This position is located in the Defense Legal Services Agency, Office of Military Commissions, Office of the Chief Defense Counsel. The General Counsel who is the Director of the Defense Legal Services Agency, is appointed by the President and with the advice and consent of the Senate, is the chief legal officer of the Department of Defense and is responsible for all legal services performed within and involving the Department of Defense ( 10 U.S.C. 140).

Duties

Incumbent typical work assignments may include the following: The incumbent is responsible for short and long-term planning/analyzing of the organization's services and their related business requirements to include operating problems and procedures, making recommendations for improvements and ways to provide greater effectiveness and economy of services ensuring Agency directed goals and objectives for all business practices are met by the organization. Leads a diverse staff engaged in one or more of the following business management areas: operating procedures, distribution systems and practices, records management/disposition, conference planning, Government Purchase Card Program, functional oversight/contract management, procurement, funding arrangements, travel, logistics, and facilities management. Oversees the review and evaluation of completed staff actions ensuring overall document quality, appropriate levels of coordination, consistency, logic, soundness of recommendations, and compliance with policy. Executes policy and develops guidelines to complement established guidelines, policies, procedures, and methods. Plans, manages, supervises and evaluate the assigned personnel which may consists of administrative, logistics, and military personnel, based on priorities, consideration of the difficulty and requirements of assignments and employees' capabilities, including setting/adjusting short-term priorities and scheduled for completion of work.

Requirements

• U.S. Citizenship is required
• Males born after 12-31-59 must be registered or exempt from Selective Service (see https://www.sss.gov/Home/Registration)
• May be required to successfully complete a probationary/trial period
• Must be determined suitable for federal employment
• Required to participate in the direct deposit program
• This position is subject to pre-employment and random drug testing
• The incumbent must be able to obtain and maintain a Top Secret security clearance with Sensitive Compartmented Information (SCI).
• This position may require travel away from the normal duty station for official business on military or commercial aircraft

Qualifications

For qualifications determinations, it is recommended that applicants include their months and hours worked per week for each employment listed on their resume. If a determination is not able to be made about the length of your creditable experience for qualification requirements, you will be removed from consideration. Read more about what should I include in my federal resume? at https://www.usajobs.gov/Help/faq/application/documents/resume/what-to-include/ You may qualify at the GS-13 grade 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 demonstrates: Managing the day-to-day administrative support and operational functions (such as travel, logistics, facilities and records management, conference planning, Government Purchase Card Program, contract management, procurement, and/or funding arrangements); Conducting analysis of various courses of action to include preparation and justification of cost benefit analysis; Providing staff guidance on development of policies and procedures for an effective operation; and, Supervising the work of subordinate administrative support staff. 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. All qualifications requirements must be met by the closing date of this announcement and clearly documented in your resume.

Education

Education cannot be substituted for experience.

Contacts

• Address Defense Legal Services Agency Human Resources Directorate 4800 Mark Center Drive Alexandria, VA 22350 US
• Name: Washington HQ Services
• Email: [email protected]