Equal Employment Specialist

As an EQUAL EMPLOYMENT SPECIALIST you will:

• Write final agency decisions and orders that are clear concise persuasive and legally sound and which set forth the facts of the matter and interpret and apply applicable laws and regulations and legal precedent.
• Review all class action discrimination complaints filed with the Treasury Department. Analyze complaints to determine the issues involved in class certification and acceptance of the complaint.
• Recommend appropriate corrective action such as promotion back pay compensatory damages or changes in organizational policies procedures or areas such as compensatory damages where few precedents exist may have to research federal and private sector insurance case law in an attempt to determine appropriate award recommendations.
• Serve as a technical authority on the adjudication of discrimination complaints. As necessary recommend development of Departmental policies relevant to the processing and resolution of discrimination complaints.
• Provide advice and consultation to bureau management and EEO officials agency attorneys complainants and their representatives and other interested parties regarding resolution of complaints problems leading to complaints and other related matters the resolution of which may result in controversial or precedent decisions.

Key Requirements:

• Must be U.S. Citizen or U.S. National.
• All newly appointed employees to the competitive (or excepted) service are subject to a probationary (or trial) period. During this time your performance conduct and suitability for continued employment will be evaluated. You will not automatically convert to permanent status at the end of the probationary (or trial) period. Your supervisor must affirmatively determine that continued employment is in the best interest of the Federal service. If no certification is made before the probationary (or trial) period ends your appointment will be terminated. You are encouraged to actively engage with your supervisor seek feedback and understand role expectations. Additional guidance and support will be provided during onboarding.
• Must successfully complete a background investigation.
• Public Trust - Background Investigation will be required.
• All new hires will be required to comply with federal ethics laws. A review of financial or other interests may be conducted to determine if they create any real or apparent conflict of interests with official Treasury duties.
• Complete a Declaration for Federal Employment to determine your suitability for Federal employment at the time requested by the agency.
• Have your salary sent to a financial institution of your choice by Direct Deposit/Electronic Funds Transfer.
• If you are a male applicant born after December 31 1959 certify that you have registered with the Selective Service System or are exempt from having to do so.
• Go through a Personal Identity Verification (PIV) process that requires two forms of identification from the Form I-9. Federal law requires verification of the identity and employment eligibility of all new hires in the U.S.
• Obtain and use a Government-issued charge card for business-related travel.

You must meet the following requirements within 30 days of the closing date of this announcement.

SPECIALIZED EXPERIENCE:For the GS-14 grade level you must have one year (52 full weeks) of specialized experience at a level of difficulty and responsibility equivalent to the GS-13 grade level in the Federal service. Specialized Experience for this position includes:

-Experience applying Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) law and regulations; AND
-Experience utilizing Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) requirements as set forth in EEOC Management Directive 110 EEOC regulations and other Federal Civil Rights laws for developing an impartial and appropriate factual record (Investigative File) with respect to EEO complaints; AND
-Experience analyzing pre-complaint records and properly determining whether a claim of discrimination should be accepted or dismissed; AND
-Experience drafting final agency decisions and orders that are clear concise persuasive and legally sound and which set forth the facts of the matter and interpret and apply applicable laws and regulations and legal precedent.

The experience may have been gained in either the public private sector or volunteer service. One year of experience refers to full-time work; part-time work is considered on a prorated basis. To ensure full credit for your work experience please indicate dates of employment by month/day/year and indicate number of hours worked per week on your resumé.

TIME-IN-GRADE: In addition to the above requirements you must meet the following time-in-grade requirement if applicable: For the GS-14 you must have been at the GS-13 level for 52 weeks.

TIME AFTER COMPETITIVE APPOINTMENT: Candidates who are current Federal employees serving on a non-temporary competitive appointment must have served at least three months in that appointment.

Required Experience:

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