This position is located in the Civil Rights Division's (Division), Policy and Strategy Section. As a Legislative and Policy Analyst, you will work on the full range of legislative, policy, and strategy work spanning the Division's enforcement of federal statutes and executive orders that prohibit, among other things, unlawful discrimination in education, employment, housing, lending, voting, public accommodations, and criminal justice.

Duties

The incumbent will serve as a Legislative and Policy Analyst. Duties include, but are not limited to:

Requirements

Qualifications

Specialized Experience Requirements To qualify at the GS-12 grade level, applicants must have at least one (1) year of specialized experience equivalent to the GS-11 level in the Federal service that included: (1) reviewing and assisting with preparing legislative policy and regulatory proposals in an organization; (2) assisting with data analysis related to civil rights legislation, programs, and policies; and (3) drafting written summaries and analyses of civil rights laws and policies. (Must be reflected in resume). To qualify at the GS-13 grade level, applicants must have at least one (1) year of specialized experience equivalent to the GS-12 level in the Federal service that included: 1) developing legislative policy and regulatory proposals that take account of the external interests of an organization; (2) conducting in-depth analyses of civil rights programs, policies, and regulations; (3) conducting research to provide written and oral analysis of civil rights laws and policies issues; and (4) generating recommendations and proposals based on data obtained. (Must be reflected in resume). In order to be rated as qualified for this position, we must be able to determine that you meet the specialized experience requirement - please be sure to include this information in your resume. To be creditable, this experience must have been equivalent in difficulty and complexity to the next lower grade of the position to be filled. Specialized experience is defined as experience that has equipped the applicant with the particular knowledge, skills and abilities to perform successfully the duties of the position, and is typically in or related to the work of the position to be filled. 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. TIME-IN-GRADE REQUIREMENTS: Merit promotion applicants applying for a grade higher than the grade you currently hold, must provide an SF-50, which shows type of service appointment, tenure group, grade, and salary. Your SF-50 Form must also show the length of time you have been in your current/highest grade (examples of appropriate SF-50s include Promotions, Within Grade/Range Increases, and SF-50s over one year old). No award SF-50s will be accepted. Current Civil Rights Division employees are not required to submit an SF-50. Your resume must clearly demonstrate that you met all qualifications, time-in-grade, and education requirements (if applicable) by the closing date of this announcement. YOUR RESUME MUST support your responses to the online questionnaire and provide specific details as to how your experience meets the specialized experience as described in the vacancy announcement. If you are using experience to meet all or part of the qualification requirements, please ensure that your resume includes the month and year that you began and ended each position held or that position will not be credited towards meeting the specialized experience requirement. Part-time employment will be prorated in crediting experience. Failure to provide the required details will result in an ineligible rating. Your latest resume submitted for this vacancy announcement will be used to determine qualifications and supersedes previous submissions.

Education

This position does not have an education qualification requirement.

Contacts

• Address Civil Rights Division 950 Pennsylvania Ave. NW Washington, DC 20530 US
• Name: Hadley Irons
• Phone: 202-598-3185
• Email: [email protected]