Summary

This position is located at Peace Corp's HQ, Office of Civil Rights (OCR) in Washington, DC. OCR provides leadership and guidance on all civil rights and equal opportunity matters under the law. The office processes complaints of discrimination in the recruitment or employment of staff and in the recruitment or service of Volunteers. OCR works with offices to ensure equal employment opportunity principles are fully integrated into the agency's human resources and organizational data systems.

Duties

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The Equal Employment Opportunity Specialist performs the following major duties:

• Assists in managing the discrimination complaint process for employees and Peace Corps Volunteers by managing investigations into complaints of discrimination to include intake, counseling, acceptance/dismissal determinations, amendments to investigations, approval of investigative plans, legal sufficiency reviews of investigative reports, and preparation of final orders.
• Assures complaints are processed within established time limits and in accordance with published regulations and policies.
• Maintains strict impartially when working with complainants and management officials.
• Works with COR in assignment of tasks to the EEO services contractor including counseling, investigations and alternative dispute resolution, providing contractors with administrative support and holding them accountable for meeting regulatory timelines and contractual requirements.
• Prepares complete, timely reports on pre-complaint counseling activities, the status of formal complaints, and the disposition of complaints closed.
• Accurately enters information into the electronic case tracking system to keep files current for accurate reporting of complaints activity.
• Serves as the primary point-of-contact for providing counseling services to aggrieved persons who may raise questions, seek guidance, direction and technical information, including responding to routine inquiries from complainants and responding management officials.
• Serves as the primary drafter for regulatory reports including MD-715, Form 462, and the Congressional No FEAR Act report.
• Develops and provides training to the workforce on their rights and responsibilities with respect to discrimination laws and agency policies during new employee orientation and in other settings.
• Works on projects related to affirmative employment of veterans and persons with disabilities, including serving as the selective placement program coordinator.

Requirements

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Conditions of employment

Applicants selected for this position are subject to the following Conditions of Employment:

• You must be a U.S. citizen and at least 18 years old.
• Males born after December 31, 1959, must be registered with Selective Service (see www.sss.gov).
• Prior to employment, Peace Corps will review records for Returned Peace Corps Volunteers and former employees, as required by statutes 5 USC 3322 and 22 USC 2507b.
• You must submit a signed statement acknowledging adherence to the Peace Corps Conditions of Employment before your first day.
• You must successfully complete a Public Trust background investigation.
• A one-year probationary period may be required. This requirement is not applicable to current agency US Direct Hire employees who have completed a probationary period or current Experts who have served for more that 12 months.
• The initial appointment to this position cannot exceed five years.

Qualifications

Applicants must meet all qualification requirements prior to the closing date of this announcement, 09/08/2026. You will receive credit for all qualifying experience demonstrated in your resume, including volunteer work. Qualification claims are subject to verification. This vacancy is being announced: at one grade.

Specialized Experience at the FP-3(GS-13) Level: To qualify for this position at the FP-3 level, you must have at least one year of specialized experience equivalent to the next lower level in the normal line of progression, FP-4 or GS-11. This experience must be directly related to the work of the position and must have equipped you with the knowledge, skills, and abilities necessary to successfully perform the duties of the role. Specialized experience includes: management of discrimination complaints involving sensitive information in complex organizations with multiple departments, divisions, or bureaus; experience writing and/or editing legally sound final agency actions, with need for minimal editing, for management's signature; experience drafting reports for submission to regulatory agencies.???

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Time-in-Grade Requirements: Current or former Federal employees, including Peace Corps employees, must meet applicable Time-in-Grade requirements to be eligible for this position. For positions above the FP-09 (GS-05) level, you must have completed at least one year (52 weeks) at the next lower grade in the normal line of progression for the position to which you are applying.

All current or former Federal employees, including internal employees, must provide a copy of their SF-50(s), "Notification of Personnel Action," to demonstrate that you meet Time-in-Grade requirements. For more information, refer to the "Required Documents" section below.

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• Experience that satisfies the Specialized Experience requirements must be clearly documented in your resume. Failure to provide this information may result in disqualification. Please review the "Required Documents" section of this announcement for further information on resume requirements.
• Specialized experience may be gained in the public sector, private sector, or through volunteer service (e.g., National Service programs such as Peace Corps or AmeriCorps, or other organizations such as professional, philanthropic, religious, spiritual, community, student, or social groups).
• One year of experience refers to full-time work. Part-time work will be credited on a prorated basis.
• For more details on qualification requirements, refer to the OPM Qualifications Standards Handbook for General Schedule Positions, available on the OPM web site.

Education

This job does not have an education qualification requirement.

Additional information

Position Information:

• This is not a bargaining unit position.
• The minimum and maximum salaries listed on this announcement includes locality pay.??????? Peace Corps Information:
• This is a federal civilian position in the Excepted Service, and the incumbent will serve as a member of the Foreign Service.
• Peace Corps employees are paid under the Foreign Personnel (FP) pay system, which differs from the General Schedule (GS) pay system. In the FP pay system, lower grade level numbers indicate higher levels of responsibility and pay. The FP-09 is the lowest, entry-level, grade and the FP-01 is the highest, senior-level, grade.
• If you are a current federal employee, your agency may grant you reemployment rights in accordance with Section 310 of the Foreign Service Act, 22 USC 3950. You must request and be granted reemployment rights prior to separation from your current federal agency.
• If this is your first federal appointment, you may request credit for prior applicable non-federal service toward your leave Service Computation Date. Approval of credit must be granted prior to your first federal appointment and is subject to agency review and documentation requirements.
• This position is eligible for situational telework only.
• Additional hiring needs may be filled through this vacancy.

Intelligence Background Information: Peace Corps Manual Section 611 is applicable to this position:

• This prohibits the employment of certain persons previously engaged in intelligence activities or connected with intelligence agencies within the past 10 years.
• If you have ever worked for the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA), you are not eligible for employment at the Peace Corps in any capacity, and you should not apply for employment at the Peace Corps.
• Acceptance of employment with Peace Corps precludes employment by certain intelligence organizations for a specific period after Peace Corps employment ceases.

Applicants who indicate on the announcement questionnaire that they, or a family member, have an intelligence connection will be required to submit a completed Intelligence Background Questionnaire. The Peace Corps Office of Human Resources will provide instructions for submitting this form after the closing date of the announcement. Failure to provide the completed questionnaire will result in disqualification from further consideration. If you have any type of possible intelligence connection, your application will not be processed until this form is submitted.

Except when the CIA or the National Security Agency (NSA) is involved (see below), if your connection with an Intelligence Agency involves an immediate family member who is employed or has been employed in intelligence, the immediate family member should complete the form.

If you have an immediate family member who is employed or has been employed with the CIA, please contact your family member in person (not by phone, email, social networking, or any other means that is not in person) and ask him or her to contact the Office of General Counsel at the CIA.

If you or an immediate family member have been employed by or associated with the NSA, you or your family member must contact the NSA Prepublication Review Office at (443) 634-4095.

Candidates should be committed to improving the efficiency of the Federal government, passionate about the ideals of our American republic, and committed to upholding the rule of law and the United States Constitution.

Benefits

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A career with the U.S. government provides employees with a comprehensive benefits package. As a federal employee, you and your family will have access to a range of benefits that are designed to make your federal career very rewarding. Opens in a new windowLearn more about federal benefits.

Eligibility for benefits depends on the type of position you hold and whether your position is full-time, part-time or intermittent. Contact the hiring agency for more information on the specific benefits offered.