This position is located in the Civil Rights Division's (Division) Educational Opportunities Section (Section). The position supports the Section's investigations and enforcement through the analysis of data that is used to determine whether jurisdictions, including states, counties, cities, towns, and school districts, are in compliance with the Civil Rights Act, the Equal Educational Opportunities Act, the Americans with Disabilities Act, and other statutes that the Section enforces.

Duties

The incumbent will serve as a Civil Rights Analyst. Duties include, but are not limited to: Provide support to Section managers, attorneys, and staff in developing projects including investigations, litigation, compliance monitoring, policy, correspondence, or document management. Prepare memoranda, correspondence, data analysis, or other documents for attorneys concerning relevant subject matter. Compile, review, and analyze qualitative and quantitative data to support the Section's policy, statutory, and regulatory interpretations, investigations, litigation, and community outreach. Provide guidance on statutes to support officials, covered entities, or members of the public. Review and analyze school-produced reports, other documents, data, and information making annotations for possible non-compliance or other issues for review by senior staff.

Requirements

Qualifications

Specialized Experience Requirements Specialized experience for the GS-13: is defined as one year of experience at the GS-12 level, or equivalent, that is directly related to the position and which has equipped the candidate with the particular knowledge, skills, and abilities to successfully perform the duties of the position. Specialized experience for this position is defined as: Conducting statistical analyses of student information; AND Conducting analyses of statistical information to determine whether there are disparities between groups based on race, national origin (including language), religion, sex, or disability; AND Coordinating with attorneys to incorporate considerations of qualitative and quantitative data into strategic decision-making, such as case or investigation strategies or settlement agreement monitoring. Specialized experience for the GS-12: is defined as one year of experience at the GS-11 level, or equivalent, that is directly related to the position and which has equipped the candidate with the particular knowledge, skills, and abilities to successfully perform the duties of the position. Specialized experience for this position is defined as: Conducting statistical analyses of student information; AND Conducting analyses of statistical information to determine whether there are disparities between groups based on race, national origin (including language), religion, sex, or disability. 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. KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS AND ABILITIES (KSAs): A Subject-Matter-Expert (SME) will evaluate your qualifications on the basis of your level of knowledge, skills, and abilities in the following areas. Please do not submit a separate written response. For the GS-13: Demonstrated ability to analyze and evaluate education-related data using qualitative and quantitative methods. Demonstrated ability to advise managers and case teams on interpretations or analyses of data. Demonstrated ability to identify and use public sources of information in support of investigations or other enforcement work. Demonstrated ability to train attorneys and staff on qualitative and quantitative analysis methods and techniques. For the GS-12: Demonstrated ability to analyze and evaluate education-related data using qualitative and quantitative methods. Demonstrated ability to advise managers and case teams on interpretations or analyses of data. Demonstrated ability to identify and use public sources of information in support of investigations or other enforcement work. 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. All qualifications, time-in-grade, and education requirements (if applicable) must be met by the closing date of this announcement and clearly documented in your resume. 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 toward meeting the specialized experience requirement. Part-time employment will be prorated in crediting experience. Failure to provide 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: Robin Hofmann
• Email: [email protected]