Supervisory Equal Employment Specialist

Qualification requirements in the vacancy announcements are based on the U.S. Office of Personnel Management (OPM) Qualification Standards Handbook, which contains federal qualification standards. This handbook is available on the Office of Personnel Management’s website located at: https://www.opm.gov/policy. EDUCATION: There is no positive education requirement for this position. SPECIALIZED EXPERIENCE: Applicants must possess one year of specialized experience equivalent in difficulty and responsibility to the next lower grade level in the Federal Service. Specialized experience is experience that has equipped the applicant with the particular competencies/knowledge, skills and abilities to successfully perform the duties of the position. This experience need not have been in the federal government. Experience refers to paid and unpaid experience, including volunteer work done through National Service programs (e.g., Peace Corps, AmeriCorps) and other organizations 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. You will receive credit for all qualifying experience, including volunteer experience. To qualify at the ZA-5 (GS-15) grade level: Specialized experience: Applicants must possess one full year (52 weeks) of specialized experience equivalent to the ZA-4 (GS-14) in the Federal service. Specialized experience MUST include all of the following: Leading, directing or developing Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) or affirmative employment programs or initiatives; Advising or counseling on improving or revising equal employment policies; and Providing advice or training to staff on equal employment or affirmative employment programs.
This position is located within the Department of Commerce (DOC), National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Deputy Under Secretary for Operations (DUSO), Office of Inclusion and Civil Rights (OICR) with one (1) vacancy located in Silver Spring, MD. This position is also announced under vacancy number DUSO-OICR-25-12602363-DE, which is open to all US Citizens or Nationals. You must apply to both announcements if you want to be considered for both.