Equal Employment Specialist

***THIS IS NOT A VIRTUAL POSITION YOU MUST LIVE WITHIN OR BE WILLING TO RELOCATE WITHIN A COMMUTABLE DISTANCE OF THE DUTY LOCATION***

Major duties and responsibilities include:

• Coordinating planning developing administering and providing guidance related to the Equal Employment Opportunity Program to employees and management.
• Interpreting policy laws and regulations and developing and implementing policy and training programs.
• Serving as the Harassment Prevention Coordinator and administering the harassment complaint process.
• Processing Equal Employment Opportunity complaints filed by employees and applicants for employment.
• Assisting with the administration Alternative Dispute Resolution (ADR) program coordinating and tracking mediation and facilitation sessions.
• Providing guidance and technical expertise to Special Emphasis Program Managers assessing training needs and implementing training plans and programs.
• Compiling and analyzing statistical data and demographic trends to evaluate progress of the Equal Employment Opportunity Programs.
• Responsible for a variety of annual reports.
• Planning coordinating and executing special observance events.
• Preparing reviewing and drafting correspondence for senior level officials and maintaining professional communications.
• Providing advisory services to all levels of management regarding the requirements and implications of the EEO office services.
• Reviewing and implementing projects that impact the operations of the organization and determining program effectiveness through periodic assessments.
• Performing other duties as assigned.

• You must be a U.S. Citizen to apply for this job
• To be considered for this position you must complete all required steps in the process. In addition to the application and questionnaire this position requires an online assessment. The online assessment measures critical general competencies required to perform the job.
• Selective Service Registration is required for males born after 12/31/1959
• Physical Requirements: The regular and recurring work of the position involves sitting at a desk sitting in conferences and meetings and occasional visits to organization work sites. Occasional use of automobile and public conveyances may be required. No special physical exertion is required.
• Subject to background/security investigation
• Selected applicants will be required to complete an online onboarding process. Acceptable form(s) of identification will be required to complete pre-employment requirements ( Effective May 7 2025 drivers licenses or state-issued identification cards that are not REAL ID compliant cannot be utilized as an acceptable form of identification for employment.
• Participation in the seasonal influenza vaccination program is a requirement for all Department of Veterans Affairs Health Care Personnel (HCP) - See Required Documents below for details.

• your performance and conduct;
• the needs and interests of the agency;
• whether your continued employment would advance organizational goals of the agency or the Government; and
• whether your continued employment would advance the efficiency of the Federal service.

IN ORDER TO QUALIFY FOR THIS POSITION AT THE GS-11 LEVEL YOU MUST MEET THE FOLLOWING REQUIREMENTS:

SPECIALIZED EXPERIENCE: You must possess at least one (1) full year of specialized experience equivalent to at least the next lower grade level (GS-9) in the Federal Service that has given you the particular knowledge skills and abilities required to successfully perform the duties of the position and that is typically in or related to the work of the position to be filled. Specialized experience includes developing implementing and evaluating Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) Program initiatives in a large organization; developing and presenting EEO related training programs; developing and maintaining statistical data regarding the complaint process; responding to routine inquiries from complainants; providing administrative support such as coordinating/planning the logistics for meetings trainings and other related duties for the program. (THIS EXPERIENCE MUST BE SUPPORTED BY YOUR RESUME TO BE CREDITABLE.)

OR

SUBSTITUTION OF EDUCATION FOR EXPERIENCE: You must have successfully completed a 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 from an accredited college or university that is directly related to the position. Such education must demonstrate the knowledge skills and abilities necessary to do the work of the Equal Employment Specialist. One year of full-time graduate education is considered to be the number of credit hours that the school attended has determined to represent 1 year of full-time study. If that information cannot be obtained from the school 18 semester hours should be considered as satisfying the 1 year of full-time study requirement. (COPY OF TRANSCRIPTS ARE REQUIRED AT TIME OF APPLICATION)

OR

COMBINATION OF EXPERIENCE AND EDUCATION: You must possess equivalent combinations of successfully completed graduate level education (beyond the second year) and specialized experience as described above which may be used to meet total experience requirements for this grade level. The education portion must include graduate courses that demonstrate the knowledge skills and abilities necessary to do the work of the Program Specialist position and must have been obtained in an accredited college or university. (THIS EXPERIENCE MUST BE SUPPORTED BY YOUR RESUME TO BE CREDITABLE AND COPY OF TRANSCRIPTS ARE REQUIRED AT TIME OF APPLICATION)

For more information on these qualification standards please visit the United States Office of Personnel Managements website at

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