You will serve as a EQUAL EMPLOYMENT SPECIALIST in the TOTAL FORCE MANPOWER RESOURCES OFFICE of COMMANDER NAVY REGION HAWAII. A Cost-of-Living-Allowance (COLA) of 9.28% will be added to the stated salary. COLA is subject to change at any time.

Duties

You will use mediation techniques to further parties' understanding of different perspectives. You will coordinate training for staff personnel involved in Military Equal Opportunity (MEO) and Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) complaints management (e.g., planning, counseling, investigating). You will implement procedures for processing formal and informal individual and class complaints of discrimination and reprisal. You will perform fact finding and analysis of Military Equal Opportunity (MEO) and Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) problems.

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.
• 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.
• You must either attend and successfully complete, or have attended and successfully completed, the Defense Equal Opportunity Management Institute (DEOMI), Equal Opportunity Advisor Program (EOAP) within the period specified by the employer.
• You will be required to maintain strict confidentiality of the complaint information, case files, interviews, etc., that pertain to the EO office.
• You will be required to be trained and certified in mediation and obtain annual refresher training.

Qualifications

Your resume must demonstrate at least one year of specialized experience at or equivalent to the GS-09 grade level or pay band in the Federal service or equivalent experience in the private or public sector. Specialized experience must demonstrate the following: 1) Determining training requirements and organizing classes for counselors and supervisors to ensure a complete understanding of Military Equal Opportunity (MEO) and/or Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) practices; 2) Identifying MEO/EEO and developing action plans to resolve issues; 3) Processing difficult and complex complaints through fact finding and analysis; 4) Utilizing Alternative Dispute Resolution (ADR) techniques to resolve MEO/EEO problems. NOTE: This experience must be fully demonstrated in your resume to be considered for this position. 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

Education must be accredited by an accrediting institution recognized by the U.S. Department of Education in order for it to be credited towards qualifications (https://www.ed.gov/). Therefore, provide only the attendance and/or degrees from schools accredited by accrediting institutions recognized by the U.S. Department of Education.

Failure to provide all of the required information as stated in this vacancy announcement may result in an ineligible rating or may affect the overall rating.

Specialized experience may be substituted with the following education:
Ph.D. or equivalent doctoral degree
OR
3 full years of progressively higher-level graduate education leading to such a degree
OR
LL.M., if related

A transcript must be submitted with your application if qualifying using education. See Required Documents for additional information.

Contacts

• Address COMMANDER NAVY REGION HAWAII Navy Region Hawaii Pearl Harbor, HI 96860 US
• Name: Department of Navy EIC
• Email: [email protected]