Job opening: Equal Opportunity Specialist (Regional Liaison)
Salary: $98 496 - 141 836 per year
Published at: Sep 15 2023
Employment Type: Full-time
This position is located in a regional, district, or area office within one of the six (6) regional offices (RO) of the Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs (OFCCP). The purpose of the OFCCP is to enforce, for the benefit of job seekers and wage earners, the contractual promise of affirmative action and equal employment opportunity required of those who do business with the Federal Government.
All current employees Department of Labor with competitive status.
Duties
Additional selections may be made from this vacancy announcement.
Applicants should apply to the location(s) they are able to regularly report to. Location will be determined once selection(s) is made. Salary posted reflects pay range for all locations. Once the selection has been made, the salary will be set in accordance with the selectee's location.
The positions can be filled in any of the following locations:
Dallas, Texas
Houston, Texas
San Antonio, Texas
New Orleans, Louisiana
Denver, Colorado
Major Duties:
Monitors, facilitates and evaluates equal opportunity compliance activity, identifies operational problems, and recommends corrective action to the appropriate level of management.
Reviews OFCCP policy guidance, regulations, and procedures developed by the National Office (NO). Serves as policy interpreter for regional staff on behalf of the DORO.
Ensures uniform and consistent implementation of policies and guidance throughout the region. Incumbent also monitors the impact of policies and procedures.
Identifies enforcement and conciliation accomplishments of the region as a whole.
Ensures identification of compliance issues, and secures remedies that are appropriate and consistent with NO policy and procedures.
Serves as a quality auditor for regional or national initiatives.
Completes detailed audits of compliance reviews, applying required regulatory standards, policies and procedures as directed.
Serves as regional office focal point for the identification and resolution of regional operation problems (programmatic, technical or procedural) and coordinates with various regional office components to assure uniformity of procedures and interpretations in
resolving issues related to the administration of this program.
Assists in preparing presentations, technical guidance and other tools to implement policy and track regional results.
Conducts staff assistance visits throughout the region to evaluate on-going activities providing necessary technical assistance to personnel, as appropriate.
Participates in compliance reviews relating to more than one facility of a contractor or of more than one contractor in a geographical area and/or industry to ascertain or verify the effects of policies, procedures or practices upon the employment of protected classes.
Works in conjunction with the Regional Solicitor (RSOL) to evaluate enforcement documents (show cause notices, conciliation agreements, administrative complaints) ensuring the documents are administratively and legally sound.
OFCCP enforces E.O. 11246, as amended; Section 503 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, as amended, and 38 U.S.C. 4212 of the Vietnam Era Veterans' Readjustment Assistance Act of 1974, as amended. These laws ban discrimination and require Federal contractors or subcontractors to take affirmative action to ensure that all individuals have an equal opportunity for employment, without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability, status as a protected veteran, sexual orientation or gender identity.
Requirements
- Must be a U.S. Citizen.
- Must be at least 16 years old.
- Candidate required to obtain the necessary security/investigation level.
- Appointment to this position may require a background investigation.
Qualifications
Specialized Experience is the experience that equipped the applicant with the particular knowledge, skills, and abilities (KSA's) to perform the duties of the position successfully, and that is typically in or related to the position to be filled. To be creditable, specialized experience must have been equivalent to at least the next lower grade level.
IN DESCRIBING YOUR EXPERIENCE, PLEASE BE CLEAR AND SPECIFIC. POSITION TITLES ALONE CANNOT BE USED TO DETERMINE IF YOU ARE QUALIFIED. PLEASE LIST DATES IN MM/DD/YYYY FORMAT. THIS IS IMPERATIVE IN DETERMINING IF WHETHER YOU HAVE AT LEAST 1 YEAR OF CREDITABLE SPECIALIZED EXPERIENCE. DATES WILL NOT BE ASSUMED.
Applicants must have 52 weeks of specialized experience equivalent to at least the next lower grade level, GS-12, in the Federal Service. Specialized Experience is defined as an applicant having a minimum of 3 of the 4 statements below:
- Applying laws, regulations, guidelines, procedures and manuals governing contract compliance to find and correct workplace discrimination.
- Identifying problems and recommending solutions using analysis, problem-solving, and consulting within assigned organizational components.
- Interpreting regulations within the program area, where accepted methods and principles are questioned or challenged.
- Resolving complex or difficult problems to carry out assigned duties and responsibilities.
Education
Any applicant falsely claiming an academic degree from an accredited school will be subject to actions ranging from disqualification from federal employment to removal from federal service.
If your education was completed at a foreign college or university, you must show comparability to education received in accredited educational institutions in the United States and comparability to applicable minimum coursework requirements for this position. Click Evaluation of Foreign Education for more information.
Contacts
- Address Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs
200 Constitution Avenue NW
Washington, DC 20210
US
- Name: Karla Goldberg
- Phone: 215-861-5894
- Email: [email protected]