About the Position: As the Equal Employment Manager you will serve as a staff official coordinating, planning, developing, implementing, administering, managing, advising, and evaluating the Equal Employment Opportunity/Diversity Management Program at the District, to include interpretation of policies, laws, and regulations, the development/implementation of policy/training programs. Provide advice regarding the broad range of EEO and Affirmative Employment issues impacting the District

Duties

Oversight of EEOC Management Directive MD-715 - EEO Program Status Report, EEOC Management Directive 110, Disabled Veterans Affirmative Action Program, Federal Equal Opportunity Recruitment Program, and the Special Emphasis Programs. Responsible for complaint facilitation, early intervention leading to conflict resolution, the affirmative employment program, diversity programs and non-discriminations in federally conducted and federally assisted external programs. Develop and present equal employment opportunity training for supervisory development and employee awareness to ensure understanding at all levels. Serve as advisor to the Commander at the District level relevant to EEO and Alternate Dispute Resolution (ADR) to include the development of affirmative employment plans and identification of initiatives to eliminate barriers. Strategize for resolution of discrimination complaints and other workplace disputes. Recognized by higher level management as the EEO expert "in the field" and must possess the knowledge, skill and confidence to provide consulting services, technical decision and effective program management. Serve as the Alternate Dispute Resolution (ADR) Coordinator.

Requirements

• Appointment may be subject to a suitability or fitness determination, as determined by a completed background investigation.
• 1 year supervisory probationary period may be required.

Qualifications

Who May Apply: Only applicants who meet one of the employment authority categories below are eligible to apply for this job. You will be asked to identify which category or categories you meet, and to provide documents which prove you meet the category or categories you selected. See Proof of Eligibility for an extensive list of document requirements for all employment authorities. Current Department of Army Civilian EmployeesCurrent Department of Defense (DOD) Civilian Employee (non-Army)Domestic Defense Industrial Base/Major Range and Test Facilities Base Civilian Personnel WorkforceInteragency Career Transition Assistance PlanLand Management Workforce Flexibility ActMilitary Spouses, under Executive Order (E.O.) 13473Non-Department of Defense (DoD) TransferOffice of Personnel Management (OPM) Interchange Agreement EligiblePeople with Disabilities, Schedule APostal Service/Peace Corps and Other Unique AuthoritiesPriority Placement Program, DoD Military Reserve (MR) and National Guard (NG) Technician EligiblePriority Placement Program, DoD Military Spouse Preference (MSP) EligiblePriority Placement Program, DoD MR and NG Preference Eligible Tech Receiving Disability RetirementPriority Placement Program, DoD Retained Grade Preference EligibleReinstatementVeterans Employment Opportunity Act (VEOA) of 1998 In order to qualify, you must meet the experience requirements described below. 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). You will receive credit for all qualifying experience, including volunteer experience. Your resume must clearly describe your relevant experience; if qualifying based on education, your transcripts will be required as part of your application. Additional information about transcripts is in this document. Specialized Experience: One year of specialized experience which includes all the following areas: (1) assisting an organization to maintain a diverse workforce; (2) working to resolve equal employment opportunity requests/complaints/grievances; AND (3) advising managers in accordance with equal opportunity principles, laws, regulations, and policies. This definition of specialized experience is typical of work performed at the next lower grade/level position in the federal service (GS-12). You will be evaluated on the basis of your level of competency in the following areas: Analysis and ResearchFact Finding/InquiriesProblem SolvingReportingWritten Communication Time in Grade Requirement: Applicants who have held a General Schedule (GS) position within the last 52 weeks must have 52 weeks of Federal service at the next lower grade or equivalent (GS-12).

Education

This job does not have an education qualification requirement.

Contacts

• Address RH-W2SJ01 USARMY ENGINEER DISTRICT-PORTLAND DO NOT MAIL Portland, OR 97208 US
• Name: Army Applicant Help Desk