Closing Date: 30th April, 2024
Description:
Summary:A Government Entity is seeking an attorney-advisor with experience in labor, employment, personnel, or EEO matters. Among other responsibilities, the attorney advisor will provide proactive, strategic advice to management regarding matters related to A Government Entity's new union, including providing advice on the negotiation of a new collective bargaining agreement.
A Government Entity uses a pay banded system to compensate employees. This position is pay band 3B which is generally equal to GS-14.
Duties:
- Serves as an advisor and technical resource to A Government Entity officials and employees by providing ongoing support and legal advisory services with respect to complex and difficult questions impacting A Government Entity administrative programs and operations.
- Researches and prepares memoranda on legal issues related to the regulations and statutes applicable to A Government Entity's foreign assistance mission.
- Provides a broad range of advice and representation concerning a broad range of labor and employment statutes, regulations, policies, and procedures.
- Represents the agency in proceedings before arbitrators, the Federal Labor Relations Authority (FLRA), Federal Mediation and Conciliation Service, Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, Merit Systems Protection Board, and various state and federal agencies.
- Assesses impact and precedent-setting implications of negotiations and pending disputes. Coordinates, develops, and prepares A Government Entity's negotiating positions on collective bargaining Impact and Implementation issues.
- Provides advice and guidance on matters involving the FLRA including election procedures, union information requests, collective bargaining, ULPs, grievances, arbitrations, inquiries, and investigations.
- Researches and prepares written memoranda on labor and employment issues, including but not limited to administrative litigation matters, arbitrations, mediation, and applicable policies, regulations, and statutes.
- Assists A Government Entity's Assistant General Counsel (Administration) and works collaboratively with other legal advisors on the OGC Administrative Law team and with colleagues in Office of General Counsel generally. Keeps the chain of command informed of appropriate actions, issues, and decisions concerning labor proceedings and issues.
- Recommends and formulates A Government Entity's position regarding difficult and complex legal problems and issues that may be controversial or of significant public interest.
- Performs other duties as assigned.
Requirements:
Conditions of Employment:
- Must be able to obtain and maintain a federal security clearance
- Relocation expenses will not be paid
- More than 1 job may be filled if additional vacancies occur within 120 days
- Some domestic and international travel may be required
Qualifications:
To qualify for pay band 3B applicants must meet the following:
Applicants must have had a minimum of seven (7) years of experience providing legal advisory services or litigation on federal labor and employment law labor and employment statutes, regulations, policies, and procedures. (This experience must have provided the applicant with the knowledge, skills, and abilities to successfully perform the duties of the position. Note: This experience MUST be well documented within your resume or application).
Highly Desirable: Experience providing legal advisory services on administrative programs and operations.
You must provide evidence of active membership in good standing of the bar of a state, territory of the United States, District of Columbia, or Commonwealth of Puerto Rico.
Applicants are responsible for citing minimum qualifications such as JD and Bar membership information (institution name, state for bar, and dates) on their respective resumes. Failure to supply details will result in an incomplete application.
Applicants are strongly encouraged to ensure the work history portion thoroughly documents the duties, responsibilities, and accomplishments that are directly related to this position in order to verify specialized experience
PART-TIME OR UNPAID EXPERIENCE: Credit may be given for appropriate unpaid and or part-time work. To receive credit you must clearly identify the duties and responsibilities in each position held and the total number of hours worked per week.
A new hire's direct and overall experience are critical factors in determining a salary offer. It is important that your resume fully reflects all of your directly-related work experience. Salary offers include three key factors:
- The selectee's directly related experience at the same level as the position.
- The selectee's overall experience in a particular area.
- The salaries of employees in similar positions and with similar levels of experience.
