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Supervisory Equal Employment Specialist

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Washington, DC

Employer:  US Coast Guard
Job Type:  Full Time

Description

Duties

You will serve as the Chief of Civil Rights Operations, within the Civil Rights Directorate. You will develop and implement the
majority of the plans and policies for the Coast Guard's (CG) military equal opportunity (EO) and civilian equal employment
opportunity (EEO) programs with mission responsibility for insuring compliance with equal opportunity laws, Executive Orders,
Government-wide policies and regulations, and Commandant EO/EEO Instructions throughout the CG.

Being a Coast Guard civilian makes you a valuable member of the team.

Typical work assignments include:
  • Conducting comprehensive reviews and evaluation studies of agency-wide EEO/EO operations and practices from the program management oversight perspective for EEO/EO program implementation, improvement initiatives, and consistency with the CG's prescribed policies and practices.
  • Providing guidance to the affected organizations on the CG's policies, practices, and procedures.
  • Developing recommendations that relate to the full spectrum of EEO/EO functions and program areas.
  • Determining areas of procedural and regulatory deficiencies and providing recommendations and implementation timeframes to correct discrepancies.
  • Reviewing and evaluating statistical and anecdotal data from the field for purposes of identifying system-wide trends and issues regarding the circumstances that give rise to complaint activity or that result from the manner in which complaints are processed, as required by the Director or other CG or DHS leaders, and assisting the Director in fashioning appropriate policy or procedural responses to such trends or issues.
  • Formulating and recommending to the Director changes in discrimination complaint processing/resolution policies and procedures in the CG.


Requirements

Conditions of Employment

All qualification requirements must be met by the closing date of the announcement.

Key Requirements:
  • Must be a U.S. Citizen or National.
  • Must be registered or exempt from the Selective Service. See www.sss.gov
  • A one-year probationary period may be required.
  • A one-year supervisory probationary period may be required
  • Suitable for Federal employment determined by background investigation.
  • This position requires a Secret clearance.
  • This is not a Bargaining Unit position.
  • Time in Grade requirement must be met by the closing date of the vacancy.


  • Qualifications

    Specialized experience is experience that has equipped you with the particular ability, skill, and knowledge to successfully perform the duties of this position and is typically in or related to this line of work.

    To qualify at the GS-15 level, applicants must have at least one year of specialized experience equivalent to the GS-14 level in the federal service.

    Specialized experience for this position is defined as meeting at least 5 out of 7 of the following:
    • Leading and managing an EEO Program;
    • Leading efforts to accomplish strategic equal employment opportunity and civil rights goals;
    • Ensuring compliance with applicable EEO laws, regulations, and policies;
    • Developing and implementing policy, strategy, and action plans to the internal program and Departmental EEO complaints program;
    • Providing direction to other internal personnel and coordinating with legal counsel regarding determinations and recommendations regarding complaint adjudication and case reviews;
    • Conducting EO compliance reviews;
    • Leading a team, assigning and monitoring work, and evaluating the performance of subordinate staff.

    NOTE: Education cannot be substituted for experience at this grade level.

    National Service Experience (i.e., volunteer experience): 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.

    The Office of Personnel management (OPM) must authorize employment offers made to current or former political appointees. If you are currently, or have been within the last 5 years, a political Schedule A, Schedule, C, Non-career SES or Presidential Appointee employee in the Executive Branch, you must disclose this information to the Human Resources Office.

    Education

    This position does not have a positive education requirement. If you are including education on your resume, report only attendance and/or degrees from schools accredited by accrediting institutions recognized by the U.S. Department of Education. See Required Documents section for detail.

    FOREIGN EDUCATION: Education completed in foreign colleges or universities may be used to meet Federal qualification requirements if you can show that your foreign education is comparable to education received in accredited educational institutions in the United States. It is your responsibility to provide such evidence with your application. See Recognition of Foreign Qualifications click here

    Additional information

    Any Offers of employment made pursuant to this announcement will be consistent with all applicable authorities, including Presidential Memoranda, Executive Orders, interpretive U.S. Office of Personnel Management guidance and U.S. Office of Management and Budget plans and policies concerning hiring. These authorities are subject to change.

    Due Weight
    Due weight will be given to performance appraisals and incentive awards in merit promotion selection decisions in accordance with 5 CFR 335.103(b)(3). Consideration will be given to performance appraisals and incentive awards as an indicator of quality of prior experience; no points will be assigned.

    E-Verify
    DHS uses E-Verify, an Internet-based system, to confirm the eligibility of all newly hired employees to work in the United States. Learn more about E-Verify, including your rights and responsibilities.

    Fair Chance Act
    The Fair Chance to Compete for Jobs Act prohibits the Department of Homeland Security and its Components from requesting an applicant's criminal history record before that individual receives a conditional offer of employment. In accordance with 5 U.S. Code § 9202(c) and 5 C.F.R § 920.201 certain positions are exempt from the provisions of the Fair Chance to Compete Act. Applicants who believe they have been subjected to a violation of the Fair Chance to Compete for Jobs Act, may submit a written complaint to debra.a.carson@uscg.mil.

    Suitability Statement
    If you receive a conditional offer of employment for this position, you will be required to complete an Optional Form 306, Declaration for Federal Employment, and to sign and certify the accuracy of all information in your application, prior to entry on duty. False statements on any part of the application may result in withdrawal of offer of employment, dismissal after beginning work, fine, or imprisonment.

    Shared Certificates Statement
    Applying to this announcement certifies that you give permission for DHS to share your application with others in DHS for similar positions.

    Special Employment Consideration
    The Department of Homeland Security encourages persons with disabilities to apply, to include persons with intellectual, severe physical or psychiatric disabilities, as defined by 5 CFR 213.3102(u), and or Disabled Veterans with a compensable service-connected disability of 30 percent or more as defined by 5 CFR 315.707. Veterans, Peace Corps, VISTA volunteers, and persons with disabilities possess a wealth of unique talents, experiences, and competencies that can be invaluable to the DHS mission. If you are a member of one of these groups, you may not have to compete with the public for federal jobs. To determine your eligibility for non-competitive appointment and to understand the required documentation, click on the links above or contact the servicing Human Resources Office listed at the bottom of this announcement.

    Recruitment incentives may be authorized.

    This is a supervisory position, under provisions of the Civil Service Reform Act, first time supervisors and/or managers will be required to serve a one-year probationary period.

    All Federal employees are required to have Federal salary payments made by direct deposit.

    If you need a reasonable accommodation for the application and hiring process, please contact debra.a.carson@uscg.mil. Decisions on granting reasonable accommodation will be made on a case-by-case basis. Visit Reasonable Accommodation

    Benefits

    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 window Learn 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.
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