With an emphasis on high ethical standards, excellence in public service and the delivery of superlative advice and counsel, our Office performs the legal work for the United States Department of the Interior, and manages the Departmental Ethics Office and Departmental FOIA Office.

Duties

This position is located within the Department of the Interior, Office of the Solicitor, Departmental Ethics Office in the National Parks Service (NPS) Branch, duty stationed in Washington, DC. At the full performance level (GS-11) the major duties of this position include, but are not limited to the following: 1. Provides technical assistance and support to supervisor and ethics officials on assigned team in administering the program. 2. Assists with reviews of outside employment and activity requests, requests for travel payments from non-Federal sources (1353 gift travel), and other ethics forms/documents. 3. Reviews confidential financial disclosure reports. Communicates with financial disclosure filers regarding financial disclosure reports to help ensure filer's understand reporting requirements and accurately report financial data. 4. Assists with maintaining accurate tracking data on employees required to complete financial disclosure reports and complete ethics training. 5. Provides incidental administrative support including preparing letters and maintaining filing systems. 6. Assists with implementing ethics policies, procedures, forms, Manual chapters, and guidance materials. The Office of the Solicitor has determined that the duties of this position are are suitable for telework and the selectee may be allowed to telework with supervisor approval. Salary Information: GS-09: $68,405 - $88,926 per annum. GS-11: $82,764 - $107,590 per annum. First time hires to the Federal government normally start at the lower salary range of the grade level. This vacancy may be used to fill additional positions as vacancies become available. This vacancy is also announced as SOL-DEO-24-FS-085(DEU) for those applicants who wish to apply and be considered under Competitive Examining procedures.

Requirements

Qualifications

Minimum Qualification Requirements: To qualify for this position you must meet one of the following below for the grade to which you are applying. GS-09 Specialized Experience: To qualify for the GS-09, you must possess at least one full year of specialized experience equivalent to at least the GS-07 grade level in the Federal service, or comparable experience not gained through Federal service. Specialized experience is experience that equipped the applicant with the particular knowledge, skills, and abilities to perform successfully the duties of the position, and that is typically in or related to the work of the position to be filled. Specialized experience is defined as demonstrated experience: 1. Assisting in reviewing ethics forms (i.e., financial disclosures, gifts, post-employment, or other ethics documents). 2. Creating and maintaining spreadsheets of travel expenses received from non-federal entities, outside activity requests, contributions, agreements and/or financial disclosure report filers. 3. Preparing ethics correspondence in accordance with administrative policies. (MUST MEET AT LEAST TWO OUT OF THE THREE) OR Education: 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., related to the position. OR Combination of Education and Experience: A qualifying combination of post baccalaureate education and specialized experience that meets 100% of the qualification requirements for this position. GS-11 Specialized Experience: To qualify for the GS-11, you must possess at least one full year of specialized experience equivalent to at least the GS-09 grade level in the Federal service, or comparable experience not gained through Federal service. Specialized experience is experience that equipped the applicant with the particular knowledge, skills, and abilities to perform successfully the duties of the position, and that is typically in or related to the work of the position to be filled. Specialized experience is defined as demonstrated experience: 1. Assisting in the preparation of written and verbal advice to managers and employees on issues such as, outside employment, gift acceptance, fundraising, lobbying, political activities, or nepotism.2. Assisting in the preparation of resource materials for filers regarding financial disclosure reports. 3. Reviewing confidential financial disclosure documents and preparing the reports for approval. 4. Assisting in the preparation and development of ethics training related materials. (MUST MEET AT LEAST THREE OUT OF THE FOUR) OR Education: Ph.D. or equivalent doctoral degree or 3 full years of progressively higher level graduate education leading to such a degree or LL.M., related to the position. OR Combination of Education and Experience: A qualifying combination of post baccalaureate education and specialized experience that meets 100% of the qualification requirements for this position. Experience refers to paid and unpaid experience, including volunteer work done through National Service programs (e.g. Peace Corps, AmeriCorps) and other organizations (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. You will receive credit for all qualifying experience, including volunteer experience. Additional information on the qualification requirements is outlined in the OPM Qualification Standards Handbook of General Schedule Positions and is available at OPM's website: https://www.opm.gov/qualifications/standards/indexes/num-ndx.asp Merit Promotion candidates must also meet Time-in-Grade requirements by the closing date of the announcement. You must meet all qualification and eligibility requirements for the position by the closing date of the announcement.

Education

Education: If this position requires specific educational course work to qualify, or you are qualifying based in whole or part on education, you are required to provide transcripts as proof of meeting the requirements.

Foreign Education: Education completed in colleges or universities outside the United States may be used to meet the specific educational requirements as stated above. You must provide acceptable documentation that the foreign education is comparable to that received in an accredited educational institution in the United States. For more information on how foreign education is evaluated, visit: http://www.opm.gov/policy-data-oversight/classification-qualifications/general-schedule-qualification-policies/#url=e4

Contacts

• Address Office of the Solicitor 1849 C. Street, NW Washington, DC 20240 US
• Name: HR Assistant
• Phone: 7037871446
• Email: [email protected]