EQUAL EMPLOYMENT SPECIALIST
What you'd do
You will serve as an EQUAL EMPLOYMENT SPECIALIST in the HUMAN CAPITAL MANAGEMENT GROUP, EEO & DIVERSITY DEPARTMENT of NAVAIRWARCENAC DIV.
Major duties
You will serve as an Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) Specialist whose primary duty is to provide EEO counseling at the informal complaint stage to employees and applicants for employment. You will manage caseload and other program responsibilities including meeting legal time requirements imposed by regulations and other job requirements. You will utilize working knowledge of policies and practices including appeals and grievances, labor relations, position classification, recruitment and selection to know when to answer questions, resolve problems, etc. You will conduct studies and surveys or develop questionnaires as needed to identify issues or barriers to equal employment opportunity when necessary for fact-finding and/or as requested. You will make presentations, analyze complaints, write reports, and interface one-on-one with employees and applicants for employment, managers and supervisors. You will apply a high degree of skill in face-to-face communication and using mediation and negotiation techniques to facilitate resolution and/or better define issues.
What you need to qualify
Your resume must demonstrate at least one year of specialized experience at or equivalent to the (GS-09/10) grade level or pay band (DA-03) in the Federal service or equivalent experience in the private or public sector. Specialized experience must demonstrate the following: (1) Providing comprehensive counseling to potential EEO complainants including information on the informal and formal discrimination complaints process; (2) Processing formal complaints in accordance with EEOC (Equal Employment Opportunity Commission); (3) Conducting fact finding inquiries to resolve disputes; (4) Providing advisory services to management and supervisors; (4) Providing advice and guidance to employees, union officials, and agency representatives; (6) Seeking resolution of complaints through Alternate Dispute Resolution (ADR) techniques including mediation; (7) Conducting studies and surveys or developing questionnaires to identify issues or barriers to equal employment opportunity as needed for assigned program; (8) Overseeing discrimination complaints tracking program; and (9) Preparing formal complaint correspondence and meeting activity specific reporting requirements in accordance agency requirements. Additional qualification information can be found from the following Office of Personnel Management web site: https://www.opm.gov/policy-data-oversight/classification-qualifications/general-schedule-qualification-standards/#url=List-by-Occupational-Series Experience refers to paid and unpaid experience, including volunteer work done through National Service programs (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.
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