Management and Program Analyst (Audit Liaison)

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.

Major 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.

Qualifications

In order to qualify for this position, you must meet the specialized experience requirement. Specialized Experience: To be eligible at the GS-11 level, you must have one full year of specialized experience equivalent to the GS-9 in Federal Service. Specialized experience is defined as coordinating between program offices and/or internal or external oversight bodies; coordinating communications, document production, and logistical support during audits, particularly federal government audit engagements; AND maintaining schedules and tracking monitoring multiple concurrent audit or review activities to ensure timely and complete engagement. 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. Career Transition Assistance Plan (CTAP)-The CTAP provides eligible surplus and displaced competitive service employees in the Department of Justice with selection priority over other candidates for competitive service vacancies. If your Department of Justice component has notified you in writing that you are a surplus or displaced employee eligible for CTAP consideration, you may receive selection priority if: 1) this vacancy is within your CTAP 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 receive a score of 85 or better on established ranking criteria. You must provide a copy of your written notification of CTAP eligibility with your application. Additional information about CTAP eligibility is at http://www.opm.gov/policy-data-oversight/workforce-restructuring/employee-guide-to-career-transition/.

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.