Closing Date: 11th May, 2026
Description:
Summary:This position is located in the Office for Civil Rights (OCR) in Washington DC, Denver, CO, or Seattle, WA. The Regional Office Director is responsible for manageing the civil rights complaince and enforcement program at a regional office for a geographic region composed of one or more states over with the regional office has jurisdiction that supports the misssion of the Departmennt and OCR's Startegic Plan.
Duties:
We encourage you to read this entire vacancy announcement prior to submitting your application.
As a Supervisory General Attorney (Civil Rights) Regional Director, GS-0905-15, you will be responsible for:
- Managing the regional office's enforcement program which ensures civil rights compliance by recipients of Federal funds through the conduct of complaint investigations, proactive compliance activities, and technical assistance.
- Making civil rights compliance determinations that align with OCR's statutory and regulatory provisions and ensures that complaints and proactive enforcement activities are processed in accordance with the Assistant Secretary's directives, case law, and conform to established case-processing procedures.
- Ensuring that the work products of the regional office are of high quality, are factually accurate, thorough, and legally sound, based on applicable legal standards. Implements strategies, including internal controls, to ensure that the compliance determinations of the regional office are consistent both within the regional office and nationwide and that all remedies obtained through resolution agreements are effective in eliminating noncompliance and are closely monitored to ensure their timely implementation.
- Developing and implementing the regional office's proactive enforcement and technical assistance activities, consistent with the priorities set forth by the Assistant Secretary.
Requirements:
Conditions of Employment:
- Must be a US Citizen
- Males 18 and over must be registered with the Selective Service.
- Relocation will not be paid.
- You may be subject to serve a one-year supervisory probationary period.
Condition of Employment:
As a condition of employment for accepting this position, you may be required to serve a probationary period or trial period during which we will evaluate your fitness and whether your continued employment advances the public interest. In determining if your employment advances the public interest, we may consider: • your performance and conduct; • the needs and interests of the agency; • whether your continued employment would advance organizational goals of the agency or the Government; and • whether your continued employment would advance the efficiency of the Federal service. Upon completion of your probationary period OR trial period your employment will be terminated unless you receive certification, in writing, that your continued employment advances the public interest.
You must meet all qualification requirements within 30 days of the closing date of this vacancy announcement.
Experience refers to paid and unpaid experience, including volunteer work done through National Service programs (e.g., Peace Corps, AmeriCorps) and other organizations (e.g., professional; philanthropic; religious; spiritual; community, student, social). Volunteer work helps build critical competencies, knowledge, and skills, and can provide valuable training and experience that translates directly to paid employment. We will consider all qualifying experience, including any volunteer experience.
Qualifications:
Minimum Qualification Requirements for GS-15:
You must be a graduate from a law school accredited by the American Bar Association,
AND
Proof of admission to the Bar of the highest court of a state, territory, the District of Columbia, or the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico; and current membership in such Bar as would permit the practice of law. You must be a member in good standing of a state, territory of the United States, District of Columbia, or Commonwealth of Puerto Rico bar,
AND
Has five years professional legal experience, at least one of the five years MUST be at the level of difficulty and responsibility equivalent to that of an attorney at the grade immediately below the one being filled,
OR
Has four years professional legal experience, at least one of the four years MUST be at the level of difficulty and responsibility equivalent to that of an attorney at the grade immediately below the one being filled, PLUS a second professional law degree (LL.M.) which requires one full year of graduate study
OR
Has four years professional legal experience, at least one of the four years MUST be at the level of difficulty and responsibility equivalent to that of an attorney at the grade immediately below the one being filled, PLUS record shows superior law schoolwork or activities as demonstrated by one of the following:
Specialized Experience for the GS-15
Education:
Education cannot be substituted for experience for this position and grade level.
Foreign Education:
Education completed in foreign colleges or universities may be used to meet education requirements if you can show that the foreign education is comparable to that received in an accredited educational institution in the United States. It is your responsibility to provide such evidence when applying. If you are using foreign education to meet qualification requirements, you must submit a Certificate of Foreign Equivalency with your transcript in order to receive credit for that education. For further information, please click Foreign Education. (https://sites.ed.gov/international/recognition-of-foreign-qualifications/)
Additional Information:
Veterans' Career Counseling: If you are a veteran interested in receiving tips on preparing a Federal resume and/or how to prepare for an interview, you may email careers@ed.gov to schedule a session with a career counselor (“Veterans Counseling Session” should be placed in the subject line of the email).
Student Loan Default: If selected for this position, we will verify that you have not defaulted on any loan funded or guaranteed by the U.S. Department of Education. If you are found to be in default, we will contact you to make arrangements for repayment prior to making an official offer of employment.
Suitability and Investigation: If selected for this position, you will be required to complete the Declaration for Federal Employment (OF-306) to determine your suitability for federal employment and successfully complete a pre-appointment investigation/background check.
Essential/Non-Essential: This position is considered non-essential for purposes of reporting to work during federal government closures.
Financial Disclosure: This position requires financial disclosure.
Bargaining Unit: This position is not included in the bargaining unit.
Selections: Agencies have broad authority under law to hire from any appropriate source of eligibles and may fill a vacancy in the competitive service by any method authorized. We may make additional selections from this vacancy announcement within 90 days from the date the selection certificates are issued, should vacancies occur. We may also share selection certificates amongst program offices across the agency.
AND
Proof of admission to the Bar of the highest court of a state, territory, the District of Columbia, or the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico; and current membership in such Bar as would permit the practice of law. You must be a member in good standing of a state, territory of the United States, District of Columbia, or Commonwealth of Puerto Rico bar,
AND
Has five years professional legal experience, at least one of the five years MUST be at the level of difficulty and responsibility equivalent to that of an attorney at the grade immediately below the one being filled,
OR
Has four years professional legal experience, at least one of the four years MUST be at the level of difficulty and responsibility equivalent to that of an attorney at the grade immediately below the one being filled, PLUS a second professional law degree (LL.M.) which requires one full year of graduate study
OR
Has four years professional legal experience, at least one of the four years MUST be at the level of difficulty and responsibility equivalent to that of an attorney at the grade immediately below the one being filled, PLUS record shows superior law schoolwork or activities as demonstrated by one of the following:
- Academic standing in the upper third of the law school graduating class.
- Work or achievement of significance on his/her law school's official law review.
- Special high-level honors for academic excellence in law school, such as election to the Order of the Coif.
- Winning of a moot court competition or membership on the moot court team that represents the law school in competition with other law schools.
- Full-time or continuous participation, for one year or two semesters of law school, in a legal aid program (as opposed to one-time, intermittent, or casual participation).
- Significant summer law office clerk experience after beginning law school.
- Other equivalent evidence of clearly superior achievement.
- One year of experience in either federal or non-federal service that is equivalent to at least a GS-14 performing two (2) out of three (3) of the following duties or work assignments:
- Experience providing, overseeing, and managing litigation before courts and administrative agencies; including providing legal advice, representation, and counsel concerning complex employment, procurement or other litigation matters. .
- Experience demonstrating leadership experience directing an effective cadre of attorneys and supporting personnel, and collaborating with non-attorney staff, ensuring high quality service to meet clients' needs and/or accomplish organizational mission and goals.
- Experience providing legal advice and services related to one or more of the following areas of practice: appropriations, contracts, federal surplus property, Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act (FERPA), intellectual property, Federal Advisory Committees Act (FACA), labor-management relations, Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO), reorganizations, suspensions and debarment, employment law, Freedom of Information Act (FOIA), Privacy Act, and the Federal Tort Claims Act (FTCA)
Education:
Education cannot be substituted for experience for this position and grade level.
Foreign Education:
Education completed in foreign colleges or universities may be used to meet education requirements if you can show that the foreign education is comparable to that received in an accredited educational institution in the United States. It is your responsibility to provide such evidence when applying. If you are using foreign education to meet qualification requirements, you must submit a Certificate of Foreign Equivalency with your transcript in order to receive credit for that education. For further information, please click Foreign Education. (https://sites.ed.gov/international/recognition-of-foreign-qualifications/)
Additional Information:
Veterans' Career Counseling: If you are a veteran interested in receiving tips on preparing a Federal resume and/or how to prepare for an interview, you may email careers@ed.gov to schedule a session with a career counselor (“Veterans Counseling Session” should be placed in the subject line of the email).
Student Loan Default: If selected for this position, we will verify that you have not defaulted on any loan funded or guaranteed by the U.S. Department of Education. If you are found to be in default, we will contact you to make arrangements for repayment prior to making an official offer of employment.
Suitability and Investigation: If selected for this position, you will be required to complete the Declaration for Federal Employment (OF-306) to determine your suitability for federal employment and successfully complete a pre-appointment investigation/background check.
Essential/Non-Essential: This position is considered non-essential for purposes of reporting to work during federal government closures.
Financial Disclosure: This position requires financial disclosure.
Bargaining Unit: This position is not included in the bargaining unit.
Selections: Agencies have broad authority under law to hire from any appropriate source of eligibles and may fill a vacancy in the competitive service by any method authorized. We may make additional selections from this vacancy announcement within 90 days from the date the selection certificates are issued, should vacancies occur. We may also share selection certificates amongst program offices across the agency.
