Supervisory Equal Opportunity Investigator (Field Office Director)

• Plans, manages, supervises, implements, coordinates, and monitors all activities of the Field Office directly.
• Responsible for the Field Office enforcement management function and ensuring that the agency's statutory enforcement programs are effectively carried out.
• Responsible for the office's activities to obtain and approve settlements that resolve allegations of discrimination and provide appropriate relief.
• Implements, manages, and evaluates the office's mediation function, including the mediation of charges of employment discrimination.
• Oversees the design, preparation, and conduct of training and other outreach programs related to the office's mediation program.

Conditions of employment

• 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.
• Schedule Policy/Career employees are not subject to a trial period under 5 C.F.R. Part 11.
• As a condition of employment for accepting this position, you will be serving in a position in Schedule Policy/Career of the excepted service. You will obtain competitive status after two years of service in this position, if applicable.
• Your employment in this position will be at-will.
• Merit Systems Protection Board appeals of adverse actions concerning performance, discipline, and other matters arising under chapters 23, 43, and 75 of title 5, United States Code will not be available to an individual serving in this position.
• Prohibitions on prohibited personnel practices will be enforced by the Office of General Counsel [or agency equivalent position] and not the Office of Special Counsel.

Qualifications

To Qualify for the GS-15: You must have at least one (1) year of specialized experience equivalent to the GS-14 grade level in the Federal Service. Specialized experience is defined as having experience in:

• Enforcing federal employment discrimination laws.
• Applying laws, regulations, procedures and policies pertaining to Title VII, the Age Discrimination in Employment Act (ADEA), the Equal Pay Act (EPA), the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), the Genetic Information Nondiscrimination Act (GINA), and the Pregnant Workers Fairness Act (PWFA).
• Leading the development and implementation of annual work plans or objectives for a team or unit.

Applicants must meet all 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.

This is a Schedule Policy/Career position. Schedule Policy/Career is an excepted service schedule for career positions that are of a confidential, policy-determining, policy-making, or policy-advocating character (policy-influencing positions) as defined by Executive Order 13957, as amended, and 5 C.F.R. § 213.3601. Schedule Policy/Career positions are not required to personally or politically support the current President or the policies of the current administration. Further, all actions taken under this policy must be carried out fairly, transparently, and in strict adherence to applicable laws. Employees in Schedule Policy/Career positions must faithfully implement administration policies to the best of their ability, consistent with their constitutional oath and the vesting of executive authority solely in the President. Failure to do so is grounds for dismissal.

How you will be evaluated

You will be evaluated for this job based on how well you meet the qualifications above.

Once the application process is complete, your resume and supporting documentation will be reviewed to determine whether you meet the minimum qualifications and eligibility requirements outlined in this announcement.

Candidates will be evaluated through a structured interview. All applicants will be asked the same predetermined, job-related questions. Responses will be evaluated by subject matter experts using standardized rating criteria. Candidate responses will be scored based on the competencies below. Interview scores will be used to rate candidates, and qualified candidates will be referred to the hiring manager for consideration.

You will be assessed on the following competencies (knowledge, skills, abilities, and other characteristics):

• Communication Skills
• EEO Laws
• Leadership Skills
• Supervisory Skills
• Writing

Overstating your qualifications and/or experience in your application materials or application questionnaire may result in your removal from consideration. Cheating on an assessment may also result in your removal from consideration.

This announcement uses the Rule of Many/Cut-off Score method under 5 CFR § 332.402. Under Rule of Many, a numerical ranking process is used to evaluate applicants through validated assessments to produce a numeric score. Veterans' preference points are added to the passing score of candidates eligible for either 10-point or 5-point preference.

We will provide the selecting official with a sufficient number of names, when available, to consider at least three candidates per vacancy. If fewer than three eligible and available candidates per vacancy result, we will expand the group in accordance with our pre-announced supplement strategy and OPM policy. Under the Rule of Many procedures, the agency is not limited to considering the top three candidates, nor does the agency have to consider candidates in groups of three. Any of the preference eligibles may be selected. Ties in ratings are broken by veterans' preference eligibility, that is, preference eligible candidates are listed ahead of non-preference eligibles within each rating.

Equal Employment Opportunity
The United States government does not discriminate in employment on the basis of race, color, religion, sex (including pregnancy), national origin, political affiliation, sexual orientation, marital status, disability, genetic information, age, membership in an employee organization, retaliation, parental status, military service or other non-merit factor.

To apply for this position, you must provide a complete Application Package which includes:

1. Your Resume (NOT TO EXCEED 2 PAGES) showing work schedule, hours worked per week, dates of employment and duties performed. Resumes over the 2-page limit, will not be reviewed beyond page 2 or may be disqualified. If your resume does not reflect demonstrated evidence of your qualifications, you will not receive consideration for the position.
2. Most recent Performance Appraisal, if applicable.
3. Current or Former Federal Employees (if applicable) - please provide a copy of your last or most recent SF-50, "Notification of Personnel Action" which preferably shows your current title, series and grade (do not submit an Award SF-50). If your current grade is not your highest permanent grade held, submit a copy of an additional SF-50 showing your highest grade held.
4. Veterans' Preference documentation, if applicable (e.g. DD-214 Member Copy 4 showing type of discharge/character of service; Current Active Duty members must submit a certification of expected discharge or release from active duty under honorable conditions dated within 120 days; SF-15 Form and related documentation; VA letter.)
5. Current or Former Political Appointees (if applicable) - The Office of Personnel Management (OPM) must authorize employment offers made to current or former political appointees. If you are currently or have been a political Schedule A, Schedule C or Non-Career SES employee in the Executive Branch within the last 5 years, you must disclose this in your application package.

Failure to submit documents required may result in loss of consideration.

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