NASA's General Counsel (GC) is seeking a legal executive to be responsible for the integration of six major practice areas including Employment Law, Property and Environment, Ethics, Fiscal Law, Safety and Security and Administrative Law, as well as numerous sub-categories and to ensure the development of consistent agency-wide legal approaches for the delivery of legal services.

Duties

The Associate General Counsel, General Law Practice Group: Provides leadership of aligned Chief Counsels and/or Associate General Counsels and supporting staff who have enterprise operational roles on or in support of the Office of General Counsel (OGC) Legal Leadership Team (LLT). Provides oversight of the development of strategic plans, integrated management, and daily operations for the OGC legal team. Maintains currency with the body of treaty, statutory, regulatory, and judicial requirements relating to areas of responsibility and prepares specific recommendations for proposed changes in statutes, regulations, and policies; provides legal advice and counsel regarding interpretation of statutes. Manages the Agency conflicts of interest program, reviews public disclosure and confidential forms. Resolves problems, oversees training, keeps regulations up-to-date and advises present and former employees on issues and keeps NASA management aware of needs and requirements of this program. Provides for the administration, coordination, and management of the Agency's Ethics Program for the General Counsel, including initiating and maintaining ethics counseling and training programs; maintains liaison with the Office of Government Ethics and the Inspector General; reviews public and confidential financial disclosure reports and grants extensions. Furnishes legal advice to Headquarters and agency wide Equal Employment Offices (EEO)s, as well as other managers and employees on the EEO Program, affirmative action's, aspects of discrimination cases and all other related matters. Provides legal advice on agency/employee labor relation issues including negotiations and review of management labor agreements, unfair labor practice cases, unit determination cases and all other matters related to internal labor relations activities. Provides legal counsel on cases arising before the Merit System Protection Board, Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, Federal Labor Relations Authority, and any other administrative bodies that deal with general law issues. Participates in interagency committees, working groups and task force dealing with general law issues. Provides legal advice to the Advisory Committee Management Officer in advisory committee matters, including closed session determinations, and determinations that a particular working group is covered by the Advisory Committee Act. Advises the Office of Protective Services on all matters pertaining to security, including classification problems, security of the centers, electronic monitoring, use of guns and other related matters. Provides legal advice on fiscal matters, including the use of appropriations, repayment to the agency of over payments made to employees, acceptance of gifts and other related fiscal matters. Provides counsel to the Agency regarding non-appropriated fund matters; specifically, NASA Exchange Council and Headquarters Exchange. Provides legal advice on environmental matters, including the need for environmental impacts statements, participating in pollution cases, contact with the Environmental Protection Agency, and state and local agencies and any other matters related thereto. Provides legal advice on real property matters as they arise, coordinates advice as needed with facilities office, legislative affairs office, and centers. Executes Certificates of full Faith and Credit certifying the signatures and authority of employees of NASA whenever such certification is required to authenticate copies of official records for possible admission into evidence in judicial proceedings. Fosters and continually drives a culture of engagement, diversity, inclusiveness, excellence, and innovation within and outside of the organization and NASA. Champions the Agency's commitment to Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, and Accessibility (DEIA) and creates an environment and culture that promotes and enables the Agency's commitment to safety, inclusion, integrity, teamwork, and excellence.

Requirements

• The individual selected will be required to file an 'Executive Branch Personnel Financial Disclosure Report' (OGE-278) in accordance with the Ethics in Government Act of 1978.
• Initial Senior Executive Service (SES) Career appointee is subject to a one-year probationary period.
• Successful completion of a background investigation commensurate with the risk and sensitivity level of the position.
• Successful completion of pre-employment and random drug testing may be required.
• Must meet qualifications requirements by the closing date of this announcement.

Qualifications

You must have the skill and ability to perform the duties described above as demonstrated by progressively responsible supervisory/leadership experience, normally obtained over several years by serving in positions at the GS-15 level or equivalent. To meet the minimum qualification requirements for this position, you MUST address each Executive Core Qualification (ECQ) and Mandatory Technical Qualification (MTQ) separately. If you fail to do so, your application will be rated ineligible. We recommend you provide two (2) examples of relevant experience for each ECQ. Responses to ALL ECQs must not exceed ten (10) pages; MTQ responses must not exceed one (1) page per MTQ. Please include your full name on all documents submitted. If you are currently serving under a career SES appointment, are eligible for reinstatement into the SES, or have successfully completed a SES Candidate Development Program and been certified by Office of Personnel Management (OPM) you MUST submit a resume and in a separate document address the MTQs. Any ECQs submitted will not be considered. Your resume must clearly state that you are a current career SES, eligible for reinstatement, or SES CDP certified and year of certification. When preparing your responses to the ECQs and MTQs, you are encouraged to follow the Challenge, Context, Action, and Result model outlined in the OPM's Guide to Senior Executive Service Qualification. For a sample template on how to format your ECQ narrative visit NASA's Executive Leadership Opportunities. EXECUTIVE CORE QUALIFICATIONS: ECQ 1 - Leading Change: The ability to bring about strategic change, both within and outside the organization, to meet organizational goals. Inherent to this ECQ is the ability to establish an organizational vision and to implement it in a continuously changing environment. ECQ 2 - Leading People: The ability to lead people toward meeting the organization's vision, mission, and goals. Inherent to this ECQ is the ability to provide an inclusive workplace that fosters the development of others, facilitates cooperation and teamwork, and supports constructive resolution of conflicts. ECQ 3 - Results Driven: The ability to meet organizational goals and customer expectations. Inherent to this ECQ is the ability to make decisions that produce high-quality results by applying technical knowledge, analyzing problems, and calculating risks. ECQ 4 - Business Acumen: The ability to manage human, financial, and information resources strategically. ECQ 5 - Building Coalitions: The ability to build coalitions internally and with other Federal agencies, State and local governments, nonprofit and private sector organizations, foreign governments, or international organizations to achieve common goals. MANDATORY TECHNICAL QUALIFICATIONS: MTQ 1 - Demonstrated experience with significant and diverse legal professional experience as a practicing attorney dealing with highly complex issues, including litigation, in more than three of the following core legal functions: Employment Law, Property and Environment Law, Ethics Law, Fiscal Law, Safety and Security Law and Administrative Law. MTQ 2 - Demonstrated experience communicating, negotiating, and advocating in the provision of legal advice to a varied audience (i.e., senior levels within a Federal agency or large organization, subordinate managers, Federal agencies, and other stakeholders) to achieve project results across an organization.

Education

This position has a positive education requirement. To be eligible, you must clearly state in your resume the following: degree, major and/or minor, and college/university.

You must possess a J.D. or LL.M from a law school accredited by the American Bar Association and be a member in good standing of a bar in a state/territory of the United States, District of Columbia, or Commonwealth of Puerto Rico.

*PROVIDE BAR IDENTIFICATION NUMBER ALONG WITH THE ISSUING STATE.

SPECIAL INSTRUCTIONS FOR FOREIGN EDUCATION: If you are using education completed in foreign colleges or universities to meet the qualification requirements, you must show that the education credentials have been evaluated by a private organization that specializes in interpretation of foreign education programs. These education credentials must be deemed equivalent to that gained in an accredited U.S. education program; or full credit has been given for the courses at a U.S. accredited college or university. For further information, click here.

Contacts

• Address NASA Headquarters 300 E St SW Washington, DC 20546 US
• Name: NASA Executive Staffing
• Email: [email protected]