Summary
Legal Programs assists in the articulation, development, and promulgation of policy which comports with the overall goals of the USAOs, EOUSA, and DOJ, and provides legal and management support, assistance and advice, and policy guidance to the USAOs across a variety of program areas, including: affirmative civil enforcement, asset forfeiture, border and immigration, civil defensive litigation, cybercrime, financial litigation, human trafficking, Native American issues, victim witness and more.
Duties
This position serves as a Management and Program Analyst in the Legal Programs Office of the Executive Office for United States Attorneys (EOUSA). Legal Programs is responsible for providing management support, assistance and advice, and policy guidance regarding legal process and procedures for the United States Attorneys in a variety of program areas, including: affirmative civil enforcement, appellate, asset forfeiture, bankruptcy, border and immigration, child exploitation, civil defensive litigation, civil rights, cybercrime, eDiscovery, financial litigation, health care fraud, human trafficking, narcotics, Native American issues, victim witness, violent crime, and white collar crime. Legal Programs coordinates all aspects of these programs, including funding, legislation, administration, outreach, and programmatic assessment. Legal Programs also develops and promotes policies and procedures to improve the effectiveness of these programs and serves as a resource for the United States Attorneys' offices (USAOs) on legal and administrative issues affecting the programs. In addition, Legal Programs provides advice and support for various subcommittees and working groups of the Attorney General's Advisory Committee of United States Attorneys. Duties include: Serve as the primary EOUSA liaison for GAO and OIG audits and reviews of EOUSA and USAO programs, and management controls, as well as the primary contact and communication for EOUSA/the USAOs' audit program. Facilitates the processing and coordination of audits and reviews of EOUSA and USAO programs and activities by GAO and OIG. Interacts with GAO and OIG auditors and EOUSA/USAO staffs and leadership to ensure the audits in progress proceed smoothly and in accordance with applicable procedures. Arranges meetings, teleconferences, document productions, and other interactions requested and required during the processing of audits and reviews. Provides oversight of EOUSA/USAO procedures for responding to audits and ensures engagements are processed accordingly. Assists EOUSA/USAO managers and subject matter experts in reviewing and responding to GAO and OIG requests, draft findings, recommendations, and reports. Tracks GAO and OIG requests for information, documents, and interviews. Maintains a schedule of audits and reviews and monitors associated deadlines. Researches, analyzes, and drafts new audit processes that ensure that EOUSA and the USAOs appropriately handle on-going audits and reviews in a timely and complete manner. Reviews administrative systems to determine whether they adequately support EOUSA and USAOs while audits are in progress and recommends revisions as appropriate. Responsibilities will increase and assignments will become more complex as your training and experience progress.
Education
All academic degrees and coursework must be completed at a college or university that has obtained accreditation or pre-accreditation status from an accrediting body recognized by the U.S. Department of Education. For a list of schools that meet this criteria, see http://www.ed.gov OR Education completed in foreign colleges or universities may be used to meet the above education requirements if you can show that the foreign education is comparable to that received in an accredited educational institution in the United States. It is your responsibility to timely provide such evidence by submitting proof of creditability of education as evaluated by a credentialing agency with your application materials. More information may be found at http://www2.ed.gov/about/offices/list/ous/international/usnei/us/edlite-visitus-forrecog.html. All documentation must be in English or include an English translation.
How you will be evaluated
Your complete application package (resume/supporting documentation, online questionnaire, and USA Hire Competency Based Assessment) will be used to determine whether you meet the job qualifications listed on this announcement. If you are basically qualified for this job, your resume and supporting documentation will be compared to your responses on the online questionnaire. If you rate yourself higher than is supported by your application materials, your responses may be adjusted and/or you may be excluded from consideration for this job. If you are found to be among the top candidates, you will be referred to the selecting official for employment consideration. You will be rated on the following Competencies (see The OPM Website for definitions): Accountability, Attention to Detail, Customer Service, Decision Making, Flexibility, Integrity/Honesty, Interpersonal Skills, Learning, Reading Comprehension, Reasoning, Self-Management, Stress Tolerance, and Teamwork To be considered for this position, you must complete all required steps in the process. In addition to the application and application questionnaire, this position requires an online assessment. The online assessment measures critical general competencies required to perform the job. The assessment includes a cut score based on the minimum level of required proficiency in these critical general competencies. You must meet or exceed the cut score to be considered. You will not be considered for the position if you score below the cut score or fail to complete the assessment. Overstating your qualifications and/or experience in your application materials or application questionnaire may result in your removal from consideration. Cheating on the online assessment may also result in your removal from consideration.