ATTORNEY-ADVISOR GS-905-14/15
OFFICE OF THE INSPECTOR GENERAL
VACANCY ANNOUNCEMENT NO. OIG-2008-62
WASHINGTON, DC
Who May Apply: Applications will be accepted from all qualified United States citizens.
Closing Date: August, 21 2009.
About the Office: This position is located in the U.S. Department of Justice, Office of the Inspector General, Oversight and Review Division. The Department of Justice is the Nation’s top law enforcement agency and is ranked by the Partnership for Public Service as one of the Top 5 Best Places to Work in the federal government! The Department of Justice (DOJ) Office of the Inspector General (OIG) is one of the premier federal inspector general offices with a prestigious team of professionals. The OIG performs audits, evaluations, investigations, and special reviews of the personnel and programs of all DOJ components including the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA), Federal Bureau of Prisons (BOP), U.S. Marshals Service (USMS), Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF), and the U.S. Attorneys' Offices (USAO). The OIG offers successful candidates an opportunity to make a difference by providing challenging work that results in tangible improvements in government operations. We provide candidates with an array of benefits, outstanding development and training opportunities, and the opportunity to earn various forms of recognition (e.g., monetary merit and honor awards, spot cash awards, and time-off awards) for their significant contributions. Located in the Oversight and Review Division (O&R) within the OIG, this position will afford the successful candidate an opportunity to join a multi-disciplinary group of employees who conduct reviews and special investigations across DOJ components. O&R blends the skills of attorneys, investigators, program analysts, and paralegal specialists to review DOJ programs and investigate sensitive allegations involving DOJ employees and operations. These reviews and investigations are often undertaken at the request of congressional committees and DOJ's senior management. Recent reviews conducted by O&R include investigations of the FBI's use of National Security Letters, the FBI's performance in uncovering the espionage activities of Robert Philip Hanssen, DOJ's handling of September 11 detainees, and investigations into allegations of misconduct by senior DOJ officials.
Responsibilities and Opportunity Offered: The Office of Oversight and Review (O&R) Attorney-Advisor position leads teams of attorneys, investigators, and program analysts in reviewing Department programs and investigating sensitive allegations involving Department employees and programs. These reviews and investigations are often undertaken at the request of the attorney General or Congressional committees. O&R also investigates allegations of misconduct by senior Department of Justice officials. The duties of the O&R Attorney-Advisor include: planning, organizing, and conducting investigations regarding a wide variety of allegations; compiling and analyzing documents and testimony; interviewing witnesses and subjects; preparing memoranda of interviews and reports of investigations; and making recommendations for policy changes, administrative action, or criminal prosecution. Many of O&R’s investigations involve document intensive reviews. The Attorney-Advisor should be proficient in analyzing complex allegations and producing clear and thorough written work.
Qualifications: Graduation from an ABA accredited law school and active bar membership that permits the practice of law in the United States. One year or more of experience (equivalent to the scope and responsibility of the next lower grade level in the federal service) evidencing sophisticated analytical skills, superior written and oral communication skills, and strong legal judgment is required. The experience must clearly reflect the possession of all the required competencies and may have been gained in federal, state, or local government service or in the private sector.
Travel: Light travel (less than 10%).
Salary Information: Range: $98,033 - $149,000.
Location: Washington, D.C.
Relocation Expenses: Relocation Expenses are not authorized.
Submission Process and Deadline Date: Applicants should send an application/ resume and narrative responses to:
U.S. Department of Justice
Office of the Inspector General
Office of Human Resources
1425 New York Avenue, N.W.
Suite 7000
Washington, D.C. 20530
ATTN: Kate Sandstrom
or e-mail applications to oig.personnel@usdoj.gov. No telephone calls please.
All applicants must address the KSAs individually in a written narrative format. When describing your knowledge, skills, and abilities, please be sure to give examples and explain how often you used these skills; the complexity of the knowledge you possessed; the level of the people you interacted with; the sensitivity of the issues you handled; etc.
1. Demonstrated ability to plan, direct, and lead complex investigations
2. Demonstrated ability to conduct and direct complex legal
research and present the results in a clear, precise, and persuasive
manner
3. Demonstrated ability to understand, interpret, and apply
substantive law and the ability to assimilate technical subject
matters, define issues, and analyze and evaluate evidence
4. Demonstrated ability to express oneself orally in a manner
that is clear, concise, and understandable, and to elicit facts during
interviews of subjects and witnesses
5. Demonstrated ability to write clear, concise, and convincing reports
Applications will be reviewed weekly for qualification determination and referred to the hiring manager for consideration.
Internet Sites: This vacancy can be found in the following locations: http://www.usdoj.gov/oarm/attvacancies.html
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Department Policies: The U.S. Department of Justice is an Equal Opportunity/Reasonable Accommodation Employer. Except where otherwise provided by law, there will be no discrimination based on sex, sexual orientation, color, race, religion, national origin, politics, marital status, disability, age, status as a parent, membership or nonmembership in an employee organization, or personal favoritism. The Department of Justice welcomes and encourages applications from persons with physical and mental disabilities. 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 on the basis of merit within the Department of Justice. This agency provides reasonable accommodation to applicants with disabilities where appropriate. If you need a reasonable accommodation for any part of the application and hiring process, please notify the agency. Determinations on requests for reasonable accommodation will be made on a case-by-case basis.
It is the policy of the Department to achieve a drug-free workplace and persons selected for employment will be required to pass a drug test which screens for illegal drug use prior to final appointment. Employment is also contingent upon the completion and satisfactory adjudication of a background investigation. Only U.S. citizens are eligible for employment with the Executive Office for Immigration Review and the United States Attorneys’ Offices. Unless otherwise indicated in a particular job advertisement, non-U.S. citizens may apply for employment with other organizations, but should be advised that appointments of non-U.S. citizens are extremely rare; such appointments would be possible only if necessary to accomplish the Department’s mission and would be subject to strict security requirements. Applicants who hold dual citizenship in the U.S. and another country will be considered on a case-by-case basis.
There is no formal rating system for applying veterans’ preference to attorney appointments in the excepted service; however, the Department of Justice considers veterans’ preference eligibility as a positive factor in attorney hiring. Applicants eligible for veterans’ preference are encouraged to include that information in their cover letter or resume and attach supporting documentation (e.g. the DD 214 or other substantiating documents) to their submissions.