Equal Employment Specialist

To qualify for this position, applicants must meet all requirements by the closing date of this announcement, 11/18/2024. Time-In-Grade Requirement: Applicants who are current Federal employees and have held a GS grade any time in the past 52 weeks must also meet time-in-grade requirements by the closing date of this announcement. For a GS-11 position you must have served 52 weeks at the GS-09. The grade may have been in any occupation but must have been held in the Federal service. An SF-50 that shows your time-in-grade eligibility must be submitted with your application materials. If the most recent SF-50 has an effective date within the past year, it may not clearly demonstrate you possess one-year time-in-grade, as required by the announcement. In this instance, you must provide an additional SF-50 that clearly demonstrates one-year time-in-grade. Note: Time-In-Grade requirements also apply to former Federal employees applying for reinstatement as well as current employees applying for Veterans Employment Opportunities Act of 1998 (VEOA) appointment. You may qualify based on your experience and/or education described below: Specialized Experience: You must have one year of specialized experience equivalent to at least the next lower grade GS-09 in the normal line of progression for the occupation in the organization. Examples of specialized experience would typically include, but are not limited to: Comprehensive knowledge of laws, regulations, executive orders, court decisions, and issues related to the Federal equal employment opportunity program and skill to interpret and apply this knowledge to a variety of difficult and complex work assignments. Through knowledge of and skill in applying the operating principles, methods and techniques of the EEO Program to include the fact-finding, analysis, counseling, complaint, and investigative processes, the roles of the EEO Committee and Special Emphasis Programs, as well as all required plans and reports. A high degree of judgement in analyzing and recommending solutions to problems that adversely affect EEO, Affirmative Employment, ADR, Reasonable Accommodation and the Prevention of Sexual Harassment. Ability to provide leadership and guidance to facility employees, managers, supervisors, EEO/Diversity Committees, and Special Emphasis Program Managers. Ability to serve as a trainer in the areas of EEO, ADR, Diversity Awareness, Workplace Harassment (sexual and non-sexual), and Special Emphasis. Ability to communicate effectively both verbally and in writing, and brief management officials at the facility level concerning all aspects of the EEO Program. OR, Education: Applicants may substitute education for the required experience. To qualify based on education for this grade level you must have 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, Combination: Applicants may also combine education and experience to qualify at this level. You must have a combination of specialized experience and education as described above and a progressively higher level graduate education leading to such a degree as described above which leads to at least one year. Preferred Experience – Two or more years of EEO related experience You will be rated on the following Competencies for this position: Communication Conflict Management Decision Making Influencing/Negotiating Interpersonal Skills Teaches Others 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; religions; 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. Note: A full year of work is considered to be 35-40 hours of work per week. Part-time experience will be credited on the basis of time actually spent in appropriate activities. Applicants wishing to receive credit for such experience must indicate clearly the nature of their duties and responsibilities in each position and the number of hours a week spent in such employment. Physical Requirements: The work is sedentary and does not require any special physical effort. Some work may require walking and standing in conjunction with travel and attendance at meetings or conferences away from the work site. Employee may carry light items such as papers, books, and laptop computer as required and may need to drive a motor vehicle relative to attendance at meetings. For more information on these qualification standards, please visit the United States Office of Personnel Management’s website at https://www.opm.gov/policy-data-oversight/classification-qualifications/general-schedule-qualification-standards/.
The incumbent serves as an Equal Employment Opportunity Specialist in the EEO Office at the Richard L. Roudebush VA Medical Center. The incumbent is responsible to perform the duties to include, but not limited to assisting the EEO Manager in planning, development, implementation, evaluation, and monitoring of the affirmative action and equal employment opportunity programs in the VA Medical Center.