Job opening: Ethics Specialist
Salary: $132 368 - 172 075 per year
Published at: Dec 18 2023
Employment Type: Full-time
This position is located in the Office of General Counsel, National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) in Washington, DC. The incumbent of this position will serve as an expert Federal ethics counselor, providing authoritative NTSB-wide ethics advice, opinions, training, and policy guidance for all levels of employees throughout the NTSB including leadership, senior managers, technical experts, and other employees.
Duties
As a Ethics Specialist, GS-0301-14, you will perform the following major duties:
Serves as NTSB's senior expert in the provision of authoritative written and verbal advice to all levels of NTSB leadership, managers, and employees on complex issues and problems involving traditional and emerging ethics subjects.
Evaluates the content of new laws, policies, and regulations in the area of Executive Branch ethics and provides definitive guidance to NTSB leadership on interpretation.
Provides public and confidential financial disclosure reporting advice and guidance.
Oversees the development, implementation, administration, and monitoring of the effectiveness of NTSB ethics training programs.
Requirements
- U.S. Citizenship
- Males born after 12/31/59 must be registered for Selective Service
- Resume and supporting documents (see "How to Apply" section.)
- Suitability for Federal employment
- Financial Interest in transportation enterprises will be evaluated on a case-by-case-basis.
- Bargaining Unit Position: YES - Bargaining unit represented by NTSB-AFGE Local 2211.
- Direct Deposit is required.
- A probationary period may be required.
- Status candidates must meet time-in-grade requirements (52 weeks at the next lower grade level) by the closing date of this announcement. Only experience and education obtained by the closing date of this announcement will be considered.
- You may be required to complete a Confidential Financial Disclosure Report, OGE-450, upon entering the position and annually.
- THIS POSITION IS NOT ELIGIBLE FOR REMOTE WORK.
- Applicants must meet all qualifications and eligibility requirements by the closing date of the announcement.
Qualifications
GS-14: You MUST have one year of specialized experience equivalent to at least the GS-13 grade level in the Federal service (experience may have been gained in the private sector). Specialized experience is defined as:
Evaluates the content of new laws, policies, and regulations in the area of Executive Branch ethics and provides definitive guidance to leadership on interpretation;
Provides authoritative ethics advice, opinions, training, and policy guidance for all levels of employees throughout including leadership, senior managers, technical experts, and other employees;
Provides advice and guidance to employees on positions required to file annual financial disclosure reports; and
Conducts ethics training in a variety of forums.
For more information see link: Miscellaneous Administration and Program Series 0301 (opm.gov)
NOTE: IN DESCRIBING YOUR EXPERIENCE, PLEASE BE CLEAR AND SPECIFIC. WE WILL NOT MAKE ASSUMPTIONS REGARDING YOUR EXPERIENCE. Your resume must clearly show the specialized experience and competencies related to this position. Failure to demonstrate how you possess the education, specialized experience and/or competencies will result in an "Ineligible" rating.
Education
There is no education substitution at this grade level.
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