For more information on the Department of Justice and the United States Attorneys' Offices, visit: U.S. Attorneys | Executive Office for United States Attorneys | United States Department of Justice As needed, additional positions may be filled using this announcement.

Duties

As a senior Human Resources Specialist for the Executive Office for United States Attorneys (EOUSA), incumbent provides program policy, technical guidance, and training on the staffing program to EOUSA senior leadership and the collective United States Attorneys' Offices (USAOs). EOUSA and the collective USAOs are comprised of nearly 13,000 employees located in 94 offices throughout the United States. Duties include: Interprets applicable regulations, laws, and/or prevailing practices and renders sound advice and assistance; Keeps leadership informed of major policies and programs under development; Provides expert advisory services and/or authoritative policy interpretations on highly complex issues; Assists and advises management in planning, establishing, and maintaining program activities and exercises initiative in developing additional activities designed to meet present and future requirements; Performs advisory services, short- and long-range program development and strategic planning activities in support of senior leadership; Participates in conferences, seminars, and meetings designed to inform managers and support staff of program changes, new developments, and to coordinate the implementation of new programs. Responsibilities will increase and assignments will become more complex as your training and experience progress.

Requirements

• You must be a U.S. Citizen or National.
• Initial appointment is conditioned upon a satisfactory pre-employment adjudication. This includes fingerprint, credit and tax checks, and drug testing. Continued employment is subject to a favorable adjudication of a background investigation
• You must be registered for Selective Service, if applicable.
• If selected, you may be required to complete a one year probationary period.
• Time-in-Grade: Federal employees must meet time-in-grade requirements within 30 days after the closing date of this announcement.
• You must meet all qualification requirements within 30 days after the closing date of this announcement and before placement in the position.

Qualifications

GS-14: To be qualified for the GS-14 level, applicants must have at least one full year of specialized experience equivalent to the GS-13 level in Federal service. Specialized experience includes providing advisory services and technical guidance in regard to complex Federal staffing, recruitment and position management issues; provides authoritative policy interpretations on organization-wide staffing and placement program issues, develops staffing policies and procedures and provides oversight of the staffing program. Responds to staffing issues that requires complex guidance and/or policy interpretation. Interagency Career Transition Assistance Plan (ICTAP) - The ICTAP provides eligible displaced Federal competitive service employees with selection priority over other candidates for competitive service vacancies. If your agency has notified you in writing that you are a displaced employee eligible for ICTAP consideration, you may receive selection priority if: 1) this vacancy is within your ICTAP eligibility; 2) you apply under the instructions in the 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 receive a score of 85 or better on established ranking criteria. You must provide proof of eligibility to receive selection priority. Such proof may include a copy of your written notification of ICTAP eligibility or a copy of your separation personnel action form. Additional information about ICTAP eligibility is at: http://www.opm.gov/policy-data-oversight/workforce-restructuring/employee-guide-to-career-transition/ .Career Transition Assistance Plan (CTAP) - The 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, 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 receive a score of 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 http://www.opm.gov/policy-data-oversight/workforce-restructuring/employee-guide-to-career-transition/. Veterans Employment Opportunity Act (VEOA) - VEOA allows eligible veterans to apply and compete for positions announced under merit promotion procedures when the hiring agency is recruiting from outside its own workforce. To be eligible for a VEOA appointment, a veteran must be honorably separated and either a preference eligible or have substantially completed three (3) or more years of continuous active military service. If you are applying for a Merit Promotion announcement and wish to be considered under VEOA, you must submit a copy of the Member Copy 4 of your DD-214, in addition to any other required documents listed on this announcement. Special Employment Consideration - Persons with disabilities, veterans with a compensable service-connected disability of 30% or more, certain other veterans, spouses of certain members of the armed forces, and returning Peace Corps volunteers are examples of individuals who are potentially eligible for non-competitive appointments. For further information, click on the links provided below . You must specify in your online questionnaire under what authority you wish to be considered and submit appropriate documentation to verify your eligibility. Noncompetitive Appointment Authorities Links:https://www.opm.gov/policy-data-oversight/hiring-information/competitive-hiring/#url=Types-of-Appointments

Education

You MAY NOT use education to qualify for this position.

Contacts

• Address Office of the Chief Human Resources Officer 175 N Street NE 3CON Washington, DC, DC 20530 US
• Name: Carol McCoy
• Phone: 202-252-5300
• Email: [email protected]