<p>Summary</p> <p>About the Position:</p> <p>The Department of Defense Education Activity (DoDEA) Office of the General Counsel (OGC) facilitates DoDEA's global educational mission by providing high quality and timely legal advice and counsel, effective advocacy, and creative problem-solving. This position serves as an Associate General Counsel - Administrative Law Division-HQ, DoDEA.</p> <p>Summary</p> <p>About the Position:</p> <p>The Department of Defense Education Activity (DoDEA) Office of the General Counsel (OGC) facilitates DoDEA's global educational mission by providing high quality and timely legal advice and counsel, effective advocacy, and creative problem-solving. This position serves as an Associate General Counsel - Administrative Law Division-HQ, DoDEA.</p> <p>Overview</p> <p>Help</p> <p>Accepting applications</p> <p>Open & closing dates</p> <p>08/25/2025 to 09/02/2025</p> <p>Salary $142,488 to - $195,200 per year Pay scale & grade GS 14 - 15</p> <p>Location</p> <p>1 vacancy in the following location:</p> <p>Alexandria, VA</p> <p>Remote job No Telework eligible No Travel Required Not required Relocation expenses reimbursed No Appointment type Permanent Work schedule Full-time Service Excepted</p> <p>Promotion potential</p> <p>15</p> <p>Job family (Series)</p> <ul> <li>0905 Attorney </li></ul> <p>Supervisory status No Security clearance Not Required Drug test No Position sensitivity and risk Noncritical-Sensitive (NCS)/Moderate Risk</p> <p>Trust determination process</p> <ul> <li>Suitability/Fitness </li></ul> <p>Financial disclosure Yes Bargaining unit status No</p> <p>Announcement number NC7X250056556268ATT Control number 843662700</p> <p>This job is open to</p> <p>Help</p> <p>The public</p> <p>U.S. Citizens, Nationals or those who owe allegiance to the U.S.</p> <p>Duties</p> <p>Help</p> <ul> <li>Provides legal advice, representation, and other support in the full range of administrative legal matters </li><li>Serve as an alternate Ethics Official and manage the Activity's Ethics Program </li><li>Manage and oversee ethics programs and policies within the Activity </li><li>Provide ethics training and counseling to employees </li><li>Review employees' financial disclosure reports, including OGE forms 278 and 450 </li><li>Conduct research of laws, legal opinions, precedent cases, and relevant Agency guidance and actions, as needed, to address complex and difficult legal issues </li><li>Review administrative orders, rules, regulations, and statutes related to DoDEA operations </li></ul> <p>Requirements</p> <p>Help</p> <p>Conditions of employment</p> <ul> <li>Male applicants born after December 31, 1959, must complete a Pre-Employment Certification Statement for Selective Service Requirement. </li><li>Proof of U.S. Citizenship required. </li><li>Direct deposit of pay is required. </li><li>One year trial or probationary period may be required. </li><li>Appointment subject to a suitability/fitness determination, as determined by a background investigation. </li><li>This position requires a Tier 3 (T3) investigation. Must be able to obtain and maintain a Secret security clearance. </li><li>This position requires you to submit a Public Financial Disclosure Report (OGE 278) or a Confidential Financial Disclosure Report (OGE450) upon entry, and annually thereafter. </li></ul> <p>Qualifications</p> <p>Who May Apply: U.S. Citizens</p> <p>In order to qualify, you must meet the education and experience requirements described below. 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). You will receive credit for all qualifying experience, including volunteer experience. Your resume must clearly describe your relevant experience; if qualifying based on education, your transcripts will be required as part of your application.</p> <p>Experience: You must have three or more years of professional legal experience, acquired after being admitted to the bar, commensurate with the duties and responsibilities of the position. Graduation from an ABA-Accredited Law School in the top 25% of the class or an advanced law degree such as an LLM may substitute for one year of the required professional legal experience.</p> <p>Bar Membership: You must currently be a member in good standing of the bar of a State, Territory of the United States, District of Columbia, or Commonwealth of Puerto Rico.</p> <p>The DoDEA Office of General Counsel is accepting applications for the position of Associate General Counsel - Administrative Law Division-HQ, DoDEA. The incumbent assists the General Counsel, DoDEA in providing a full range of legal services in administrative law, ethics, and education law, to the Director, DoDEA, other members of the DoDEA leadership team worldwide. This is in support of DoDEA's mission to operate accredited schools and ensure all school-aged children of military families are provided a world-class education.</p> <p>You will be evaluated on the basis of your level of competency in the following areas:</p> <p>Education</p> <p>FOREIGN EDUCATION: If you are using education completed in foreign colleges or universities to meet the qualification requirements, you must show the education credentials have been evaluated by a private organization that specializes in interpretation of foreign education programs and such education has been deemed equivalent to that gained in an accredited U.S. education program; or full credit has been given for the courses at a U.S. accredited college or university. For further information, visit: http://www.ed.gov/about/offices/list/ous/international/usnei/us/edlite-visitus-forrecog.html</p> <p>Additional information</p> <ul> <li>Selection is subject to restrictions resulting from Department of Defense referral system for displaced employees. </li><li>Salary includes applicable locality pay or Local Market Supplement. </li><li>Multiple positions may be filled from this announcement. </li><li>Applicants with a disability who need a reasonable accommodation for any part of the application or hiring process should notify David Walton ra@dodea.edu </li><li>This position is not covered by a bargaining unit. </li><li>If you have retired from federal service and you are interested in employment as a reemployed annuitant, see the information in the Reemployed Annuitant information sheet. </li><li>Management may select at any of the grade levels announced. This recruitment provides promotion opportunity to the target grade of the position without further competition when selectee is eligible and recommended by management. Duties described reflect the full performance GS-15 level. If not selected at the full performance level, duties will be performed in a developmental capacity under close supervision. </li></ul> <p>Interagency Career Transition Assistance Program (ICTAP). If you are a Federal employee in the competitive service and your agency has notified you in writing that you are a displaced employee eligible for ICTAP consideration, you may receive selection priority for this position. To receive selection priority, you must: (1) meet ICTAP eligibility criteria (2) be rated well-qualified for the position and; (3) submit the appropriate documentation to support your ICTAP eligibility. To be considered well-qualified and receive selection priority applicants must satisfy all qualification requirements for the position and receive a score of 90 or above. Additional information about the program is on OPM's Career Transition Resources website. Additional information about the program is on OPM's Career Transition Resources website.</p> <p>Expand Hide additional information</p> <p>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.</p> <p>Benefits</p> <p>Help</p> <p>Review our benefits</p> <p>How you will be evaluated</p> <p>You will be evaluated for this job based on how well you meet the qualifications above.</p> <p>Once the announcement has closed, a review of your application package (resume, supporting documents, and responses to the questionnaire) will be used to determine whether you meet the qualification requirements listed on this announcement. If you are minimally qualified, your résumé and supporting documentation will be compared against your responses to the assessment questionnaire to determine your level of experience. If, after reviewing your résumé and/or supporting documentation, a determination is made that you have inflated your qualifications and/or experience, you may lose consideration for this position. Please follow all instructions carefully when applying, errors or omissions may affect your eligibility.</p> <p>Benefits</p> <p>Help</p> <p>Review our benefits</p> <p>Required documents</p> <p>Required Documents</p> <p>Help</p> <p>The documents you are required to submit vary based on whether or not you are eligible for preference in federal employment. A complete description of preference categories and the associated required documents is in the Applicant Checklist (External).</p> <p>As described above, your complete application includes your resume, your responses to the online questionnaire, and documents which prove your eligibility to apply. If you fail to provide these documents, you will be marked as having an incomplete application package and you will not be considered any further.</p> <ol> <li>Your resume: </li></ol> <ul> <li>Your resume may be submitted in any format and must support the specialized experience described in this announcement. </li><li>If your resume includes a photograph or other inappropriate material or content, it will not be used to make eligibility and qualification determinations and you may not be considered for this vacancy. </li><li>For qualifications determinations your resume must contain hours worked per week and the dates of employment (i.e., HRS per week and month/year to month/year or month/year to present). If your resume does not contain this information, your application will be marked as incomplete and you will not receive consideration for this position. </li><li>You should list any relevant performance appraisals and incentive awards in your resume as that information may be taken into consideration during the selection process. If selected, you may be required to provide supporting documentation. </li><li>For additional information see: What to include in your resume. </li></ul> <ol start="2"> <li>Other supporting documents: </li></ol> <ul> <li> <p>Cover Letter, optional</p> </li><li> <p>Most recent Performance Appraisal, if applicable</p> </li><li> <p>License or Certification: If this position requires a job-related licensure or certification, you MUST submit a copy of your license or certification with your application package or you will be rated ineligible. To determine if this position requires a job-related licensure or certification, please review the Qualifications section listed above.</p> </li><li> <p>Transcripts: This position has an individual occupational requirement and/or allows for substitution of education for experience. You MUST submit a copy of your transcript with your application package or you will be rated ineligible. You MUST scan, upload and attach legible photocopies of the following transcripts:</p> </li><li> <p>Bachelor's Transcript</p> </li><li> <p>Master's Transcript. This transcript is required IF it applies to you.</p> </li><li> <p>EDS Transcript. This transcript is required IF it applies to you.</p> </li><li> <p>Doctorate's transcript. This transcript is required IF it applies to you.</p> </li><li> <p>Official Transcripts: Failure to provide copies of all applicable transcripts will result in disqualification due to incomplete application. You must scan, upload and attach legible photocopies of the following official transcripts:</p> </li><li> <p>Bachelor's Transcript</p> </li><li> <p>Master's Transcript. This transcript is required IF it applies to you.</p> </li><li> <p>EDS Transcript. This transcript is required IF it applies to you.</p> </li><li> <p>Doctorate's transcript. This transcript is required IF it applies to you.</p> </li></ul> <p>NOTE: Transcripts must include the date and degree was conferred. Transcripts without this information will not be reviewed and will result in disqualification. Your transcripts must clearly identify coursework required for the position you are applying for. Transcripts submitted in other languages other than English must include an official translation or will not be considered. Computer print-outs of transcripts, links to transcripts, grade reports, copies of degree diplomas or certificates, illegible copies and unofficial copies of transcripts will not be acceptable. Receipt of these documents will result in automatic disqualification.</p> <p>NOTE: Documents submitted as part of the application package, to include supplemental documents, may be shared beyond the Human Resources Office. Some supplemental documents such as military orders and marriage certificates may contain personal information for someone other than you. You may sanitize these documents to remove another person's personal information before you submit your application. You may be asked to provide an un-sanitized version of the documents if you are selected to confirm your eligibility.</p> <p>If you are relying on your education to meet qualification requirements:</p> <p>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 schools accredited by accrediting institutions recognized by the U.S. Department of Education.</p> <p>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.</p>