Summary
The Policy and Strategy Section seeks a detailee to serve as a Legislative and Policy Analyst positions. Legislative and Policy Analysts work on the full range of legislative, policy, and strategy work spanning the Division's enforcement of federal statutes and executive orders that prohibit, among other things, unlawful discrimination in education, employment, housing, lending, voting, public accommodations, and criminal justice.
This job is open to
Federal employees - Competitive service
Current or former competitive service federal employees.
Federal employees - Excepted service
Current excepted service federal employees.
Clarification from the agency
This detail opportunity is for current competitive and excepted service employees only. If you are not a current federal civilian employee you will not be eligible for this position.
Duties
Detailees selected will work on a current projects that include, but are not limited to:
Developing and steering Division legislative and policy proposals through clearance and approval, coordinating with the Office of Legislative Affairs and the Office of Legal Policy; and
Supporting the Department's Hate Crimes Enforcement and Prevention Initiative and related work, like managing the Initiative's website (www.justice.gov/hatecrimes) and co-leading the Department's United Against Hate community outreach program with the Executive Office for United States Attorneys;
Managing a working group on civil rights and artificial intelligence, developing tools and strategies for improving civil rights protections through law and policy;
Coordinating quarterly outreach and engagement with stakeholders representing state and local government human rights bodies, and Arab, Jewish, Hindu, Muslim, Sikh, and South Asian community organizations; and
Leading efforts to improve public-facing content, to ensure that DOJ communicates with the public in a manner that is clear, targeted, and useful.
The Legislative and Policy Analyst position is responsible for the following general categories of major duties and responsibilities:
Monitoring and tracking legislation, regulations, and policy, serving as a resource to CRT staff on the full range of legislative, regulatory, and policy issues, including answering procedural questions and providing status updates on legislative and policy proposals, initiatives, and projects;
Researching, analyzing, and drafting legislation, regulations, and policy to advance and defend CRT equities. This includes co-leading the interagency clearance process for the Division;
Designing and maintaining databases and repositories, such as websites, directories, SharePoint sites, and other methods to organize and store information related to legislative, policy, and strategy work; and
Planning meetings and facilitating strategic initiatives with both internal and external stakeholders on important civil rights issues. This includes developing meeting and conference materials, presentations, and following-up with information to support the goals of the meeting or initiative.
Requirements
Conditions of Employment
Must be a United States Citizen or National.
Must have successfully passed a security/background investigation and a drug screening.
Applicants must meet all eligibility requirements by the closing date of this vacancy announcement.
MUSTprovide an SF-50, which shows type of service appointment, tenure group, grade, and salary.
MUST provide a performance appraisal, dated within the last 15 months. If performance appraisal is not submitted, applicant will be removed from consideration.
Under a detail assignment, there is no change to the selectee's base pay or grade level. Temporary promotions are not authorized.
Qualifications
This is a Non-Reimbursable Detail position and will be filled at the grade level advertised. This assignment may be ended earlier or extended, based on management's needs. This is NOT a temporary promotion and temporary promotion candidates will not be considered. Interested applicants must currently be in a non-time limited appointment in the same grade level they are applying for.
To be considered for this position as a DETAIL at the GS-12 or 13 grade level, you must possess the knowledge, skills, and abilities to potentially qualify for a detail and hold the same grade level you are currently applying for.
The applicant must have at least one (1) year at the lower grade level and resume MUST demonstrate:
Strong analytical, organizational, and communications skills;
Ability to meet deadlines under pressure;
Exercise sound judgment;
Knowledge of federal civil rights laws and federal policy making; and
project management, is preferred.
This experience must be fully supported and articulated in your resume to receive consideration.
Upon completion of this DETAIL, the employee will be expected to return to their home agency.
Education
Education is not a requirement for this position.
Additional information
The U.S. Department of Justice is an Equal Opportunity/Reasonable Accommodation Employer. Except where otherwise provided by law, there will be no discrimination because of color, race, religion, national origin, political affiliation, marital status, disability (physical or mental), age, sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, genetic information, status as a parent, membership or non-membership in an employee organization, on the basis of personal favoritism, or any other non-merit factor.
The Department of Justice cannot control further dissemination and/or posting of information contained in this vacancy announcement. Such posting and/or dissemination are not an endorsement by the Department of the organization or group disseminating and/or posting the information.
The Division provides reasonable accommodation to applicants with disabilities where appropriate. If you need a reasonable accommodation for any part of the application and selection process, please notify Disability Program Manager Diane Turner at Diane.M.Turner@usdoj.gov. Determinations on requests for reasonable accommodation will be made on a case-by-case basis.
Division offices are near metro transportation systems or other public transportation, and are conveniently accessible to restaurants, museums and other D.C. area attractions. Most jobs in the Division offer alternative work schedules and other family friendly opportunities are available.
Benefits
How You Will Be Evaluated
You will be evaluated for this job based on how well you meet the qualifications above.
Once the application process is complete, a review of your resume and supporting documentation will be made. After reviewing your resume and/or supporting documentation, a determination of your knowledge, skills, and abilities required for this position will be considered. You will lose consideration for this position if your documents do not demonstrate the experience needed to perform the duties of the position. Paid or unpaid experience will be considered.
Please follow all instructions carefully when applying, errors or omissions may affect your eligibility and may cause you lose consideration for this position. If you are best qualified, you may be referred to the hiring manager for consideration and may be called for an interview.
Required Documents
Required for ALL Applicants
Resume - Your resume must describe your job-related experiences and will be used to verify your qualifications. Therefore, it is important that the information be relevant, detailed where appropriate, and addresses the competencies for this position. Your resume must contain the dates of employment (i.e., month/year to month/year or month/year to present) to include the hours worked per week (i.e., 40 hours full-time per week).If your resume does not contain this information, your application may be marked as incomplete, and you will not receive consideration for this position.
Most recent performance appraisal - The performance appraisal must be dated within the last 18 months, if you are unable to provide a performance appraisal, an explanation of why must be provided. Please include a document in your application package explaining why the performance appraisal is not available. Lack of performance appraisal or statement will remove applicant from consideration.
SF-50 - Most recent SF-50 showing type of service appointment, tenure group, grade, and salary (you may be removed from consideration if not submitted). An SF-50 showing highest (permanent) grade ever held, if different from your current grade. (NOTE: Performance Award, Realignment/Reassignment, Name Change and Detail SF-50s will not be accepted as proof of grade and tenure.) Examples of appropriate SF-50s include promotions, With-in Grade/Range Increases, and SF-50s with dates that show proof of you holding the grade for at least a year) to support meeting time-in-grade requirements.
Cover letter describing your interest in the detail.
Failure to submit any of the required documents by the closing date of the vacancy will result in your removal from consideration for this position. Please review your application prior to final submission and ensure you have submitted all appropriate documents. Uploading documents to USAJobs does NOT ensure inclusion with your application to our system.
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.
Failure to provide all of the required information as stated in this vacancy announcement may result in an ineligible rating or may affect the overall rating.
How to Apply
To apply for this position, you must provide a complete Application Package, which includes:
Your resume
Most recent permanent appraisal
Current SF-50
Cover letter describing your interest in the detail
The complete Application Package must be submitted by 11:59 p.m. (Eastern Time Zone) on 07/11/2024.
To apply for this position, you must complete the online application and submit the documentation specified in the Required Documents section. A complete application package must be submitted by 11:59 PM (ET) on 07/11/2024 to receive consideration. To begin, click "Apply" to access the online application.
You will need to be logged into your USAJOBS account to apply. If you do not have a USAJOBS account, you will need to create one before beginning the application.
Follow the prompts to select your résumé and/or other supporting documents to be included with your application package. You will have the opportunity to upload additional documents to include in your application before it is submitted. Your uploaded documents may take several hours to clear the virus scan process.
After acknowledging you have reviewed your application package, complete the Include Personal Information section as you deem appropriate and click to continue with the application process.You will be taken to the online application which you must complete in order to apply for the position. Complete the online application, verify the required documentation is included with your application package, and submit the application.
To verify the status of your application, log into your USAJOBS account (https://my.usajobs.gov/Account/Login), all of your applications will appear on the Welcome screen. The Application Status will appear along with the date your application was last updated. For information on what each Application Status means, visit: https://www.usajobs.gov//how-to/application/status/.If you are unable to apply online, you must request an alternative application which is available from the Human Resources Office. Please contact Diane Petrie at 202-598-0071 or diane.e.petrie@usdoj.gov to obtain an alternative application.
Agency contact information
Diane Petrie
Email
diane.e.petrie@usdoj.gov
Address
Civil Rights Division
950 Pennsylvania Ave. NW
Washington, DC 20530
US
Next steps
Eligible candidates will be referred to the hiring manager for further consideration and possible interview. We expect to make a selection within 30 days of the closing date of this announcement. Due to the large number of applications received, applicants will ONLY be contacted if they have been selected for an interview.