Equal Employment Specialist

This Equal Employment Specialist position is with Internal Revenue Service (Department of the Treasury) in Flagstaff, AZ. WHAT IS OFFICE OF CIVIL RIGHTS AND COMPLIANCE? A description of the business units can be found at: https://www.jobs.irs.gov/about/who/business-divisions Position(s) are to be filled in following area(s): CRCO -CHIEF RISK AND CONTROL OFFICER - Civils Rights Compliance Remain in POD - The vacancy will be filled at the selectee's official permanent position of record, post-of-duty (POD). REVIEW THE ADDITIONAL INFORMATION BELOW FOR FURTHER DETAILS Key duties: • The following are the duties of this position at the full working level. If this vacancy includes more than one grade and you are selected at a lower grade level, you will have the opportunity to learn to perform these duties and receive training to help you grow in this position. The incumbent is instrumental in the development, coordination, and implementation of organizational goals regarding the various EEO programs such as Special Emphasis Programs (i.e., the Federal Women's, Black Employment, Hispanic Employment, Asian-Pacific Employment, Native American Employment, and Disability Program/Reasonable Accommodation), Prevention of Sexual Harassment, etc. The Specialist is responsible for participating in the preparation of the Federal Equal Opportunity Recruitment Program (FEORP) and assists the Personnel Branch in meeting the program objectives regarding FEORP. Employee actively participates on selection panels and recruitment projects. The employee collects and analyzes EEO statistical data, prepares comprehensive reports, notes trends and/or omissions, conducts studies, organizational reviews, and workforce analysis to identify systemic equal employment problems in AWSS. Recommendations are made to management accordingly, based upon findings. The Specialist is assigned counseling responsibilities involving highly complex and sensitive complaint issues. Incumbent provides technical support and assistance to other EEO counselors in administering the complaint process. Incumbent also processes informal individual complaints and class complaints of discrimination in accordance with the established laws and regulations. Secures relevant information from managers/management officials, employees, and other witnesses as appropriate. Incumbent implements procedures to attempt resolution of complaints through the Alternative Dispute Resolution process and other avenues. Assists in designing and administering EEO training programs which promote a healthy working environment. Initiates and/or implements special education programs for managers and employees to enhance understanding of their rights and legal obligations associated with EEO and civil rights compliance, i.e., prepare, design, provide input into the local newsletter, draft articles on current issues and trends in the subject field, promotes submission of articles on current EEO topics of interest. STANDARD POSITION DESCRIPTIONS (SPD): PD92900 Visit the IRS SPD Library to access the position descriptions. Qualifications: Federal experience is not required. Experience may have been gained in the public sector, private sector or through Volunteer Service. One year of experience refers to full-time work; part-timework is considered on a prorated basis. To ensure full credit for your work experience, please indicate dates of employment by month/day/year, and indicate number of hours worked per week, on your resume. You must meet the following requirements by the closing date of this announcement. QUALIFICATION REQUIREMENTS: SPECIALIZED EXPERIENCE FOR GS-13: To be eligible for this position at this grade level, you must have one (1) year of specialized experience at a level of difficulty and responsibility equivalent to the GS-12 grade level in the Federal service. Specialized experience for this position must include: Applying Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) laws, regulations, and relevant court cases to solve barriers to equal employment, e.g., solve individual EEO problems, provide technical recommendations, and make administrative decisions to improve EEO service. Developing and evaluating the Affirmative Employment Program and coordinating with the various Special Emphasis Programs within the organization to develop programs based on trend analysis. Analyzing EEO data to draw valid conclusions to provide management recommendations through prepared reports for next phase implementation of new policy and/or procedures. Securing and evaluating relevant information from management officials, employees, and witnesses to support complaint resolution. Applying neutral Alternative Dispute Resolution (ADR) processes and strategies to advise employees and managers on appropriate dispute resolution strategies and other early intervention methods through negotiation and conflict management techniques. Communicating both orally and in writing with all levels of management, complainants, and EEO officials to convey information and resolve technically sensitive civil rights-related problems. AND You must also meet the following requirement(s): TIME AFTER COMPETITIVE APPOINTMENT (TACA): By the closing date (or if this is an open continuous announcement, by the cut-off date) specified in this job announcement, current civilian employees must have completed at least 90 days of federal civilian service since their latest non-temporary appointment from a competitive referral certificate, known as time after competitive appointment. For this requirement, a competitive appointment is one where you applied to and were appointed from an announcement open to "All US Citizens" TIME IN GRADE (TIG): For positions above the GS-05, applicants must meet applicable time-in-­grade requirements to be considered eligible. One year (52 weeks) at the next lower grade level is required to meet the time-in-grade requirements for the grade you are applying for. For positions at the GS-05, you cannot advance to the GS-05 if you have held a GS-02 in the past 52 weeks. There is no TIG restriction for GS-02, 03 or 04 positions. For more information on qualifications please refer to OPM's Qualifications Standards. View the full announcement and apply on USAJOBS.gov.