You will serve as a SUPERVISORY SEXUAL ASSUALT RESPONSE COORDINATOR for the NAVAL ACADEMY.

Duties

You will serve as a Supervisory Sexual Assault Response Coordinator (SARC) responding to and coordinating all reported Sexual Assaults of students, faculty and staff, both civilian and military. You will provide expert advice on trauma-informed practice, cultural competence, and ethical considerations and guidance to address complex cases, ethical dilemmas, and challenging situations. You will manage, assign, and oversee a 24 hour per day, 7 days per week response capability for victims of sexual assault assigned in accordance with policy. You will oversee the quality of information in the Sexual Assault Incident Database to ensure sexual assault report data is handled in accordance with established guidelines, standards, and policies. You will assess, identify, and advocate for adequate staffing, budgetary resources, and technological tools to support the SAPR program. You will develop and collaborate with relevant stakeholders on SAPR public awareness campaigns, represent the SAPR program in community outreach efforts as a subject matter expert, and ensure that outreach efforts align with the program's goals. You will analyze the SAPR program to identify trends and areas for improvement and use that data to generate comprehensive reports on program outcomes, achievements, and challenges for internal and external stakeholders across multiple echelons. You will supervise employees making a full range of independent personnel decisions, task assignment, setting performance expectations, and evaluating/rating employee performance.

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.
• Supervisors in the executive branch have a heightened personal responsibility for advancing government ethics. You will be required to review the 14 General Principles of Ethical Conduct at 5 CFR 2635.101.
• You will be required to complete training and obtain the DoD Sexual Assault Advocate Certification Program (D-SAACP) credential.

Qualifications

In addition to the Basic Requirements for this position, your resume must also demonstrate at least one year of specialized experience at or equivalent to the GS-12 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) Overseeing planning, implementation, and evaluation of Sexual Assault Prevention and Response (SAPR) activities for an organization; 2) Creating and updating SAPR Standard Operating Procedures; 3) Developing effective working relationships with organizations and individuals to identify, establish, modify and provide expert SAPR guidance and assistance; and 4) Gathering, analyzing, and evaluating sexual assault/harassment information to recommend and present appropriate action. Additional qualification information can be found from the following Office of Personnel Management website: https://www.opm.gov/policy-data-oversight/classification-qualifications/general-schedule-qualification-standards/#url=List-by-Occupational-Series and Social Science Series 0101 (opm.gov) 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

Applicants must meet the following positive education qualifications requirements of the Office of Personnel Management (OPM) Qualifications Standards Manual:

Applicants must possess a Degree: behavioral or social science; or related disciplines appropriate to the position.
OR
Combination of education and experience that provided the applicant with knowledge of one or more of the behavioral or social sciences equivalent to a major in the field.
OR
Four years of appropriate experience that demonstrated that the applicant has acquired knowledge of one or more of the behavioral or social sciences equivalent to a major in the field.

Proof of education is required if using education to meet positive education qualification requirements.

Contacts

• Address NAVAL ACADEMY 121 Blake Road Annapolis, MD 21402 US
• Name: Department of Navy EIC
• Email: [email protected]