Paralegal Specialist Job in The Middle East - 95327747 - ZAVLR7DQMRNDK

Job Title:
Paralegal Specialist

Department:
Department Of The Army

Agency:
Army Corps of Engineers

Job Announcement Number:
NCFV08005831R3

SALARY RANGE:
$50,287.00 - $65,371.00 /year

OPEN PERIOD:
Monday, January 31, 2011 to Saturday, July 30, 2011
SERIES & GRADE:GS-0950-11/11

POSITION INFORMATION:
Multiple Schedules  - Temporary

DUTY LOCATIONS:
1 vacancy - OA - The Middle East

WHO MAY BE CONSIDERED:
Agency Employees Only

JOB SUMMARY:Challenge Yourself - Be an Army Civilian - Go Army!

Civilian employees serve a vital role in supporting the Army mission. They provide the skills that are not readily available in the military, but crucial to support military operations. The Army integrates the talents and skills of its military and civilian members to form a Total Army.

Changes to the Job Announcement: This announcement is for CURRENT CIVILIAN ARMY EMPLOYEES ONLY. Relocation incentives up to 25% may be offered depending on length of tour. Incremental rating cut-offs will be utilized.

First Cut off Date:02/14/2011

Organization(s):
Various Locations with Afghanistan (Duty Location may be subject to change to any Overseas Contingency Operations (OCO) location).

Position Status: This announcement may be used to fill temporary full-time, part-time or intermittent positions. Indicate on your resume your availability for any of these appointments.


About the Position: The position is under the supervision of a District commander within GRD.

The job provides the opportunity to learn how USACE operates in a reconstruction effort. You will deal with competing priorities and corporate approach to improving programs and methods of operation. To be successful in this position, you will need to (a) know your job; (b) be situationally aware; (c) be healthy; and (d) treat every individual with dignity and respect.
Who May Apply: Click here for more information.

At the employees discretion, assignment duration may be 6 months to 1 year. Assignments may be Temporary Change of Station (TCS) or Temporary Duty (TDY), whichever is more cost effective to the organization. For TCS assignments of 6 month to 1 year duration TCS entitlements will be authorized

Current Army employees with competitive status (includes Army employees serving on a career or career-conditional appointment).

KEY REQUIREMENTS:

• U.S. Citizen

Additional Duty Location Info:
1 vacancy - OA - The Middle East


Investigates, analyzes and evaluates claims, protests, and other legal matters arising from various legislative acts. Obtains information from a variety of sources and prepares documentary file. Performs extensive research and analysis on applicable legal issues. Serves as Freedom of Information Act Officer and Privacy Act Official. Reviews changes in regulations on the Freedom of Information and Privacy Acts and updates / advises other legal personnel of changes. Prepares requests for labor wage determinations for submission to Department of Labor. Makes the legal determination as to what documents are considered confidential and assists the attorneys in the research of the legal issues. Helps prepare litigation reports for DOJ (Dept of Justice) in connection with lawsuits filed against the Corps.

QUALIFICATIONS REQUIRED:Click on link below to view qualification standard.
General Schedule

NOTE: This vacancy will be filled by candidates that qualify for temporary promotions, reassignment, or change to lower grade.

NOTE: Generally, indoor work location has power, water, heating, and air conditioning, although outages should be expected. Lack of sleep may occur due to long work hours and uncomfortable living conditions. Employee will report symptoms of stress and fatigue to the on-site supervisor. Living conditions range from having all basic amenities; light, power, water, refrigeration, to not having one or more of these amenities. Employees who need to store refrigerated medication shall prior to departure from the primary duty station, inform the local Emergency Operations Center so availability of refrigeration at the work site can be determined. Environmental conditions at work locations may range from excessive heat and humidity to extreme cold and rainy. Some locations require that the employee be able to maintain stable mobility in sandy and unstable terrain. Although some work is sedentary, work conditions such as ergonomic issues related to lifting and carrying, seating, or video display terminals; repetitive motion injury from using computers, and the like may be expected.

NOTE: Foreign post differential of 35% is authorized while TCS/TDY to a downrange location. Additional compensation of 30% over basic compensation will be granted to employees for service at designated danger pay costs.

NOTE: Locality pay does not apply in the overseas area. Locality rates of pay in CONUS will not be used for pay setting when transferring to the overseas area.

SPECIALIZED EXPERIENCE is experience that equipped the applicant to perform the duties of the position such as: Knowledge of the application of various laws, principles, concepts, and methods of legal research and legal reference sources in FARs, EFARs, Ers, Ars agency manuals, directives and regulations; directories, commercial legal publications, court and/or administrative decisions and interpretations, rules, regulations, policies, and procedures sufficient to perform extensive legal research. Knowledge of applicable laws, procedures, and policies, as well as the ability to interview and discern relevant information to prepare and process legal documents.

**Medical requirements: http://www.tam.usace.army.mil/UDC/index.asp.

For more information on deployment, please visit: http://www.usace.army.mil/CEHR/WorkForUSACE/OverseasContingency/Pages/DeploymentPayandEntitlements.aspx.

The experience described in your resume will be evaluated and screened for the Office of Personnel Management's basic qualifications requirements, and the skills needed to perform the duties of this position as described in this vacancy announcement.

Applicants who have held a General Schedule (GS) position within the last 52 weeks must meet the Time in Grade Restriction.

Education can be substituted for experience. Review the qualification requirements for specific information.

One year of experience in the same or similar work equivalent to at least the next lower grade or level requiring application of the knowledge, skills, and abilities of the position being filled.

Must have 52 weeks of Federal service at the next lower grade (or equivalent). OR Must have 52 weeks of Federal service at the second lower grade (or equivalent), dependent on the normal line of promotion for the position being filled.

GS-11: One year of experience directly related to the occupation equivalent to at least the next lower grade level; or Ph.D. or equivalent doctoral degree or 3 full years of progressively higher level graduate education leading to such a degree or LL.M., if related; or equivalent combinations of experience and education.

Other Requirements:
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Secret security clearance may be required.

Personnel security investigation may be required.

Position may be designated as Emergency Essential.

A medical examination may be required.

Immunization screening may be required.

Male applicants born after December 31, 1959 must complete a Pre-Employment Certification Statement for Selective Service Registration.

Direct Deposit of Pay is Required.

Failure to provide all of the required information as stated in the vacancy announcement may result in an ineligible rating or may affect the overall rating.

HOW YOU WILL BE EVALUATED:
Resumes will be evaluated for basic qualifications requirements and for the skills needed to perform the duties of the position, as described in this vacancy announcement and identified by the Selecting Official for the position.


BENEFITS:The Department of Defense offers excellent benefits programs some of which may include:

Comprehensive health and life insurance

Competitive salaries

Generous retirement programs

Paid holidays, sick leave, and vacation time

Flexible work environment and alternate work schedules

Paid employment related training and education

Possible student loan repayment

Payment of licenses, certification, and academic degrees as applicable

Bonuses, incentives, and awards as appropriate for the job.

OTHER INFORMATION:Click here for more information.

Multiple positions will be filled from this announcement.

May require overtime work.

The Department of Defense (DoD) policy on employment of annuitants will be used in determining eligibility of annuitants. The DoD policy is available on http://www.cpms.osd.mil/ASSETS/E8AB932EA1E44617BAC7222922E42A62/DoDI140025-V300.pdf

Salary includes applicable locality pay or Local Market Supplement.

In accordance with section 9902(h) of title 5, United States Code, annuitants reemployed in the Department of Defense shall receive full annuity and salary upon appointment. They shall not be eligible for retirement contributions, participation in the Thrift Savings Plan, or a supplemental or redetermined annuity for the reemployment period. Discontinued service retirement annuitants (i.e., retired under section 8336(d)(1) or 8414(b)(1)(A) of title 5, United States Code) appointed to the Department of Defense may elect to be subject to retirement provisions of the new appointment as appropriate. (See DoD Instruction 1400.25, Volume 300, at http://www.dtic.mil/whs/directives.)

Temporary promotion may be made or extended up to a maximum of five years.

Overseas unaccompanied tour.

Temporary Duty (TDY) travel may be required.

Other Advantages: This position provides an opportunity to join an organization of both military and civilian personnel who are working side-by-side as dedicated professionals committed to the reconstruction mission within Afghanistan.

HOW TO APPLY:Click here for more information.

Resumes must be received by the closing date of this announcement.

Resumes may be submitted at any time. Referral lists will be issued as job opportunities occur.

Self-nomination must be submitted by the closing date. Applicants wishing to withdraw from consideration may contact the Central Resume Processing Center at (410) 306- 0137 or applicanthelp@conus.army.mil.

Resume must be on file in our centralized database.

Announcements close at 12:00am (midnight) Eastern Time.

You must have an ACTIVE resume with the Army Centralized Resumix database before you submit your Self-nomination. If you do not have an ACTIVE resume on file, please click here to use the Army Resume Builder to create or update your resume.

REQUIRED DOCUMENTS:

You will be required to provide proof of U.S. Citizenship.

AGENCY CONTACT INFO:

Central Resume Processing Center
Phone: 410-306-0137
Email: applicanthelp@cpsrxtp.belvoir.army.mil Agency Information:
Central Resume Processing Center
314 Johnson Street
Aberdeen Proving Ground, MD 21005-5283

WHAT TO EXPECT NEXT:Once this announcement closes, candidates will be evaluated using an automated system, (Resumix) which compares your skills and experience as described in your resume with the requirements of the position. If you are found to be a highly qualified candidate, you will be referred to the selecting official for further consideration. (In some cases, individuals with priority for special consideration must be considered and selected before other candidates.) Whether or not you are contacted for an interview depends upon the location of the position and the judgment of the selecting official. You can view the status of announcements that you applied for through our automated response system, ANSWER, accessed through our Civilian Personnel On-Line web page.