces.

Requirements

Qualifications

Specialized Experience Requirements To qualify at the GS-14 grade level, candidates must have one (1) year of specialized experience equivalent to at least the GS-13 grade level in the Federal service or other pay system. Examples of specialized experience includes: (1) Providing oversight and advice on complex legislative, policy, and strategic matters; (2) Developing and evaluating legislative, regulatory, and policy proposals, timelines, and processes; (3) Managing organizational tools to track and prioritize data and information from multiple sources; and (4) Providing technical and administrative supervision over program performance or serving as a team lead over individuals or a work group. In order to be rated as qualified for this position, we must be able to determine that you meet the specialized experience requirement - please be sure to include this information in your resume. To be creditable, this experience must have been equivalent in difficulty and complexity to the next lower grade of the position to be filled. Specialized experience is defined as experience that has equipped the applicant with the particular knowledge, skills and abilities to perform successfully the duties of the position and is typically in or related to the work of the position to be filled. Experience refers to paid and unpaid experience, including volunteer work done through National Service programs (e.g., Peace Corps, AmeriCorps) and other organizations (e.g., professional, philanthropic, religious, spiritual, community, student, social). Volunteer work helps build critical competencies, knowledge, and skills and can provide valuable training and experience that translates directly to paid employment. You will receive credit for all qualifying experience, including volunteer experience. All qualifications and education requirements (if applicable), must be met by the closing date of this announcement and clearly documented in your resume. YOUR RESUME MUST support your responses to the online questionnaire and provide specific details as to how your experience meets the specialized experience as described in the vacancy announcement. If you are using experience to meet all or part of the qualification requirements, please ensure that your resume includes the month and year that you began and ended each position held or that position will not be credited toward meeting the specialized experience requirement. Part-time employment will be prorated in crediting experience. Failure to provide details will result in an ineligible rating. Your latest resume submitted for this vacancy announcement will be used to determine qualifications and supersedes previous submissions.

Education

This position does not have an education qualification requirement.

Contacts

• Address Civil Rights Division 950 Pennsylvania Ave. NW Washington, DC 20530 US
• Name: Hadley Irons
• Phone: 202-598-3185
• Email: [email protected]