Equal Employment Specialist

GS-7 To qualify for the GS-7 level, you must have one of the following: A bachelor’s degree AND superior academic achievement. Superior academic achievement is defined as: (1) graduating with at least a 3.0/4.0 GPA; (2) graduating in the top third of the graduating class; or (3) membership in a national scholastic honor society; NOTE: Transcripts are required to substantiate claimed education; OR One full year of graduate level study, or possess a Master’s or higher degree, e.g., LL.B., J.D., LL.M., Ph.D., etc., in a field that provided the knowledge, skills, and abilities to do the work of the position. NOTE: Transcripts are required to substantiate claimed education; OR At least 52 weeks of specialized experience at the GS-5, or equivalent, which is in or related to the work of the position to be filled which has equipped the applicant with the particular knowledge, skills, and abilities to successfully perform the duties of the position. Such experience should include researching, analyzing, and applying principles to identify and solve employment issues; OR When combined, graduate education and experience total 100% of the requirements. GS-9 To qualify for the GS-9 level, you must have one of the following: At least 52 weeks of specialized experience at the GS-7, or equivalent, which is in or related to the work of the position to be filled which has equipped me with the particular knowledge, skills, and abilities to successfully perform the duties of the position. Such experience should include researching, analyzing, and applying equal opportunity principles to identify and solve employment issues which includes consulting, reconciling, negotiating, or investigating activities with regard to equal employment laws, policies; OR A Master’s or equivalent graduate degree, if related. NOTE: Transcripts are required to substantiate education; OR Completed 2 full years of progressively higher level graduate education leading to such a degree or LL.B. or J.D., if related. NOTE: Transcripts are required to substantiate education; OR When combined, graduate education and experience total 100% of the requirements. GS-11 To qualify for the GS-11 level, you must have one of the following: At least 52 weeks of specialized experience at the GS-9, or equivalent, which is in or related to the work of the position to be filled which has equipped me with the particular knowledge, skills, and abilities to successfully perform the duties of the position. Such experience must include applying Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) laws, statues and Federal regulations, and applying analytical or fact finding techniques to interpret, resolve or recommend resolution for Federal EEO programs (e.g., informal or formal complaint of discrimination or disability process, Reasonable Accommodation, Alternate Dispute Resolution, Special Emphasis Program) for an organization; OR A Ph.D. or equivalent doctoral degree, if related. NOTE: Transcripts are required to substantiate education; OR Completed 3 full years of progressively higher level graduate education leading to such a degree, if related. NOTE: Transcripts are required to substantiate education; OR When combined, graduate education and experience total 100% of the requirements. GS-12 To qualify for the GS-12, the applicant must have 52 weeks of specialized experience at the GS-11 level, or equivalent, which is in or related to the work of the position to be filled and has equipped applicant with the particular knowledge, skills, and abilities to successfully perform the duties of the position. Such experience must include applying Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) laws, statues and Federal regulations, experience processing and adjudicating formal EEO complaints, to include all of the following: drafting final agency decisions, conducting activities relative to updating/monitoring electronic complaint tracking system(s), drafting acceptance/dismissal letters, reviewing and approving investigative plans, and conducting legal sufficiency reviews of investigative reports. NOTE: Your resume and supporting documents must specifically address the evaluation criteria for the position. This information is instrumental in determining the highest quality candidates to be referred to the Selecting Official. If your application materials do not demonstrate the knowledge, skills, abilities, and experience needed for this position, your application will be ineligible for consideration. Your resume must show complete dates (month/day/year) for each position described (and if your position is or was federal, your grade at the time experience was gained). Resumes that don’t include this information may not satisfy the requirement to demonstrate 52 weeks performing specific work at the required level.
Responsible for the review and analysis and other aspects of the discrimination complaints process; complaints are based on race, religion, national origin, sex, color, age, physical and/or mental handicap, and reprisal. Also responsible for providing expert planning, organization, advice, and guidance. These are the duties at the full performance level of GS-12.