You will serve as an Administrative Support Specialist in the Navy and Marine Corps Appellate Leave Activity (NAMALA), WASHINGTON DC.

Duties

You will provide and coordinate a wide variety of administrative, technical, personnel, and program related duties regarding the appellate review process, appellate leave, and essential administrative support. You will prepare, edit, proof-read and coordinate various correspondence such as memorandums, Supplemental Court-Orders (SCMO) and other materials from various commands and activities. You will review and edit, correspondence received from Staff Judge Advocate and other Navy and Marine Corps commands in appellate leave cases. You will conduct and coordinate the research, compilation, and interpretation of military personnel records, personnel data, applicable laws, regulations, policies, and legal precedent decisions pertinent to assignments. You will provide training, assistance, instruction, guidance and direction to staff personnel in the development of correspondence, letters, and other official documents.

Requirements

• Must be a US Citizen.
• Must be determined suitable for federal employment.
• Must participate in the direct deposit pay program.
• New employees to the Department of the Navy will be required to successfully pass the E-Verify employment verification check. To learn more about E-Verify, including your rights and responsibilities, visit e-verify.gov
• Generally, current federal employees applying for GS jobs must serve at least one year at the next lower grade level. This requirement is called time-in-grade. Time-in-grade requirements must be met by the closing date of this announcement.
• Within the Department of Defense (DoD), the appointment of retired military members within 180 days immediately following retirement date to a civilian position is subject to the provisions of 5 United States Code 3326.
• Males born after 12-31-59 must be registered for Selective Service.
• You will be required to obtain and maintain an interim and/or final security clearance prior to entrance on duty. Failure to obtain and maintain the required level of clearance may result in the withdrawal of a job offer or removal.

Qualifications

Your resume must demonstrate at least one year of specialized experience at or equivalent to the (GS-07) or pay band in the federal service or equivalent experience in the private or public sector performing most or all of the following: 1) Experience with reading and interpreting Records of Trial, Military Courts of Criminal Appeals decisions, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Armed Forces decisions, U.S. Supreme Court decisions, Military Clemency and Parole Board decisions, and Notification of Completion of Appellate Review letters to compose detailed supplemental court-martial orders; 2) Experience reading, interpret and applying regulatory and procedural guidance to cases and assignments in order to make recommendations or decisions on entitlements or qualifications and appropriateness of official documentation; 3) Experience using qualitative and quantitative techniques for analyzing and gathering case summary facts and presenting them in a clear and concise manner orally and in writing; 4) Experience in preparing pre- and post-trial documents associated with preparation and assembly of military service records, records of trial for court-martial, and discharge separations; and 5) Experience with Manage Freedom of Information requests and Congressional inquiries, and answering telephone and email inquiries relating to the status of naval service members on mandatory appellate leave. NOTE: THIS INFORMATION MUST BE SUPPORTED IN YOUR RESUME TO BE CONSIDERED FOR THE POSITION. Additional qualification information can be found from the following Office of Personnel Management web site: https://www.opm.gov/policy-data-oversight/classification-qualifications/general-schedule-qualification-standards/#url=List-by-Occupational-Series 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.

Education

In lieu of specialized experience, you may qualify with the following education or combination of both education and experience:

Master's or equivalent graduate degree
or
2 full years of progressively higher-level graduate education leading to such a degree
or
LL.B. or J.D., if related.

A transcript must be submitted with your application if qualifying using education. See Required Documents for additional information.

Contacts

• Address NAMALA WASHINGTON DC 1325 10th St SE, Suite 303 Washington Navy Yard, DC 20374 US
• Name: Department of Navy EIC
• Email: [email protected]