Ethics Program Specialist

• Provide advice to institute managers and NIH programs by researching situations on conflict of interest concerning international research and collaborative endeavors with private industry and the disposal of financial holdings.
• Manage all aspects of public and confidential financial disclosures including coordinating the annual notification of employees concerning reporting procedures and reviewing the forms for compliance with statutory and regulatory requirements.
• Coordinate the planning development and implementation of ethics training activities including the design of curricula incorporating controversial issues and specific case law that has impacted policy decisions.
• Conduct of reviews of institute ethics programs to evaluate effectiveness and adherence to statutes regulations and HHS and NIH policies.
• Provide advice to the institute on matters covered by the Ethics in Government Act the Federal Criminal Conflict of Interest Statutes the Procurement Integrity Act political activity restrictions in the Hatch Act and related rules.

• U.S. Citizenship requirement or proof of being a U.S. National must be met by closing date.
• Employment is subject to the successful completion of a background investigation verification of qualifications completion of onboarding forms submission of required documents and any other job-related requirement before or after appointment.
• Applicants must meet all qualifications requirements within thirty (30) calendar days of the closing date of this announcement including time in grade.
• Males born after December 31 1959 must be registered with the Selective Service.
• The National Institutes of Health participates in the USCIS Electronic Employment Eligibility Verification Program (E-Verify). E-Verify helps employers determine employment eligibility of new hires and the validity of their Social Security numbers.
• The NIH maintains a tobacco free work environment and campus.
• Must be able to perform the essential duties of the position with or without reasonable accommodation.

You qualify at the GS-09 level if you meet one of the following qualification requirements:
A. You qualify for this position at the GS-09 level if you have completed a Masters or equivalent graduate degree or 2 full years of progressively higher level graduate education leading to such a degree or an LL.B. or J.D. if related.
B. You qualify for this position at the GS-09 level if you have 1 year of specialized experience equivalent to at least the GS-07 level in the Federal service obtained in either the private or public sector performing the following types of tasks: 1.) Disseminating requests for financial
disclosure reports. 2.) Managing documents data and databases related to ethics and compliance requirements. 3.) Conducting technical or conflict reviews on ethics documents. AND 4.) Creating tabular and narrative reports on ethics considerations.
C. You qualify for this position at the GS-09 level if have a combination of post baccalaureate education related to the position and experience that meets 100% of the qualification requirements for this position.

You qualify at the GS-11 level if you meet one of the following qualification requirements:
A. You qualify for this position at the GS-11 level if you have completed a Ph.D. or equivalent doctoral degree or 3 full years of progressively higher level graduate education leading to such a degree or an LL.M. if related.
B. You qualify for this position at the GS-11 level if you have 1 year of specialized experience
equivalent to at least the GS-09 level in the Federal service obtained in either the private or public sector performing the following types of tasks: 1.) Providing advice to employees on the application of ethics statutes regulations and policies. 2.) Monitoring the financial disclosure process including determining who should file notifying employees and reviewing financial disclosure forms. AND 3.) Presenting reports on ethics considerations to management officials.
C. You qualify for this position at the GS-11 level if you have a combination of post baccalaureate education related to the position and experience that meets 100% of the qualification requirements for this position.

You qualify at the GS-12 level if you meet one of the following qualification requirements:
You qualify for this position at the GS-12 level because if you 1 year of specialized experience equivalent to at least the GS-11 level in the Federal service obtained in either the private or public sector performing the following types of tasks: 1.) Providing advice to employees and managers on the interpretation and application of ethics statutes regulations and policies related to financial disclosure recusals and gift exceptions. 2.) Reviewing confidential and public financial disclosure reports or prohibited holdings reports. 3.) Offering guidance on potential conflict of interest violations and recommending corrective actions. AND 4.) Designing and developing ethics training courses and materials.

You will receive credit for all experience material to the position including experience gained in religious civic welfare service and organizational activities regardless of whether you received pay.

Do not copy and paste the duties or specialized experience from this announcement into your resume as that will not be considered a demonstration of your qualifications for this position.

We may verify or assess your qualifications at any time. Inflated or unsupported qualifications may affect your rating. Any misrepresentation or material omission of facts may be sufficient cause to end further consideration of your candidacy. Persons listed as knowing your past accomplishments or experience in your application may be contacted for verification purposes at any time. Verification may but need not begin before receiving an offer.

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.