This position is located in Department of Homeland Security, U.S. Coast Guard, Civil Rights Directorate, Office of Civil Rights Operations, Solutions and Complaints Staff, in Washington, DC.

Duties

The incumbent will serve as the senior technical advisor on both informal and formal complaints of discrimination, drafting Final Agency Decision (FADs) and final orders, assisting deciding official with reasonable accommodation requests, analyzing files and drafting decision letters and policy on all aspects of the Coast Guard’s civil rights program under the leadership of the manager of the Chief, Equity, Policy and Compliance Division.Being a Coast Guard civilian makes you a valuable member of the Coast Guard team. Typical work assignments include:  

Requirements

• Males born after 12/31/1959 must be registered for Selective Service.
• Must be a U.S. Citizen or National.
• Suitable for Federal employment determined by background investigation.
• May be required to serve a one year probationary period.

Qualifications

At the GS-14 level: Applicants must have at least one year of specialized experience equivalent to the GS-13 level in the federal service, state, or Local government or equivalent public or private sector. Specialized experience is experience that has equipped you with the particular ability, skill, and knowledge to successfully perform the duties of this position and is typically in or related to this line of work. Resume must demonstrate that you meet the specialized experience below: Drafting written, analytical merit decisions and procedural dismissals to EEO complaints; AND Conducting research on relevant EEO case law, EEOC guidance, laws and regulations; AND Advising managers on broad, complex, and sensitive equal employment opportunity issues, and trends AND Providing guidance and training to employers and employees on the Reasonable Accommodation process. National Service Experience (i.e., volunteer experience): 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). Volunteer work helps build critical competencies, knowledge, and skills and can provide valuable training and experience that translates directly to paid employment. You will receive credit for all qualifying experience, including volunteer experience. The Office of Personnel management (OPM) must authorize employment offers made to current or former political appointees. If you are currently, or have been within the last 5 years, a political Schedule A, Schedule, C, Non-career SES or Presidential Appointee employee in the Executive Branch, you must disclose this information to the Human Resources Office.

Education

This position does not have a positive education requirement. If you are including education on your resume, report only attendance and/or degrees from schools accredited by accrediting institutions recognized by the U.S. Department of Education. See Required Documents section for detail.

FOREIGN EDUCATION: Education completed in foreign colleges or universities may be used to meet Federal qualification requirements if you can show that your foreign education is comparable to education received in accredited educational institutions in the United States. It is your responsibility to provide such evidence with your application. See Recognition of Foreign Qualifications click here

Contacts

• Address United States Coast Guard 2703 Martin Luther King Jr. Ave SE STOP 7120 Washington, District of Columbia 20593-7120 United States
• Name: USCG Applicant Support
• Phone: 866-656-6830
• Email: [email protected]