The Equal Employment Specialist serves as the principal advisor for the Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) Program, which includes Affirmative Employment, Alternative Dispute Resolution, and Diversity Management, for the Executive Director, Executive Leadership Team, service chiefs, supervisors, and employees at the Robley Rex VA Medical Center in Louisville, KY.

Duties

***THIS IS NOT A VIRTUAL POSITION, YOU MUST LIVE WITHIN OR BE WILLING TO RELOCATE WITHIN A COMMUTABLE DISTANCE OF THE DUTY LOCATION*** The incumbent will also serve as liaison and coordinator of all EEO special emphasis programs to ensure the facility meets all federal guideline expectations. Serves as the Diversity/EEO Committee advisor and/or chairperson ensuring program objectives are met. Duties include but are not limited to: Assists the Office of Resolution Management (ORM), and Administrative Judges with investigations and hearings. Serves as the local liaison for all aspects of the facility's complaint processing program. Advises management on specific actions in support of affirmative action, and strategies for handling discrimination complaints. Compiles and analyzes statistical data in order to evaluate progress in the EEO Program. Responsible for developing, implementing, coordinating, reviewing, monitoring, evaluating, and updating all plans associated with the EEO Program. Serves as a technical advisor to the facility's EEO Committee. Serves as the medical center's spokesman for all protected groups within the local community. Serve as a liaison and coordinator of all EEO special emphasis programs to ensure the facility meets all federal guideline expectations. Serves as the Diversity/EEO Committee advisor and/or chairperson ensuring program objectives are met. Conducts analyses of the workforce by race, sex, grade, occupational series, and policies and practices affecting employment. Drafts various mandatory EEO Program reports, such as: Management Directive (MD) 715, EEO Program Status Reports, EEO Commission (EEOC) Management Directive (MD) 110, Disabled Veterans Affirmative Action Program (DVAAP), Federal Equal Opportunity Recruitment Program (FEORP), EEO Complaint 462, and other EEO medical center reports. Prepares the annual EEO budget and maintains the EEO fund control point. Work Schedule: Monday - Friday 8:00 am - 4:30 pm **Work may require overnight travel away from the normal duty station. Work may require the incumbent to drive a vehicle. For these reasons, a valid state driver's license is required. Recruitment & Relocation Incentives: Not authorized Critical Skills Incentive (CSI): Not approved

Requirements

Qualifications

This position includes a Selective Placement Factor (skill, knowledge, ability or other worker characteristic basic to - and essential for - satisfactory performance of the job). Selective Placement Factors are a prerequisite to appointment and represent minimum requirements for a position. Applicants who do not meet it are ineligible for further consideration. The Selective Placement Factor for this position is: Do you possess a current and valid state-issued driver's license? NOTE: We cannot accept photographs, therefore; please do not submit a copy of your driver's license with your application package. If an interview is requested, you may be required to provide a copy of your current and valid state-issued driver's license. ~AND~ 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: advise management and employees on the discrimination complaint processes, rights and responsibilities; review of preliminary EEO complaints; administer Federal EEO principles, concepts, laws, regulations and policies; analyze employment patterns to identify potential program areas, and prepare reports for the Equal Employment Program; counsel and consult with supervisors, managers, and employees to negotiate resolutions to sensitive and contested issues; interpret legislation and regulations to resolve conflict; develop and carry out effective affirmative employment plans to ensure a diversified workforce; develop and implement special emphasis programs; analyze and evaluate employment policies and practices, and make recommendations to solve difficult and systemic EEO problems; provide EEO program guidance, arrange fact-finding conferences, formal hearings and preparing complaints reports and briefings, etc. NOTE: To receive credit for your experience please be as detailed as possible in your resume. We may not assume anything when reviewing your resume. You will be rated on the following Competencies as part of the assessment questionnaire for this position: Administration and ManagementAnalytical ReasoningInfluencing/NegotiatingLabor Law IMPORTANT: A full year of work is considered to be 35-40 hours of work per week. All experience listed on your resume must include the month and year start/end dates. 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. 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. Physical Requirements: Regular and recurring work generally involves sitting at a desk and sitting in conferences and meetings except for occasional visits to facility work sites. Occasional use of automobile and public conveyance may be required. 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.

NOTE: Only education or degrees recognized by the U.S. Department of Education from accredited colleges, universities, schools, or institutions may be used to qualify for Federal employment. You can verify your education here: http://ope.ed.gov/accreditation/. 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, visit: Recognition of Foreign Qualifications | International Affairs Office (ed.gov).

Contacts

• Address Robley Rex VA Medical Center 800 Zorn Avenue Louisville, KY 40206 US
• Name: VHA National Recruitment Center
• Phone: (844)456-5208
• Email: [email protected]