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. This position is also being announced to applicants eligible to apply through Merit Staffing procedures under 23-EOUSA-12090664-DE.

Duties

This position is located in the Executive Office for United States Attorneys and/or United States Attorney's Office (EOUSA), Human Resources, Operations. 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. Typical duties will include: -Uses an automated staffing system to create job analyses, assessment questionnaires, and job announcements for merit staffing, delegated examining, pathways, and attorney cases. -Rates and ranks candidates and prepares and issues selection certificates. -Advises new employees on basic benefit information and eligibility to include, FEHB, FEGLI, CSRS/FERS and Thrift Savings Plan (TSP). -Provides advice on basic pay, premium pay and leave administration laws and regulations. -Advises management on appropriate procedures and practices involved in developing performance workplans and submitting and justifying employee award nominations. -Advises supervisors, managers, and/or employees on performance, conduct, and grievance issues. -Processes personnel actions in the Payroll/Personnel System (PPS). 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

GS-07: To be eligible at the GS-07 level, you must have at least one year of specialized experience equivalent to the GS-05 level in federal service. Specialized Experience: Specialized experience is defined as advising mangers; explaining staffing requirements, processes and procedures to supervisors and managers, employees, and job applicants. Providing advice and assistance to employees regarding employee benefits. OR Education: One full year of graduate level education OR Superior Academic Achievement: A full four year course of study leading to a bachelor's degree or expect to complete within 9 months, and meet one of the following superior academic achievement provisions: (1) class standing in the upper one-third of the graduating class; (2) a grade point average (GPA) of 3.0 or higher as recorded on the official transcript, or computed based on courses completed during the final two full years of the curriculum; (3) a GPA of 3.5 or higher based on the required courses completed in the major field or the required courses in a major field completed during the final two years of curriculum; or (4) election to a membership in a national scholastic honor society. OR Combination of Specialized Experience or Education: Combination of specialized experience as described above and education as described above in which when combined equal 100% of the requirements. In order to qualify based on a combination, graduate level education must be in excess of the first 60 semester hours (i.e., beyond the second year) is creditable toward meeting the specialized experience requirement. One full academic year of study (30 semester hours) beyond the second year is equivalent to 6 months of specialized experience. GS-09: To be eligible at the GS-09 level, you must have at least one year of specialized experience equivalent to the GS-07 level in federal service. Specialized Experience: Specialized experience is defined as providing technical assistance to managers and employees on federal civilian Human Resources laws and regulations related to one of the following functional areas: recruitment and placement, position classification, employee benefits, leave and compensation. Examples of specialized experience include experience in the following: providing technical assistance to employees and management in a variety of staffing and recruitment services; coding and processing a variety of personnel actions; reviewing position descriptions; assisting in administering guidance on pay and leave; employee benefits; and other human resources functional areas. OR Education: Master's or equivalent graduate degree (such as an LL.B. or J.D.) or 2 full years of progressively higher level graduate education leading to such a degree. OR Combination of Specialized Experience and Education: Combination of specialized experience as described above, and education as described above in which when combined equal 100% of the requirements. To calculate your percentage of graduate education, first determine the total number of graduate hours that exceed 18 semester hours (or your school's definition of one year of graduate study), then divide the total number of your excess graduate semester hours by 18 (or your school's definition of one year of graduate study). To calculate your percentage of qualifying experience, divide your total number of months of qualifying experience by 12. Now, add the two percentages together. The sum of the percentages must equal at least 100%. (Only graduate education in excess of the first full year may be used in this calculation). 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]