Duties
This position is outside the 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.
How You Will Be Evaluated
You will be evaluated for this job based on how well you meet the qualifications above.
If you meet the minimum qualifications, you will be evaluated against the evaluation factors below and will be placed into a category based on your vacancy question responses.
Category A - Meets the basic qualification requirements for the vacancy and has successful experience in the same or similar job that has demonstrated superior proficiency in applying critical competencies required by this position to work of increased levels of difficulty and complexity.
Category B - Meets the basic qualification requirements for the vacancy and demonstrates satisfactory proficiency in the critical competencies required by this position.
Category C - Meets the specialized experience described in the minimum qualification requirements section of this announcement and demonstrates proficiency in the basic competencies.
Evaluation Factors (Competencies) - All qualified applicants will be evaluated on the following key competencies:
- Leadership
- Teaching Others
- Technical Competence
- Technical Credibility
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The information you provide may be verified by a review of your paid, unpaid, volunteer, and other lived experience, as it demonstrates the competencies or skills required for the position to be filled. Your evaluation may include an interview, reference checks, or other assessment conducted by HR specialists, subject matter experts, or panel members and may include other assessment tools (ex. interview, structured interview, written test, work sample, etc.). The examining Office of Human Resources (OHR) makes the final determination concerning applicant ratings. Your resume MUST provide sufficient information to substantiate your vacancy question responses. If not, the OHR may amend your responses to more accurately reflect the level of competency indicated by the content of your resume.
INFORMATION FOR ICTAP/CTAP ELIGIBLE(S) ONLY: If you are eligible for special priority selection under ICTAP/CTAP, you must be well-qualified for the position to receive consideration. ICTAP/CTAP eligible(s) who are placed into Category B or higher will be considered well-qualified. Be sure to review the eligibility questions to reflect that you are applying as an ICTAP or CTAP eligible and submit supporting documentation.
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How to Apply
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To apply for this position, you must complete the initial online application, including submission of the required documentation specified in the Required Documents section.
Your application and ALL required supplemental documents MUST be received by 11:59 pm Eastern Time on the vacancy closing date to receive consideration.
Paper applications and supplemental documents submitted in any other manner without prior approval from the vacancy contact will not be considered. Click here for information on Reasonable Accommodations.
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STEP 1 - Create USAJOBS Account on www.usajobs.gov, including Resume and Saved Documents. Your resume must provide sufficient information to substantiate your responses to the self-assessment vacancy questions. If not, HR may amend your responses to more accurately reflect the competency indicated by resume content. For each employment period, include start/end month & year and note full-time or part-time (if part-time, include # of hours worked per week) otherwise, your application may be considered incomplete.
STEP 2 - Complete the 1st part of the application process (USAJOBS). Once you have identified a job on USAJOBS that you wish to apply for, click on the job title and then click the Apply button. For questions about the vacancy, contact the Agency Contact at the bottom of the announcement. Proceed through the steps noted at the top of the USAJOBS page. You will be able to select a resume and documents from your USAJOBS Account that you can submit as a package as part of your DOL application. In the final step, once you have certified your application, click the Continue to agency site button.
STEP 3 - Complete the 2nd part of the application process (DOL). On the Department of Labor (DOL) page, create a DOL Account if you have not already and click Apply to this vacancy. Continue through the progress steps at the top of the DOL page. The 2nd progress step is where you answer the vacancy-specific questions. The 3rd progress step Documents is where you submit the required documents (only if applicable to you) specified in the Required Documents section of this vacancy.
STEP 4 - On the Review and Submit step, verify each section of your application is complete and correct. In order to submit your application, you must have a check mark next to each section listed. If there is an X, return to the appropriate section and follow the prompts. When it is ready for submission, certify your application and click the Submit Application button.
STEP 5 - Edit Application as needed by 11:59 pm Eastern Time of Closing Date by returning to USAJOBS, clicking the vacancy, thenUpdate Application.
NOTE: It is your responsibility to ensure your responses and appropriate documentation is submitted prior to the closing date.
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Next steps
Once your complete application is received, we will conduct an evaluation of your qualifications and refer candidates for selection consideration. Candidates will be referred to the hiring manager for further consideration and possible interviews. You will be notified of the outcome. A selection is expected to be made within 30 calendar days of the issuance date of the certificate.
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To verify that your application is complete, log into your USAJOBS account, select the Application Status link, and then select the more information link for this position. The Application page will display the status of your application, the documentation received and processed, and any correspondence the agency has sent related to this application. Your uploaded documents may take several hours to clear the virus scan process. To return to an incomplete application, log into your USAJOBS account and click Update Application in the vacancy announcement. You must re-select your resume and/or other documents from your USAJOBS account or your application will be incomplete.