Closing Date: 21st October, 2026
Description:
Summary:The Office of the Deputy Assistant Attorney General for Human Capital (DAAG/HC) provides Departmental oversight of human capital and related services, including the Office of Human Capital, which provides enterprise human capital services; the Resolution Management Staff, which leads the equal employment opportunity program; and the Museum and Library Staff, which supports the Department's legal reference and research needs.
Duties:
The Deputy Assistant Attorney General-Human Capital (CHCO) operates under the authority and direction of the Assistant Attorney General for Administration (AAG/A), Justice Management Division (JMD), and is responsible for Departmental Human Capital Management (OHC), Museum and Library Staff (LS), Resolution Management Staff (RMS), as well as administrative support functions. The DAAG-OHC serves as the Department's Chief Human Capital Officer and in that capacity is responsible for ensuring that the Department has a strategic approach for attracting, maintaining, and developing the human capital needed to carry out the mission of the Department of Justice.
More specifically, the DAAG-OHC (CHCO):
Requirements:
Conditions of Employment:
Conditions of Employment:
As a basic requirement for entry into the SES, applicants must provide evidence of progressively responsible leadership experience that is indicative of senior executive level management capability and directly related to the skills and abilities outlined under the Mandatory Technical Qualifications and Executive Core Qualifications.
Qualifications:
More specifically, the DAAG-OHC (CHCO):
- Provides strategic leadership for DOJ's human capital enterprise, ensuring workforce policies, programs, investments, and strategies are aligned with the Department's mission, strategic priorities, budget, and evolving workforce needs.
- Advises the Attorney General, Deputy Attorney General, AAG/A, and senior Department leadership on workforce strategy, talent management, organizational effectiveness, employee development, performance, and other critical human capital matters.
- Leads the development and execution of DOJ's Department-wide human capital strategy, including workforce plans, policies, governance structures, performance measures, and accountability mechanisms.
- Oversees workforce planning and talent strategies to ensure DOJ has the leadership, skills, competencies, and organizational capacity needed to meet both current and emerging mission requirements.
- Provides executive oversight of major human capital programs, including recruitment and staffing, succession planning, leadership development, performance management, employee engagement and retention, organizational design, labor and employee relations, and workforce development.
- Establishes Department-wide human capital policies and standards and ensures programs and practices comply with applicable laws, regulations, merit system principles, OPM requirements, Executive Orders, and Department policy.
- Uses workforce data, analytics, evaluations, and performance measures to identify trends and risks, assess program effectiveness, and drive improvements in workforce performance, organizational capability, efficiency, and mission readiness.
- Leads executive oversight of assigned DOJ organizations, setting strategic priorities, performance expectations, resource objectives, and management direction while holding senior executives accountable for results, compliance, and effective stewardship.
- Represents the Department on Government-wide human capital matters, serving as DOJ's senior liaison with OPM, OMB, the Chief Human Capital Officers Council, other federal agencies, and interagency and external stakeholders.
- Identifies emerging workforce challenges and leads enterprise-wide solutions, addressing organizational barriers, human capital risks, modernization needs, and opportunities to strengthen DOJ's workforce and overall mission effectiveness.
- Leads Resolution Management Staff (RMS) in EEO and workplace programs by developing policy, ensuring regulatory compliance, advising leadership and stakeholders, and monitoring program effectiveness. Oversees EEO complaint processing, reasonable accommodations, veterans programs, complaint adjudication, and sexual misconduct response, including investigations, corrective actions, dispute resolution, training, and compliance monitoring.
- Provides oversight over the Director, Library Staff (LS) ensuring Department-wide legal and general reference, research, acquisitions, cataloging, and digitization services; manages access to extensive legal and non-legal print and electronic resources; and supports the research and information needs of DOJ Offices, Boards, and Divisions.
Requirements:
Conditions of Employment:
Conditions of Employment:
- You must be a United States Citizen or National.
- Veterans' preference is not applicable to the Senior Executive Service.
- Selective Service registration is required for males born on, or after, December 31st, 1959. Those not registered should have an approved exemption on file.
- You will be required to complete a pre-employment security investigation and background check for the security level designated for this position.
- You will be required to undergo a drug screening and obtain favorable results prior to being appointed.
- You may be subject to a one-year probationary period effective from the date in which you are appointed.
- This position requires you to submit a Public Financial Disclosure Report (OGE 278) upon entry, and annually thereafter in accordance with DOJ and Federal ethics guidelines.
- You must meet all minimum qualifications to be deemed eligible. Only experience obtained by closing date of this announcement will be considered.
Qualifications:
The application process used to recruit for this position is RESUME-ONLY. Applicants must show clear evidence of their demonstrated leadership ability by addressing the the Executive Core Qualifications (ECQs) and Mandatory Technical Qualifications (MTQs) embedded within their resume. The resume-based application should not to exceed 2 pages (1-sheet double-sided or 2 sheets one-sided)
Note: Applicants who have completed the SES Candidate Development Program (CDP) and have had their ECQs certified by OPM must provide a copy of their certificate as part of their application. Candidates must still satisfy the MTQs of the position.
We recommend that your resume emphasize your level of responsibilities, the scope and complexity of the programs managed, and your program accomplishments, including the results of your actions. You will be evaluated to determine if you meet the minimum qualifications required of the position and on the extent your application demonstrates that you possess the knowledge, skills, and abilities required of the Deputy Assistant Attorney General - Human Capital (Chief Human Capital Officer). Please be sure to give concrete examples of your experience and demonstrate the complexity of the knowledge you possess.
ECQ1 - Commitment to The Rule of Law and The Principles of The American Founding. Demonstrated knowledge of the American system of government, commitment to uphold the Constitution and the Rule of Law, and commitment to serve the American people.
ECQ2 - Driving Efficiency. Demonstrated ability to strategically and sufficiently manage resources, budget effectively, cut wasteful spending, and pursue efficiency through process and technological upgrades.
ECQ3 - Merit and Competence. Demonstrated knowledge, ability and technical competence to effectively and reliably produce work that is of exceptional quality.
ECQ4 - Leading People. Demonstrated ability to lead and inspire a group toward meeting the organization's vision, mission, and goals; To drive a high-performance, high-accountability culture.
ECQ5 - Achieving Results. Demonstrated ability to achieve both individual and organizational results, and to align results to state goals from superiors.
For this position, the following Mandatory Technical Qualifications (MTQs) have been established and should be addressed within the resume application.
MTQ 1: Demonstrated experience leading enterprise-wide human capital programs and strategies aligned with mission and organizational priorities, including workforce planning, talent acquisition, succession planning, executive resources, position management and classification, compensation, performance management, leadership development, employee engagement, retention, and workforce development.
MTQ 2: Demonstrated experience leading human capital modernization and organizational effectiveness initiatives across programs such as organizational design, employee and labor relations, performance management, workforce development, human capital information systems, workforce analytics, and program accountability to improve organizational performance.
Education:
In accordance with the Office of Personnel Management (OPM) Qualification Standards for the 0201 occupational series, there is no specific educational requirement for the position.
Additional Information:
We recommend that your resume emphasize your level of responsibilities, the scope and complexity of the programs managed, and your program accomplishments, including the results of your actions. You will be evaluated to determine if you meet the minimum qualifications required of the position and on the extent your application demonstrates that you possess the knowledge, skills, and abilities required of the Deputy Assistant Attorney General - Human Capital (Chief Human Capital Officer). Please be sure to give concrete examples of your experience and demonstrate the complexity of the knowledge you possess.
ECQ1 - Commitment to The Rule of Law and The Principles of The American Founding. Demonstrated knowledge of the American system of government, commitment to uphold the Constitution and the Rule of Law, and commitment to serve the American people.
ECQ2 - Driving Efficiency. Demonstrated ability to strategically and sufficiently manage resources, budget effectively, cut wasteful spending, and pursue efficiency through process and technological upgrades.
ECQ3 - Merit and Competence. Demonstrated knowledge, ability and technical competence to effectively and reliably produce work that is of exceptional quality.
ECQ4 - Leading People. Demonstrated ability to lead and inspire a group toward meeting the organization's vision, mission, and goals; To drive a high-performance, high-accountability culture.
ECQ5 - Achieving Results. Demonstrated ability to achieve both individual and organizational results, and to align results to state goals from superiors.
For this position, the following Mandatory Technical Qualifications (MTQs) have been established and should be addressed within the resume application.
MTQ 1: Demonstrated experience leading enterprise-wide human capital programs and strategies aligned with mission and organizational priorities, including workforce planning, talent acquisition, succession planning, executive resources, position management and classification, compensation, performance management, leadership development, employee engagement, retention, and workforce development.
MTQ 2: Demonstrated experience leading human capital modernization and organizational effectiveness initiatives across programs such as organizational design, employee and labor relations, performance management, workforce development, human capital information systems, workforce analytics, and program accountability to improve organizational performance.
Education:
In accordance with the Office of Personnel Management (OPM) Qualification Standards for the 0201 occupational series, there is no specific educational requirement for the position.
Additional Information:
