Equal Employment Specialist

This incumbent serves as a full-time Equal Employment Specialist in the CAVHCS Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) Office, Tuskegee, Alabama. The incumbent is supervised by the EEO Manager. The EEO Office is aligned under the Office of the Director at the Central Alabama Veterans Health Care System (CAVHCS). To qualify for this position, applicants must meet all requirements by the closing date of this announcement, 05/08/2026.

Time-In-Grade Requirement :

Applicants who are current Federal employees and have held a GS grade any time in the past 52 weeks must also meet time-in-grade requirements by the closing date of this announcement. For a GS-09 position you must have served 52 weeks at the GS-07. For a GS-11 position you must have served 52 weeks at the GS-09. The grade may have been in any occupation, but must have been held in the Federal service. An SF-50 that shows your time-in-grade eligibility must be submitted with your application materials. If the most recent SF-50 has an effective date within the past year, it may not clearly demonstrate you possess one-year time-in-grade, as required by the announcement. In this instance, you must provide an additional SF-50 that clearly demonstrates one-year time-in-grade.

Note:

Time-In-Grade requirements also apply to former Federal employees applying for reinstatement as well as current employees applying for Veterans Employment Opportunities Act of 1998 (VEOA) appointment. You may qualify based on your experience and/or education as described below: GS-09:

Specialized Experience:

You must have one year of specialized experience equivalent to at least the next lower grade GS-07 in the normal line of progression for the occupation in the organization. Examples of specialized experience would typically include, but are not limited to: Basic knowledge and experience of the laws, regulations, procedures and policies governing Federal equal employment opportunity; identifying barriers to equal employment, diversity and inclusion; personnel systems including recruitment, placement, labor relations, appeals and grievances; communicating both orally and in writing to provide information, advise supervisors and employees, prepare reports, and counsel employees and applicants; utilization of automated EEO programs and systems; EEO investigative process to include fact-finding, analysis, evaluation, and resolution of problems and complaints; tracking and data input; analysis of workforce and employment statistics.

OR, Education:

Applicants may substitute education for the required experience. To qualify based on education for this grade level you must have Master's or equivalent graduate degree or 2 full years of progressively higher level graduate education leading to such a degree or LL.B. or J.D., if related.

OR, Combination:

Applicants may also combine education and experience to qualify at this level. You must have a combination of specialized experience and education beyond 1 year of graduate level. Only graduate education in excess of the amount required for the next lower grade level may be used to qualify applicants for this position. GS-11:

Specialized Experience:

You must have one year of specialized experience equivalent to at least the next lower grade GS-09 in the normal line of progression for the occupation in the organization. Examples of specialized experience would typically include, but are not limited to: Provide expert advice, consultant services and support on all matters related to the coordination of recruiting, employment, career advancement and training, and retention of employees and applicants with disabilities and assuring equal opportunity in all aspect of employment; Develop and review program guidelines, policies, procedures and training materials; Review local policies and procedures for compliance with EEO requirements; Support the EEO program to resolve complaints, training, and other services; Interpret Federal Equal Employment Opportunity statues/programs AND Federal Personnel statutes/regulations. Provide EEO training, briefings and education. Monitor and evaluate the EEO Program to ensure quality service and responsiveness to employee needs; Conduct statistical analysis and of trends regarding data maintained by the EEO Office/programs.

OR, Education:

Ph.D. or equivalent doctoral degree or 3 full years of progressively higher-level graduate education leading to such a degree or LL.M., if related.

OR, Combination:

Applicants may also combine education and experience to qualify at this level. You must have a combination of specialized experience and education beyond a masters' degree. Only graduate education in excess of the amount required for the next lower grade level may be used to qualify applicants for this position. For more information on these qualification standards, please visit the United States Office of Personnel Management's website at https://www.opm.gov/policy-data-oversight/classification-qualifications/general-schedule-qualification-standards/ .