Duties

Summary

The incumbent in this position serves as an Attorney-Advisor to the Director, Employee and Labor Relations Division, with primary responsibility for ensuring that all managers and agency personnel programs, policies and practices comply with applicable Federal employment and labor laws, rules, and regulations, the merit system principles and prohibited personnel practices set forth in 5 U.S.C.Sections 2301-2302, as well as, EEOC guidance on interpreting the anti discrimination laws.
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Responsibilities

• Proactively ensures that all Agency personnel programs, policies and practices comply with applicable laws, rules and regulations, including merit system principles and prohibited personnel practices set forth in 5 U.S.C., sections 2301-2302.
• Provides legal advice and counsel to agency management and human resource staff regarding the full range of employment matters, including, but not limited to, hiring and personnel policies, and disciplinary and other adverse personnel actions.
• Represents agency managers in administrative proceedings in connection with EEO complaints prior to the adversarial stage, including advising on preparation of declarations, statements or affidavits and responses to information requests.
• Maintains contact with the CHCO Division Directors in OCHCO and officials at the Office of Personnel Management?s Employee and Labor Relations Network and other Federal agencies.
• Performs special projects in the areas of performance improvement and labor and employee relations, which may require leading ad- hoc project teams, analyzing and evaluating critical and sensitive problem areas.
• Works proactively with managers and employees to informally resolve employment-related disputes.
• Attends staff meetings, ad-hoc or special committee meetings, etc. in order to ascertain and/or keep abreast of program needs and requirements, particularly in the area of performance improvement and employee conduct.
• Serves as the agency?s representative in litigation and other administrative proceedings before arbitrators, mediators, and the Federal Labor Relations Authority (FLRA).
• Defends the agency in: unfair labor practice claims; negotiability petitions; grievance/arbitration cases, which may be followed by exceptions proceedings; and bargaining disputes.
• Advises internal agency clients, including senior agency officials, on a wide range of labor issues, such as bargaining obligations, contract interpretation and application, representation law, and other labor relation topics.

Travel Required

Not required

Supervisory status
No

Promotion Potential
14

Requirements

Conditions of Employment

• Must be a U.S. Citizen or National
• Males born after 12-31-59 must be registered for Selective Service
• Suitable for Federal employment, determined by a background investigation
• May be required to successfully complete a probationary period
• Must have a current BAR License in Good Standing
• This position is in the Excepted Service

Qualifications

For the GS-14:You must have earned a professional law degree (J.D. or LL.B.) from a law school accredited by the American Bar Association, be an active member of the BAR, and have three (3) years of professional legal experience with at least one year being equivalent to the GS-13 level providing legal advice and counsel to agency management and human resources staff regarding the full range of employment matters, including, but not limited to disciplinary and other adverse personnel actions, performance-based actions formal and informal EEO complaints, hearings and appeals, and grievances and works proactively with managers and employees to informally resolve employment-related disputes.

Professional legal education above the first professional law degree may be substituted for experience required as follows:(a) The second professional law degree (LL.M) may be substituted for one year of experience (b) The third law degree (J.S.D) may be substituted for one year of experience beyond the LL.M.

You must meet all qualification and eligibility requirements by the closing date of this announcement.

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.

Education

This position has a basic education requirement listed under the Qualifications section of this announcement.

Additional information

Relocation expenses will not be paid.

This job opportunity announcement may be used to fill additional similar vacancies across EEOC.

If you are unable to apply online or need to fax a document that you do not have in electronic form, please contact the HR Specialist listed in this vacancy.

Attorneys appointed in the excepted service are required to maintain active membership in a bar within U.S. jurisdiction for the duration of their employment. Attorneys must provide documentation supporting active membership and good standing status (or equivalent) on at least an annual basis.

Veterans' Preference: There is no formal rating system for applying veterans' preference to attorney appointments in the excepted service; however, the EEOC considers veterans' preference eligibility as a positive factor in attorney hiring. Applicants eligible for veterans' preference must include that information in their cover letter or resume and attach supporting documentation (e.g., the DD 214, Certificate of Release or Discharge from Active Duty and other supporting documentation) to their application submission documentation.

Males born after 12-31-59 must be registered or exempt from Selective Service (see: https://www.sss.gov/Home/Registration )

All employees of the Federal government are subject to the conflict of interest statutes and regulations including the Standards of Ethical Conduct that govern activities with outside organizations and reporting financial holdings. This position may require the incumbent to complete a confidential financial disclosure report within 30 days of appointment.

How You Will Be Evaluated

You will be evaluated for this job based on how well you meet the qualifications above.

The specialist will perform an initial review of applications to determine basic eligibility and qualifications for the position. The evaluation involves a determination of basic eligibility and minimum qualifications only and numeric scores will not be assigned.

Background checks and security clearance

Security clearance
Not Required

Drug test required
No

Position sensitivity and risk
Noncritical-Sensitive (NCS)/Moderate Risk

Trust determination process

Required Documents

To apply for this position, you must provide a complete Application Package which includes:

Your Resume showing work schedule, hours worked per week, dates of employment and duties performed.

Cover Letter (optional)

This position has a basic education requirement; you must submit a copy of your Transcripts for further consideration.

Proof of current and active BAR Association Membership in good standing. During the initial review of applications, the Agency will accept photocopies of BAR Membership Cards or screenshots providing proof of active membership in a BAR Association that reflects the bar's jurisdiction or territory, the attorney's full name, bar number, date of admission, and bar status (i.e. active, inactive, retired, etc.).

Copy of one recent Legal Writing Sample, not to exceed 10 pages.

Veterans' Preference documentation, if applicable (e.g. DD-214 Member Copy 4 showing type of discharge/character of service; Current Active Duty members must submit a certification of expected discharge or release from active duty under honorable conditions dated within 120 days; SF-15 Form and related documentation; VA letter.)

Failure to submit any of the above mentioned required documents will result in loss of consideration due to an incomplete application package. It is your responsibility to ensure all required documents have been submitted.

If you are relying on your education to meet qualification requirements:

Education must be accredited by an accrediting institution recognized by the U.S. Department of Education in order for it to be credited towards qualifications. Therefore, provide only the attendance and/or degrees from schools accredited by accrediting institutions recognized by the U.S. Department of Education .

Failure to provide all of the required information as stated in this vacancy announcement may result in an ineligible rating or may affect the overall rating.