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Summary

Position Summary

The Deputy Director, Departmental Office of Civil Rights, serves as the principal advisor to the Director of the Departmental Office of Civil Rights and is located in the Departmental Office of Civil Rights, Office of the Secretary of Transportation.

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Responsibilities

The Deputy Director assists the Director of the Departmental Office of Civil Rights in ensuring full and affirmative implementation of civil rights and equal opportunity principles within the Department in all its official actions. This includes Department employment practices; services rendered to the public; employment practices of contractors and subcontractors under direct or federally assisted contracts; operation of federally assisted activities; and other programs and efforts involving Department assistance, participation or endorsement.

The Deputy Director:

• Serves as Deputy and principal advisor to the Director, Departmental Office of Civil Rights.
• Administers and manages the daily operations of the Departmental civil rights and equal employment opportunity programs, including immediate supervision of managers responsible for the various programs within the Departmental office of Civil Rights.
• Functions as key liaison to Operating Administrations and their respective Offices of Civil Rights for the purpose of providing direction, guidance, and monitoring to ensure full compliance with civil rights laws and policies throughout the Department of Transportation.
• Oversees equal opportunity compliance reviews deemed necessary to assure effective program implementation or requested by the Secretary, and identifies and resolves programmatic challenges in the internal and external complaint processing procedures within the jurisdiction of the Departmental Office of Civil Rights.
• Manages programmatic outreach, training and compliance to promote full participation by Disadvantaged Business Enterprises in DOT-assisted projects.
• Works closely with leadership of the Department, including the Administrators and Assistant Secretaries, to ensure that considerations of opportunity and access permeate all Departmental programmatic areas.
• Participates in the development and implementation of Departmental programming that will educate, train, and monitor recipients and sub-recipients of federal funding on application of opportunity principles and compliance with federal civil rights laws.
• Serves as a senior Departmental representative on civil rights and equal opportunity matters with other Federal agencies, commissions, committees, and organizations, acting in conjunction with the General Counsel on matters of legal concern to the Department of Justice.

Travel Required

Occasional travel - Requires occasional travel (less than 10%).

Supervisory status
Yes

Promotion Potential
00

Requirements

Conditions of Employment

• You must be a U.S. Citizen.
• Submit application and resume online by 11:59 PM EST on the closing date.
• Provide all required documents by closing date.

CONDITIONS OF EMPLOYMENT:

• PROBATIONARY PERIOD: Complete a one-year SES probationary period (unless already completed).
• FINANCIAL DISCLOSURE: Complete a Public Financial Disclosure report, OGE-278. You will need to provide the information annually.
• DRUG TEST: This position is subject to a pre-employment drug test and random drug testing during employment.
• SECURITY CLEARANCE: This position requires the ability to obtain and retain a Secret clearance.

Qualifications

As a basic requirement for entry into the Senior Executive Service (SES), you must clearly articulate and describe within your resume evidence of progressively responsible supervisory, managerial, or professional experience which involved management of a program or organization of significant scope and complexity. The experience must have been sufficiently responsible to show clearly your ability to perform the duties of this position and meet the mandatory Technical Qualifications and Managerial Executive Core Qualifications listed below.

TECHNICAL QUALIFICATIONS (TQs): Below is the description of the technical qualifications that must be clearly evident in your resume.

1. Demonstrated senior or executive level experience and a history of success in administering and managing a civil rights and equal opportunity program within a Department or comparable level.

2. Demonstrated senior or executive level experience overseeing program compliance with equal opportunity laws, formulating and/or updating civil rights policies and procedures. Serving as a liaison on civil rights throughout an agency, developing and implementing effective solutions to systemic problems, and developing and applying principles of civil rights and equal opportunity to all operations.

EXECUTIVE CORE QUALIFICATIONS (ECQs): Below are descriptions of the ECQs that must be clearly evident in your resume.

ECQ 1 - LEADING CHANGE: This core qualification involves the ability to bring about strategic change, both within and outside the organization, to meet organizational goals. Inherent to this ECQ is the ability to establish an organizational vision and to implement it in a continuously changing environment. Leadership Competencies: Creativity and Innovation, External Awareness, Flexibility, Resilience, Strategic Thinking, Vision
ECQ 2 - LEADING PEOPLE: This core qualification involves the ability to lead people toward meeting the organization's vision, mission, and goals. Inherent to this ECQ is the ability to provide an inclusive workplace that fosters the development of others, facilitates cooperation and teamwork, and supports constructive resolution of conflicts. Leadership Competencies: Conflict Management, Leveraging Diversity, Developing Others, Team Building
ECQ 3 - RESULTS DRIVEN: This core qualification involves the ability to meet organizational goals and customer expectations. Inherent to this ECQ is the ability to make decisions that produce high-quality results by applying technical knowledge, analyzing problems, and calculating risks. Leadership Competencies: Accountability, Customer, Decisiveness, Entrepreneurship, Problem Solving, Technical Credibility
ECQ 4 - BUSINESS ACUMEN: This core qualification involves the ability to manage human, financial, and information resources strategically. Leadership Competencies: Financial Management, Human Capital Management, Technology Management
ECQ 5 - BUILDING COALITIONS: This core qualification involves the ability to build coalitions internally and with other Federal agencies, State and local governments, nonprofit and private sector organizations, foreign governments, or international organizations to achieve common goals. Leadership Competencies: Partnering, Political Savvy, Influencing/Negotiating

FUNDAMENTAL COMPETENCIES: The following competencies are the foundation for success in each of the Executive Core Qualifications: Interpersonal Skills, Oral Communication, Written Communication, Integrity/Honesty, Continual Learning, and Public Service Motivation.

Additional information about the SES and Executive Core Qualifications can be found on the Office of Personnel Management (OPM) SES Website .

You are strongly encouraged to review OPMs Guide to SES Qualifications for specific examples and guidance on writing effective ECQ narrative statements and executive resumes.

Education

There is no positive education requirement for this position.

Additional information

Retirement/Pension Plan - You will be covered by a defined benefit, contributory Federal retirement system that provides benefits for both normal retirement (with as few as 5 years of civilian service) and for circumstances that might occur earlier, such involuntary retirement because of disability.
Thrift Savings Plan (TSP) - You may participate in a retirement savings investment plan that offers before-tax savings and tax-deferred investment earnings. For more details, please visit the TSP website
Employee Assistance - Employees and their immediate families can take advantage of free confidential counseling with health professionals as part of the Federal Employees Assistance Program.
Transit Benefits - We subsidize up to $255 of mass transit commuting costs each month.
Telework - Yes, but as determined by agency policy.
Information related to performance, suitability, and security will be verified.If you make a false statement in any part of your application, you may not be hired; you may be fired after you begin work; or you may be subject to fine imprisonment, or other disciplinary action.

How You Will Be Evaluated

You will be evaluated for this job based on how well you meet the qualifications above.

An SES reviewing panel will evaluate your application based on the quality and extent of your total accomplishments, experience, and education. Applicants determined to be highly qualified may undergo an interview and a reference check. If you are contacted for a second-round interview, you may be asked to submit a written narrative statement addressing each of the ECQ areas (Leading Change, Leading People, Results Driven, Business Acumen, Building Coalitions). If selected, your written narrative statement addressing the ECQs must be certified by an OPM Qualifications Review Board (QRB), unless you are a current SES executive or have successfully participated in an OPM approved SES Candidate Development Program. You must receive certification before you can be appointed to the position.

All applications must be completed and submitted electronically no later than midnight ET of the closing date. Final reviews will be performed after the announcement closing, and timely notice of the status of your application will be emailed to you. You may check the status of your application for this position at any time by logging into your USAJOBS account and selecting Application Status.
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Background checks and security clearance

Security clearance
Secret

Drug test required
Yes

Required Documents

The following documents must be provided by the closing date:

• RESUME - You must submit a resume which cannot exceed five (5) pages. Any information submitted in excess of five (5) pages WILL NOT be considered. The resume must provide evidence of how you possess the technical qualifications and the 5 ECQs. Include name on each page. No photos allowed.
• COVER LETTER - You should submit a one-page cover letter highlighting key experience and interest in the position advertised.
• SF-50 - Current & former federal employees should submit an SF-50 which shows your current (or most recent grade.)
  
  • Current Career Senior Executives and individuals with SES reinstatement eligibility must submit a copy of an SF-50 which shows career SES status
• CANDIDATE DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM CERTIFICATE - individuals who have successfully completed an Office of Personnel Management (OPM) approved SES Candidate Development Program, submit a copy of your OPM certificate.

Failure to submit any of the required documents by the closing date of the announcement will result in your removal from consideration for this position.

If you are relying on your education to meet qualification requirements:

Education must be accredited by an accrediting institution recognized by the U.S. Department of Education in order for it to be credited towards qualifications. Therefore, provide only the attendance and/or degrees from schools accredited by accrediting institutions recognized by the U.S. Department of Education .

Failure to provide all of the required information as stated in this vacancy announcement may result in an ineligible rating or may affect the overall rating.