The incumbent of this position serves as Deputy General Counsel in the Office of General Counsel, Office of Inspector General.  The Deputy General Counsel provides legal counsel, services, and policy advice to the Inspector General (IG), Deputy Inspector General (DIG), Assistant Inspectors General (AIG) and staff of auditors, evaluators, inspectors, investigators, and administrators. 

Duties

The incumbent serves as the Deputy General Counsel to the Inspector General and handles the substantial legal workload that supports audits, evaluations, inspections, investigations, and other critical Office of Inspector General (OIG) activities. The incumbent works with the General Counsel to:

Requirements

• Incumbent will be subject to random drug testing.
• Requires a financial disclosure statement, OGE-278.
• Must be able to obtain and maintain a Top Secret security clearance.
• U.S. Citizenship is required.
• Hold and maintain license to practice law & certificate of good standing.

Qualifications

RESPONDING TO EXECUTIVE CORE AND MANDATORY TECHNICAL QUALIFICATIONS:When responding to the Executive Core Qualifications (ECQ) and Mandatory Technical Qualifications (MTQ), you must clearly show that you possess the experience, knowledge, skills and ability to perform the duties of this position by submitting narrative responses in which you detail your experience in each of the MTQs and the ECQs.  Your examples should be clear and emphasize your level of responsibilities, scope and complexity of programs managed, program accomplishments, policy initiatives, level of contacts, and results of your actions.You should limit your narrative to two pages per MTQ and ECQ.  Applicants who use "see resume" as a response will not receive consideration for the position. Executive Core Qualifications (ECQ):Unless you:1) are currently serving under a career Senior Executive Service (SES) appointment,2) are eligible for reinstatement into the SES, or3) have successfully completed a SES Candidate Development Program approved by OPM,you must submit a narrative statement covering each of the Executive Core Qualifications.To preview the ECQs click here. PLEASE ADDRESS EACH OF THE EXECUTIVE CORE QUALIFICATIONS IN THE QUESTION PORTION OF THE APPLICATION PROCESS. Additional information on the proper preparation of Executive Core Qualifications statements is available on the Office of Personnel Management's website. To access please click here. Mandatory Technical Qualifications (MTQ): All applicants must address each of the MTQs in order to receive consideration for this position.*  You must address the MTQs separately (as a separate document) and NOT through the question portion of the application process.*  After preparing your MTQs, please upload the document as an "additional document" in the document upload section.For this position ALL applicants must address each of the following MTQs: Demonstrated experience in legal issues relating to government matters. Relevant experience would include areas such as procurement, public contracting, fiscal, appropriations, personnel and employment, equal employment opportunity, privacy, whistleblower protection, administrative, criminal, and constitutional. Demonstrated ability to communicate effectively and advocate complex legal matters, in writing as well as orally. Demonstrated experience in providing supervision and direction to other attorneys and/or OIG employees. IF YOU DO NOT POSSESS THE MANDATORY TECHNICAL QUALIFICATIONS DESCRIBED ABOVE, YOU MAY BE CONSIDERED INELIGIBLE FOR THIS POSITION.

Education

NOTE: All applicants must include with their application a copy of any current license(s) to practice law, and certificate(s) of good standing from the jurisdiction(s) in which the applicant is licensed to practice law.

Contacts

• Address U.S. Department of State SA-39 Rosslyn, Virginia 22209 United States
• Name: Help Desk
• Phone: 866-656-6830
• Email: [email protected]