Duties

Duties include, but are not limited to:

• Managing the Agency's EEO complaints program to effectively prevent/eliminate individual and systemic discrimination.
• Trains employees on EEO matters and prepares annual and quarterly statistical reports accurately & timely.
• Writes and updates the Agency's EEO and anti-harassment policies and develops/updates complaint and compliance procedures in accordance with EEOC guidelines.
• Works with management officials during the informal stage of the EEO process by informing them of the importance of having critical conversations with employees when necessary and documenting issues when they occur.
• Reviews EEO Counselor Reports for sufficiency and prepares Settlement Agreements, incorporating the terms agreed to by the Aggrieved and the Agency.
• Oversees the formal EEO process by assigning EEO Investigators and Final Agency Decision Writers to formal complaints received.
• Reviews and submits document requests, reviews Investigative Plans, ROI's, and FAD's for sufficiency review and works with Investigators and FAD Writers to ensure work is sufficient, thorough, and timely.
• Prepares formal correspondence letters, merit based Final Agency Decisions, Agency reports, and FOIA and discovery requests.
• Oversees the informal EEO process by assigning EEO Counselors and Mediators to all informal complaints received and reviewing counselor reports.

Requirements

Conditions of Employment

• U.S. citizenship required.
• Candidates MUST meet all qualification requirements by closing date.
• Applicants must complete online questionnaire.
• This is a sensitive position. If selected, this position requires the completion of the SF-86.
• Suitability Determination: If selected, you will be subject to a security investigation to establish your suitability for federal employment. The security investigation will include, among other aspects, a review of your credit and legal history.
• This position is not covered by a union agreement.
• The full performance grade level for this position is GS-14.
• COVID19: All Federal Employees must be fully vaccinated by November 22, 2021 except in limited circumstances where an exception is approved due to a disability or sincerely held religious beliefs. Please see Additional Information.

Qualifications

Applicants must have a minimum of one year of specialized experience at a level of difficulty and responsibility comparable to the GS-13 or comparable pay band in the Federal service or equivalent experience in the private sector.

Specialized Experience is experience that has equipped the applicant with the knowledge, skills and abilities to successfully perform the duties of the position. Specialized Experience at the GS-13 or equivalent level in all of the following: applying advanced concepts, principles, and methods of Federal equal employment opportunity in order to oversee the handling of major (class action) complaints and systemic problems; serving as an advisor to managers, supervisors, human resources personnel, and employees at lower organizational levels; develop, review, and/or recommend changes to Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) policies, standards, methods, controls, and procedures; Analyzing and evaluating methods, principles, and techniques in order to assess the effectiveness of an EEO program; resolving difficult and complex EEO issues, and ensuring the efficient and effective utilization of assets and resources as they relate to an EEO program; and processing and resolving a wide range of discrimination complaints in the Federal sector.

Education

Applicant cannot substitute education for experience.

Additional information

If you are an eligible Inter-agency Career Transition Assistance Program (ICTAP) applicant you may apply for special selection over other candidates for this position. To be well-qualified and exercise selection priority for this vacancy, displaced Federal employees must be rated at 80 or above on the rating criteria for this position. ICTAP eligibles must submit one of the following as proof of eligibility for the special selection priority: a separation notice; a "Notice of Personnel Action" (SF-50) documenting separation; an agency certification that you cannot be placed after injury compensation has been terminated; an OPM notification that your disability annuity has been terminated; OR a Military Department or National Guard Bureau notification that you are retired under 5 U.S.C. 8337(h) or 8456.

In addition to your resume, other "accepted" documentation may be required in some situations to support eligibility to apply and be considered, as indicated below:

Current and reinstatement eligible applicants must submit a Personnel Action (SF-50) indicating grade, competitive service, and career or career-conditional tenure.

Applicants applying under Schedule A Disability must submit an appropriate letter from a physician.

Applicants applying under Peace Corps or VISTA eligibility must submit a letter supporting eligibility.

Applicants applying under Veterans Employment Opportunity Act of 1998 must submit a member's copy (copy # 2 or 4) of their DD-214.

If you are still on active duty, you may submit a statement of service from your Personnel Command which states the date you entered active duty, the date you are separating, and the campaign medals you have received.

Applicants applying for consideration under an Interchange Agreement with Other Merit Systems must submit a recent SF-50 or other personnel action (e.g., Post Office, Non-appropriated fund), reflecting status as a current employee under an approved system.

If you are a male applicant who was born after 12/31/59 and are required to register under the Military Selective Service Act, the Defense Authorization Act of 1986 requires that you be registered or you are not eligible for appointment in this agency.

COVID19 - All Federal Employees must be fully vaccinated by November 22, 2021. Proof of vaccination will be required. To ensure compliance with this mandate, review the vaccination requirements, to include timelines for receiving required doses, at the following: https://www.saferfederalworkforce.gov/faq/vaccinations/