Policy and Law Advisor

Summary

This position is located in the Office of Labor-Management Standards (OLMS) Office of Program Operations. This incumbent serves as a senior Policy and Law Advisor. The incumbent is responsible for developing new program objectives and legislative and regulatory initiatives to facilitate achievement of OLMS program goals and objectives.

This position is outside the bargaining unit.

Duties

• Develops and drafts regulations implementing provisions of the LMRDA and other laws administered by OLMS (e.g. Civil Service Reform Act of 1978) and interpretative bulletins which set forth agency interpretations concerning those laws.
• Develops and revises as necessary financial and other reporting forms and accompanying instructions authorized or required under the LMRDA and other laws administered by OLMS and incorporated in agency regulations.
• Conducts and participates in staff training and develops information and material to be used for such training.
• Reviews and analyzes statutes and executive orders to provide guidance to the agency concerning the implementation of new program assignments and develops implementing regulations.
• Develops and updates comprehensive studies on court decisions under the LMRDA and other laws and on determinations by the Office of the Solicitor for the guidance of agency national office and field staff.
• Researches complex issues of law and fact; and drafts final and binding arbitration decisions for the OLMS Directors signature.
• Develops and formulates interpretations and policy regarding application of the criminal and civil provisions of the LMRDA.
• Initiates reviews of the LMRDA Interpretive Manual which incorporates precedential court and agency rulings on interpretations and applications of the LMRDA and other policy manuals including the LMRDA Embezzlement Court Decisions Guide.
• Provides technical advice and guidance to national office and field staff on enforcement-related issues such as subpoena enforcement application of the Right to Financial Privacy Act the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) the Privacy Act and criminal and civil law enforcement authority and procedures.
• Reviews entail identifying all areas needing updating clarification or revisions; cross matching those areas with other related areas to ensure consistency and a cohesive workflow; working with other OLMS managers to resolve issues with minimal disruption to ongoing work and established procedures. Based on project reviews recommends updates to the Manual and coordinates the development of associated revisions.
• Participates in planning meetings with high level OLMS and Department of Labor officials to develop goals strategies and implementing regulations and to coordinate agency implementation of such new programs.
• Coaches lower-graded policy and law advisors in the Division in the selection and application of appropriate problem solving methods and techniques provides advice on work methods practices and procedures and assists the Division and/or individual policy and law advisors in identifying the parameters of a viable solution.
• Provides technical advice and guidance to agency staff and others in regard to the most complex and difficult issues concerning administration of the LMRDA and other laws administered by OLMS including complex statutory coverage reporting trusteeship bonding and election issues.

Requirements

Conditions of employment

• Must be a U.S. Citizen.
• Must be at least 16 years old.
• Candidate required to obtain the necessary security/investigation level.
• Requires a probationary period if the requirement has not been met.

Qualifications

You must meet the Specialized Experience to qualify for the Policy and Law Advisor as described below.

Specialized Experience is the experience that equipped the applicant with the particular knowledge skills and abilities (KSAs) to perform the duties of the position successfully and that is typically in or related to the position to be filled. To be creditable specialized experience must have been equivalent to at least the next lower grade level.

For the GS-14 level : Applicants must have 52 weeks of specialized experience equivalent to at least the next lower grade level GS-13 in the Federal Service.

Specialized experience for this position includes both of the following:

• Experience advising on laws rules and regulations relating to the Labor-Management Reporting and Disclosure Act (LMRDA); and

• Experience providing guidance to labor organizations or management regarding the Labor-Management Reporting and Disclosure Act (LMRDA).

WHEN DOCUMENTING EXPERIENCE IN YOUR RESUME PLEASE BE CLEAR AND SPECIFIC. NO ASSUMPTIONS WILL BE MADE ABOUT YOUR WORK EXPERIENCE.

Do NOT copy and paste the duties or specialized experience from this announcement into your resume as that will not be considered a demonstration of your qualifications for this position.

Education

There is no education substitution at the GS-14 level.

Additional information

The mission of the Department of Labor (DOL) is to protect the welfare of workers and job seekers improve working conditions expand high-quality employment opportunities and assure work-related benefits and rights for all workers.

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For more information click Telework Position Information. This is not a remote work position. The selectee will report to an assigned DOL office location on a regular basis and is eligible for participation in telework as determined by management in accordance with DOL policy.

Based on agency needs additional positions may be filled using this vacancy.

The Fair Chance Act (FCA) prohibits Federal agencies from requesting an applicants criminal history information before the agency makes a conditional offer of employment. If you believe a DOL employee has violated your rights under the FCA you may file a complaint of the alleged violation following our agencys complaint process Guidelines for Reporting Violations of the Fair Chance Act.

Note: The FCA does not apply to some positions specified under the Act such as law enforcement or national security positions.

All Department of Labor employees are subject to the provisions of the Drug-Free Workplace Program under Executive Order 12564 and Public Law 100-71.

Candidates should be committed to improving the efficiency of the Federal government passionate about the ideals of our American republic and committed to upholding the rule of law and the United States Constitution.

Required Experience:

Unclear Seniority