EQUAL EMPLOYMENT SPECIALIST

Summary You will serve as an EQUAL EMPLOYMENT SPECIALIST in the HUMAN CAPITAL MANAGEMENT GROUP, EEO & DIVERSITY DEPARTMENT of NAVAIRWARCENAC DIV. Responsibilities You will serve as an Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) Specialist whose primary duty is to provide EEO counseling at the informal complaint stage to employees and applicants for employment. You will manage caseload and other program responsibilities including meeting legal time requirements imposed by regulations and other job requirements. You will utilize working knowledge of policies and practices including appeals and grievances, labor relations, position classification, recruitment and selection to know when to answer questions, resolve problems, etc. You will conduct studies and surveys or develop questionnaires as needed to identify issues or barriers to equal employment opportunity when necessary for fact-finding and/or as requested. You will make presentations, analyze complaints, write reports, and interface one-on-one with employees and applicants for employment, managers and supervisors. You will apply a high degree of skill in face-to-face communication and using mediation and negotiation techniques to facilitate resolution and/or better define issues. Requirements Conditions of Employment Qualifications Your resume must demonstrate at least one year of specialized experience at or equivalent to the (GS-09/10) grade level or pay band (DA-03) in the Federal service or equivalent experience in the private or public sector. Specialized experience must demonstrate the following: (1) Providing comprehensive counseling to potential EEO complainants including information on the informal and formal discrimination complaints process; (2) Processing formal complaints in accordance with EEOC (Equal Employment Opportunity Commission); (3) Conducting fact finding inquiries to resolve disputes; (4) Providing advisory services to management and supervisors; (4) Providing advice and guidance to employees, union officials, and agency representatives; (6) Seeking resolution of complaints through Alternate Dispute Resolution (ADR) techniques including mediation; (7) Conducting studies and surveys or developing questionnaires to identify issues or barriers to equal employment opportunity as needed for assigned program; (8) Overseeing discrimination complaints tracking program; and (9) Preparing formal complaint correspondence and meeting activity specific reporting requirements in accordance agency requirements. Additional qualification information can be found from the following Office of Personnel Management web site: 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 In lieu of specialized experience, you may qualify with the following education or combination of both education and experience: Ph.D. or equivalent doctoral degree or 3 full years of progressively higher level graduate education leading to such a degree or LL.M., if related OR A combination of experience and graduate education as described above that equates to one year of experience. A transcript must be submitted with your application if qualifying using education. See Required Documents for additional information. Additional Information This position is covered by the Department of Defense Priority Placement Program. Additional vacancies may be filled by this announcement. 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. During the application process you will have the ability to opt-in to make your resume available to hiring managers in the agency who have similar positions in the local commuting area. Depending on the hiring organization and the position being filled, job requirements (e.g., security clearance, travel, drug testing, financial disclosure filing, bargaining unit status, etc.) may vary. Other hiring managers filling similar positions may offer relocation expense reimbursement and/or may offer recruitment incentives for new employees, depending on funding availability and in accordance with policy. If you opt-in and are referred on a certificate, your resume will be available to other hiring managers for 180-days from the date the job announcement closes. Opting in does not impact your application for this announcement, nor does it guarantee further consideration for additional positions. 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: PPP applicants will be placed at the FPL, if determined Well Qualified (WQ). To receive priority consideration, the FPL must be the same grade level or equivalent of the retained grade or the grade held immediately prior to separation. 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: Military Spouse Preference applicants will be placed at the highest grade for which they have applied and are determined Best Qualified (BQ). A BQ military spouse possesses knowledge, skills, abilities, and competencies comparable to others who meet the competitive referral criteria for the specific position.