This position is located in the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA), Human Resources Division (HR), Board of Professional Conduct (HRB). This position's primary purpose is to writing technical recommendations and proposals for a technical and non-technical audience. The incumbent serves as a senior employee relations technical expert and advisor to higher-level management officials on the most complex issues involving employee conduct and discipline.

Duties

As the federal agency whose mission is to ensure the fair and impartial administration of justice for all Americans, the Department of Justice is committed to fostering a diverse and inclusive work environment. To build and retain a workforce that reflects the diverse experiences and perspectives of the American people, we welcome applicants from the many communities, identities, races, ethnicities, backgrounds, abilities, religions, and cultures of the United States who share our commitment to public service. As a your typical work assignments may include: Providing high level research, analysis, and interpretation of Agency regulations governing behavior of Agency employees. Serving as a writer/adviser on formal recommendations and proposals that are relevant to internal investigations regarding disciplinary and adverse actions, appeals, and standards of conduct. Identifying and reviewing patterns in the types of serious misconduct that is currently or had the potential to affect DEA employees. Preparing disciplinary letters which generally involve employees who have committed serious misconduct that are appealable to the Merit Systems Protection Board (MSPB). Assisting senior specialists in devising DEA case strategy and reviewing the documentation associated with adverse action cases.

Requirements

• U.S. Citizenship Required
• Employment is subject to the successful completion of a background investigation, verification of qualifications, completion of onboarding forms, submission of required documents, and any other job-related requirements before or after appointment.
• You must be a current DOJ employee on a permanent career or career conditional appointment (https://www.justice.gov/agencies/chart).
• Drug testing designated position
• You may be required to serve a one year supervisory or non-supervisor probationary period .
• DEA uses e-Verify, an Internet-based system, to confirm the eligibility of all newly hired employees to work in the United States.
• Selective Service: Males born after 12/31/59 must be registered or exempt from Selective Service (see http://www.sss.gov/).
• If you receive a conditional offer of employment for this position, you will be required to complete an Optional Form 306, Declaration for Federal Employment, and to sign and certify the accuracy of all information in your application.
• Current Federal employees cannot transfer unused Time Off Awards to DEA.

Qualifications

Applicants must meet the Specialized Experience requirements as noted below. All qualification requirements must be met by the closing date of this announcement. Qualification claims will be subject to verification. You may qualify at the GS-12 level, if you fulfill the following qualification requirement: One year of specialized experience equivalent to the GS-11 grade level in the Federal service (experience may have been gained in the private sector) that demonstrate your ability in: 1) Performing employee conduct and discipline research and applying applicable information to case load. 2) Preparing conduct and discipline technical reports summarizing voluminous amounts of data. 3) Assisting applying laws, policies, practices, and diagnostic methods and techniques to solve a wide range of conduct and discipline problems and issues. You may qualify at the GS-13 level, if you fulfill the following qualification requirement: One year of specialized experience equivalent to the GS-12 grade level in the Federal service (experience may have been gained in the private sector) that demonstrate your ability in: 1) Writing and editing technical and non-technical reports on employee conduct and disciplinary related actions. 2) Reviewing significant cases to determine if the misconduct which occurred requires changes to policy and penalties. 3) Applying laws, policies, practices, and diagnostic methods and techniques to solve a wide range of conduct and discipline problems and issues. Specialized experience refers to paid and unpaid experience, including volunteer work done through National Service programs (e.g., Peace Corps, AmeriCorps) and other organizations (e.g., professional; philanthropic; religious; spiritual; community, student, social). Volunteer work helps build critical competencies, knowledge, and skills and can provide valuable training and experience that translates directly to paid employment. You will receive credit for all qualifying experience, including volunteer experience. Competencies: Your qualifications will be evaluated on the basis of your level of competencies in the following areas: Administration and ManagementEmployee RelationsResearchWriting Time-In-Grade Requirement: Applicants who are current Federal employees and have held a GS grade any time in the past 52 weeks must also meet time-in-grade requirements by the closing date of this announcement. For a GS-12 position you must have served 52 weeks at the GS-11. For a GS-13 position you must have served 52 weeks at the GS-12.The grade may have been in any occupation,but must have been held in the Federal service. An SF-50 that shows your time-in-grade eligibility must be submitted with your application materials. If the most recent SF-50 has an effective date within the past year, it may not clearly demonstrate you possess one-year time-in-grade, as required by the announcement. In this instance, you must provide an additional SF-50 that clearly demonstrates one-year time-in-grade. It is the responsibility of the applicant to ensure that the appropriate documentation is submitted prior to the closing date of this job opportunity announcement. Your resume serves as the basis for qualification determinations and must highlight your most relevant and significant experience as it relates to this job opportunity announcement. Be clear and specific when describing your work history, human resources cannot make assumptions regarding your experience. Your application will be rated based on your resume.

Education

Contacts

• Address Drug Enforcement Administration Do Not Send Postal Mail Springfield, VA 21310 US
• Name: John Shambaugh
• Email: [email protected]