Job Description

Summary

As the principal Office of the General Counsel (OGC) official responsible for all legal advice and litigation in a wide range of complex or personnel (employment law and labor law) legal matters, the Associate General Counsel for General Law (Office 2) provides executive leadership and strategic direction on multi-faceted legal services to the Office of the Commissioner and to agency components on behalf of the Social Security Administration.

Overview

• Accepting applications

Open & closing dates

11/27/2023 to 12/26/2023

Salary

$141,022 - $201,500 per year

Pay scale & grade

ES 00

Location

1 vacancy in the following location:

Anywhere in the U.S. (remote job)

Remote job

Yes

Telework eligible

Not applicable, this is a remote position.

Travel Required

Occasional travel - You may be expected to travel for this position.

Relocation expenses reimbursed

No

Appointment type

Permanent -

Work schedule

Full-time -

Service

Senior Executive

Promotion potential

None

Job family (Series)

Supervisory status

Yes

Security clearance

Drug test

No

Position sensitivity and risk

Trust determination process

Announcement number

SSA-EX-599

Control number

761924400

This job is open to

Clarification from the agency

All groups of qualified individuals may apply. Additionally, current career Senior Executive Service (SES) members, OPM certified graduates of an SES Candidate Development Program (CDP), and individuals with SES reinstatement eligibility may be considered noncompetitively.

Duties

The Associate General Counsel (AGC) for General Law (OGL), Office 2 serves as an advisor to the General Counsel and Deputy General Counsels within the Office of the General Counsel (OGC). The incumbent coordinates with the Associate General Counsels within OGC on important and novel legal matters in their assigned areas of responsibility. They serve as an advisor to top SSA officials on significant matters that have the potential to affect the business activities and management operations of the agency, which may be national in scope and impact, and have the potential to set precedent or otherwise affect departments and agencies of the Executive Branch.

The AGC, OGL renders legal services that may include personnel law, civil rights law, representative conduct, eDiscovery, and complex litigation (i.e., class actions or other complex litigation involving program or non-program issues). The incumbent serves as liaison to the Attorney General, the Department of Justice, and other Federal agencies on issues related to the above and other non-program areas. They perform or participate in a variety of activities related to providing, directing, coordinating, and supervising OGC staff engaged in providing legal advice on issues in their assigned area of responsibility.

Requirements

Conditions of Employment

U.S. Citizenship is required.

In order to be considered minimally qualified for this position, candidates must have had responsible professional experience at a senior level (equivalent to the GS-15 in either the General Schedule (GS) or a comparable pay plan).

Qualifications

As a basic requirement, applicants MUST demonstrate progressively responsible leadership experience that is indicative of senior executive level managerial capability and directly related to the skills and abilities outlined under Executive Core Qualifications and Mandatory Professional/Technical Qualifications. Typically, experience of this nature will have been gained at or above the GS-15 grade level in the Federal service or its equivalent with state or local government, the private sector, or non-governmental organizations. Failure to meet this basic qualification requirement and all executive and technical qualification factors automatically disqualifies an applicant.

You must clearly show that you possess the experience and leadership competencies to perform the duties of an executive. To be considered for this position, all applicants must address each of the Mandatory Professional/Technical Qualifications (MTQ) and the Executive Core Qualifications (ECQ) listed below in the application documents you submit. Unless you are currently serving under a career Senior Executive Service appointment, are eligible for reinstatement into the Senior Executive Service, or have successfully completed a Senior Executive Service Candidate Development Program approved by OPM and been certified by OPM, you must submit a narrative statement covering each of the Executive Core Qualifications listed below. Your examples should be clear and concise, and emphasize your level of responsibilities, scope and complexity of programs managed, program accomplishments with results of your actions, policy initiatives, and level of contacts.

Each MTQ and ECQ must be addressed separately and submitted with your application. Please refer to the ( ) for guidance on how to describe your executive qualifications.

EXECUTIVE CORE QUALIFICATIONS:

Narrative Statements for the ECQs must not exceed 10 pages; additional pages will not be considered. This document MUST be submitted using the "Executive Core Qualifications" document type.

• ECQ 1 - LEADING CHANGE: You must have demonstrated an ability to bring about strategic change, both within and outside the organization, to meet organizational goals. Inherent to this ECQ is the ability to establish an organizational vision and to implement it in a continuously changing environment.

Leadership Competencies: Creativity & Innovation, External Awareness, Flexibility, Resilience, Strategic Thinking, Vision

• ECQ 2 - LEADING PEOPLE: You must demonstrate the ability to lead people toward meeting the organization\'s vision, mission, and goals. Inherent to this ECQ is the ability to provide an inclusive workplace that fosters the development of others, facilitates cooperation and teamwork, and supports constructive resolution of conflicts.

Leadership Competencies: Conflict Management, Leveraging Diversity, Developing Others, Team Building

• ECQ 3 - RESULTS DRIVEN: This core qualification involves the ability to meet organizational goals and customer expectations. Inherent to this ECQ is the ability to make decisions that produce high-quality results by applying technical knowledge, analyzing problems, and calculating risks.

Leadership Competencies: Accountability, Customer Service, Decisiveness, Entrepreneurship, Problem Solving, Technical Credibility

• ECQ 4 - BUSINESS ACUMEN: This ECQ involves the ability to manage human, financial, and information resource strategically.

Leadership Competencies: Financial Management, Human Capital Management, Technology Management

• ECQ 5 - BUILDING COALITIONS: This ECQ involves the ability to build coalitions internally and with other Federal agencies, State and local governments, nonprofit and private sector organizations, foreign governments, or international organizations to achieve common goals.

Leadership Competencies: Partnering, Political Savvy, Influencing/Negotiating

FUNDAMENTAL COMPETENCIES: The following competencies are the foundation for success in each of the Executive Core Qualifications: Interpersonal Skills, Oral Communication, Integrity/Honesty, Written Communication, Continual Learning, and Public Service Motivation.

MANDATORY PROFESSIONAL/TECHNICAL QUALIFICATIONS (MTQs):

No more than one (1) page per MTQ is allowed; additional information will not be considered. This document MUST be submitted using the "Mandatory Technical Qualification" document type.

1. Membership in the bar of the court of a State, Territory, the District of Columbia, or the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico.

2. Senior level experience providing legal advice and counsel to senior officials in the majority of the following relevant areas of law: (1) Federal employment law and litigation in Federal courts and administrative forums; (2) Federal labor law and requirements related to administrative proceedings; (3) Experience in union contract review and bargaining; and (4) Experience in representative conduct and emerging legal issues. (Note: One (1) page limitation covers entire MTQ and all areas of law listed)

**Note for Current and/or Former Political Appointees: Effective January 1, 2010, OPM must authorize any employment offers we make to current or former (within the last 5 years) political Schedule A, Schedule C, or Non-Career SES employees in the executive branch. If you are currently, or have been within the last 5 years, a political Schedule A, Schedule C or Non-Career SES employee in the Executive Branch, you must disclose that to the Human Resources Office within your application package.

Education

This job does not have an education qualification requirement.

Additional information

(1) The selectee for this position will be subject to an appropriate security investigation, including fingerprinting, periodic future reinvestigation(s), and security clearance requirements (if required).
(2) Veteran\'s preference is not applicable to the SES.
(3) This position is covered under the post-employment restrictions of the Ethics in Government Act of 1978 (PL 95-521). This law also requires the selectee to file an Executive Personnel Financial Disclosure Report (Standard Form 278) within 30 days of appointment.
(4) Selectee must serve a one-year probationary period unless s/he previously completed one in the Senior Executive Service.
(5) Male applicants born after December 31, 1959, must be registered with the Selective Service System before they can be employed by an executive agency of the Federal government. This requirement does not apply to Agency employees appointed before November 8, 1985.
(6) This position may be a Testing Designated Position. The selectee will be notified if they are required to submit to a pre-employment urinalysis drug screening within 48 hours of notification. After appointment, the selectee will then be subject to future random drug screening.

All application materials are subject to the provisions of the privacy act and become property of SSA.

The Social Security Administration provides reasonable accommodations to applicants with disabilities where appropriate. If you need a reasonable accommodation for any part of the application and hiring process, please notify us. The decision on granting reasonable accommodation will be granted on a case-by-case basis.

The Social Security Administration provides equal opportunity for all persons without regard to race, color, age, religion, gender, national origin, political affiliation, sexual orientation, marital status, parental status, disability, or conduct not adversely affecting employee performance.

• Benefits

A career with the U.S. government provides employees with a comprehensive benefits package. As a federal employee, you and your family will have access to a range of benefits that are designed to make your federal career very rewarding. .

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