This position is located in the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA), Veterans Integrated Service Network 6 (VISN 6) at the Richmond VA Medical Center. Primary duties of this position include the development, administration and evaluation of or advisement on, the Medical Center's internal Equal Employment Opportunity and Diversity and Inclusion Program. The incumbent of this position serves as the advisor to the Medical Center Director.

Duties

Major Duties: The incumbent exercises managerial authority, initiates annual work plans and schedules, and provides supervisory direction. Plans, delegates, and sets the overall goals and objectives for the Central Virginia VA Health Care System EEO program. Advises and works closely with management officials, providing technical guidance and oversight. Evaluates and makes decisions on work presented by VISN EEO Managers and also with facility EEO employees. Directs assignments and works with employees in developing deadlines and approaches. Plans and establishes work schedules and the standards for acceptable work. Incumbent gives advice, counsel, or instructions to employees on both work and administrative matters. Interviews candidates for positions; and recommends appointments, promotions, or reassignments and awards. Identifies training needs and provides and arranges for the needed development and training of subordinates. Assists the Office of Resolution Management (ORM) and Administrative Judges with investigations and hearings. In collaboration with the ORM Field Office, the incumbent serves as the local liaison for all aspects of the facility's discrimination complaint processing program. This includes providing assistance to ORM field office personnel (i.e. EEO Counselors, Investigators, Intake Specialists, etc.) during both the counseling and investigative stages. Such involvement includes providing documentation when requested , locating and identifying employees involved in the discrimination complaint process, discussing resolution efforts, negotiating settlements, and drafting settlement agreements on behalf of the parties. Provides advice and assistance during the post investigative stages (i.e., hearings, appeals, compliance phases, etc.) for each formal discrimination complaint with EEOC Administrative Judges, Regional Counsel Staff, the Office of General Counsel, the Office of Employment Discrimination Complaint Adjudication, as well as employees and supervisors and managers. Work Schedule: Monday-Friday, 8:00am - 4:30pm Telework: VA supports the use of telework as a way to help attract and retain talented individuals in public service, increase worker productivity, and better prepare the agency to operate during emergencies. This position may be authorized for telework. Telework eligibility will be discussed during the interview process. Virtual: This is not a virtual position. Position Description/PD#: Equal Employment Manager/PD025380 Relocation/Recruitment Incentives: May be Authorized Financial Disclosure Report: Not required

Requirements

Qualifications

To qualify for this position, applicants must meet all requirements by the closing date of this announcement, 08/22/2023. Time-In-Grade Requirement: Applicants who are current Federal employees and have held a GS grade any time in the past 52 weeks must also meet time-in-grade requirements by the closing date of this announcement. For a GS-12 position you must have served 52 weeks at the GS-11. The grade may have been in any occupation, but must have been held in the Federal service. An SF-50 that shows your time-in-grade eligibility must be submitted with your application materials. If the most recent SF-50 has an effective date within the past year, it may not clearly demonstrate you possess one-year time-in-grade, as required by the announcement. In this instance, you must provide an additional SF-50 that clearly demonstrates one-year time-in-grade. Note: Time-In-Grade requirements also apply to former Federal employees applying for reinstatement as well as current employees applying for Veterans Employment Opportunities Act of 1998 (VEOA) appointment. You may qualify based on your experience and/or education as described below: Specialized Experience: You must have one year of specialized experience equivalent to at least the next lower grade GS-11 in the normal line of progression for the occupation in the organization. Examples of specialized experience would typically include, but are not limited to: Advising and working closely with management officials, providing technical guidance and oversight, evaluating and making decisions on work presented by VISIN EEO Managers and also with facility EEO employees, directing assignments and works with employees in developing deadlines and approaches. Incumbent gives advice , counsel or provide instructions to employees on both work and administrative matters, interview candidates for position, identify training needs and provides and arranges for the needed development and training of subordinates You will be rated on the following Competencies for this position: Administration and ManagementCommunicationsComplianceIntegrity/HonestyOrganizational AwarenessOrganizational StewardshipPlanning and EvaluatingVision 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; religions; 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. Note: A full year of work is considered to be 35-40 hours of work per week. Part-time experience will be credited on the basis of time actually spent in appropriate activities. Applicants wishing to receive credit for such experience must indicate clearly the nature of their duties and responsibilities in each position and the number of hours a week spent in such employment. Physical Requirements: The work of this position is primarily sedentary, although some slight physical effort may be required; i.e. some walking, standing, bending and carrying of light items. For more information on these qualification standards, please visit the United States Office of Personnel Management's website at https://www.opm.gov/policy-data-oversight/classification-qualifications/general-schedule-qualification-standards/.

Education

There is no educational substitution at this grade level.

Note: Only education or degrees recognized by the U.S. Department of Education from accredited colleges, universities, schools, or institutions may be used to qualify for Federal employment. You can verify your education here: http://ope.ed.gov/accreditation/. If you are using foreign education to meet qualification requirements, you must send a Certificate of Foreign Equivalency with your transcript in order to receive credit for that education. For further information, visit: http://www.ed.gov/about/offices/list/ous/international/usnei/us/edlite-visitus-forrecog.html.

Contacts

• Address Central Virginia VA Health Care System 1201 Broad Rock Boulevard Richmond, VA 23249 US
• Name: Cassandra Brown
• Phone: 804-675-5000 X2353
• Email: [email protected]