Duties

• You will review and prepare Final Agency Decisions (FAD) and Final Orders (FO) on administrative complaints of discrimination and prepare briefings when there is a finding of discrimination providing rationale and legal basis for the decision.
• You will direct remedial action such as retroactive promotion or reinstatement, rescission of disciplinary action, payment of attorney fees, and determine whether compensatory damages are appropriate and the amount of such damages.
• You will be responsible for managing the EEO complaints program from pre-complaint to post administrative processing appeals and compliance; and direct actions necessary for improvement of personnel or supervisory practices within the Department.
• You will develop policies and procedures on complaints processing and provide advice and guidance to all levels of management, requiring high degree of understanding and cooperation with related programs, policies and other HR functional areas
• You will provide guidance and direction on EEO complaints processing servicing offices resourced by EEO Specialists and EEO Program Managers who perform duties from counseling and formal processing through post administrative processing.
• You will monitor servicing EEO complaints processing timeframes and determine more efficient and effective case management and hold EEO offices responsible for a compliance with regulatory requirements.
• You will conduct legal research on EEOC, district court and agency decisions regarding complaints to ensure consistently applying EEO laws and regulations.
• You will develop and and provide training in all areas of Title VII and related statutes through formal personnel management courses, briefings, seminars, written guidance and informal personal contacts.
• You will supervise a team of FAD Analysts assigned to review and analyze discrimination complaint cases to make a determination whether there is discrimination or not and promote and sustain a healthy work environment.
• You will serve as the primary Point of Contact (POC) for outside agencies, including the EEOC, OPM, Congressional Inquiries, etc. on EEO complaints-related matters.

Requirements

Conditions of Employment

• Must be a US Citizen.
• Must be determined suitable for federal employment.
• Must participate in the direct deposit pay program.
• New employees to the Department of the Navy will be required to successfully pass the E-Verify employment verification check. To learn more about E-Verify, including your rights and responsibilities, visit e-verify.gov
• Generally, current federal employees applying for GS jobs must serve at least one year at the next lower grade level. This requirement is called time-in-grade. Time-in-grade requirements must be met by the closing date of this announcement.
• Within the Department of Defense (DoD), the appointment of retired military members within 180 days immediately following retirement date to a civilian position is subject to the provisions of 5 United States Code 3326.
• Males born after 12-31-59 must be registered for Selective Service.
• Per E.O. 14043, selectee(s) must be fully vaccinated for COVID-19 by 11/22/2021 or date of employment (which ever comes later) except in limited circumstances where an exemption is approved due to a disability or sincerely held religious beliefs.
• Supervisors in the executive branch have a heightened personal responsibility for advancing government ethics. You will be required to review the 14 General Principles of Ethical Conduct at 5 CFR 2635.101.
• You will be required to obtain and maintain an interim and/or final security clearance prior to entrance on duty. Failure to obtain and maintain the required level of clearance may result in the withdrawal of a job offer or removal.
• You will be required to complete training, obtain, and maintain a government credit card for travel and travel-related purchases.
• This position may require travel from normal duty station to CONUS and OCONUS and may include remote or isolated sites. You must be able to travel on military and commercial aircraft for extended periods of time.

Qualifications

Your resume must demonstrate at least one year of specialized experience at or equivalent to the GS-13 grade level or pay band in the Federal service or equivalent experience in the private or public sector. Specialized experience must demonstrate the following: developing and analyzing anti-discrimination laws, Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) laws, regulations, policies, practices, and procedures (i.e., disseminating guidelines and requirements; Final Agency Decisions (FAD) and Final Orders (FO), reviewing and revising plans, programs, and procedures; analyzing statistical data and identifying trends); AND reviewing complaint processing, ensuring legally sufficient compliance for proper adjudication including responsibility for recommending case decisions to management.

Additional qualification information can be found from the following Office of Personnel Management web site:
https://www.opm.gov/policy-data-oversight/classification-qualifications/general-schedule-qualification-standards/#url=List-by-Occupational-Series

Experience refers to paid and unpaid experience, including volunteer work done through National Service programs (e.g., professional, philanthropic, religious, spiritual, community, student, social). Volunteer work helps build critical competencies, knowledge, and skills and can provide valuable training and experience that translates directly to paid employment.

Education

This job does not have an education qualification requirement.

Additional information

This position is covered by the Department of Defense Priority Placement Program.

Additional vacancies may be filled by this announcement.

This position is eligible for part time, full time or ad-hoc telework at the discretion of management.

A tentative offer of employment will be rescinded if the selectee fails to meet the pre-employment requirements, including failure to report to any of the scheduled appointments.

If you are unable to apply online and request information about the Alternate Application process, please contact the Department of Navy's Employment Information Center.

Federal annuitant information: The selection of an annuitant is subject to the Department of Defense and Department of the Navy policy on the employment of annuitants. Policy information may be found at: http://www.secnav.navy.mil/donhr/Documents/CivilianJobs/FedCivAnnuitants.pdf

ICTAP Applicants: To be considered well-qualified and exercise selection priority as an ICTAP candidate, displaced Federal employees must satisfy all qualification requirements for the position and receive a rating in the highly qualified category (score 85) or higher. ICTAP candidates must provide copies of all of the following documentation at the time of application: 1) agency notice; 2) most recent performance appraisal; and 3) most recent SF-50 or notification of personnel action that includes position, grade level, and duty location. Applicants who do not provide this documentation will not receive consideration as an ICTAP candidate. For more information about ICTAP eligibility please review the following link: https://www.usajobs.gov/Help/working-in-government/unique-hiring-paths/federal-employees/ictap/

Military Spouse Preference applicants will receive priority consideration at the Full Performance Level (FPL) and if determined to be Best Qualified at the FPL, and selected, must be placed at the FPL. A BQ military spouse possesses knowledge, skills, abilities, and competencies comparable to others who meet the competitive referral criteria for the specific position.