The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) seeks one experienced attorney at the GS-15 grade level to serve as Assistant Regional Director in its Western Regional Office in San Francisco, CA. The Western Regional Office of the FTC and has responsibility for the Commission’s antitrust and consumer protection programs in Arizona, California, Colorado, Hawaii, Nevada, and Utah. The Assistant Regional Director, will assist the Regional Director in planning, organizing, directing and evaluating the work of a large staff of attorneys, investigators, other professionals, and administrative staff engaged in investigation, negotiation, litigation, rulemaking compliance, and consumer and business education activities. With the territory served by the regional office, the Assistant Regional Director will be responsible for assisting the Regional Director in establishing and maintaining programs that foster effective federal-state-local relationships in the development of coordinated attacks on consumer fraud and other unfair or deceptive trade practices, and coordination of antitrust enforcement activities. The Assistant Regional Director will assist the Regional Director in managing the office’s large docket of complex administrative and federal court litigation. The Assistant Regional Director will serve as a spokesperson for the Commission on matters of regional concern in interviews with representatives of business industry, the news media, consumer groups, state and local authorities, and the public. Candidates should possess excellent communication, analytic and legal writing skills, sound judgment, and possess effective organizational management skills. The Salary range $134, 647.00 to $155,500.00. To apply submit resume by April 16, 2012, to www.USAJOBS.gov. Please refer to Announcement No. WRSF-2012-0001. For additional information, call 202-326-2323.
Alvina Pasheen Brooks
Office of Human Capital
600 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW
Washington, DC 20580
(202) 326-2323
