Administrative Analyst

About the role

The Administrative Analyst position is in the Department of Program Services, Judicial Services Office (JSO), Judicial Programs Division (JPD).

JSO provides support, services, and programs addressing the administrative, governance, and policy needs of federal judges Article III courts territorial district courts, Court of Federal Claims, bankruptcy courts, and magistrate judges and their staffs.

What you will do

• This position is in the Judicial Programs Division and reports to the Division Chief.
• The Administrative Analyst provides support to Judicial Services Office management and the Judicial Policy and Judicial Programs Divisions by performing a variety of high-level administrative, logistical, and program assistance functions.
• This incumbent serves as an administrative and program analyst within the Judicial Programs Division and is responsible for managing and coordinating national judiciary programs related to the vacancy, selection, appointment, reappointment, and recall of U.S. bankruptcy and magistrate judges, and age 70 provisions for U.S. magistrate judges.
• The duties of this position include, but are not limited to: Managing the full lifecycle of bankruptcy and magistrate judge vacancy, appointment, reappointment, recall, and age 70 processes.
• Serving as the primary point of contact for selectees for bankruptcy judgeship and magistrate judge position vacancies, chief judges, bankruptcy judges, magistrate judges, circuit executives, clerks of court, court HR personnel, and other judiciary stakeholders involved in the bankruptcy and magistrate judge selection, appointment, and reappointment process.
• Coordinating background investigations for newly selected bankruptcy and magistrate judges through the National Background Investigation System Electronic Application process.
• Preparing and coordinating official correspondence, memoranda, appointment materials, investigative documentation, and judiciary notifications.
• Maintaining and updating judiciary records, rosters, chambers staffing allocations, vacancy tracking reports, historical appointment data, recall records, and databases.
• Developing, updating, and maintaining judiciary guidance, policy implementation documents, forms, procedures, and informational resources.
• Performing analysis and providing data related to magistrate judge positions, recalls, and staffing projections.
• Managing and maintaining electronic filing systems, SharePoint records, JNet content, and document management processes.
• Participating in special projects and systems modernization initiatives related to judiciary operations and bankruptcy and magistrate judge appointment processes.
• Providing common administrative functions for the Judicial Services Office, including phone coverage and updating and posting the daily bulletin, on an as needed basis.
• Serving as back-up support for Judicial Services Office judge programs and meetings and working on other projects, reports, and publications, as assigned.

Requirements

• CONDITIONS OF EMPLOYMENT All information is subject to verification.
• Applicants are advised that false answers or omissions of information on application materials or inability to meet the following conditions may be grounds for non-selection, withdrawal of an offer of employment, or dismissal after being employed.
• Selection for this position is contingent upon completion of OF-306, Declaration of Federal Employment during the pre-employment process and proof of U.S. citizenship for competitive status positions or conversion to a competitive status position with the AO.
• If non-citizens are considered for hire into a temporary or any other position with non-competitive status or when it is confirmed by the AO Human Resources Office there are no qualified U.S. citizens for a competitive status position (unless prohibited by a law or statue), non-citizens must provide proof of authorization to work in the U.S. and proof of entitlement to receive compensation.
• Additional information on the employment of non-citizens can be found at USAJOBS Help Center | Employment of non-citizens/.
• For a list of documents that may be used to provide proof of citizenship or authorization to work in the United States, please refer to Form I-9, Employment Eligibility Verification.
• All new AO employees will be required to complete an FBI fingerprint-based national criminal database and records check and pass a public trust suitability check.
• New employees to the AO will be required to successfully pass the E-Verify employment verification check.
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• All new AO employees are required to identify a financial institution for direct deposit of pay before appointment.
• You will be required to serve a trial period if selected for a first-time appointment to the Federal government, transferring from another Federal agency, or serving as a first-time supervisor.
• Failure to successfully complete the trial period may result in termination of employment.
• If appointed to a temporary position, management may have the discretion of converting the position to permanent depending upon funding and staffing allocation.

Education

This position does not require education to qualify.

How you will be evaluated

We will review your resume and supporting documentation and compare this information to your responses on the occupational questionnaire to determine if you meet the minimum qualifications for this job.

If you meet the minimum qualifications for this job, we will evaluate your application package, to assess the quality, depth, and complexity of your accomplishments, experience, and education as they relate to the requirements listed in this vacancy announcement. You should be aware that your ratings are subject to evaluation and verification.

If a determination is made that you have rated yourself higher than is supported by your resume and/or narrative responses, you will be assigned a rating commensurate to your described experience.

Failure to submit the mandatory narrative responses will result in not receiving full consideration and/or rating credit.

Deliberate attempts to falsify information may be grounds for not selecting you, withdrawing an offer of employment, or dismissal after being employed.

Documents you must provide

• Resume - Any written format you choose to describe your job-related qualifications.
• Citizenship - Include country of citizenship on resume.
• Notification of Personnel Action (SF-50) - All applicants outside of the AO must submit a copy of your latest SF-50 to verify current or former Federal employment status.
• Veterans Preference documentation - Certificate of Release or Discharge from Active Duty (DD Form 214), if applicable Application for 10-Point Veteran Preference (SF-15) and an official statement, dated 1991 or later, from the Department of Veterans Affairs or from a branch of the Armed Forces, certifying to the veteran's present receipt of compensation.

What to expect next

After a review of your complete application is made, you will be notified of your rating and referral to the hiring official if determined qualified. If further evaluation or interviews are required, you will be contacted.

Additional information

The AO is an Equal Opportunity Employer.