Equal Employment Specialist

The Equal Employment Specialist is responsible for program development, administration, evaluation and advisory functions. This position requires knowledge of federal EEO regulations and principles, compliance and enforcement skills, administrative, management, and consulting skills, and knowledge of federal personnel administration. The position is expected to demonstrate leadership, initiative, and resourcefulness in execution of assigned tasks.

Qualifications:

To qualify for this position, applicants must meet all requirements by the closing date of this announcement, 06/29/2026.

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-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:

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: knowledge of principles, concepts, laws, and regulations of human resources management (HRM), with a high level of consultative skill that is sufficient to serve as an expert and key advisor to top agency management officials on the integration of Equal Employment Opportunity programs and policies in the workplace, knowledge of working collaboratively to develop and implement recruitment and retention strategies focused on building a diverse, equitable and inclusive workforce and work environment, knowledge of program development and delivery methodologies and techniques to manage, identify, evaluate, recommend, and implement program strategies. knowledge to apply management tools and techniques (flow charts, decision trees, demographic analysis, forecasting techniques, needs assessment, feasibility studies, etc.) to conduct analytical studies - the results of which may have an impact on service provision, education, or long-range planning activities throughout the organization. experience with conflict resolution, team building, executive meeting facilitation, and group dynamics. knowledge qualitative and quantitative techniques of analyzing and measuring the effectiveness, efficiency, and productivity of program management practices, experience generating reports that accurately reflect findings and recommendations related to program management activities and status.

OR, Education:

Applicants may substitute education for the required experience. To qualify based on education for this grade level you must have: 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 (TRANSCRIPT

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OR, Combination:

Applicants may also combine education and experience to qualify at this level. You must have an combination of specialized experience and education beyond a master's degree (TRANSCRIPT

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