Program Specialist

Summary

This position is in the Environmental Enforcement Section (EES), Environment and Natural Resources Division. EES comprises approximately one quarter of the Division and handles nearly all civil judicial enforcement of the federal pollution laws across the country. The incumbent provides technical services and training for operations and quality assurance of E-litigation, FOIA, Privacy Act, records and information management, contract and procurement, and the undergraduate internship program.

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Overview

• Accepting applications

• Open & closing dates

04/17/2024 to 05/03/2024

• Salary

$99,200 - $153,354 per year

• Pay scale & grade

GS 12 - 13

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Location

1 vacancy in the following location:

• Washington, DC

• Remote job

No

• Telework eligible

Yes-as determined by the agency policy.

• Travel Required

Not required

• Relocation expenses reimbursed

No

• Appointment type

Permanent -

• Work schedule

Full-time -

• Service

Competitive

• Promotion potential

13

• Job family (Series)

0901 General Legal And Kindred Administration

• Supervisory status

No

• Security clearance

Other

• Drug test

Yes

• Position sensitivity and risk

Moderate Risk (MR)

• Trust determination process

Credentialing

• Announcement number

ENRD-24-024-MP

• Control number

786964200

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This job is open to

• Federal employees - Competitive service

Current or former competitive service federal employees.

Clarification from the agency

Federal Status candidates, VEOA eligibles, certain Military Spouses, Individuals with Disabilities, applicants eligible under the Land Management Workforce Flexibility Act, and applicants eligible under other special appointment authorities.

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Duties

The incumbent serves as a Program Specialist in the Environmental Enforcement Section. Duties include but are not limited to:

• Leads teams of people to carry out functions entrusted to the Assistant Section Chief for Management.

• Provides analytical, legal, informational, contracting, record-keeping, and quality assurance/control on operations, technical, and administrative services to the Section.

• Prepares training materials and delivers training for professional staff.

• Implements electronic litigation rules and policies for the Division and other DOJ litigating divisions.

• Provides guidance on policies and procedures applicable to review and analysis of information requests from Congress, the public, the U.S. Attorney community, other DOJ components, and other Federal agencies.

• Leads special projects that rely on expert knowledge of litigation and trial support resources.

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Requirements

Conditions of Employment

• You must be a U.S. citizen or national.

• You must complete a background investigation to include pre-employment drug testing.

• Selective Service Registration is required, as applicable.

• You must complete or have completed a one-year probationary period.

• You must maintain a bank account for direct deposit of salary.

Qualifications

To qualify for GS-12: You must have one year of specialized experience at, or equivalent to, the GS-11 Federal grade level or above performing automated litigation support for e-discovery and freedom of information processes.

To qualify for GS-13: You must have one year of specialized experience at, or equivalent to, the GS-12 Federal grade level or above managing automated litigation support for e-discovery, freedom of information, and contracting processes.

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 skill and can provide valuable training and experience that translates directly to paid employment. You will receive credit for all qualifying experience, including volunteer experience.

Time in Grade: Federal employees must meet time-in-grade requirements (one year at the next lower grade) by the closing date of announcement.

YOUR RESUME MUST support your responses to the online questionnaire and provide specific details as to how your experience meets the specialized experience as described in the vacancy announcement if you are using experience to meet all or part of the qualification requirements. Please ensure that your resume includes the month and year that you began and ended each position held or that position will not be credited toward meeting the specialized experience requirement. Part-time employment will be prorated in crediting experience. Failure to provide details will result in an ineligible rating. Your latest resume submitted for this vacancy announcement will be used to determine qualifications and supersedes previous submissions.

Only experience and education obtained by the closing date of this announcement will be considered.

To preview questions, please click here: https://apply.usastaffing.gov/ViewQuestionnaire/12379312

Education

There is no substitution of education for specialized experience at these grade levels.

Additional information

Career Transition Programs: The Career Transition Assistance Program (CTAP) provides eligible surplus and displaced competitive service employees in DOJ with selection priority over other candidates for competitive service vacancies. The Interagency Career Transition Assistance Plan (ICTAP) provides eligible displaced Federal competitive service employees with selection priority over other candidates for competitive service vacancies. If you have received written notification of your eligibility for consideration under CTAP/ICTAP, you may receive special priority consideration for this position if you are well-qualified for the position with a score of 85 or better on established ranking criteria.

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, 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. You can find additional information at: http://www.opm.gov/policy-data-oversight/veterans-services/vet-guide/

Military Spouses:You're eligible if you are a spouse of an active duty member of the armed forces; a spouse of a service member who is 100% disabled due to a service-connected injury; or a spouse of a service member killed while on active duty. You must meet certain criteria for each of these eligibility categories. Learn more about the specific criteria for military spouses

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 to resume@benderconsult.com, and reference "Federal Career Opportunities" in the subject line. Additional information is found at: www.benderconsult.com

Land Management applicants on a time-limited appointment are eligible to apply. The Land Management Workforce Flexibility Act, P.L. 114-47 was signed into law on August 7, 2015, allowing certain individuals who currently are or formerly were under time-limited competitive appointments at certain land management agencies to compete for permanent positions in the competitive service at a land management agency, or any other agency, under merit promotion procedures.

Benefits: DOJ offers a comprehensive benefits package that includes, in part, paid vacation; sick leave; holidays; telework; life insurance; health benefits; and participation in the Federal Employees Retirement System.

General Employment Information:

• DOJ EEO STATEMENT: The U.S. Department of Justice fosters an inclusive and diverse workforce, find our EEO statement online at: https://www.justice.gov/jmd/page/file/1394116/dl?inline
• SELECTIVE SERVICE: Additional information is found at: www.sss.gov.

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How You Will Be Evaluated

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

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

All applicants' qualifications will be evaluated on the following competencies (knowledge, skills, and other characteristics):

• Information Systems

• Litigation Support

• Oral Communication

• Performance & Awards

• Writing

Please Note: Additional candidates may be selected if more positions become available in the Division within 90 days after the HR office issues the selection certificate.