Summary
About the Position: This position is located with the U.S. Army Audit Agency, Office of the Auditor General, Office of the General Counsel at Fort Belvoir, VA. If you are currently serving in a permanent, competitive service appointment in the Federal service, and are selected for this position, the appointment will remove you from the competitive service while you occupy this position.
Duties
Plans work to be accomplished by a staff of GS-14s and below Attorneys and Paralegals by considering the complexity of work and identifying priorities and supervises them as the Agency's senior Attorney
Gives advice, counsel, or instruction to Agency employees on both work and administrative matters.
Develops performance standards and evaluates work performance of subordinates against established standards.
Hears and resolves complaints from employees, referring group grievances and more serious unresolved complaints to a higher level supervisor or manager.
Advises the Army Auditor General, other senior executive service officials, supervisors, managers, and their respective staff on all legal and fiscal policy matters involved in developing and implementing audit policies.
Furnishes written legal opinions and oral advice to staff employees of the Agency in answering requests for opinions from headquarters and field auditor personnel on a variety of legal questions arising in the conduct of the internal audit program.
Advises on legal aspects of Federal contracting and the application of the Federal Acquisition Regulation and the Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement in procurements where the application of these regulations is implicated.
Conducts legal review of proposed legislation having a direct or indirect impact upon Army and Agency mission, functions, policies, and procedures.
Renders advice and services with respect to formal and informal inquiries of Congressional Committees and individual members of Congress on diverse matters involving the responsibilities and activities of the Agency and its employees.
Serves as Senior Designated Ethics Counselor for the Agency, advises and assists the Agency and its employees on all standards of conduct issues, and oversees the Agency's Ethics Program.
Advises staff employees on information law and oversees the Agency's release of records under the Freedom of Information Act and Privacy Act.
Education
Only degrees from an accredited college or university recognized by the Department of Education are acceptable to meet positive education requirements or to substitute education for experience. For additional information, please go to the Office of Personnel Management (OPM) and U.S. Department of Education websites at http://www.opm.gov/qualifications and http://www.ed.gov/admins/finaid/accred/index.html.
How you will be evaluated
Your application package (resume and supporting documents) will be evaluated for basic qualification requirements and for the skills needed to perform the duties of the position, as described in this vacancy announcement and identified by the Selecting Official. Veteran's preference requirements do not apply to attorney positions in the excepted service, however the principles of veteran's preference will be followed to the extent which is administratively feasible.