Supervisory Equal Employment Specialist

Defense Logistics Agency

• $85K — $102K *
Education, Government & Non-Profit
Less than 5 years of experience
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Qualifications

  • 5-7 years of specialized experience in EEO processes or a related field.
  • Proven ability to manage federal EEO complaint processes effectively.
  • Experience developing targeted training programs and process improvements.
  • Strong background in preparing legal documents related to EEO complaints.
  • Ability to analyze complaint data to identify systemic issues.

Responsibilities

  • Serve as Chief of the Complaints and Training Business Unit within the Equal Employment Office.
  • Supervise and guide staff in processing EEO complaints.
  • Ensure compliance with EEOC Laws, Management Directives, and EEO Case Law.
  • Develop and disseminate guidance to staff and management.
  • Resolve employee complaints and escalate unresolved issues as necessary.
  • Conduct analyses of EEO complaints and Alternative Dispute Resolution processes.
  • Oversee the complete EEO complaint processing from intake to resolution.

Benefits

  • Access to a comprehensive benefits package as a U.S. federal employee.
  • Eligibility for various federal employee benefits, which may include health insurance and retirement plans.
  • Flexibility in tour of duty.
  • Potential for career development within the federal structure.
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Summary

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Duties

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  • Serving as Chief of the Complaints and Training Business Unit within the Equal Employment Office.
  • Supervising subordinate staff in the performance of processing Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) Complaints for all serviced activities.
  • Ensuring that all EEO complaints are consistent and comply with all EEOC Laws, Statutes, Management
    Directives, Policies, Procedures, and EEO Case Law.
  • Developing and providing guidance to the work force in the form of staff memoranda, letters of instruction, and briefings to senior management.
  • Hearing and resolving complaints from employees and referring group grievances or more serious unresolved
    complaints to the activity EEO manager.
  • Conducting special projects and multi-functional analyses of EEO Complaints, Alternative Dispute Resolution
    (ADR), and EEO Training information in the serviced activities.
  • Overseeing federal EEO complaint processing from intake through resolution, including counseling, investigation,ADR and final action.


Requirements

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Conditions of employment

  • Must be a U.S. citizen
  • Tour of Duty: Flexible
  • Security Requirements: Non-Critical Sensitive
  • Appointment is subject to the completion of a favorable suitability or fitness determination, where reciprocity cannot be applied; unfavorably adjudicated background checks will be grounds for removal.
  • Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA): Exempt
  • Selective Service Requirement: Males born after 12-31-59 must be registered or exempt from Selective Service.
  • Recruitment Incentives: Not Authorized
  • Supervisory Probation: Required
  • Completion of Supervisory Certification Program: Required
  • Bargaining Unit Status: No
  • Selectees are required to have a REAL ID or other acceptable identification documents to access certain federal facilities. See https://www.tsa.gov/real-id for more information.


Qualifications

To qualify for a Supervisory Equal Employment Specialist, your resume and supporting documentation must support:

A. Specialized Experience: One year of specialized experience that equipped you with the particular competencies to successfully perform the duties of the position and is directly in or related to this position. To qualify at the GS-13 level, applicants must possess one year of specialized experience equivalent to the GS-12 level or equivalent under other pay systems in the Federal service, military, or private sector. Applicants must meet eligibility requirements including time-in-grade (General Schedule (GS) positions only), time-after-competitive appointment, minimum qualifications, and any other regulatory requirements by the cut-off/closing date of the announcement. Creditable specialized experience includes:

  • Developing and implementing targeted training programs and process improvements for the EEO and ADR programs to reduce the number and cost of complaints.
  • Planning, directing, and evaluating the work of EEO specialists.
  • Demonstrating comprehensive management of the federal EEO complaint process from intake to final disposition (overseeing counseling, coordinating Alternative Dispute Resolution (ADR), managing investigations, and drafting legally sufficient Acceptance Letters, Final Agency Actions, Final Orders, or negotiated settlement agreements in compliance with all EEOC laws, directives, and case law).
  • Developing and delivering authoritative guidance, briefings, and instructional materials to senior leadership and management officials
  • -Analyzing complaint data and trends to identify systemic issues and lead special projects


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.

Education

Substitution of education may not be used in lieu of specialized experience for this grade level.

Are you using your education to qualify? You MUST provide transcripts or other documentation to support your educational claims. Unless otherwise stated: Unofficial transcripts are acceptable at time of application.

GRADUATE EDUCATION: One academic year of graduate education is considered to be the number of credits hours that your graduate school has determined to represent one academic year of full-time study. Such study may have been performed on a full-time or part-time basis. If you cannot obtain your graduate school's definition of one year of graduate study, 18 semester hours (or 27 quarter hours) should be considered as satisfying the requirement for one year of full-time graduate study.

FOREIGN EDUCATION: If you are using education completed in foreign colleges or universities to meet the qualification requirements, you must show that the education credentials have been evaluated by a private organization that specializes in interpretation of foreign education programs and such education has been deemed equivalent to that gained in an accredited U.S. education program; or full credit has been given for the courses at a U.S. accredited college or university.

Additional information

As required by 5 C.F.R. § 302.106, DLA will provide Section 508 conformant ICT to employees with disabilities. All ICT interfaces with the public related to vacancy announcements and career transition opportunities must conform to the applicable requirements in the current ICT Standards and Guidelines (36 C.F.R. § 1194).

For Important General Applicant Information and Definitions go to: http://www.dla.mil/portals/104/documents/careers/GenAppInfoDef.pdf

Reemployed Annuitants: This position does not meet criteria for appointment of Reemployed Annuitants. The DoD criteria for hiring Reemployed Annuitants can be found at: https://www.esd.whs.mil/Portals/54/Documents/DD/issuances/140025/140025_vol300.PDF

Information for Veterans is available at: https://www.dla.mil/Careers/Programs/. As of 23 December 2016, Military retirees seeking to enter federal service in the Department of Defense now require a waiver if they would be appointed within 180 days following their official date of retirement.

Benefits

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