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WHAT IS THE EDI-EQUITY, DIVERSITY, and INCLUSION DIVISION? A description of the business units can be found at: https://www.jobs.irs.gov/about/who/business-divisions Vacancies will be filled in the following specialty areas: Equity, Diversity and Inclusion - Civil Rights and Anti-Harassment. The following are the duties of this position at the full working level. GS-5: Assists higher-graded specialist with the coordination of various EEO programs such as Special Emphasis Programs (i.e., the Federal Women's, Black Employment, Hispanic Employment, Asian-Pacific Employment, Native American Employment, and Disability Program/Reasonable Accommodation), Diversity, Prevention of Sexual Harassment, etc. Assists higher-graded specialist/counselor with processing reasonable accommodation requests or informal individual complaints of discrimination in accordance with the established laws and regulations. Provides technical support and assistance to Reasonable Accommodation Coordinators in administering the reasonable accommodation process or to EEO Counselors in administering the complaint process. Secures relevant information from managers or employees as directed. Collects and analyzes EEO statistical data for recurring reports and complies data for further review. Assists with draft articles on current issues and trends in a specific subject field. GS-7/9/11/12: The incumbent is instrumental in the development, coordination, and implementation of EDI goals regarding the various EEO programs such as Special Emphasis Programs (i.e., the Federal Women's, Black Employment, Hispanic Employment, Asian-Pacific Employment, Native American Employment, and Disability Program/Reasonable Accommodation), Diversity, Prevention of Sexual Harassment, etc. The Specialist is responsible for participating in the preparation of the Federal Equal Opportunity Recruitment Program (FEORP) and assists the Personnel Branch in meeting the program objectives regarding FEORP. Employee actively participates on selection panels and recruitment projects. The employee collects and analyzes EEO statistical data, prepares comprehensive reports, notes trends and/or omissions, conducts studies, organizational reviews, and workforce analysis to identify systemic equal employment problems in EDI. Recommendations are made to management accordingly, based upon findings. Incumbent provides technical support and assistance to EEO counselors in administering the complaint process. Incumbent also processes informal individual complaints and class complaints of discrimination in accordance with the established laws and regulations. Secures relevant information from managers/management officials, employees, and other witnesses as appropriate. Incumbent implements procedures to attempt resolution of complaints through the Alternative Dispute Resolution process and other avenues. Assists in designing and administering EEO training programs, which promote a healthy working environment. Initiates and/or implements special education programs for managers and employees to enhance understanding of their rights and legal obligations associated with EEO and diversity, i.e., prepare, design, provide input into the local newsletter, draft articles on current issues and trends in the subject field, promotes submission of articles on current EEO topics of interest. Reviews legislative and program proposals to determine overall impact on EEO programs and initiatives, and makes appropriate modifications. Initiates division or area wide studies of occupations in which discrimination is apparent and formulates corrective action for implementation. This position has career progression. If you are selected at a grade level lower than the full working level, you may be non-competitively promoted as your career progresses. For example, you may be hired as a GS-05, but if the position has career progression to GS-11, then you may move from a GS-05 to a GS-11 in as little as three years.

Requirements

Qualifications

Federal experience is not required. The experience may have been gained in the public sector, private sector or Volunteer Service. One year of experience refers to full-time work; part-timework is considered on a prorated basis. To ensure full credit for your work experience, please indicate dates of employment by month/year, and indicate number of hours worked per week, on your resume. You must meet the following requirements by the closing date of this announcement: SPECIALIZED EXPERIENCE: GS-05 LEVEL: You must have 3 years of general experience, 1 year of which was equivalent to at least GS-04 at a level of difficulty and responsibility equivalent to the GS-05 grade level in the Federal service. Specialized experience for this position includes basic experience with Federal EEO, laws, regulations, policies and procedures. To be qualifying, your experience must be sufficient to demonstrate the ability to: Assist in processing reasonable accommodation requests or informal individual complaints of discrimination; Assist with the coordination of various EEO programs such as Special Emphasis Programs; Collect, analyze and compile EEO statistical data for recurring reports. OR You may substitute education for specialized experience as follows: 4-year course of study leading to a bachelor's degree in a field of study such as: law, psychology, or human resources. SPECIALIZED EXPERIENCE: GS-07 LEVEL: You must have 1 year of specialized experience at a level of difficulty and responsibility equivalent to the GS-05 grade level in the Federal service. Specialized experience for this position includes basic experience with Federal EEO, laws, regulations, policies and procedures. To be qualifying, your experience must be sufficient to demonstrate the ability to: Assist in processing reasonable accommodation requests or informal individual complaints of discrimination; Assist with the coordination of various EEO programs such as Special Emphasis Programs; Collect, analyze and compile EEO statistical data for recurring reports. OR You may substitute education for specialized experience as follows: 1 academic year of graduate education in a field of study such as: law, psychology, or human resources. OR Superior Academic Achievement may be met by having a Bachelor's degree, with one of the following: A GPA of 2.95 or higher on a 4.0 scale for all completed undergraduate courses or those completed in the last 2 years of study, or a GPA of 3.45 or higher on a 4.0 scale for all courses in the major field of study or those courses in the major completed in the last 2 years of study, or rank in the upper one third of the class in the college, university, or major subdivision, or membership in a national honor society recognized by the Association of College Honor Societies. SPECIALIZED EXPERIENCE: GS-09 LEVEL: You must have 1 year of specialized experience at a level of difficulty and responsibility equivalent to the GS-07 grade level in the Federal service. Specialized experience for this position includes demonstrated experience with Federal EEO laws, regulations, policies, and procedures sufficient to recognize and solve individual EEO issues, make technical recommendations, and to identify barriers to equal employment. To be qualifying, your experience must be sufficient to demonstrate the ability to: Collect and analyze EEO statistical data, and prepare comprehensive reports; Participate in studies, organizational reviews or workforce analyses to identify systematic equal employment problems; Provide assistance to EEO managers, Counselors and employees with issues related to complaint processing; and Assist in implementing EEO education programs for managers, supervisors, and employees to enhance their understanding of EEO and Diversity programs. OR You may substitute education for specialized experience as follows: a master's or equivalent graduate degree in a field of study such as law, psychology, human resources. OR 2 full years of progressively higher-level graduate education leading to a graduate degree in a field of study such as law, psychology, human resources. OR LL.B. or J.D., if related. SPECIALIZED EXPERIENCE: GS-11 LEVEL: You must have 1 year of specialized experience at a level of difficulty and responsibility equivalent to the GS-09 grade level in the Federal service. Specialized experience for this position includes demonstrated accomplishment of equal employment assignments that required knowledge of: Federal EEO laws, principles, regulations, policies and procedures sufficient to recognize and solve individual EEO issues and to make technical recommendations and identify barriers to EEO; and Federal Personnel Management principles relevant to recruitment and staffing, appraisals/evaluations, performance standards, discipline, adverse actions, labor relations, and training. To be qualifying, your experience must be sufficient to demonstrate the ability to: Collect and analyze statistical data, prepare comprehensive reports; Participate in studies, organization reviews, and workforce analyses; Assist EEO counselors in administering the complaint process; Assist in designing EEO training or educational programs; and provide technical advice and guidance to EEO Counselors, managers and employees. OR You may substitute education for specialized experience as follows: a Ph.D. or equivalent doctoral degree in a field of study such as: law, psychology, human resources. OR 3 full years of progressively higher-level graduate education leading to a graduate degree in a field of study such as: law, psychology, human resources. OR LL.M. if related. SPECIALIZED EXPERIENCE: GS-12 LEVEL: You must have 1 year of specialized experience at a level of difficulty and responsibility equivalent to the GS-11 grade level in the Federal service. Specialized experience for this position includes demonstrated accomplishment of program planning, analyses, review and monitoring of project assignments that required a wide range knowledge of EEO program requirements and techniques. This knowledge is generally demonstrated by assignments where you analyze a number of alternative approaches in the process of advising management concerning major aspects of EEO laws, regulations, policies, procedures, and Federal Personnel Management principles relevant to recruitment and staffing, performance appraisals/evaluations, performance standards, discipline, adverse actions, labor relations, and training, and studies of occupations in which discrimination is apparent. OR COMBINATION OF EXPERIENCE AND EDUCATION: You may qualify by a combination of experience and education. Options for qualifying based on a combination will be identified in the online questions. AND MEET TIME IN GRADE (TIG) REQUIREMENT: You must meet applicable TIG requirements to be considered eligible. To meet TIG for positions above the GS-05 grade level, you must have served at least one year (52 weeks) at the next lower grade (or equivalent) in the normal line of progression for the position you are applying to. Advancement to positions up to GS-05 is permitted if the position to be filled is no more than two grades above the lowest grade held within the preceding 52 weeks. AND TIME AFTER COMPETITIVE APPOINTMENT: By the closing date (or if this is an open continuous announcement, by the cut-off date) specified in this job announcement, current civilian employees must have completed at least 90 days of federal civilian service since their latest non-temporary appointment from a competitive referral certificate, known as time after competitive appointment. For this requirement, a competitive appointment is one where you applied to and were appointed from an announcement open to "All US Citizens". For more information on qualifications please refer to OPM's Qualifications Standards.

Education

For positions with an education requirement, or if you are qualifying for this position by substituting education or training for experience, submit a copy of your transcripts or equivalent. An official transcript will be required if you are selected.
A college or university degree generally must be from an accredited (or pre-accredited) college or university recognized by the U.S. Department of Education. For a list of schools which meet these criteria, please refer to Department of Education Accreditation page.

FOREIGN EDUCATION: Education completed in foreign colleges or universities may be used to meet the requirements. You must show proof the education credentials have been deemed to be at least equivalent to that gained in conventional U.S. education program. It is your responsibility to provide such evidence when applying. Click here for Foreign Education Credentialing instructions.

Contacts

• Address EDI - Civil Rights and Anti-Harassment 1111 Constitution Ave NW Washington, DC 20224 US
• Name: IRS Memphis External
• Email: [email protected]