This position is located at the Northern Arizona VA Healthcare System in the Equal Employment Opportunity Office (EEO), under the Office of the Director. The primary purpose of the position is to further the goals of EEO and adhering to non-discriminatory employment practices regarding race, color, religion, sex, and national origin, age or disability. ***Detail Not To Exceed 120 days. The Detail may lead to permanent selection without further competition.***

Duties

The position is responsible to the NAVAHCS Director for policy and program development, administration, evaluation, and advisory functions. This position requires expert knowledge of federal EEO regulations and principles, compliance and enforcement skills, administrative, management and consulting skills, and knowledge of federal personnel administration and includes the following duties:

Requirements

Qualifications

To qualify for this position, applicants must meet all requirements by the closing date of this announcement, 08/12/2024. Time-In-Grade Requirement: Applicants who are current Federal employees and have held a GS grade any time in the past 52 weeks must also meet time-in-grade requirements by the closing date of this announcement. For a GS-12 position you must have served 52 weeks at the GS-11. The grade may have been in any occupation, but must have been held in the Federal service. An SF-50 that shows your time-in-grade eligibility must be submitted with your application materials. If the most recent SF-50 has an effective date within the past year, it may not clearly demonstrate you possess one-year time-in-grade, as required by the announcement. In this instance, you must provide an additional SF-50 that clearly demonstrates one-year time-in-grade. Note: Time-In-Grade requirements also apply to former Federal employees applying for reinstatement as well as current employees applying for Veterans Employment Opportunities Act of 1998 (VEOA) appointment. You may qualify based on your experience as described below: Specialized Experience: You must have one year of specialized experience equivalent to at least the next lower grade GS-11 in the normal line of progression for the occupation in the organization. Examples of specialized experience would typically include, but are not limited to: experience in concepts, principles, and methods of Equal Employment Opportunity to develop broad guidelines or regulations. Conducting projects to resolve complex systemic problems for an agency. Experience in applying the problem-solving techniques of the field and the legal framework in which the program operates: and a high level of skill in interpreting and developing guidelines and regulations that are questioned, challenged, or require negotiating to secure acceptance. Developing deadlines and approaches to unusual or particularly sensitive program and/or case problems. You will be rated on the following Competencies for this position: CommunicationsComplianceConflict ManagementManaging Diverse WorkforceOrganizational Performance Analysis 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; religions; 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. Note: A full year of work is considered to be 35-40 hours of work per week. Part-time experience will be credited on the basis of time actually spent in appropriate activities. Applicants wishing to receive credit for such experience must indicate clearly the nature of their duties and responsibilities in each position and the number of hours a week spent in such employment. Physical Requirements: The regular and recurring work of the position involves sitting at a desk, conferences, meetings, etc., and occasional visits to activity work sites. No special physical exertion is required. For more information on these qualification standards, please visit the United States Office of Personnel Management's website at https://www.opm.gov/policy-data-oversight/classification-qualifications/general-schedule-qualification-standards/.

Education

There is no educational substitution at this grade level.

Contacts

• Address Bob Stump VA Medical Center 500 Highway 89 North Prescott, AZ 86313 US
• Name: Kyle Parker
• Phone: (480)246-0591
• Email: [email protected]