Summary
Department of the Interior structures its SES positions into categories to determine the minimum pay for each position. This is a Category 3 position. The minimum pay for this position is $197,200.00. Pay is set based on consideration of the selectee's current salary and other factors. Situational telework may be approved at the discretion of the supervisor. Veterans preference does not apply to the Senior Executive Service (SES).
Duties
The Principal Deputy Director is located in the Departmental Ethics Office at the Department of the Interior, Office of the Solicitor and reports to the Departmental Ethics Office Director. The Departmental Ethics Office (DEO) is responsible for overseeing the Department's statutorily mandated ethics program and derives its authority directly from the Secretary, who by regulation is the head of the agency's ethics program. The Principal Deputy Director is an Attorney-Advisor and considered to be an expert in the field of Government ethics law and rules, including the Hatch Act, and in the management of Government ethics programs. Responsibilities Include: 1. The incumbent serves as the Alternate Designated Agency Ethics Official (ADAEO) for the Department, with all responsibilities as are established by regulation for the position, including serving as the primary deputy to the Designated Agency Ethics Official (DAEO) in the administration of the Department's ethics program. 2. Serves as a Department expert in the analysis and interpretation of ethics laws and regulations including, but not limited to, the Hatch Act, Procurement Integrity Amendments, the Ethics Reform Act of 1989, and the Department's supplemental ethics regulations and statutory restrictions. 3. Directs the analysis of ethics issues and standards of conduct for use in developing and revising Department ethics policies, financial disclosure procedures, and training programs. 4. Provides advice and guidance concerning interpretations of the Hatch Act, financial disclosure reporting requirements for investment and financial instruments, and the public disclosure policies to the DAEO. 5. Consult and collaborate with the DAEO, the Solicitor as appropriate, and other designated officials to develop and provide legal advice and recommendations regarding the application of the Hatch Act to the Secretary of the Interior. 6. Manage a staff that is responsible for reviewing financial disclosure reports filed by Department employees and ensure reviews are completed correctly and in a timely manner. Monitor the activities of the staff to ensure that they deliver training, provide timely and correct ethics advice, and ensure financial disclosure reports are filed in accordance with applicable laws and regulations. 7. Oversee the development, implementation, and management of the Department-wide system for compliance with the financial disclosure reporting requirements of the Ethics in Government Act of 1978, as well as identifying and making changes to that system when necessary. 8. Manage a staff that is responsible for providing the most senior leaders of the Department with advice and counsel on ethics questions, including legal determinations as to whether the official may perform duties and responsibilities that are necessary for carrying out the Department's mission.
Education
Applicants must have a J.D. or LL.B. degree and be current members in good standing of a bar of a State, the District of Columbia, or a territory or commonwealth of the United States. 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.
How you will be evaluated
A panel of SES members will evaluate your two-page resume and determine the degree to which you possess each of the listed qualifications. If the selectee does not have Qualifications Review Board (QRB) certification by the Office of Personnel Management (OPM), he/she will be required to undergo an ECQ based structured interview with OPM.