This position is located with the Bureau of Indian Affairs, OJS, Assoc Dir-Tribal Justice Support in Bloomington, Minnesota. Program Specialist (Tribal Court) coordinates a variety of special projects relating to tribal courts and assisting in the police science and technology as related tribal courts. This is a Bargaining Unit position, for more information see USA Jobs What are bargaining units?

Duties

Manage the Office of Tribal Justice Support; Analyze current and proposed operating programs to evaluate their actual or potential effectiveness in achieving objectives; Maintain budget account controls, performs periodic review of accounting office financial statements; Conduct program surveys, audits, projects, etc., and provides advisory services to operating and management officials regarding programs within law enforcement in Indian country; Oversee execution of programs of significant scope and interprets new and established directives, instructions, regulations, etc., and delegations of authority for potential impact on objectives, operating policies, work operations, and progress; Extensively research information pertaining to a particular type of criminal activity or crime that includes chemical and drug abuse, reviewing/studying suicide trends, etc.; and Conduct training on programs and special projects at the Agency and District levels.

Requirements

• U.S. Citizenship Required
• Preference in filling vacancies is given to qualified Indian candidates in accordance with the Indian Preference Act of 1934 (title 25, USC Section 472). Form BIA -4432 must be submitted with the application if claiming Indian Preference.
• You will be required to have federal payments made by Direct Deposit
• You may be required to successfully complete a probationary/trial period
• A background security investigation will be required for all new hires. Appointment will be subject to the applicant's successful completion of a background security investigation and favorable adjudication.
• If you are a male applicant born after 12/31/1959 and are required to register under the Military Selective Service Act, the Defense Authorization Act of 1986 requires that you be registered or you are not eligible for appointment in this agency.
• Incumbent is required to operate a government motor vehicle, must possess a valid driver's license, and have a safe driving record within the 4 year period immediately preceding submittal of GSA Form 3607.
• TELEWORK: Indian Affairs has determined that the duties of the position are suitable for telework and the selectee may be allowed to telework with supervisor approval.

Qualifications

EXPERIENCE AND EDUCATION REQUIREMENTS: (OPM Operating Manual, Qualification Standards). GS-09 GRADE LEVEL: To qualify at the GS-09 grade level, you must have at least 1 year of specialized experience at or equivalent to at least the GS-07 grade level, which must include the following experience: making travel arrangements and/or preparing travel vouchers; reconciling charge cards statements; requisitioning supplies; managing property inventory; preparing and presenting data in report format; AND/OR Completed 2 years of progressively higher-level graduate education leading to a master's degree or master's or equivalent graduate degree or a LL. B or J.D., in a related field of study, and submitted a copy of transcripts; AND/OR Combination of education and experience that when combined fully meet the minimum qualifications for this position. The total percentage equals at least 100 percent to qualify for this GS-09 grade level. You must submit your transcripts. GS-11 GRADE LEVEL: To qualify at the GS-11 grade level, you must have at least 1 year of specialized experience at or equivalent to at least the GS-09 grade level, which must include the following experience: independently managing financial, budget, performance or operations data for a court program; advising and discussing with management ideas on aspects of data collection and performance management; presenting written reports or oral briefings in support of the strategic plan and/or mission of a court office; and providing technical assistance relevant to court goals and objectives; AND/OR Completed 3 years of progressively higher-level graduate education or a Ph.D. or equivalent doctoral degree or a L.L.M. in a related field of study and submitted a copy of my transcripts; AND/OR Combination of education and experience that when combined fully meet the minimum qualifications for this position. The total percentage equals at least 100 percent to qualify for this GS-11 grade level. You must submit your transcripts. All qualification requirements must be met by the closing date of this announcement. Merit Promotion candidates must also meet time-in-grade requirements by the announcement closing date. Preference in filling vacancies is given to qualified Indian candidates in accordance with the Indian Preference Act of 1934 (title 25, USC Section 472). The full performance level of this position is GS-11. Promotion potential in this announcement does not constitute a commitment or an obligation on the part of management to promote the employee selected at some future date. A career ladder promotion is at the discretion of management, and in no way guaranteed.

Education

If you are qualifying based on your education, you MUST provide transcripts or other documentation to support your educational claims. Unless otherwise stated: (1) official or unofficial transcripts are acceptable, or (2) you may submit a list with all of your courses, grades, semester, year, and credit for the course. All materials must be submitted by the closing date of the announcement.

If more than 10 percent of your undergraduate course work (credit hours) were taken on a pass/fail basis, your claim of superior academic achievement must be based upon class standing or membership in an honor society.

One academic year of graduate education is considered to be the number of credits hours your graduate school has determined to represent one academic year of full-time study. Such study may have been performed on a full-time or part-time basis. If you cannot obtain your graduate school's definition of one year of graduate study, 18 semester hours (or 27 quarter hours) should be considered as satisfying the requirement for one year of full-time graduate study.

If you are using education completed in foreign colleges or universities to meet the qualification requirements, you must send a Certificate of Foreign Equivalency with your transcript in order to receive credit for that education which shows the education credentials have been evaluated by a private organization that specializes in interpretation of foreign education programs and such education has been 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, visit: FOREIGN EDUCATION

Contacts

• Address AS-IA Human Resources 12220 Sunrise Valley Dr., Room 4047 Reston, VA 20191 US
• Name: Rowena Valadez
• Email: [email protected]