For more information on the Department of Justice and the United States Attorneys' Offices, visit http://www.justice.gov/usao/.

Duties

If selected for the Records and Information Management Specialist position, you will join a well-respected team that is responsible for providing analytical and program management work to ensure all United States Attorney's Office (USAO) records and information, are created, maintained, and disposed of in accordance with Federal, Executive Office for United States Attorneys (EOUSA), and Department of Justice (DOJ) guidelines. Typical work assignments will include: Applies the General Records Schedule or National Archives and Records Administration approved Agency Records Schedule to all official records; Oversees and supervises the Docketing Section for the Middle District of Florida; Provides technical advice and assistance to the USAO staff with respect to individual, or case-related, records management issues in conformance with policy, guidelines, and regulations; Ensures case management or other records systems accurately follow Federal Records Center guidance; Determines incoming cases or legal actions requiring special handling and makes appropriate referral prior to coding and data entry; Oversees and prepares case files to be sent to the Federal Records Center annually; Receives and reviews the necessary documentation required and opens all criminal and civil cases. 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 you are a male applicant born after December 31, 1959, you must certify that you have registered with the Selective Service System, or are exempt from having to do so under the Selective Service Law. See http://www.sss.gov/.
• 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-9: To be eligible at the GS-9 level, you must meet at least one of the following conditions, as defined below: specialized experience, education, or a combination of education and experience. Specialized Experience: One full year of specialized experience equivalent to the GS-7 level. Specialized experience is defined as entering information into an electronic recordkeeping system; identifying and maintaining Federal records according to established records schedules; performing analysis of record keeping systems to ensure accuracy of data entry; performing studies on the design of types of records, filing systems, procedures, and techniques; developing or requesting new or modified reports; and reviewing legal files for missing documentation or information; planning/assigning work schedules or leading projects. Education: One of the following types of education in a related field (e.g., Business Management, Public Administration, Computer Science): a 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. Education at the graduate level must be in an accredited college or university and must demonstrate the knowledge, skills, and abilities necessary to perform the duties of the position. Combining Education and Experience: Combinations of successfully completed graduate education and experience may be used to meet total qualification requirements. In order to qualify based on a combination, graduate education must be in excess of 1 full year. GS-11: To be eligible at the GS-11 level, you must meet at least one of the following conditions, as defined below: specialized experience, education, or a combination of education and experience. Specialized Experience: One full year of specialized experience equivalent to the GS-9 level. Specialized experience is defined as identifying and maintaining Federal records according to established records schedules; analyzing operations to develop records management policy and procedure; performing analysis of record keeping systems and making recommendations to the design of record keeping systems; providing advisory services to management on effective records management control systems; and extracting and analyzing program or statistical data. Planning/assigning work schedules and performing supervisory duties (I.E. time and attendance, recommend training, and disciplinary actions). Education:One of the following types of education in a related field (e.g., Business Management, Public Administration, Computer Science): a Ph.D. or equivalent doctoral degree; OR 3 full years of progressively higher level graduate education leading to such a degree; or LL.M. Education at the graduate level must be in an accredited college or university and must demonstrate the knowledge, skills, and abilities necessary to perform the duties of the position. Combining Education and Experience: Combinations of successfully completed graduate education and experience may be used to meet total qualification requirements. In order to qualify based on a combination, graduate education must be in excess of 2 full years. 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/

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 Middle District of Florida 400 North Tampa Street Suite 3200 Tampa, FL 33602 US
• Name: Dawn Mccourt
• Phone: (813) 274-6000
• Email: [email protected]