Deputy Director (ORI)

Clarification from the agency

Open to all U.S. Citizens; ICTAP and CTAP eligibles in the local commuting area.

This position is located in the Office of Regulations and Interpretations (ORI), in the Employee Benefits Security Administration (EBSA). ORI has primary responsibility to facilitate compliance with and enforcement of EIRSA through the development and implementation of advisory opinions, interpretive materials, and regulations

.Major duties include but are not limited to the following:

• Program and Policy Planning and Development As Deputy Director, the incumbent participates with the Director in all phases of planning, developing, and executing programs for the coordinated development, issuance, review, and analysis of policies, regulations, opinions, interpretations, forms, and other guidance regarding the fiduciary responsibility, reporting and disclosure, coverage, preemption provisions, as well as other provisions of Title I of ERISA and those provisions of FERSA for which the Secretary has interpretive and regulatory authority.
• Program, Personnel, and Resource Management Participates with the Office Director in the evaluation of Office program accomplishments. Develops performance measures, evaluates overall program performance and accomplishments, identifies problem areas or areas capable of improvement, and develops and recommends, to the Office Director, approaches for correcting deficiencies and improving the effectiveness and efficiency of Office operations. Develops both short and long-range plans, budgetary estimates, resource needs, and program justification documents. Coordinates the development of multi-year work plans. Recommends the development of policy, procedural, and staffing changes in response to changes in levels of appropriations and/or program emphasis. Approves milestones and schedules for completion of work; assigns continuing program responsibilities, projects, or studies to subordinates; furnishes advice and guidance on problems, and reviews completed work for conformance to established policies and project objectives.
• Coordination, Technical Assistance, and Liaison Activities Represents the Agency on Department, interagency, and Government-industry committees to assure coordination of national programs, policies, and regulatory strategies affecting employee benefit plans, on behalf of the Director and the Assistant Secretary/Deputy Assistant Secretaries of EBSA. Directs and coordinates the Agency's program for the development, drafting, and issuance of interpretations, opinions, rulings, forms, and other guidance. Ensures the review and analysis of major legislative proposals and interpretive issuances developed both within the Department and by other agencies and which directly or indirectly affect the provisions of Title I of ERISA. Explains EBSA policies, stance with regard to specific interpretations, opinions, rulings, forms, and other guidance, and potential for cooperative efforts and represents the Agency on program issues.
• Program and Policy Planning and Development As Deputy Director, the incumbent participates with the Director in all phases of planning, developing, and executing programs for the coordinated development, issuance, review, and analysis of policies, regulations, opinions, interpretations, forms, and other guidance regarding the fiduciary responsibility, reporting and disclosure, coverage, preemption provisions, as well as other provisions of Title I of ERISA and those provisions of FERSA for which the Secretary has interpretive and regulatory authority.
• Program, Personnel, and Resource Management Develops performance measures, evaluates overall program performance and accomplishments, identifies problem areas or areas capable of improvement, and develops and recommends, to the Office Director, approaches for correcting deficiencies and improving the effectiveness and efficiency of Office operations. Develops both short and long-range plans, budgetary estimates, resource needs, and program justification documents. Coordinates the development of multi-year work plans; recommends revisions of long- range plans. Approves milestones and schedules for completion of work; assigns continuing program responsibilities, projects, or studies to subordinates; furnishes advice and guidance on problems, and reviews completed work for conformance to established policies and project objectives.
• Coordination, Technical Assistance, and Liaison Activities Represents the Agency on Department, interagency, and Government-industry committees to assure coordination of national programs, policies, and regulatory strategies affecting employee benefit plans. Directs and coordinates the Agency's program for the development, drafting, and issuance of interpretations, opinions, rulings, forms, and other guidance. Explains EBSA policies, stance with regard to specific interpretations, opinions, rulings, forms, and other guidance, and potential for cooperative efforts and represents the Agency on program issues.

Conditions of employment

• Must be a U.S. Citizen.
• Must be at least 16 years old.
• Requires a probationary period if the requirement has not been met.
• Candidate required to obtain the necessary security/investigation level.
• Subject to financial disclosure requirements.
• Requires a supervisory probationary period if the requirement has not been met.

Qualifications

IN DESCRIBING YOUR EXPERIENCE, PLEASE BE CLEAR AND SPECIFIC. WE WILL NOT MAKE ASSUMPTIONS REGARDING YOUR EXPERIENCE. Position titles alone cannot be used to determine if you are qualified. Please list dates in MM/DD/YY format. This is imperative in determining if whether you have at least one year of creditable specialized experience. Dates will not be assumed.

You must meet the Basic Requirements and the Specialized Experience to qualify for , Deputy Director (ORI)as described below.

Basic Requirements:
Education: Undergraduate and graduate education: Major study in one or a combination of the following fields- finance, banking, business administration, economics, mathematics, accounting or auditing, pension plan administration, law, industrial relations, public administration, or other related fields.

OR

Specialized Experience: Progressively responsible experience that demonstrated the ability to perform work in the field of pension and welfare plans. Such experience may have been gained in (1) management, administration, development, analysis, audit, financial management, or termination of such plans or their funds; or (2) in closely related work such as taxation, securities, and investments.

Specialized experience may have been gained in government, a welfare and pension plan administration or consulting firm, law firm, actuarial or accounting firm, labor union, welfare and pension association or research service, banking trust department, or investment firm. Examples of qualifying specialized experience include:

• Analysis and application of fiduciary, reporting and disclosure, bonding, funding, vesting, administration, and termination provisions of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act (ERISA) and related laws, regulations, court decisions, and precedent rulings.
• Development of proposals for new or revised pension or welfare plans, petitions for exemptions, or requests for rulings under governing law.
• Legal work, a substantial portion of which required interpretation of Federal laws and legal requirements concerning welfare and pension plans, or in such related fields as taxation, securities, real estate, corporations, trusts, bankruptcy, and investments.
• Auditing or accounting work that involved determining compliance with Federal and State laws governing welfare and pension plans, securities, banking, insurance, or corporations.
• Analysis of Federal laws or regulations, development of policy, and drafting of proposed changes in an employee welfare and benefit plan or a related function.

In addition to meeting the basic requirement, applicants must meet 3 out of the 5 examples of specialized experience listed below for this grade level:

For GS-15: Applicants must have 52 weeks of specialized experience equivalent to at least the next lower grade level GS-14 in the Federal Service.

Specialized Experience is the experience that equipped the applicant with the particular knowledge, skills, and abilities (KSA's) to perform the duties of the position successfully, and that is typically in or related to the position to be filled. To be creditable, specialized experience must have been equivalent to at least the next lower grade level.

Qualifying specialized experience for GS-15 includes:

• Leading the coordinated development, drafting, issuance, review, and analysis of regulations, advisory opinions, interpretations, forms, and other guidance implementing Title I of ERISA and FERSA (including fiduciary responsibility, reporting and disclosure, coverage, and preemption), and coordinating these efforts with EBSA components, DOL, and other Federal agencies (e.g., PBGC, IRS, SEC).
• Managing program planning and resources for a regulatory/interpretive office, including developing multi-year work plans and budgets, setting milestones and performance measures, allocating staff and resources, directing subordinate supervisors and professional legal/economic staff, and conducting performance appraisals.
• Representing Government-industry committees; establishing and maintaining liaison with congressional committees/staff, Federal and State regulators, and industry groups; presenting authoritative policy options and recommendations; and committing to courses of action.
• Evaluating program effectiveness to identify deficiencies and implement corrective actions to improve efficiency and outcomes; and reviewing and analyzing legislative, regulatory, and policy proposals for their impact on ERISA/FERSA and employee benefit plan operations.
• Providing expert technical advice on ERISA, FERSA, and related laws (Internal Revenue Code), employee benefit plan operations, and financial institution practices; serving as an expert witness in ERISA litigation; and developing or overseeing internal training and public education materials/programs to promote voluntary compliance.

Note: Specialized experience must be clearly documented in your resume; merely copying this statement into your application does not demonstrate that you possess the required experience.

How you will be evaluated

You will be evaluated for this job based on how well you meet the qualifications above.

Your evaluation will be based on how well you meet the qualifications outlined in this vacancy announcement, as demonstrated through your resume and supporting documentation.

Click Application of Veterans Preference for more information.

You may preview application questions for this vacancy here: https://apply.usastaffing.gov/ViewQuestionnaire/12987776

If you meet the minimum qualifications, you will be evaluated against the evaluation factors below and will be placed into a category based on your vacancy question responses.

Category A - Meets the basic qualification requirements for the vacancy and has successful experience in the same or similar job that has demonstrated superior proficiency in applying critical competencies required by this position to work of increased levels of difficulty and complexity.

Category B - Meets the basic qualification requirements for the vacancy and demonstrates satisfactory proficiency in the critical competencies required by this position.

Category C - Meets the specialized experience described in the minimum qualification requirements section of this announcement and demonstrates proficiency in the basic competencies.

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SME Resume Panel Review

Subject Matter Experts (SMEs) will review your resume to assess your technical qualifications based on the competencies listed below. Applicants who meet the required qualifications will advance to the next stage of the hiring process.

For each below competency, SME(s) will provide a rating of 0-Not Applicable, 1-Awareness, 2-Basic, 3-Intermediate, 4-Advanced, or 5-Expert based on the content of your resume.

Evaluation Factors (Competencies) - All qualified applicants will be evaluated on the following key competencies:

• Administration and Management
• Oral Communication
• Planning and Evaluating

The information you provide may be verified by a review of your paid, unpaid, volunteer, as it demonstrates the competencies or skills required for the position to be filled. Your evaluation may include an interview, reference checks, or other assessment conducted by HR specialists, subject matter experts, or panel members and may include other assessment tools (ex. interview, structured interview, written test, work sample, etc.).

INFORMATION FOR ICTAP/CTAP ELIGIBLE(S) ONLY: If you are eligible for special priority selection under ICTAP/CTAP, you must be well-qualified for the position to receive consideration. ICTAP/CTAP eligible(s) who are Category B or higher will be considered well-qualified. Be sure to review the eligibility questions to reflect that you are applying as an ICTAP or CTAP eligible and submit supporting documentation.

The following documents must be submitted by 11:59 p.m. (ET) on the vacancy closing date.

• Resumes: Required and applicants must provide a resume either by creating one in USAJOBS or uploading one from your profile. To receive full consideration for relevant and specialized experience, please list the month, year, and number of work hours worked for the experience listed on your resume. We also suggest that you preview the vacancy questions and confirm that your resume supports your question responses.
• Veterans Documents (if applicable): To be considered as a 5-point (TP) preference eligible, you must submit a copy of your DD214, Certificate of Release or Discharge from Active Duty. Your DD 214 must show the type of discharge and dates of active duty. To claim 10-point (CP/CPS, XP) preference, you must submit a copy of your DD214 and the proof of entitlement of this preference, which is normally an official statement, dated 1991 or later, from the Department of Veterans Affairs certifying to the present existence of the service-connected disability and indicating the percentage of your disability. In addition, a Standard Form (SF-15) should be included, but is not required. (For active-duty service members expecting honorable or general discharge or release within 120 days, click Tentative Preference for Active Duty). For more information, go to Feds Hire Vets - Veterans Preference.
• Displaced Employee Placement Documents: Only required if requesting priority consideration under CTAP or ICTAP eligibility.
• Unofficial Transcript(s) (in English) - If you are using education as a basis for qualifying for this position, you must submit all applicable academic transcripts demonstrating that you meet the qualifying educational requirements (ex. BA/BS, MA, JD, PhD, etc.). If specific coursework is required to qualify, you must supply an unofficial transcript from each academic institution in which the required courses were taken in order to receive credit. You may upload your unofficial transcript(s) as one document with a maximum size limit of 5 MB.

NOTE: The OFFICIAL Transcript(s) MUST BE RECEIVED if you are selected, and prior to receiving the firm offer with a start date.

Cover Letters are not mandatory and will not be used to verify experience but may be submitted.

Do not upload password-protected documents.

Applicants selected for employment who are not current DOL employees will be required to provide proof of citizenship, and the E-Verify system will be used to confirm the employment eligibility of all new hires.

As a condition of employment for accepting this position, you may be required to serve a 1 year probationary period during which we will evaluate your fitness and whether your continued employment advances the public interest. In determining if your employment advances the public interest, we may consider:

- your performance and conduct;
- the needs and interests of the agency;
- whether your continued employment would advance organizational goals of the agency or the Government; and
- whether your continued employment would advance the efficiency of the Federal service.

Upon completion of your probationary your employment will be terminated unless you receive certification, in writing, that your continued employment advances the public interest.

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