Summary
As an Attorney-Advisor (Employee and Labor Relations), you will be part of the Employee and Labor Relations Division, Office of the Chief Human Capital Officer (OCHCO), U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC). If selected, you will advise management on employee and labor relations matters and ensure agency programs, policies, and practices comply with federal employment and labor laws, merit system principles, prohibited personnel practices, and EEOC anti-discrimination guidance.
Duties
Proactively ensures that all agency personnel programs, policies, and practices comply with applicable laws, rules, and regulations, including merit system principles and prohibited personnel practices set forth in 5 U.S.C., sections 2301-2302.
Provides legal advice and counsel to agency management and human resource staff regarding the full range of employment matters, including, but not limited to, hiring, personnel policies, and disciplinary and other adverse personnel actions.
Represents agency managers in administrative proceedings in connection with EEO complaints prior to the adversarial stage, including advising on preparation of declarations, statements or affidavits, and responses to information requests.
Maintains contact with the OCHCO Division Directors, officials at the Office of Personnel Management's Employee and Labor Relations Network, and other federal agencies.
Performs special projects in the areas of performance improvement and labor and employee relations, which may require leading ad- hoc project teams and analyzing and evaluating critical and sensitive problem areas.
Works proactively with managers and employees to informally resolve employment-related disputes.
Attends staff meetings, ad-hoc or special committee meetings, etc. in order to ascertain and/or keep abreast of program needs and requirements, particularly in the area of performance improvement and employee conduct.
Serves as the agency's representative in litigation and other administrative proceedings before arbitrators, mediators, and the Federal Labor Relations Authority (FLRA).
Defends the agency in: unfair labor practice claims; negotiability petitions; grievance/arbitration cases, which may be followed by exceptions proceedings; and bargaining disputes.
Advises internal agency clients, including senior agency officials, on a wide range of labor issues, such as bargaining obligations, contract interpretation and application, representation law, and other labor relation topics.
Conducts personnel misconduct investigations and prepares findings, reports, and recommendations for management action.
Education
This position has a basic education requirement listed under the Qualifications section of this announcement.
How you will be evaluated
You will be evaluated for this job based on how well you meet the qualifications above. Your qualifications will be evaluated based on your application materials (e.g., resume, supporting documents), your responses on the application questionnaire, and your responses to all assessments required for this position. You will be assessed on the following competencies (knowledge, skills, abilities, and other characteristics). Attention to Detail Customer Service Decision Making Flexibility Influencing/Negotiating Integrity/Honesty Interpersonal Skills Learning Reasoning Self-Management Stress Tolerance Teamwork Overstating your qualifications and/or experience in your application materials or application questionnaire may result in your removal from consideration. Cheating on an assessment may also result in your removal from consideration. To preview the application questionnaire, click the following link: https://apply.usastaffing.gov/ViewQuestionnaire/13029006 Equal Employment Opportunity The United States government does not discriminate in employment on the basis of race, color, religion, sex (including pregnancy), national origin, political affiliation, sexual orientation, marital status, disability, genetic information, age, membership in an employee organization, retaliation, parental status, military service or other non-merit factor.