The mission of the Employee Benefits Security Administration (EBSA) is to ensure the security of the retirement, health, and other workplace-related benefits of America's workers and their families. The agency will accomplish this mission by developing effective regulations; assisting and educating workers, plan sponsors, fiduciaries, and service providers; and vigorously enforcing the law. This position is Outside the bargaining unit.

Duties

Major duties include but are not limited to: - Participates with the Office Director and Deputy Director and other senior-level Program officials in the formulation, implementation, and evaluation of Office and Agency policies, programs, and projects. Recommends the initiation of regulations, interpretive bulletins, legislative proposals, and special projects in response to evolving industry practices and program priorities. - Coordinates, assigns, and reviews the work efforts of senior ORI staff and team members assigned by the Office Director/Deputy Director to report to the incumbent on a project-by-project basis (i.e., including, as appropriate, regulatory, policy, and legal specialists). - Represents the Agency on Department, interagency, and government-industry committees to assure coordination of national programs, policies, and regulatory strategies affecting employee benefit plans, on behalf of the Director/Deputy Director and the Assistant Secretary/Deputy Assistant Secretaries of EBSA. -Prepares guidance and participates in the development of guidance necessary to ensure orderly implementation of regulations. Participates in the analysis and development of policy and legal positions to be taken in litigation or amicus curiae briefs filed by the Secretary of Labor. Establishes and maintains extensive personal working contacts with other EBSA/DOL components as well as groups and individuals outside EBSA. - Represents the Agency in the delivery of educational and training programs on Federal employee benefits law sponsored by the Agency, industry groups, the professional employee benefits community, state governments, and others. - Performs other duties as assigned.

Requirements

• Must be a U.S. Citizen.
• Must be at least 16 years old.
• Position requires Public Trust-Low Risk Background Investigation.
• Requires a probationary period if the requirement has not been met.

Qualifications

Applicants must have 52 weeks of specialized experience equivalent to at least the next lower grade level GS-14 in the Federal Service. Specialized Experience is the experience that equipped the applicant with the particular knowledge, skills, and abilities (KSA's) to perform the duties of the position successfully, and that is typically in or related to the position to be filled. To be creditable, specialized experience must have been equivalent to at least the next lower grade level. Specialized experience is experience that has equipped the candidate with the particular knowledge (ERISA), skills, and abilities to successfully perform the duties of the position, and that is typically in or related to the position. For this position specialized experience would be defined as experience preparing: (1) analysis and application of fiduciary, reporting and disclosure, preemption, COBRA and other provisions of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act and related laws, regulations, court decisions, and precedent rulings; (2) regulations, rulings, requests for exemptions, or rulings under governing law; (3) legal work, a substantial portion of which require interpretation of Federal laws and legal requirements concerning welfare and pension plans, or in such related fields as taxation, securities, insurance, trusts, and investments.

Education

There is no educational requirement at the GS-15.

Contacts

• Address Employee Benefits Security Administration 200 Constitution Avenue NW Washington, DC 20210 US
• Name: Sheree Grant
• Phone: 202-693-7627
• Email: [email protected]