As a Supervisory Compliance Investigator within the Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs (OFCCP) district office in Boston, MA, the incumbent will be responsible to enforce, for the benefit of job seekers and wage earners, the contractual promise of affirmative action and equal employment opportunity required of those who do business with the Federal Government. The incumbent is responsible for planning, directing, and administering OFCCP's compliance and investigating programs.

Duties

This is position is not in a bargaining unit. Responsible for planning, prioritizing, directing, and assigning work, collaborating with peers and subordinates, including all fiduciary responsibilities, to achieve OFCCP's mission. Schedules compliance reviews within the District Office's (DO) jurisdiction. Investigates and resolves discrimination complaints, closes complaints where no basis is found, and seeks appropriate resolution when applicable. Negotiates and develops conciliation agreements with contractors found not to comply. Recommends the issuance of show cause notices when applicable. Develops cases for which administrative and/or judicial actions are appropriate and recommends these actions to the Regional Director (RD) for disposition. Analyzes affirmative action plans submitted by contractors, including the establishment of linkage agreements. Monitors contractors' conciliation agreements, progress notes, and consent decrees. Directs and participates in complex pre-award compliance reviews. Conducts detailed and comprehensive analyses of federal contractors' total employment procedures and practices to determine responsiveness to federal procurement and equal employment opportunity (EEO) laws, executive orders, policies, rules, and regulations. Develops realistic and comprehensive approaches where there are problem areas to bring about compliance. Establishes rapport with management and labor groups and tailors' managerial advice to specific situations. Establishes district program objectives based on consideration and evaluation of all related factors, including community relations and local and national interests. Identifies discrimination based on evaluation and investigatory activity. Assists staff in developing and presenting evidence of discrimination meeting applicable standards of proof. Identifies and defines persons and classes affected by discrimination. Ensures the staff has applied the appropriate theory of discrimination relevant to the facts, including, but not limited to, disparate treatment, adverse impact, and reasonable accommodation theories. Ensures the calculation of monetary losses and remedies designed to remedy identified violations are appropriate and accurate. Participates personally or guides subordinates in negotiations and other matters depending on the complexity of the case. Manages the efforts of a staff of supervisors and compliance investigators and maximizes their utilization through effective work assignments. Manages and controls administrative and enforcement expenses of the district. Develops and submits to the Regional Office (RO) the annual and long-range DO program goals and objectives. Oversees planning, as needed, to recognize new factors such as changes in legislation, emphases in OFCCP national policy, changes in budget status, etc. Plans, organizes, and researches complex issues that involve major areas of uncertainty in approach, methodology, or interpretation to identify appropriate solutions. Participates in national office training workgroups and provides advice to the national office training staff on compliance investigator core competencies, proficiency levels, and training needs. Serves as a subject matter expert during the development of national office courses to ensure the appropriate level of detail and complexity. Reviews national office courses ensuring content is practical and appropriately reflects field operations and procedures. Ensures compliance investigator competency-based training delivered within a district or area office is coordinated with the national office training team. Ensures compliance investigators are allowed the opportunity to complete all mandatory national office training, acquire the skills, knowledge, and techniques taught, and apply the skills, knowledge, and techniques to day-to-day work, and to benefit from feedback from their supervisors. Monitors compliance investigator development ensuring staff attend and successfully complete required national office training courses consistent with developed Individual Development Plans. Incorporates the core competencies, identified in the Equal Opportunity Investigator Competency Model into the position descriptions and qualifications used in the selection process when hiring new compliance investigators. Represents the DO and RO in meetings with the Department of Labor, other agencies, and members of external organizations. Identifies and resolves, as applicable, unique issues where no policy exists, recommending innovative actions to address new needs and/or issues. Spends at least 25% of the time supervising mission-critical positions. Performs other duties as assigned.

Requirements

• Must be at least 16 years old.
• Must be a U.S. Citizen.
• Candidate required to obtain the necessary security/investigation level.
• Requires a probationary period if the requirement has not been met.
• Subject to financial disclosure requirements.
• Requires a supervisory probationary period if the requirement has not been met.

Qualifications

IN DESCRIBING YOUR EXPERIENCE, PLEASE BE CLEAR AND SPECIFIC. WE WILL NOT MAKE ASSUMPTIONS REGARDING YOUR EXPERIENCE. POSITION TITLES ALONE CANNOT BE USED TO DETERMINE IF YOU ARE QUALIFIED. PLEASE LIST DATES IN MM/DD/YYYY FORMAT. THIS IS IMPERATIVE IN DETERMINING IF WHETHER YOU HAVE AT LEAST ONE YEAR OF CREDITABLE SPECIALIZED EXPERIENCE. DATES WILL NOT BE ASSUMED. Specialized Experience is the experience that equipped the applicant with the particular knowledge, skills, and abilities (KSA's) to perform the duties of the position successfully, and that is typically in or related to the position to be filled. To be creditable, specialized experience must have been equivalent to at least the next lower grade level. GS-14: Applicants must have 52 weeks of specialized experience equivalent to at least the next lower grade level, GS-13, in the Federal Service or private sector. Desired experience: investigating, team leading, interviewing, analyzing data, and evaluating compliance with regulations. Applicants must meet all of the following specialized criteria: Applying federal, state, or local government employment regulations to analyze equal opportunity and/or investigate compliance for programs that prohibit discrimination and to ensure the safety of workers. Conducting fact-based investigations (i.e. compiling and analyzing data, reviewing files and personnel policies, and conducting interviews) in order to make recommendations for resolution. Experience participating in negotiations and conciliation of other matters relating to the resolution of non-compliance with program requirements. Experience with supervising the work of employees to achieve organizational goals related to investigating employer compliance with federal, state, or local laws.

Contacts

• Address Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs 200 Constitution Avenue NW Washington, DC 20210 US
• Name: Nekeysha Garcia
• Phone: 404-302-5863
• Email: [email protected]