This position is located with Department of Justice, Office of the Deputy Attorney General (ODAG). The Office of the Deputy Attorney General advises and assists the Attorney General in formulating and implementing Departmental policies and program and in providing overall supervision and direction to all Bureaus, Divisions, and organizational components of the Department.

Duties

As the federal agency whose mission is to ensure the fair and impartial administration of justice for all Americans, the Department of Justice is committed to fostering a diverse and inclusive work environment. To build and retain a workforce that reflects the diverse experiences and perspectives of the American people, we welcome applicants from the many communities, identities, races, ethnicities, backgrounds, abilities, religions, and cultures of the United States who share our commitment to public service. Prepares, reviews, and edits all correspondence, reports, and/or written analyses for compliance with organization standards, spelling, grammar, and format. Assist senior staff in the composition and preparation of correspondence to various customers, internal and external to DOJ. Analyze or resolve complex organizational or program-related problems or issues. Review information, reconciles conflicting data, or devises new or modified methods to analyze findings to ensure that customers are provided appropriate answers to their inquiries. Review existing policies and procedures to promote compliance with component and agency requirements as well as administrative laws, rules, orders, and regulations. Coordinates the development of replies in response to customers inquiries and requests. Respond in verbal or written format to request for information requiring coordination with other departments offices and/or non-department and/or non-Government individuals. Determine pertinent issues or collects relevant information from a variety of sources and conduct a variety of research in order to draft memoranda for and/or on behalf of the ODAG staff. Act as liaison for management officials and senior staff of the organization in communication with officials of the Department.

Requirements

• You must be a United States Citizen or National.
• You must successfully pass a security/background investigation and a drug screening.
• You must be a current Federal employee within the Department of Justice on a Competitive Service appointment.
• You must meet all applicable time-in-grade requirements by the closing of this announcement.
• Additional selections may be made from this announcement, at any time, if openings occur in other offices serviced by Justice Management Division, HR Operations.
• Financial Disclosure: If selected, you may be required to disclose financial information in accordance with DOJ and Federal ethics guidelines.

Qualifications

To qualify for the position of Staff Assistant, (GS-0301-11/12), you must meet the basic qualification requirements listed below AND possess the required specialized experience specific to this series and grade. If you are a current Department of Justice employee on a permanent appointment in the competitive service, you will need to demonstrate 1-year (52-weeks) at the next lower grade level, to meet the time-in-grade requirements for this occupational series and grade. There may also be a positive education requirement for some occupations, please see the Education section for details. If there are licensing or certification requirements, please see the Required Documents section for details on how to verify you license or certificate. To qualify for the GS-11 level, you must have one year of specialized experience equivalent to the GS-09 grade level in the Federal service performing the following duties: 1) Preparing written correspondence and reports for an organization; 2) Editing and reviewing correspondence and reports for compliance with organizational standards, spelling, grammar, and format; and 3) Experience conducting records management functions, such as standard handling and retention procedures; OR B. Have a Ph.D. or equivalent doctoral degree; or three full years of progressively higher-level graduate education leading to such a degree; or LL.M., if related; OR C. Have some specialized experience as described in A, but less than one year; and have more than two years but less than three years of education as described in B. (To compute the percentage, divide your total months of qualifying experience by 12. Then divide your semester hours of graduate education beyond the second year by 36. Add the two percentages. The total percentage must equal at least 100 percent to qualify). To qualify for the GS-12 level, you must have one year of specialized experience equivalent to the GS-11 grade level in the Federal service performing the following duties:1) Researching and applying policies and procedures related to administrative operations; 2) Reviewing correspondence for technical accuracy and content; and 3) Preparing written responses to inquiries regarding administrative and program matters. You MUST meet all qualification requirements, including Time-in-Grade, by the closing date of this announcement, 08/29/2023. YOUR RESUME MUST support your responses to the online questionnaire and the qualification requirements. Failure to do so may result in an ineligible rating.

Education

If you are relying on your education to meet qualification requirements, please see the statements below.

Education must be reviewed and certified by an accrediting institution recognized by the U.S. Department of Education, in order for it to be creditable towards your qualifications. Therefore, provide only the attendance and/or degrees from schools accredited by accrediting institutions recognized by the U.S. Department of Education.

Foreign Education: If you are using education completed in foreign colleges or universities to meet the qualification requirements, you must show that the education credentials have been evaluated by a private organization that specializes in interpretation of foreign education programs and such education has been deemed equivalent to that gained in an accredited U.S. education program; or full credit has been given for the courses at a U.S. accredited college or university.

For more information about this requirement, please visit the U.S. Department of Education website for Foreign Education Evaluation.

All documentation must be in English or include an English translation.

Contacts

• Address Office of the Deputy Attorney General 2 Constitution Square 145 N Street NE Room 9W.300 Washington, DC 20530 US
• Name: Angela Tucker
• Email: [email protected]