Summary

This position is located in the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL), Employee Benefits Security Administration.

Duties

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• Provides expert-level assistance, judgment, and recommendations to EBSA executive leadership in directing and overseeing agency components, monitoring priorities, and evaluating program effectiveness.
• Establishes and drives agency-wide goals and objectives to advance EBSA's mission, ensuring integration and implementation of regulatory, compliance, enforcement, outreach, and education strategies.
• Independently gathers, synthesizes, and evaluates data from all EBSA components to propose new or revised agency policy and strategic direction, representing these recommendations internally and externally.
• Plans and executes confidential, highly sensitive, and often controversial studies, investigations, and special projects, determining scope and methodology independently and coordinating across multiple federal entities.
• Identifies deficiencies and improvement opportunities across agency programs, assesses impacts, develops actionable recommendations, and leads planning and implementation of new or modified programs and initiatives.
• Provides high-level consultative services to internal and external stakeholders, initiates and leads discussions to resolve policy discrepancies, and represents agency and departmental views on sensitive issues, including acting on behalf of executive leadership as delegated.

Requirements

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Conditions of employment

• Must be a U.S. Citizen.
• Subject to financial disclosure requirements.
• Candidate required to obtain the necessary security/investigation level.
• Must complete 1-year probationary period, if not previously completed.

Qualifications

Applicants must meet all eligibility and qualification requirements upon the closing date of this announcement.

Candidates must have at least one year of specialized experience related to this position. This experience must be at or above the GS-15 grade level or equivalent.

To meet the minimum qualification requirements for this position, you must show that you possess the Mandatory Technical Qualifications (MTQ) related to this position within your resume - NOT TO EXCEED 2 PAGES. Resumes must use a font size no smaller than 10-point, and margins no smaller than one inch. Resumes over the 2-page limit, will not be reviewed beyond page 2 or may be disqualified. Your resume should include examples of experience, education, and accomplishments applicable to the qualification(s). If your resume does not reflect demonstrated evidence of these qualifications, you may not receive consideration for the position.

There is NO requirement to prepare a narrative statement specifically addressing the Mandatory Technical Qualifications (MTQs).

TECHNICAL QUALIFICATIONS (TQs): Your resume should demonstrate accomplishments that would satisfy the technical qualifications.

Technical Qualification 1: Expert Knowledge of ERISA and Employee Benefits Policy

Demonstrated expert knowledge of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (ERISA), related regulations, policies, precedents, and employee benefits industry practices, including retirement, health, and welfare benefit plans. This includes the ability to analyze complex legal, regulatory, compliance, enforcement, and policy issues; assess the impact of proposed or existing regulations, advisory opinions, guidance, or enforcement approaches; and provide authoritative advice and recommendations to senior agency leadership on matters affecting plan participants, beneficiaries, sponsors, service providers, and other stakeholders.

Technical Qualification 2: Senior-Level Policy Analysis, Strategic Advisory Experience, and Executive Communication

Demonstrated experience conducting high-level policy analysis, program evaluation, and strategic planning for complex, sensitive, or highly visible programs relevant to employee benefit plans. This includes the ability to gather and analyze data from multiple sources; evaluate program effectiveness; identify policy, regulatory, enforcement, compliance, or operational challenges; develop alternative recommendations; and advise senior executives on agency-wide strategies, priorities, regulatory initiatives, enforcement approaches, compliance assistance, outreach, and education programs. Also includes demonstrated ability to persuasively and authoritatively communicate complex technical, legal, regulatory, economic, or policy information to senior officials, congressional staff, oversight entities, federal agencies, industry representatives, and other internal and external stakeholders through executive-level briefings, reports, position papers, correspondence, testimony, regulatory analyses, recommendations, meetings, workgroups, negotiations, or interagency discussions.

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.

Education

There is no positive education requirement for this position.

Additional information

DOL seeks to attract and retain a high-performing and diverse workforce in which employees' differences are respected and valued to better meet the varying needs of the diverse customers we serve. DOL fosters a diverse and inclusive work environment that promotes collaboration, flexibility, and fairness so that all individuals are able to participate and contribute to their full potential.

Refer to these links for more information: GENERAL INFORMATION, ADDITIONAL DOCUMENTATION, FORMER FEDERAL EMPLOYEES

As a condition of employment, all personnel must undergo a background investigation for access to DOL facilities, systems, information and/or classified materials before they can enter on duty: BACKGROUND INVESTIGATION

Based on agency needs, additional positions may be filled using this vacancy.

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.

Benefits

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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 windowLearn more about federal benefits.

Eligibility for benefits depends on the type of position you hold and whether your position is full-time, part-time or intermittent. Contact the hiring agency for more information on the specific benefits offered.