This position is located in the Small Business Administration, Office of Diversity Inclusion and Civil Rights-EEO in Washington, DC. Serves as the Senior EEO Specialist and is responsible for administering the Pre-complaint Counseling Program, EEO Collateral Duty Counselor Program, Alternative Dispute Resolution Program and ensures program adherence with civil rights laws/regulations like Title VII, Rehab Act, Americans with Disabilities Act, and agency policies.

Duties

Manages the Pre-complaint Counseling Program and EEO Counselor Collateral Duty Program in-line with EEOC regulations. Monitors and evaluates the processing of EEO discrimination complaints. Serves as the EEO Alternative Dispute Resolution (ADR) Program Manager. Recommends strategies for obtaining settlements to senior leadership. Identifies and isolates highly difficult issues which are among the most sensitive and complex in the organization. Develops courses to educate the workforce of the EEO program and procedures and provides training and guidance to supervisors, managers, leaders, and employees on the EEO process. Plans, organizes and evaluates systemic equal employment opportunity problems for people with disabilities and programs associated with disability integration and coordination which includes efforts to resolve systemic problems. Works with SBA program offices to provide program direction and guidance in the areas of disability integration when it comes to identifying potential barriers to access and developing strategies to eliminate those barriers.

Requirements

• You must be a U.S. Citizen
• You must successfully complete a background investigation.
• You may be required to serve a one-year probationary period.
• This is not a drug testing designated position (TDP).
• This is a non-bargaining unit position.

Qualifications

GS-14: One year of specialized experience, equivalent to the GS-13 grade level in the Federal service, obtained in either the private or public sector: applying Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) laws, regulations, policies and procedures related to non-discrimination, harassment and retaliation to perform and/or coordinate investigative, analytical, and advisory assignments to resolve EEO complaints, and evaluating diversity and inclusion programs to identify deficiencies and ascertain the effectiveness of program goals and objectives. Additional information on the qualification requirements is outlined in the OPM Qualifications Standards Handbook of General Schedule Positions. It is available for your review on OPM's Qualifications web site: Equal Employment Series, 0260 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. TIME-IN-GRADE: If you are a current career or career-conditional federal employee applying for promotion under Merit Promotion you must have completed a minimum of 52 weeks in positions at the next level lower than the position being filled. All qualification requirements must be met by 11:59 pm (Eastern Time) on 08/16/2024.

Education

Education may not be substituted for experience for this position.

APPLICANTS PLEASE NOTE: Education must be accredited by an accrediting institution recognized by the U.S. Department of Education in order for it to be credited towards qualifications (particularly positions with a positive education requirement.) Therefore, applicants must report only attendance and/or degrees from schools accredited by accrediting institutions recognized by the U.S. Department of Education. Verify School accreditation. All education claimed by applicants will be verified by the appointing agency accordingly. *** If you are using foreign education to meet qualification requirements, you must send a Certificate of Foreign Equivalency with your transcript in order to receive credit for that education. *** For further information, click on: Foreign Education.

Contacts

• Address Office of Diversity Inclusion and Civil Rights-EEO 409 3rd Street SW Suite 6400 Washington, DC 20416 US
• Name: Aquila Bernard
• Email: [email protected]