About the Position: Winchester, a city of 30,000, is located in the beautiful Shenandoah Valley 70 miles northwest of Washington, DC. Visit the US Army Corps of Engineers, Transatlantic Middle East District website at the link here. Position will be developmental to the target grade of GS-11. Upon completion of appropriate training and time in grade requirement, incumbent may be noncompetitively promoted to the next grade.

Duties

Serves as an Equal Employment (EE) Specialist, responsible for performing all EE functions for assigned organizations. Serves as the special emphasis program manager, overseeing programs such as the Federal Women's Program, Hispanic Employment Program, Black Employment Program and other special emphasis programs required by regulations. Assures coordination of Equal Employment Opportunity functions with other duties. Counsels employees concerning their employment, their rights and responsibilities under the Equal Employment Opportunity/Affirmative Action Program requirements. Maintains liaison with civilian personnel staff and management officials to discuss the Equal Employment Opportunity, Civil Rights and Diversity Program. Prepares or assists in the preparation of various recurring Equal Employment Opportunity reports, including reports of accomplishments and complaint workload. Travels to supported offices within the area of operations to conduct Equal Employment Opportunity related training, Equal Employment Opportunity inquires, and staff visits to measure the work climate of the organization.

Requirements

• Appointment may be subject to a suitability or fitness determination, as determined by a completed background investigation.
• Official travel is required up to 15% of time.

Qualifications

Who May Apply: Only applicants who meet one of the employment authority categories below are eligible to apply for this job. You will be asked to identify which category or categories you meet, and to provide documents which prove you meet the category or categories you selected. See Proof of Eligibility for an extensive list of document requirements for all employment authorities. Current Department of Army Civilian EmployeesDomestic Defense Industrial Base/Major Range and Test Facilities Base Civilian Personnel WorkforceInteragency Career Transition Assistance PlanLand Management Workforce Flexibility ActMilitary Spouses, under Executive Order (E.O.) 13473Priority Placement Program, DoD Military Reserve (MR) and National Guard (NG) Technician EligiblePriority Placement Program, DoD Military Spouse Preference (MSP) EligiblePriority Placement Program, DoD MR and NG Preference Eligible Tech Receiving Disability RetirementPriority Placement Program, DoD Retained Grade Preference EligibleVeterans Employment Opportunity Act (VEOA) of 1998 In order to qualify, you must meet the education and/or experience requirements described below. 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). You will receive credit for all qualifying experience, including volunteer experience. Your resume must clearly describe your relevant experience; if qualifying based on education, your transcripts will be required as part of your application. Additional information about transcripts is in this document. GS-07 Specialized Experience: One year of specialized experience which includes performing Equal Employment functions for assigned organizations; Conducting studies to identify problems and/or barriers to Equal Employment Opportunity and Diversity; Counseling employees concerning their rights and responsibilities under the Equal Employment Opportunity/Affirmative Action Program requirements; Conducting inquiries to obtain pertinent factors to resolve complaints; Utilizing an automated system and to validate standard requests for automated Equal Employment Opportunity reports. This definition of specialized experience is typical of work performed at the second lower grade/level position in the federal service (GS-05). OR Education: One full year of graduate level education in a field which demonstrates the knowledge, skills, and abilities necessary to do the work of the position. OR Superior Academic Achievement: Successful completion of all the requirements for a bachelor's degree with Superior Academic Achievement. In order to be creditable under this provision, Superior Academic Achievement must have been gained in a curriculum that is qualifying for the position to be filled, such as that identified in Education above. Superior Academic Achievement is based on: (1) Class Standing - Applicants must be in the upper third of the graduating class in the college, university, or major subdivision, such as the College of Liberal Arts or the School of Business Administration, based on completed courses; OR (2) Grade-Point Average (G.P.A.) - Applicants must have a grade-point average of either (a) 3.0 or higher out of a possible 4.0 ("B" or better) as recorded on your official transcript, or as computed based on 4 years of education, or as computed based on courses completed during the final 2 years of the curriculum; or (b) 3.5 or higher out of a possible 4.0 ("B+" or better) based on the average of the required courses completed in the major field or the required courses in the major field completed during the final 2 years of the curriculum.; OR (3) Honor Society Membership - Applicants may be considered eligible based on membership in one of the approved national scholastic honor societies listed by the Association of College Honor Societies (https://www.achshonor.org/). OR Combination of Education and Experience: A combination of education and experience may be used to qualify for this position as long as the computed percentage of the requirements is at least 100%. To compute the percentage of the requirements, divide your total months of experience by 12. Then divide the total number of completed graduate semester hours (or equivalent) by 18. Add the two percentages. Time in Grade Requirement: Applicants who have held a General Schedule (GS) position within the last 52 weeks must have 52 weeks of Federal service at the next lower grade or equivalent (GS-05). FOR GS-09 Specialized Experience: One year of specialized experience which includes performing Equal Employment functions for assigned organizations; Conducting studies to identify problems and/or barriers to Equal Employment Opportunity and Diversity; Counseling employees concerning their rights and responsibilities under the Equal Employment Opportunity/Affirmative Action Program requirements; Conducting inquiries to obtain pertinent factors to resolve complaints; Utilizing an automated system and to validate standard requests for automated Equal Employment Opportunity reports. This definition of specialized experience is typical of work performed at the second lower grade/level position in the federal service (GS-07). OR Education: Master's or equivalent graduate degree or 2 full years of progressively higher level graduate education leading to such a degree or LL.B. or J.D. (if related) in a field which demonstrates the knowledge, skills, and abilities necessary to do the work of the position. OR Combination of Education and Experience: A combination of education and experience may be used to qualify for this position as long as the computed percentage of the requirements is at least 100%. To compute the percentage of the requirements, divide your total months of experience by 12. Then divide the total number of completed graduate semester hours (or equivalent) beyond the first year (total graduate semester hours minus 18) by 18. Add the two percentages. Time in Grade Requirement: Applicants who have held a General Schedule (GS) position within the last 52 weeks must have 52 weeks of Federal service at the next lower grade or equivalent (GS-07) Qualification Requirements continued below:

Education

For GS-11
Specialized Experience: One year of specialized experience which includes performing Equal Employment functions for assigned organizations; Conducting studies to identify problems and/or barriers to Equal Employment Opportunity and Diversity; Counseling employees concerning their rights and responsibilities under the Equal Employment Opportunity/Affirmative Action Program requirements; Conducting inquiries to obtain pertinent factors to resolve complaints; Utilizing an automated system and to validate standard requests for automated Equal Employment Opportunity reports.
This definition of specialized experience is typical of work performed at the second lower grade/level position in the federal service (GS-09).
OR
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) in a field which demonstrates the knowledge, skills, and abilities necessary to do the work of the position.
OR
Combination of Education and Experience: A combination of education and experience may be used to qualify for this position as long as the computed percentage of the requirements is at least 100%. To compute the percentage of the requirements, divide your total months of experience by 12. Then divide the total number of completed graduate semester hours (or equivalent) beyond the second year (total graduate semester hours minus 36) by 18. Add the two percentages.
Time in Grade Requirement: Applicants who have held a General Schedule (GS) position within the last 52 weeks must have 52 weeks of Federal service at the next lower grade or equivalent (GS-09).


You will be evaluated on the basis of your level of competency in the following areas:

• Assessment and Compliance Review
• Communications
• Customer Service
• Program Management

FOREIGN EDUCATION: If you are using education completed in foreign colleges or universities to meet the qualification requirements, you must show the education credentials have been evaluated by a private organization that specializes in interpretation of foreign education programs and such education has been deemed equivalent to that gained in an accredited U.S. education program; or full credit has been given for the courses at a U.S. accredited college or university. For further information, visit: https://sites.ed.gov/international/recognition-of-foreign-qualifications/.

Contacts

• Address RB-W31R30 US ARMY ENG DIV TAD MID EAST DIST DO NOT MAIL Winchester, VA 22604 US
• Name: Army Applicant Help Desk