EQUAL EMPLOYMENT SPECIALIST

Defense Commissary Agency; Fort Lee (NJ); On-site; USD 85,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

Defense Commissary Agency seeks a Lead Equal Employment Specialist to assist the EEO Deputy Director in administering EEO compliance and strategic programs.

To qualify, your resume must demonstrate creditable specialized experience at the GS-13 level, including applying Federal EEO concepts, identifying barriers, advising managers, and interpreting guidance to resolve complex EEO problems; telework eligibility is available per policy.

Qualifications

• Applying knowledge of Federal Equal Employment Opportunity concepts, principles, and legal requirements to address agency-wide issues.
• Identifying systemic Equal Employment Opportunity barriers through advanced analysis and translating findings into practical, actionable solutions.
• Advising managers on sensitive and complex Equal Employment Opportunity matters and helping incorporate Equal Employment Opportunity strategies into overall workforce management.
• Interpreting and developing Equal Employment Opportunity guidance and regulations and negotiating resolutions to unprecedented or challenging Equal Employment Opportunity problems.

Job description

Serve as the Lead EEO Specialist. Assists the EEO Deputy Director in administering EEO compliance and strategic programs.

To qualify for Equal Employment Specialist your resume and supporting documentation must support:

A. Creditable specialized experience includes: GS-13

• Applying knowledge of Federal Equal Employment Opportunity concepts, principles, and legal requirements to address agency-wide issues.
• Identifying systemic Equal Employment Opportunity barriers through advanced analysis and translating findings into practical, actionable solutions.
• Advising managers on sensitive and complex Equal Employment Opportunity matters and helping incorporate Equal Employment Opportunity strategies into overall workforce management.
• Interpreting and developing Equal Employment Opportunity guidance and regulations and negotiating resolutions to unprecedented or challenging Equal Employment Opportunity problems.

• Time-in-grade applies to the promotion of current and former federal employees who hold or have held a permanent GS position in either the competitive or excepted service in the previous 52 weeks, including current employees applying under VEOA. Your application package must contain proof you meet this requirement. See Required Documents for more information.
  • For GS-13: You must have 52 weeks of Federal service at or equivalent to GS-12.
• Time after competitive appointment. Current federal civilian employees must have completed at least 90 days of federal civilian service since being selected for a non-temporary appointment from a competitive examination register of eligibles (an announcement opened to the public) or under a direct hire authority.

As part of the online application process, you will respond to a series of questions designed to evaluate your level of experience in these competencies:

• Applying Policies and Directives
• Program Planning, Review and Evaluation

Overtime: Occasional
Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA): Exempt
Bargaining Unit Status: Not Covered
Those retired under CSRS or FERS considered: No. DoD criteria not met.
Telework eligible:Yes, as determined by agency policy
Remote work eligible: No

Appointment of Department of War Spouses (NonComp Civ Sp): In order to use this eligibility, you must be the spouse of a current Department of War, Department of State, or intelligence community employee who is being transferred in the interest of the Government from one official station within the Department to another within the Department for permanent duty. You are required to submit proof of marriage AND permanent change of station (PCS) orders: spouse's PCS orders (showing you as a dependent) and/or copy of marriage certificate. If you are a current or previous Federal employee, please include your most recent SF-50.