You will serve as a Deputy Equal Employment Opportunity Officer in the Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO), Diversity and Inclusion Division, Corporate Operations Department, Naval Surface Warfare Center Crane of Naval Sea Systems Command (NAVSEA).

Duties

You will be responsible for planning, organizing and directing an equal employment opportunity program to meet regulatory requirements, command goals and expectations. You will be responsible for developing and monitoring plans related to the implementation of EEO programs or projects. You will be responsible for effectively and efficiently administering the EEO, Alternative Dispute Resolution (ADR) and complaint process. You will be responsible for assisting in the designing and administering programs to improve the utilization of minority groups and women, to ensure equal opportunity and treatment of all employees. You will be responsible for the EEO counselor process. You will be responsible for complying with time frames, counseling employees who may wish to initiate an informal EEO complaint to determine if the complaint or problem is an EEO matter or not and advises on various courses of action available. You will be responsible for attempting to informally resolve EEO problems. You will be responsible for preparing counselor’s report and maintain required records and documentation. You will be responsible for applying current federal law, regulation, discrimination principles and elements of proof and relevant case law and administrative decisions. You will be responsible for recognizing, identifying and solving allegations of discrimination to develop technical recommendations in attempting to resolve discrimination cases. You will be responsible for planning, initiating and/or conducting EEO program studies or evaluations. You will be responsible for developing, analyzing and reviewing EEO policies, procedures and guidelines. You will be responsible for making well supported and data-driven recommendations to senior management on the need for changes in existing policies. You will be responsible for developing EEO training for supervisors and employees and provide training to various employee and supervisory groups as required. You will be responsible for providing leadership and oversight of work execution by assigning work and coordinating efforts of other team members. You will be responsible for establishing guidelines and performance expectations for staff members; providing feedback and regularly evaluating employee performance.

Requirements

• Must be a US Citizen.
• Must be determined suitable for federal employment.
• Must participate in the direct deposit pay program.
• New employees to the Department of the Navy will be required to successfully pass the E-Verify employment verification check. To learn more about E-Verify, including your rights and responsibilities, visit e-verify.gov
• Generally, current federal employees applying for GS jobs must serve at least one year at the next lower grade level. This requirement is called time-in-grade. Time-in-grade requirements must be met by the closing date of this announcement.
• Within the Department of Defense (DoD), the appointment of retired military members within 180 days immediately following retirement date to a civilian position is subject to the provisions of 5 United States Code 3326.
• Males born after 12-31-59 must be registered for Selective Service.
• You will be required to obtain and maintain an interim and/or final security clearance prior to entrance on duty. Failure to obtain and maintain the required level of clearance may result in the withdrawal of a job offer or removal.
• You will be required to complete training, obtain, and maintain a government credit card for travel and travel-related purchases.
• This position may require travel from normal duty station to CONUS and OCONUS and may include remote or isolated sites. You must be able to travel on military and commercial aircraft for extended periods of time.
• Supervisors in the executive branch have a heightened personal responsibility for advancing government ethics. You will be required to review the 14 General Principles of Ethical Conduct at 5 CFR 2635.101.

Qualifications

Your resume must demonstrate at least one year of specialized experience equivalent to the next lower grade level or pay band (NT-04) in the federal service or equivalent experience in the private or public sector executing and evaluating a civilian federal equal employment opportunity (EEO) program to include advising on the application of equal employment opportunity (EEO) program requirements and developing strategic initiatives and recommendations for senior leaders.. Additional qualification information can be found from the following Office of Personnel Management web site: https://www.opm.gov/policy-data-oversight/classification-qualifications/general-schedule-qualification-standards/#url=List-by-Occupational-Series Experience refers to paid and unpaid experience, including volunteer work done through National Service programs (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.

Education

This job does not have an education qualification requirement.

Contacts

• Address NAVAL SURFACE WARFARE CENTER 300 Highway 361 Crane, IN 47522-5001 US
• Name: Department of Navy EIC
• Email: [email protected]