This position is located in a 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 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. This position is inside the bargaining unit.

Duties

Additional selections may be made from this vacancy announcement. Major Duties: Assists in planning, developing, and implementing the region's outreach program. Ensures outreach sessions are conducted on new agency standards, directives, and other topics of current interest, both independently and in conjunction with stakeholders (such as employer and employee organizations). Identifies and maintains working relationships with public and private stakeholders (federal contractors, industry liaison groups, trade/industry associations, chamber of commerce, educational institutions, and others) to promote equal employment opportunity and the concept of voluntary compliance with OFCCP EEO regulations. Promotes voluntary compliance; keeps the public aware of changes in the equal employment opportunity rules and requirements regarding E.O. 11246, Section 503, the Americans with Disabilities Act, and VEVRAA; makes public presentations; serves on panels in seminars, conferences, and EEO compliance meetings. Conducts public demonstrations of OFCCP computer-based and/or Internet outreach materials to further public knowledge and use of materials interpreting equal employment opportunity standards and regulations. Fosters creative partnerships with federal contractors, linkage organizations and other federal contracting agencies, industry liaison groups, trade associations, and others interested in equal employment opportunity. 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.
• Requires a probationary period if the requirement has not been met.
• Appointment to this position may require a background investigation.

Qualifications

You must meet the Basic Requirements listed in the Education Requirements section and the Specialized Experience to qualify for Equal Opportunity Specialist (Regional Outreach/Technical Advisor), as described below. 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. WE WILLNOT MAKE ASSUMPTIONS REGARDING YOUR EXPERIENCE. 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. GS-11: Applicants must have 52 weeks of specialized equivalent to at least the GS-09 level in the Federal Service. Qualifying specialized experience is experience that is related to the work of Equal Opportunity Compliance that provided the specific knowledge's, skills and abilities to perform successfully the duties of this position. Specialized experience is defined as work experience: Investigating complaints of discrimination and/or adherence to rules/regulations of compliance programs; Providing compliance assistance to internal or external stakeholders and/or networking as a representative for a compliance and/or equal opportunity program to provide support and assistance to stakeholders; and Providing training and/or outreach materials for a compliance assistance and/or equal opportunity program. And/or Successful completion of a 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. And/or Successful completion of three full years of progressively higher-level graduate education that provided the knowledge's, skills, and abilities necessary to do the work of this position. And/or Successful completion of a LL.M that provided the knowledge, skills, and abilities necessary to do the work of this position. And/or A combination of specialized experience equivalent to the GS-09 level in or related to the work of this position and graduate level education that provided the specific knowledge, skills and abilities to perform successfully the duties of this position. GS-12: Applicants must have 52 weeks of specialized equivalent to at least the GS-11 level in the Federal Service. Qualifying specialized experience is experience that is related to the work of Equal Opportunity Compliance that provided the specific knowledge's, skills and abilities to perform successfully the duties of this position. Specialized experience is defined as work experience: Investigating and resolving discrimination and/or implementing compliance programs. Providing compliance assistance to internal or external stakeholders and/or networking as a representative for a compliance and/or equal opportunity program to provide support and assistance to stakeholders. Designing, developing and providing training and/or outreach materials for a compliance assistance and/or equal opportunity program.

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]