U.S. DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE
CRIMINAL DIVISION
OFFICE OF OVERSEAS PROSECUTORIAL DEVELOPMENT,
ASSISTANCE AND TRAINING
TRIAL ATTORNEY / GS-14 to GS-15
Vacancy Announcement Number: 08-CRM-OPDAT-026
The Office seeks an experienced Department attorney or Assistant United States Attorney to serve as Headquarters Program Manager for the Department’s assistance program in Iraq. The assignment is for a term of one year with the possibility of an extension for another year, contingent on the availability of funds. (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 Opportunity Offered: The Program Manager and staff will carry out headquarters level management responsibilities (programmatic, logistical, and financial) and will work closely with OPDAT’s Legal Advisors in Iraq. Working within the OPDAT headquarters staff, the Program Manager also coordinates with officials within the Department of Justice, and with program policy officials in the Department of State, the U.S. Agency for International Development, and operational law enforcement agencies, as well as with in-country U.S. and Iraqi authorities, to assure the assistance program in Iraq meets the needs of the host country, and supports Departmental and U.S. policy objectives.
Required and Preferred Qualifications: Applicants must possess a J.D. degree, be duly licensed and authorized to practice as an attorney under the laws of a State, territory, or the District of Columbia. Applicants must have at least four or five years of post J.D. experience to be qualified at the GS-14 or 15 level. The successful applicant must have excellent interpersonal, writing and speaking, organizational and management skills; be a self-starter; and have extensive prosecutorial experience. Experience with legal systems in the Middle East or experience with other civil law systems is desired. Knowledge of Arabic is also desired, but not required. Periodic travel will be required.
Application Process: To apply for this position, please submit a resume, a cover letter (highlighting relevant experience), and a current performance appraisal to:
U.S. Department of Justice
Criminal Division, Office of Overseas Prosecutorial
Development, Assistance and Training (OPDAT)
10th and Pennsylvania Aves., NW
Washington, DC 20530
Attn: Ms. Verna Muckle
Phone: (202) 305-9277
Faxed or E-mailed submissions are also acceptable. Ms. Muckle’s fax number is (202) 616-8429. Use her internal JCON address or her external E-mail address, which is verna.muckle@usdoj.gov
Deadline Date: Applications will be accepted until the position is filled.
Salary Information: Current salary and years of experience determine the appropriate salary level. (See OPM’s Web page at http://www.opm.gov/oca/payrates/index.htm)
Relocation expenses are not authorized. This and selected other legal position announcements can be found on the Internet at: http://www.usdoj.gov/oarm/.
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.