NIH Ethics Analyst

Location: IC: OD Street: 1 Center Dr Bldg: NIHBC 01 Room: 325 City: Bethesda State & Zip: MD 20892

Weekly Hours PT: Less than 30 hours per week Total No. of Hours 20

Overall Position Summary and Objectives

The purpose of this position is to support the NIH Ethics Office in its oversight and administration of the NIH ethics program.

Min Education Bachelors

Resume Max Pages 3

Certifications & Licenses

• N/A

Skills (Ranked by Priority)

1. Government Ethics Statutes and Regulations Analysis
2. Conflicts Analysis

1 2 3 4 5 represents priority rankings where 1 is highest priority and 5 is lowest priority of those ranked

Software

• Microsoft Office
• EMIS
• NEES
• Adobe Acrobat
• SharePoint

Field of Study

• Public Administration

Statement of Work Details

Provides technical experience needed to analyze develop and implement organizational policies and practices.

• Answer inquiries and questions pertinent to ethics submissions.
• Analyze background information review submissions for completeness and accuracy and communicate with employee to explain ethics information and respond to questions.
• Maintain current knowledge of ethics statutes regulations policies and procedures.

Provides technical advice to program staff regarding new policies and procedures.

• Develop guidebooks templates and other tools to assist staff with policy practices.
• Interpret requirements analyze gathered information verify facts draw conclusions and prepare work products

Performs research of issues pertaining to current policies regulations and procedures and prepares issuance to program staff on changes.

• Draft new content updates and resources for ethics websites and SharePoint sites based on uptodate knowledge of ethics statutes regulations policies and procedures. 3

Assists with data collection.

• Compile and analyze policy and related information.
• Collect organize and analyze data from various sources.
• Adhere to internal process for records management tracking and routing of requests and maintenance of information in electronic systems shared drives and SharePoint.

Collects and analyzes data.

• Collect organize and analyze data from various sources.

Analyzes and provides information on current policy issues.

• Conduct briefings with upper management on status of policy issues.

Attends meetings to review and implement discussion items.

• Attend and participate in ethics meetings and training sessions as needed.

Prepares reports graphs etc. for use by upper management.

• Use NEES EMIS and internal tracking systems to routinely track ethics actions and provide ad hoc reports.

Provides technical expertise needed to independently analyze develop and implement organizational policies and practices.

• Provide expert advice on the administrative and management implications of policy and program proposals.
• Analyze and evaluate findings and recommend more efficient effective and economical ways to accomplish policy objectives.

Analyzes and consults with upper management regarding current policy issues.

• Conduct briefings with upper management on status of policy issues.
• Conduct technical review and conflicts analysis of ethics submissions such as financial disclosure reports official duty activities outside activities gift acceptance conflict of interest analyses and other types of ethics actions. 1
• Review submissions for compliance with governing statutes regulations policies and procedures.

Summarizes data and prepares and reviews reports graphs etc. for use by upper management.

• Prepare reports graphs etc. for use by upper management.
• Meet with management to provide status of requests and discuss ethics issues as needed.

Develops new policies that support organizational goals.

• Prepare recommendations and alternative options based on knowledge and analysis of policy practices and procedures.
• Provide advice and guidance to managers in developing new policy initiatives and related supporting documentation.

Plan lead and attends meetings to review and implement discussion items.

• Participate in planning sessions; contribute expertise in discussions of current and new policy initiatives.

Prepares briefing materials and professional packages for upper management and provides recommendations for improvement.

• Prepare briefings summaries talking points and background documents; assemble briefing books.
• Draft policies standard operating procedures job aids outreach materials and other documents for implementation by management. 2