The National Endowment for the Arts (NEA), is the largest funder of the arts and arts education in communities nationwide and a catalyst of public and private support for the arts. By advancing equitable opportunities for arts participation and practice, the NEA fosters and sustains an environment in which the arts benefit everyone in the United States. Who May Be Considered: U.S. Citizens View common definitions of terms found in this announcement.

Duties

Serves as Deputy General Counsel in the Office of General Counsel (OGC) at the National Endowment for the Arts. In this supervisory position, the incumbent works under the general direction of the NEA's General Counsel ("GC") and renders legal advice and assistance to the GC, Senior Deputy Chair, and Chair, as well as other NEA managers and staff. The Deputy General Counsel reports directly to the General Counsel. In this capacity, you will: -Serve as Deputy General Counsel and assist the General Counsel in providing legal guidance on the full range of legal issues that arise at the NEA, including ethics, FOIA, transactional matters, appropriations, fiscal law, employment law, intellectual property law, FACA law, and matters related to a grant-making agency, and other matters. -Assist the General Counsel in advising the Chair, Senior Deputy Chair, NEA managers and staff in interpreting and applying statutes, regulations, Executive Orders, and case law pertaining to NEA activities. At General Counsel's direction, confers with and advises key agency officials on legal matters concerning agency policies and procedures. -Serve as the first-line supervisor for all positions, except the General Counsel, in the Office of General Counsel. Acts as the General Counsel for the Agency in the absence of the General Counsel. -Provide legal advice and services on NEA and federal grants and cooperative agreements requirements. Resolves complex questions of law related to the agency's grant-making functions. -Represents NEA in all legal and administrative matters and proceedings, and performs all related legal work.

Requirements

Qualifications

To qualify for this position you must meet the following requirement: You must be a graduate of a school of law with an LLB or JD accredited by the American Bar Association and be an active member in good standing of the bar of a state, territory of the United States, the District of Columbia, or the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico. NOTE: You must submit with your application a proof showing you are an active member of the Bar in good standing and a copy of your law school transcripts. You must also meet the Specialized Experience Requirement: In order to qualify for the GS-15 grade level, you must possess at least three years of specialized experience in managing or supervising other employees performing legal work. In addition, you must have at least two years of specialized experience in any two of the following areas. The experience must have beenacquired after being admitted to the Bar, at a level of difficulty and responsibility equivalent to at least the GS-14 level in Federal service. The minimum two years of specialized experience in the following practice areas does not have to be in addition to the three years of supervisory experience. The two experiences can overlap in years: 1) Providing legal advice and services on grant requirements and resolving complex questions of law related to grant-making functions; 2) Providing legal guidance on the full range of legal issues, including FOIA, ethics, employment law, and fiscal law; and, 3) Providing legal assistance in administrative law, transactions, and/or litigation. You will receive credit for all qualifying experience, including volunteer and part time experience. You must clearly identify the duties and responsibilities in each position held and the dates worked and total number of hours per week. Experience refers to paid and unpaid experience, including volunteer work done through National Service programs (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. Applicants are encouraged to use the USAJOBS resume template. However, if you do not use the template you must ensure that your resume contains ALL required information which includes hours worked, starting & ending month and year, and if Federal employment (series, pay plan, and grade). Current or Former Political Appointees: The Office of Personnel Management (OPM) must authorize employment offers made to current or former political appointees. If you are currently, or have been within the last 5 years, a political Schedule A, Schedule C, Non-career SES or Presidential Appointee employee in the Executive Branch, you must disclose this information to the Human Resources Office. The qualification requirements listed above must be met by the closing date of this announcement.

Education

Education must be from an accredited institution recognized by the U.S. Department of Education. For additional information, refer to the U.S. Department of Education web site at http://www.ed.gov.Submit a copy of your college transcript (unofficial is acceptable) or you may submit a list with all of your courses, grades, semester, year, and credit for the courses.

Foreign Education: Education completed in foreign colleges or universities may be used to meet Federal qualification requirements if you can show that your foreign education is comparable to education received in accredited educational institutions in the United States. For example, specific courses accepted for college-level credit by an accredited U.S. college or university, or foreign education evaluated by an organization recognized for accreditation by the Department of Education as education equivalent to that gained in an accredited U.S. college or university. It is your responsibility to provide such evidence with your application. See Recognition of Foreign Qualifications for more information.

All materials must be submitted by the closing date of the announcement.

Contacts

• Address Office of the General Counsel 400 7th Street SW Washington, DC 20506 US
• Name: Philadelphia Services Branch
• Email: [email protected]