NOAA Advertises for new Deputy General Counsel
Job Title: Deputy General Counsel for National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
Department: Department Of Commerce
Agency: Commerce, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
Sub Agency: Office of the General Counsel (OGC)
Job Announcement Number: NOAA#11-15.TNL
SALARY RANGE:
$119,554.00 – $179,700.00 /year
OPEN PERIOD:
Tuesday, March 08, 2011 to Thursday, April 07, 2011
SERIES & GRADE:
ES-0905-00/00
POSITION INFORMATION:
Full-Time Permanent
DUTY LOCATIONS:
1 vacancy – Washington DC Metro Area, DC
WHO MAY BE CONSIDERED:
Applications will be accepted from all groups of qualified individuals who are U.S. citizens.
JOB SUMMARY:
Become a leader of Science, Service, and Stewardship – Join our Senior Executives to understand and predict changes in climate, weather, oceans, and coasts, to share that knowledge and information with others, and to conserve and manage coastal and marine ecosystems and resources.
Reporting to the General Counsel of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), the Deputy General Counsel oversees legal services provided with respect to assigned NOAA programs that are of national and international importance. The Deputy General Counsel advises the appropriate Assistant Administrator on the legal context and the requirements affecting his or her operations. The Deputy General Counsel provides policy guidance and supervision to the Assistant General Counsels, the Senior Counselors, and Regional Attorneys, and carries out other managerial and representational responsibilities as may be assigned from time to time by the NOAA General Counsel and other responsible senior Department of Commerce officials.