With an emphasis on high ethical standards, excellence in public service and the delivery of superlative advice and counsel, DOI Solicitor's Office performs the legal work for the United States Department of the Interior, and manages the Departmental Ethics Office and Departmental FOIA Office. With more than 500 total employees, more than 400 of which are licensed attorneys, the Office strives to provide sound legal services to fulfill the Department's diverse and wide-ranging mission.

Duties

This position is located within the Department of the Interior, Office of the Solicitor, Rocky Mountain Region, Billings Field Office, located in Billings, MT. At the full performance level GS-08 the major duties of this position include but are not limited to the following: 1. Serves as a contact for administrative matters in the Office along with greets visitors/callers; distributes incoming mail. 2. Assists in establishing internal procedures for administrative operations. 3. Responds to information requests; compiles and summarizes data; and identifies inaccuracies or anomalies in the records. 4. Tracks, verifies, and certifies time and attendance for staff, resolving discrepancies when necessary. 5. Prepares correspondence, reports, briefings, documents, etc., for staff, ensuring compliance with applicable signatures, procedures, and protocol. 6. Advises staff on travel rules, regulations, and procedures; prepares travel authorizations; makes travel arrangements; prepares or reviews travel vouchers. 7. Develops and maintains accountability and security procedures for property and equipment; and purchases supplies, equipment, and services using appropriate methods. 8. Screens publications, including advance reports, for items of special interest to either the staff attorneys, calling such items to their attention, especially current decisions, publications, and press releases dealing with their area of responsibility. 9. Maintains electronic case filing system to store and retrieve records. Salary Range Information: GS-07: $46,696 Step 01- $60,703 Step 10 GS-08: $51,713 Step 01- $67,231 Step 10 First time hires to the federal government typically start at the beginning salary in the range for their respective grade level. SOL has determined that the duties of this position are suitable for telework and the selectee may be allowed to telework with supervisor approval. This vacancy may be used to fill additional positions as vacancies become available.

Requirements

Qualifications

To qualify for this position, you must meet the Specialized Experience for the grade to which you are applying. To qualify for the GS-07, you must possess at least one full year of specialized experience equivalent to at least the GS-06 grade level in the Federal service, or comparable experience not gained through Federal service. Specialized experience is experience that equipped the applicant with the particular knowledge, skills, and abilities to perform successfully the duties of the position, and that is typically in or related to the work of the position to be filled. Specialized experience is defined as demonstrated experience: 1. Maintaining a calendar for the office and/or management; AND 2. Utilizing a computer program to finalize correspondence, reports, and/or presentations; AND 3. Interacting with the public and staff members through personal interaction and written materials. MUST MEET ALL. To qualify for the GS-08, you must possess at least one full year of specialized experience equivalent to at least the GS-07 grade level in the Federal service, or comparable experience not gained through Federal service. Specialized experience is experience that equipped the applicant with the particular knowledge, skills, and abilities to perform successfully the duties of the position, and that is typically in or related to the work of the position to be filled. Specialized experience is defined as demonstrated experience: 1. Maintaining a calendar for the office and/or management; AND 2. Utilizing a computer program to finalize correspondence, reports, and/or presentations; AND 3. Interacting with the public and staff members through personal interaction and written materials; AND 4. Formatting, proofreading and/or editing correspondence and uploading into an automated document tracking system for processing and/or signature. MUST MEET ALL. You must meet all qualification and eligibility requirements for the position by the closing date of the announcement. Additional information on the qualification requirements is outlined in the OPM Qualification Standards Handbook of General Schedule Positions and is available at OPM's website: https://www.opm.gov/qualifications/standards/indexes/num-ndx.asp Merit Promotion candidates must also meet time-in-grade requirements by the closing date of the vacancy announcement.

Contacts

• Address
• Name: Veronica Nunez
• Email: [email protected]