The mission of the Employee Benefits Security Administration (EBSA) is to ensure the security of retirement, health and other workplace related benefits of American workers and their families. Each off ice initiates, executes, and coordinates civil/criminal investigations of alleged violations of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (ERISA) and conducts investigations of all types of employee benefit plans.

Duties

Major duties include but are not limited to: This position is that of a Group Supervisor assigned to the Regional Office of the Employee Benefits Security Administration (EBSA). Supervises staff of investigators, auditors and support personnel; carries out all normal first-line supervisory responsibilities. The incumbent participates with the Deputy Director, and other supervisory staff in developing annual and long-range work plans designed to produce an affirmative and aggressive enforcement program that will detect serious abuses in the administration of pension and welfare plans and violations of ERISA and related laws. Recommends and participates in the development and implementation of Regional Office policies, priorities, strategies, targeting systems, operating procedures, and budget and staffing requests. Participates in Regional Office program assessment activities and ensures compliance with Agency and Regional Office programmatic reporting requirements. Provides policy, technical, and procedural guidance to staff and resolves unusually difficult or sensitive problems requiring an extensive background and understanding of EBSA policy, priorities and operating procedures. Ensures the implementation of new concepts, policies, and procedures to more effectively achieve the objectives of the Agency and the Regional Office. Determines when highly sensitive or controversial issues must be referred to higher management levels for consideration of policy implications. Conducts negotiation activities and secures voluntary compliance to resolve cases where the issues do not involve criminal violations. Determines case openings, allocates resources, approves investigative plans, determines and establishes investigative team priorities, assigns staff and redirects investigative efforts within determined priorities, as appropriate. Reviews completed investigations to determine adequacy of facts to support a violation of law, sufficiency of evidence, and whether further investigative effort is required. Forwards completed recommendations for forwarding to the National Office, administrative closing, or civil or criminal prosecution. Establishes and maintains contacts with officials of Federal and State agencies whose regulatory and enforcement efforts impact employee pension and welfare plans, labor organizations and management officials, the senior and executive staffs of financial institutions, and plan administrators and their legal and financial representatives. The purposes of these contacts are to understand the various programs administered by EBSA, promote compliance assistance, resolve identified problems, and coordinate enforcement or prosecution activities. Participates with the Directors and other supervisors in developing work plans and budget for the Regional Office. Provides recommendations to develop and implement policies and operating procedures for the Regional Office. Performs and carries out delegated administrative and personnel management responsibilities for the Regional Office. The incumbent works under the supervision of the Regional Director, who provides overall policy guidance. Within the broad framework of Departmental, EBSA, and Regional Office policies, the incumbent exercises a high degree of independence, judgment, and initiative with a minimum of direction in carrying out delegated responsibilities. Work performance is evaluated in terms of overall effectiveness in furtherance of EBSA and the Regional Office programs and conformity with established policies.

Requirements

• Requires a Supervisory probationary period if requirement has not been met.
• Subject to financial disclosure requirements.
• Must be U.S. Citizen.
• Candidate required to obtain the necessary security/investigation level.
• Valid drivers license desirable.
• Must be at least 16 years old.

Qualifications

Applicants must have 1 year of specialized experience equivalent to at least the next lower grade level, GS-13, in the Federal Service. Specialized experience is experience that is generally in or directly related to the line of work of the position to be filled and which has equipped the applicant with the particular knowledge, skills, and abilities to successfully perform the duties of the position. Specialized experience for this position is experience working with: - EBSA programs (Enforcement, Exemptions, Compliance Assistance, Outreach and Education, or Participant Assistance) and priorities; - the civil laws administered by other DOL, Federal and State agencies which impact health benefit plan activities and health coverage; - investigative methodology, auditing and accounting systems, the health benefit industry, and benefit claims processing; - regulatory requirements and sub-regulatory guidance of ERISA including the group health plan requirements under part 7 as amended by HIPAA, MHPA, MHPAEA, WHRCA, Newborn's Act, GINA, Michelle's Law, CHIPRA and the Affordable Care Act; - analyzing and measuring the effectiveness and efficiency of criminal, health, or other enforcement programs.

Education

There is no substitution of education for experience at the GS-14 level for this position.

Contacts

• Address Employee Benefits Security Administration, Regional Offices 200 Constitution Avenue NW Washington, DC 20210 US
• Name: Regina Paruszkiewicz
• Phone: 415-625-2387
• Email: [email protected]