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JDG has been retained by the U.S. Government Accountability Office's Personnel Appeals Board (PAB).

Client:

The Personnel Appeals Board (PAB) is an independent entity established by the U.S. Government Accountability Office Personnel Act of 1980 to adjudicate disputes, issue decisions and order corrective or disciplinary action, as appropriate, involving employees (and applicants for employment) of the U.S. Government Accountability Office (GAO).

The PAB may consider and order corrective or disciplinary action in cases involving: an appeal from a removal, suspension for more than 14 days, reduction in grade or pay, or furlough of not more than 30 days; a prohibited personnel practice; a decision of an appropriate unit of employees for collective bargaining; an election or certification of a collective bargaining representative; certain labor-management relations issues; an action involving discrimination, and personnel-related issues that the Comptroller General by regulation decides the Board shall resolve. The PAB also is charged by statute with oversight of equal employment opportunity at GAO.

GAO was founded in 1921. It has a staff of approximately 3200 employees across 13 locations and a budget of $500,000,000. Its headquarters is in Washington, DC. Field offices include: Atlanta, Boston, Chicago, Dallas, Dayton, Denver, Los Angeles, San Francisco, and Seattle.

For more information about the PAB, please visit www.pab.gao.gov.

Major Duties and Responsibilities:

Board Members serve on a temporary appointment not-to-exceed 5 years. The work schedule is intermittent, however, Board members generally work an average of fewer than 60 days a year. This is NOT a full-time position. Board Members are paid for the actual hours worked at an hourly rate.

Board Members are appointed by the Comptroller General of the GAO and serve as "administrative judges" to hear and settle matters appealed by GAO employees and applicants in cases involving adverse actions, equal employment opportunity (EEO), prohibited personnel practices, and labor relations. The variety of cases handled by GAO's Personnel Appeals Board offers a unique opportunity for Board Members to preside over complex legal and personnel issues covering a wide range of federal employment law.

Basic Qualifications:

To be considered for appointment to the PAB, an individual must:

-possess the demonstrated ability, background, training, and experience necessary to be specially qualified to serve on the Board. This may be satisfied by one of the following or any other related experience which demonstrates an ability to perform the duties of a Board Member:

1. Expertise as an attorney in federal employment law, such as that acquired by the Office of Personnel Management or Merit Systems Protection Board attorneys;

2. Demonstrated ability to adjudicate or arbitrate complex legal matters;

3. Experience at a senior legal position in addressing or resolving complex legal matters; or

4. Litigation experience in federal personnel and employment related matters.

-demonstrate a capacity and willingness to devote sufficient time to serve as a member of the Board in order to enable the Board to dispose of cases in a timely manner.

Professional/Technical Qualifications:

Qualified candidates will be evaluated to determine the extent to which their experience, education and accomplishments are indicative of competence to accomplish the duties of a Board Member as demonstrated by their responses to the eight (8) specific questions listed below. You must submit a written narrative that addresses each of these questions (each response should be no more than 1 page and all responses must be emailed to JDG by midnight, October 15). Please make sure that your responses are supported in your resume.

1. Describe your specialty.

2. Describe your experience in presiding over, resolving, or arbitrating disputes in government agencies.

3. Describe your experience and expertise in handling or litigating adverse actions.

4. Describe your experience and expertise in handling or litigating prohibited personnel practices.

5. Describe your experience and expertise in handling or litigating labor-management and related issues.

6. With regard to EEO issues, describe your experience in handling or litigating cases of alleged discrimination.

7. Describe the discrimination cases you have handled in the recent past and specify whether any of the cases were class actions.

8. Describe your ability to address cases in a professional, objective, fact-based, non-ideological, fair, and balanced manner.

Education: J.D. highly preferred

Location: Washington, DC

EEO: All candidates will be considered without regard to race, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation, national origin, political affiliation, marital status, disability, age, membership in an employee organization, or other non-merit factor. The GAO provides reasonable accommodations to applicants with disabilities.

Citizenship: U.S. Citizenship required. Selectee must be able to meet/maintain security and suitability requirements.

Contact:
Darren DeGioia
JDG Associates, Ltd.
1700 Research Boulevard
Rockville, MD 20850
(301) 340-2210
darren.degioia@jdgsearch.com