Deputy Director, Office of Professional Conduct (OPC), EM-0905-00 (Attorneys)

Summary This position is located in the Office of Professional Conduct of the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation in Washington, D.C. Salary reflects a pay cap for this position of $310,000. Learn more about this agency Requirements Conditions of Employment Registration with the Selective Service. U.S. Citizenship is required.   Bar Membership is required.   Employment Conditions. High-Risk-Critical Sensitive (CS). Ability to obtain and maintain a Top-Secret security clearance. Applicant tentatively selected for this position will be required to submit to urinalysis to screen for illegal drug use prior to appointment and will be subject to random drug tests. Must be able to obtain and maintain an interim and/or final security clearance prior to entrance on duty. Failure to obtain and maintain the required level of security clearance may result in the withdrawal of a job offer or removal. Employee may be relocated to any duty location to meet management needs. Qualifications To meet the minimum qualifications, applicants must possess the leadership and technical experiences listed below. These qualifications would typically be gained through progressively responsible management or executive-level assignments. Qualifying experience may be obtained in the private or public sector. Experience refers to paid and unpaid experience, including volunteer work done through National Service programs (e.g., Peace Corps, AmeriCorps) and other organizations (e.g., professional; philanthropic, religious/spiritual; community; student, social). Volunteer work helps build critical competencies, knowledge, and skills and can provide valuable training and experience that translates directly to paid employment. You will receive credit for all qualifying experience, including volunteer experience. MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS: All applicants must submit a resume that addresses each minimum qualification experience. Examples should be clear, concise, and emphasize your level of responsibilities; the scope and complexity of the programs, activities, or services you managed; program accomplishments; policy initiatives undertook; level of contacts; the sensitivity and criticality of the issues you addressed; and the results of your actions. You should use action-oriented leadership words to describe your experience and accomplishments and quantify your experience wherever possible to demonstrate your accomplishments (e.g., number of employees supervised). Leadership experiences identified must have been performed in an official supervisory role. Leadership Experience 1: Experience overseeing and coordinating the work of organizational units directly and indirectly through subordinate supervisors, including assigning work; directing changes to programs and priorities; and evaluating performance against goals; AND Leadership Experience 2: Experience managing employee performance and growth directly and indirectly through subordinate supervisors, including evaluating employee readiness for successive roles; recognizing accomplishments, providing feedback and development opportunities, and addressing performance/conduct issues; AND Leadership Experience 3: Experience overseeing the implementation of and improvements to recruiting, hiring, training, utilization, and succession readiness of staff. Technical Experience 1: Experience providing legal guidance and counsel on the development and modification of policies, programs, and procedures related to employee relations issues including misconduct, harassment and retaliation for an agency or company; AND Technical Experience 2: Experience advising management and senior executives on the application of laws, regulations, and policies related to employee misconduct, employment relations, and retaliation matters; AND Technical Experience 3: Experience managing an agency- or company-wide program or function (e.g., an Inspector General's office) for internal investigations and justifying findings for cases involving employee misconduct, harassment, and retaliation. Basic Qualification Requirement: License to practice before the highest court of a state, territory, commonwealth, or the District of Columbia and in good standing. Education There is no substitution of education for the experience for this position. Additional information For FDIC Employees: The five-day notification process does not apply to corporate and executive manager positions. Failure to provide your application documentation (i.e. up-to-date resume) in support of your qualifications for this position by the closing date will limit your ability to receive maximum consideration. Take a moment to ensure that your resume and assessment questionnaire responses reflect the qualifications and eligibility requirements of this position by the closing date. To read about your rights and responsibilities as an applicant for Federal employment, click here. This position is in the Excepted Service. Evidence of current bar membership in good standing will be confirmed prior to appointment. If selected, you may be required to serve a supervisory/managerial probationary period. If selected, you may be required to serve a trial period. Additional selections may be made from this vacancy announcement to fill identical vacancies that occur subsequent to this announcement. FDIC Executive Managers (EM) are in the Federal competitive service and not the Senior Executive Service (SES). As an EM at the FDIC, you will provide executive leadership and managerial direction over substantive activities related to planning, developing, executing, and coordinating the Corporation's programs and policies. Current or Former Political Appointees: The Office of Personnel Management (OPM) must authorize employment offers made to current or former political appointees. 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 this information to the HR Office. Read more 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. Opens in a new window Learn more about federal benefits. The FDIC offers comprehensive benefits to its employees. These benefits, some at minimal cost, are some of the best and most competitive in both the private and public sectors. In addition, under FDIC’s Group Life Insurance Program, basic life insurance coverage for Executive Managers is automatically equal to 3 times their salary (rounded to the next higher thousand) up to a maximum of $800,000. Executives may also choose from two other lower coverage options. The Corporation pays for the cost of the basic coverage unless employees also elect to be covered under the Federal Employees Group Life Insurance Program (FEGLI). To find out more, click here. Eligibility for benefits depends on the type of position you hold and whether your position is full-time, part-time or intermittent. 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