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Attorney-Advisor, MC-905-3B
Location:
Washington, DC
Description:
Summary The Millenium Challenge Corporation 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 MCC's new union, including providing advice on the negotiation of a new collective bargaining agreement.MCC 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 MCC officials and employees by providing ongoing support and legal advisory services with respect to complex and difficult questions impacting MCC administrative programs and operations. Researches and prepares memoranda on legal issues related to the regulations and statutes applicable to MCC'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 MCC'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 MCC'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 MCC'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 experiencePART-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. MCC also takes the selectee's skill set into account. Applicants should note that salary offers seldom fall near the upper end of the salary range listed in the vacancy announcement. Salary may be set from the minimum to the midpoint of the salary range of the pay band. In some instances, based on a selectee's extensive experience directly related to the position, salary may be set at or above the mid-point up to the maximum salary for that pay band . See information on MCC base pay ranges and salary structure ( ). How You Will Be Evaluated You will be evaluated for this job based on how well you meet the qualifications above. A review of your application and supporting documents will be made and compared against your responses to the assessment questionnaire to determine if you are qualified for the position and to ensure that you have been placed in the appropriate quality category. The HR Office and/or Subject Matter Expert (SME) will evaluate each applicant who meets the basic qualifications on the competencies/knowledge, skills and abilities related to the position such as: Technical Competence Based on the information you provided in your application package, you will be placed in one of three quality categories - Best Qualified, Well Qualified, or Qualified. Those applicants who are determined to be best qualified will be referred to the hiring manager for further consideration and may be called for an interview.If, after reviewing your resume and or supporting documentation, a determination is made that you have inflated your qualifications and/or experience your category can and will be adjusted to more reflect your abilities, and you may lose consideration for this position. Please follow all instructions carefully. Errors or omissions may affect your eligibility. Required Documents The following documents must be received by the closing date of this announcement: Applicants are encouraged to include information included in the USAJOBS-formatted Resume Builder ( If you are a current or former political appointee (Schedule A, Schedule C, Non-career SES or presidential appointee employee), you must submit a copy of a your SF-50, along with a statement that provides the following information regarding your most recent appointment (position title, type of appointment (Schedule A, Schedule C, Non-career SES, or Presidential Appointee, agency, beginning and ending dates of appointment, etc.). 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 . 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. PDN-9bd374da-ceca-4c87-af8c-b439c6083ca6
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