Vacancy Summary

Duties:

• This position is located in the Department of Justice (DOJ), Office of Justice Programs (OJP), Bureau of Justice Assistance (BJA), Policy Office, Law Enforcement Team, Forensics Unit.
  
  The incumbent will serve as Policy Advisor in forensics law enforcement programs. Serves as a technical expert in the administration of a wide variety of forensics law enforcement related grants, cooperative agreements, and/or contracts related to law enforcement program areas. Negotiates technical aspects of forensics law enforcement federal grants programs with regard to federal grants, contracts, cooperative agreements, and inter-agency agreements to ensure the greatest potential for success and impact of vital programs. Monitors overall performance of forensics law enforcement program grantees related to adherence to research-based principles, fidelity to an articulated model, and success in implementation. Maintains contact with training and technical assistance providers and periodic contact with site-based grantees to stay current with their progress and implementation efforts, needs, and problems associated with forensics law enforcement program delays.
  
  This position is located in the Department of Justice (DOJ), Office of Justice Programs (OJP), Bureau of Justice Assistance (BJA), Policy Office, Law Enforcement Team, Forensics Unit. The incumbent will serve as Policy Advisor in forensics law enforcement programs. Serves as a technical expert in the administration of a wide variety of forensics law enforcement related grants, cooperative agreements, and/or contracts related to law enforcement program areas. Negotiates technical aspects of forensics law enforcement federal grants programs with regard to federal grants, contracts, cooperative agreements, and inter-agency agreements to ensure the greatest potential for success and impact of vital programs. Monitors overall performance of forensics law enforcement program grantees related to adherence to research-based principles, fidelity to an articulated model, and success in implementation. Maintains contact with training and technical assistance providers and periodic contact with site-based grantees to stay current with their progress and implementation efforts, needs, and problems associated with forensics law enforcement program delays.
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  Provides advice and guidance to resolve, implement, or manage program issues that involve major areas of uncertainty in approach or methodology in DNA lab practices relating to forensics. Makes recommendations related to forensic genetic genealogy (FGG) to advance unsolved violent crime investigations and forensic aspects of missing and unidentified persons' investigations program planning and implementation in connection with prospective changes in functions in the law enforcement program area.
  Provides advice and guidance to resolve, implement, or manage program issues that involve major areas of uncertainty in approach or methodology in DNA lab practices relating to forensics. Makes recommendations related to forensic genetic genealogy (FGG) to advance unsolved violent crime investigations and forensic aspects of missing and unidentified persons' investigations program planning and implementation in connection with prospective changes in functions in the law enforcement program area.
• Serves as a technical expert in the administration of a wide variety of complex forensics law enforcement issues and strategies to inform the development and management of grants and/or cooperative agreements. Provides guidance and recommendations on forensics law enforcement related initiatives. Develops and maintains effective relationships with national, state, tribal, and local experts, administrators, high-level officials, policy makers, and planners in forensics law enforcement areas. Serves as a BJA representative on interagency task forces focusing on law enforcement programs whose members may include high-level DOJ officials and other executive branch representatives.
  Serves as a technical expert in the administration of a wide variety of complex forensics law enforcement issues and strategies to inform the development and management of grants and/or cooperative agreements. Provides guidance and recommendations on forensics law enforcement related initiatives. Develops and maintains effective relationships with national, state, tribal, and local experts, administrators, high-level officials, policy makers, and planners in forensics law enforcement areas. Serves as a BJA representative on interagency task forces focusing on law enforcement programs whose members may include high-level DOJ officials and other executive branch representatives.
• Researches and prepares a variety of written materials related to administrative or program work, such as researching program trends and preparing correspondence, memoranda, white papers, or other documents relevant to forensics law enforcement program activities.
  Researches and prepares a variety of written materials related to administrative or program work, such as researching program trends and preparing correspondence, memoranda, white papers, or other documents relevant to forensics law enforcement program activities.