Duties

Summary

The OIG conducts audits, evaluations, investigations and special reviews of the personnel and programs of all DOJ components. The DOJ/OIG offers a wide range of federal benefits and a flexible work schedule, depending on position requirements.

WHILE THE DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE OFFICE OF THE INSPECTOR GENERAL IS CURRENTLY SERVICING FROM A 100% TELEWORK POSTURE DUE TO THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC - THIS POSITION WILL REQUIRE THE INCUMBENT TO REPORT TO THE OFFICE APPROXIMATELY 1 - 2 DAYS PER WEEK.
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Responsibilities

If you are selected for this position, you will serve as an Administrative Operations Lead with responsibilities that include managing multiple administrative functions. Your responsibilities would include, but not be limited to:

• Providing efficient and effective delivery of support services to a law enforcement Division composed of a Headquarters office and over 25 different field, area, and domicile offices. Examples include budget, acquisition, E&IT, travel, property, human resources, transcription, and SharePoint.
• Providing substantial technical and administrative guidance necessary for accomplishing the work of the Division. This includes directing and assigning the work of subordinate employees and providing direction and guidance to Division employees on a variety of topics.
• Drafting and planning budget requests and expenditures including but not limited to equipment, software and licenses, services and supplies. Areas covered include: law enforcement, E&IT, computer forensic, and office equipment, licenses, and supplies; and transcription, translation, computer forensic, and other law enforcement services.
• Representing the office in meetings with officials, vendors, and members of external organizations on matters relative to areas of responsibility.

Duties will increase commensurate with the GS-14 grade level.

Travel Required

Occasional travel - You may be expected to travel for this position.

Supervisory status
No

Promotion Potential
14

Requirements

Conditions of Employment

• You must be a U.S. Citizen or National.
• You must be able to obtain and maintain a Top Secret security clearance.
• You must be registered for the Selective Service, if applicable.
• You must successfully pass and are subject to random drug screenings.
• You may be required to complete a probationary period.
• You must meet all qualification requirements by the closing date of this announcement.
• You must complete the vacancy announcement questionnaire in USA jobs in order to be considered for this position.

Qualifications

To qualify for this position at the GS-13 grade level, you must have one year of specialized experience equivalent to the GS-12 grade level obtained in the public sector. (Specialized experience is paid or unpaid experience which has equipped you with the specific knowledge, skills, and abilities to successfully perform the duties of the position.) Examples of specialized experience include such duties as:

• Providing administrative guidance necessary for accomplishing the work of the division. This includes directing and assigning the work of subordinate employees and providing direction and guidance to Division employees and others on a variety of topics.
• Ability to manage multiple administrative functions including budget and financial management, acquisition management, E&IT management, property management, travel, human resources, transcription, and SharePoint.
• Experience requesting and managing the budget/allocation for a law enforcement organization.
• Experience providing numerous reports and position papers which contain technical and operational analysis, identification of courses of action, specific technical and programmatic recommendations.
• Leads the development of new/improved procedures and processes to achieve Division goals.

Education

There are no positive education requirements for this position.

Additional information

The Career Transition Assistance Plan (CTAP)/Interagency Career Transition Assistance Plan (ICTAP). The CTAP/ICTAP provides eligible displaced Federal competitive service employees with selection priority over other candidates for competitive service vacancies. If your agency has notified you in writing that you are a displaced employee eligible for CTAP/ICTAP consideration, you may receive selection priority if: 1) this vacancy is within your CTAP/ICTAP eligibility; 2) you apply under the instructions in this announcement; and 3) you are found well-qualified for this vacancy. To be well qualified, you must satisfy all qualification requirements for the vacant position and (for scored examining) score 85 or better on established ranking criteria OR (for category rating criteria) rate equivalent to the Highly Qualified or better category using established category rating criteria. You must provide proof of eligibility with your application to receive selection priority. Such proof may include a copy of your written notification of CTAP/ICTAP eligibility or a copy of your separation personnel action form. Additional information about CTAP/ICTAP eligibility is at: http://www.opm.gov/ctap/index.asp .

Veterans Employment Opportunity Act (VEOA): VEOA allows eligible veterans to apply and compete for positions announced under merit promotion procedures when the hiring agency is recruiting from outside its own workforce. To be eligible for a VEOA appointment, a veteran must be honorably separated and either a preference eligible or have substantially completed three (3) or more years of continuous active military service. If you are applying for a Merit Promotion announcement and wish to be considered under the VEOA, you must submit a copy of the Member Copy 4 of your DD-214, in addition to any other required documents listed on this announcement.

DOJ EEO Statement/Policy: http://www.justice.gov/jmd/eeos/08-eeo-policy.pdf

Reasonable Accommodation Statement: Federal agencies must provide reasonable accommodation to applicants with disabilities where appropriate. Applicants requiring reasonable accommodation for any part of the application and hiring process should contact the hiring agency directly. Determinations on requests for reasonable accommodation will be made on a case-by-case basis.

Schedule A: DOJ welcomes and encourages applications from persons with disabilities and 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. DOJ also encourages eligible Schedule A applicants to submit their resumes.

Selective Service: If you are a male applicant born after December 31, 1959, you must certify that you have registered with the Selective Service System, or are exempt from having to do so under the Selective Service Law. Additional information is found at: www.sss.gov.

How You Will Be Evaluated

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

Your resume and supporting documentation 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 assessment 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. Your application and resume should demonstrate that you possess the below competencies. You are NOT required to provide a separate narrative written response. Rather, you must describe in your application how your past work experience demonstrates that you possess the competencies identified below:

• Ability to administer and resolve administrative support issues.
• Knowledge of preparing budget requests and tracking expenditures.
• Ability to applying attention to detail.
• Ability to provide numerous reports and position papers which contain technical and operational analysis.
• Ability to communicate orally.
• Ability to communicate in writing.

If you are found to be among the top candidates, you will be referred to the selecting official for further employment consideration.

Background checks and security clearance

Security clearance
Top Secret

Drug test required
Yes

Position sensitivity and risk
Special-Sensitive (SS)/High Risk

Trust determination process
Credentialing

Required Documents

• Resume showing relevant experience. Your resume showing relevant experience and dates the experience was obtained. 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, and 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. (A cover letter is optional).
• DD-214 Veterans documentation (if applicable).
• Copy of your most recent SF-50 , Notification of Personnel Action, if applicable, which documents current position occupied. NOTE: An award SF-50 (i.e. cash or time off award) that does not indicate grade or level (i.e. pay band) or tenure to determine your eligibility for this position will not be accepted. **Current DOJ/OIG employees ONLY: you do NOT need to submit a copy of your SF-50(s).
• CTAP/ICTAP documentation (if applicable)
• Schedule A documentation (if applicable)
Most recent Performance Appraisal received within the last 18 months and signed and dated by your supervisor; If you are a current Federal government employee, you must submit your performance appraisal as indicated or document why it is unavailable. **Current DOJ/OIG employees ONLY: you do NOT need to submit a copy of your Performance Appraisal.
• Your Responses to the Occupational Questionnaire.

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.