U.S. DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE
CRIMINAL DIVISION
OFFICE OF OVERSEAS PROSECUTORIAL DEVELOPMENT, ASSISTANCE AND
TRAINING
EXPERIENCED ATTORNEY / GS-14 to GS-15
The Office of Overseas Prosecutorial Development, Assistance and Training (OPDAT), Criminal Division, U.S. Department of Justice, seeks an experienced DOJ attorney or Assistant United States Attorney to serve as an Intermittent Legal Advisor (ILA) in Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina. This detail is for a term of six months, with the possibility of a six month extension and is contingent on the availability of funding, which is expected. (This is a reimbursable detail.)
About the Office: The mission of the Criminal Division’s Office of Overseas Prosecutorial Development, Assistance and Training (OPDAT) is to develop and administer technical and developmental assistance designed to enhance the capabilities of foreign justice sector institutions and their law enforcement personnel, so those institutions and their personnel can more effectively combat terrorism, organized crime, corruption, financial crimes, trafficking in persons and other types of crime, in a manner consistent with the rule of law, and can more effectively cooperate regionally and with the United States in combating such crime.
Responsibilities and Opportunities Offered: The ILA represents the Department of Justice and will work to strengthen the criminal justice relationship between the U.S. and Bosnia and Herzegovina and to raise Bosnia and Herzegovina’s ability to effectively combat serious crime while complying with international norms and obligations, particularly in dealing with counter-terrorism, organized crime, war crimes and trafficking in persons. The ILA, working with the OPDAT Resident Legal Advisor and other U.S. and international donors, will be directly involved in capacity building assistance regarding terrorism, organized crime, trafficking in persons, financial crimes, war crimes and other complex crimes. The ILA will be stationed in Sarajevo in the summer of 2009, and will be stationed primarily in the Bosnia and Herzegovina State Court Prosecutor’s Office.
Required and Preferred Qualifications: The applicant must have the ability to function effectively in an international, multi-cultural environment; possess excellent interpersonal and management skills; be mature and self-sufficient; communicate effectively orally and in writing; be able to efficiently carry out work projects; and possess extensive prosecutorial experience. Specialized experience in handling terrorism, trafficking in persons, organized crime and war crimes cases is preferred. Comparative experience with the legal systems of Central and Eastern Europe is desired. Written and spoken language proficiency in Bosnian or other languages spoken in southeastern Europe is also desired, but not required.
Application Process: Interested applicants should mail, e-mail or fax a resume and cover letter as soon as possible to the attention of Nicholas S. Acker, Regional Director, Central and Eastern Europe, United States Department of Justice, Criminal Division/OPDAT, 10th and Pennsylvania Avenues, NW, Washington, DC 20530. Mr. Acker’s fax number is (202) 616-6770, and his e-mail address is Nicholas.Acker@usdoj.gov. Applications will be accepted until the position is filled.
Salary Information: Current salary and years of litigation experience will determine the appropriate salary. The possible salary range is GS-14 ($102,721-133,543 per annum) to GS-15 ($120,830 - $153,200 per annum).
This and selected other legal position announcements can be found on the Internet at: www.usdoj.gov/oarm/attvacancies.html.
The U.S. Department of Justice is an Equal Opportunity/Reasonable Accommodation Employer. It is the policy of the Department to achieve a drug-free workplace and the persons selected will therefore be required to pass a drug test to screen for illegal drug use prior to final approval. Employment is also contingent upon the satisfactory completion of a background investigation adjudicated by the Department of Justice.
The Department of Justice welcomes and encourages applications from persons with physical and mental disabilities and will reasonably accommodate the needs of those persons. The Department is firmly committed to satisfying its affirmative obligations under the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, to ensure that persons with disabilities have every opportunity to be hired and advanced.