About this role
Job SummaryThis position supports the Foreign Service Grievance Board (S/FSGB) established by the FS Act of 1980. FSBG decides appeals filed by Foreign Service Officers and Specialists serving in foreign affairs agencies. The Special Assistant works for the Board under the general direction of the Board's Executive Secretary and requires broad familiarity with applicable law and regulation, as well as knowledge of agency-level grievance personnel and administrative policy and practices.
QualificationsApplicants must meet all the required qualification requirements described below by the closing date of this announcement. NOTE: Applicants must meet time-in-grade and time after competitive appointment requirements, by the closing date of this announcement. Time-In-Grade Requirements: Federal applicants must have served 52 weeks at the next lower grade to satisfy time-in-grade restrictions, per 5CFR 300, Subpart F. Applicants must have 1 year of specialized experience equivalent to the GS-12 level in the Federal service which provided the applicant with the particular knowledge, skills and abilities to perform the duties of the position. Qualifying specialized experience must demonstrate the following: Experience ensuring compliance with legal authorities, policies and standard operating procedures; Experience advising senior officials and providing recommendations; AND Experience drafting documents that reflect detailed presentation, analysis, and well justified/substantiated recommendations. There is no substitute of education for specialized experience for the GS-13 position.
Major DutiesManages assigned grievance appeal cases from receipt, through processing, hearing, document control and accessibility, decision-making and resolution.Coordinates, participates in, and facilitates case panel meetings, settlement efforts, telephone and video conferences, mediation sessions, and hearings.Provides policy, programmatic, and technical advice and guidance to colleagues and the Board, composed of Secretary-of-State appointees. Coordinates and disseminates program directives, policies, procedures, and other materials.Maintains cordial and productive liaison with grievants and grievant's representatives, members of the Board, and the Board's counsel.