This announcement is open to current Career or Career-Conditional EEOC employees. As a Lead Equal Opportunity Investigator (Systemic) at the GS-1860-13, you will be part of Atlanta District Office, Equal Employment Opportunity Commission. If selected, you will be responsible for conducting systemic investigations and for coordinating and providing mentoring and supportive services to assigned team members in furtherance of the agency's systemic investigative and litigation efforts.

Duties

Duties include but are not limited to: Team leader for EEOC systemic case investigations and, under the direction of the assigned case supervisor or manager, ensures that the Commission's systemic cases are properly investigated. Communicates assignments to team members, helps and coaches the team to select appropriate investigative techniques and practices, distributes and balances workload in accordance with established priorities. Summarizes and organizes the evidence to identify undisputed facts, respondent's defenses, facts which support or refute the allegations, and evidence which will help in the determination of whether or not a violation has occurred. Provides guidance to lower-graded field investigators, support staff and others with regard to the solution of difficult, complex and/or novel questions related to the application of investigation and conciliation policies and procedures. Develops lengthy, complex, highly technical and detailed data requests which cover multiple issues and bases and requests descriptions of automated personnel systems as well as requests for data in automated format. Participates in the development of training material for systemic case investigations; that is, drafting Commissioner Charges, interrogatories, conciliation agreements and decisions, analyzing data, and formatting reporting requirements. Manipulates computer programs to retrieve and analyze EEO-1 data in a setting requiring the construction of complex labor market areas, as well as the retrieval of parallel Census and other data. Conducts detailed interviews; secures affidavits; collects, obtains and analyzes electronic, documentary, and anecdotal evidence; provides follow-up on leads; examines and evaluates records, and prepares detailed investigative reports. Recognizes the need for statistical evidence to discover the existence of employment discrimination and able to plan for the development of such evidence. Presents complex systemic case information through written and oral communication to a range of audiences including team members, other Commission staff, respondents and their representatives, and the public.

Requirements

• Must be a U.S. Citizen or National
• Males born after 12-31-59 must be registered for Selective Service
• Suitable for Federal employment, determined by a background investigation
• May be required to successfully complete a probationary period

Qualifications

For the GS-13: You must have at least one year of specialized experience equivalent to the GS-12 level in the Federal service. Specialized experience includes experience analyzing, researching, and evaluating employment discrimination laws, regulations, or policies; planning and establishing priorities; and conducting investigations of employment discrimination. Merit promotion applicants must meet time-in-grade requirement as defined in 5 CFR 300, Subpart F. One year at the GS-12 level is required to meet the time-in-grade requirements for the GS- 13 level. Applicants must meet all eligibility requirements (e.g., time-in-grade and qualification requirements) within 30 days of the closing date specified in the vacancy announcement. 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.

Contacts

• Address Equal Employment Opportunity Commission 131 M Street, NE Washington, DC 20507 US
• Name: EEOC Jobs
• Email: [email protected]