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Duties

This position is located under the Office of Management, Asset Forfeiture and Seized Property Division, Field Assistance Branch in Washington, District of Columbia. This position will serve as Branch Chief, to direct and manage the comprehensive, sophisticated, and complicated operations of the Field Assistance Branch which provides guidance to the field and field divisions in the identification, seizure and forfeiture of assets for the express purpose of ensuring proper management and integrity of forfeitable assets, and to reduce potential for audit findings by enhancing compliance with forfeiture policy, regulations, and laws. Typical Duties may include:

Requirements

Qualifications

To qualify for GS-14, candidates must also have at least one year of specialized experience equivalent to the next lower grade level GS-13. This is a non-bargaining unit position. Specialized experience is demonstrated experience, which has equipped the applicant with the particular knowledge, skills and abilities to perform successfully the duties of this position. Experience must be in the normal line of progression or must be related to the work of the position advertised and must be reflected in resume. Specialized experience includes all of the following: Supervise and mentor branch personnel; AND Provide support and guidance with pre-seizure and post-seizure activities, asset management, submission of financial and other supporting documentation, and/or vault audits; AND Ensure cases within the field divisions are consistent and compliant with established DOF/ATF standard operating policies and procedures. The Career Transition Assistance Plan (CTAP) provides eligible surplus and displaced competitive service employees in the Department of Justice with selection priority over other candidates for competitive service vacancies. If your Department of Justice component has notified you in writing that you are a surplus or displaced employee eligible for CTAP consideration, you may receive selection priority if: 1) This vacancy is within your CTAP eligibility; and 2) You apply under the instructions in this announcement; and 3) You are found well-qualified for this vacancy. To be well qualified, you must satisfy all qualification requirements for the vacant position and score 85 or better on established ranking criteria. You must provide a copy of your written notification of CTAP eligibility with your application. Additional information about CTAP eligibility is at: https://www.usajobs.gov/Help/working-in-government/unique-hiring-paths/federal-employees/career-transition/

Education

There is no substitution of education for experience at this grade level.

Contacts

• Address Office of Management 99 New York Ave., N.E. Washington, DC 20226 US
• Name: Ann Blagmon
• Phone: 202-648-8833
• Email: [email protected]