Position Objective: Provide services as an Ethics Analyst in support of the overall functions of the Office of the Director (OD) within the National Institutes of Health (NIH). The purpose of this position is to support the NIH Ethics Office in its administration of the ARPA-H Ethics Program.

Duties and Responsibilities:

• Prepare background materials and provide context on a range of policy and program issues for use by upper management.

• Perform fact finding and review to assist in developing and implementing 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.

• Answer inquiries and questions pertinent to ethics submissions. 3

• 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.

• Provide technical advice to 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.

• Work with staff on reporting requirements, including collecting information, collaborating with other offices and preparing written reports.

• Draft new content, updates, and resources for ethics websites and SharePoint sites based on up to date knowledge of ethics statutes, regulations, policies, and procedures.

• Maintain an awareness of compliance and ethics practices, developments and trends, notably within a health environment.

• Develop, review and revise Compliance and Ethics SOPs as needed.

• Support implementation of a variety of activities throughout the year to raise awareness of the importance of compliance and ethics.

• Compile and analyze policy and related information.

• Collect and analyze relevant qualitative and statistical information and program information.

• Conduct and summarize technical research on policy topics.

• 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.

• Research, analyze and evaluate data for policy information.

• Collect, organize and analyze data from various sources.

• Prepare reports for upper management regarding status of current policy initiatives.

• Prepare background information, options and recommendations that are used to brief upper management.

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

• Provide training to the ARPA-H community on the various aspects of the ethics program. 4

• Provide consultation to NEO, ECMO, and ARPA-H employees on all areas of government ethics laws.

• Attend meetings; provide minutes and reports. Review and implement discussion items.

• Attend meetings, workshops, and seminars on relevant topics; provide a summary of relevant proceedings.

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

• Prepare slides, handouts, and other materials for meetings as needed.

• Interpret, analyze and condense material from a variety of sources for presentation.

• Compile data and prepare graphs, slides and presentations.

• Prepare 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.

• Prepare background materials and provide context on a range of policy and program issues for use by upper management.

• Perform fact finding and review to assist in developing and implementing 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.

• Prepare reports for upper management regarding status of current policy initiatives.

• Prepare background information, options and recommendations that are used to brief upper management.

• 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.

• Interpret, analyze and condense material from a variety of sources for presentation.

• Compile data and prepare graphs, slides and presentations.

• Prepare reports, graphs, etc., for use by upper management.

• Meet with management to provide status updates and discuss ethics issues as needed.

• Initiate, develop and implement 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.

• Formulate policy and procedures to implement all aspects of the ARPA-H ethics program.

• Assist with maintaining and improving Ethics Program to ensure its continuing overall effectiveness.

• Attend meetings; provide minutes and reports. Review and implement discussion items.

• Attend meetings, workshops, and seminars on relevant topics; provide a summary of relevant proceedings.

• Plan and lead meetings regarding current and new initiatives.

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

• Prepare briefings, summaries, talking points and background documents; assemble briefing books. 2

• Prepare a variety of status reports, management summaries and briefing papers which identify problems, assess the overall condition of work completed or in progress, and outline issues, solutions and recommendations. 5

• Draft policies, standard operating procedures, job aids, outreach materials, and other documents for implementation by management.

  Basic Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree in Public Administration or a related discipline.

• Expertise in federal government ethics statutes and regulations.

• Expertise in government conflicts of interest.

• Knowledge of government award mechanisms.

• Skilled in Microsoft Office, SharePoint, and Adobe Acrobat.

  Minimum Qualifications:

• Ability to multi-task and pay close attention to detail.

• Excellent analytical, organizational and time management skills.

• Strong communication skills, both oral and written.

  *This job description is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties or responsibilities that are required by this position.

  To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed above are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

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  GAP Solutions is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to their race, ethnicity, ancestry, color, sex, religion, creed, age, national origin, citizenship status, disability, medical condition, military and veteran status, marital status, sexual orientation or perceived sexual orientation, gender, gender identity, and gender expression, familial status, political affiliation, genetic information, or any other legally protected status or characteristics.

  This position is contingent upon contract award.

Requisition ID: 6804