Chief Association Executive jobs in Colorado

Duties

The VCIE Section Chief is responsible for supervising the day-to-day prosecution of cases involving violent crime, including firearms crimes, bank and Hobbs Act robberies, VCAR, and BOP cases, as well as criminal immigration cases and is a senior advisor to the Criminal Chief on these matters and other management issues. The VCIE Section Chief is also responsible for ensuring positive working relationships with our relevant federal and state law enforcement partners. The Chief also supervises the AUSA who serves as the district's Project Safe Neighborhoods coordinator.

An appointment as VCIE Section Chief within the U.S. Attorney's Office offers unique and challenging experiences for a highly motivated DOJ leader. The successful candidate will be hired as an AUSA and will immediately serve as a Supervisory AUSA under a temporary promotion as the VCIE Section Chief in the Criminal Division. The selected candidate will be responsible for overall management of the VCIE Section, including but not limited to the following:

• Supervising and managing VCIE Section workloads.
• Supervising, advising, and counseling AUSAs and SAUSAs in the section on strategic approaches to their investigations and prosecutions.
• Advising and counseling the Criminal Chief regarding VCIE criminal matters and trends within the District.
• Performing case intake and case assignment to criminal AUSAs and SAUSAs.
• Ensuring criminal AUSAs and SAUSAs properly prepare their assigned litigation for indictment and trial, including review of search warrants, Title IIIs, prosecution memoranda, criminal complaints, indictments, plea agreements, and other pleadings.
• Developing and maintaining strong and cooperative working relationships with federal and local law enforcement agencies.
• Representing the USAO in inter-departmental and inter-agency meetings and communicating matters of concern to the USAO involving enforcement and litigation.

Requirements

Conditions of Employment

• You must be a United States Citizen or National.
• Initial appointment is conditioned upon a satisfactory preemployment adjudication. This includes fingerprint, credit and tax checks, and drug testing. Continued employment is subject to a favorable adjudication of a background investigation.
• You must be registered for Selective Service, if applicable.
• J.D. degree and active member of the bar (any U.S. jurisdiction) required.
• Must reside in the district to which appointed or within 25 miles thereof. See 28 U.S.C. 545 for district specific information.

How You Will Be Evaluated

• Benefits

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  You must provide a complete Application Package which includes:

  • Required - Your responses to the Online Occupational Questionnaire (This is completed automatically during the apply online process).
  • Required - Your resume showing relevant experience and dates of employment (include day/month/year). (cover letter optional).
  • Required, if applicable - To get Veterans' Preference, you must indicate your preference in response to the appropriate question in your assessment questionnaire and you must submit the appropriate supporting documentation. See the "How you will be Evaluated" section for details regarding what is appropriate Veterans' Preference documentation. It is also recommended that you include veterans' preference information in your cover letter or resume.

  : The Point of Contact for this vacancy announcement is District of Colorado who can be reached at 720-468-8185 or dana.carochi2@usdoj.gov
  
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  Education must be accredited by an accrediting institution recognized by the U.S. Department of Education in order for it to be credited towards qualifications. Therefore, provide only the attendance and/or degrees from schools accredited by accrediting institutions recognized by the U.S. Department of Education.

  Failure to provide all of the required information as stated in this vacancy announcement may result in an ineligible rating or may affect the overall rating.

• How to Apply

  To apply for this position, you must complete the occupational questionnaire and submit the documentation specified in the Required Documents section below.
  
  The complete application package must be submitted by 11:59 PM (ET) on 04/23/2024 to receive consideration.
  
  1. To begin, click Apply Online to create a USAJOBS account or log in to your existing account. Follow the prompts to select your USAJOBS resume and/or other supporting documents and complete the occupational questionnaire.
  
  2. Click the Submit My Answers button to submit your application package. (It is your responsibility to ensure your responses and appropriate documentation are submitted prior to the closing date.)
  
  3. To verify your application is complete, log into your USAJOBS account, https://my.usajobs.gov/Account/Login, select the Application Status link and then select the more information link for this position. The Details page will display the status of your application, the documentation received and processed, and any correspondence the agency has sent related to this application. Your uploaded documents may take several hours to clear the virus scan process.
  
  To return to an incomplete application, log into your USAJOBS account and click Update Application in the vacancy announcement. You must re-select your resume and/or other documents from your USAJOBS account or your application will be incomplete.
  
  You are encouraged to apply online. Applying online will allow you to review and track the status of your application. However, should you not be able to apply online, please contact District of Colorado at 720-468-8185 or email at dana.carochi2@usdoj.gov, prior to the closing date of this announcement to request an alternate method of applying.

  Agency contact information

  Dana Carochi

  Phone

  720-468-8185

  Email

  dana.carochi2@usdoj.gov

  Address

  District of Colorado
  1801 California Street
  Suite 1600
  Denver, CO 80202
  US

  Next steps

  We will notify you of the outcome after each step of the recruitment process has been completed. After making a tentative job offer, we will conduct a suitability/security background investigation, to include a credit and tax checks, and a drug test by urinalysis. We expect to make a final job offer within 120 days after the closing date of the announcement.
  

• Fair and Transparent

  The Federal hiring process is set up to be fair and transparent. Please read the following guidance.

  • Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) Policy
  • Reasonable accommodation policy
  • Financial suitability
  • Selective Service
  • New employee probationary period
  • Signature and false statements
  • Privacy Act
  • Social security number request

Required Documents

Clarification from the agency

All United States Citizens and Nationals