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GSA, Office of Civil Rights

Equal Employment Specialist

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Equal Employment Specialist General Services Administrion Office of Civil Rights Summary As an Equal Employment Specialist, you will provide expert advice on Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) complaints, including reviewing complaints and developing agency decisions.

Locion of position:

General Services Administrion (GSA), Office of Civil Rights (OCR). This position filled in Philadelphia, PA. We are currently filling one vacancy, but additional vacancies may be filled as needed. Learn more about this agency Summary As an Equal Employment Specialist, you will provide expert advice on Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) complaints, including reviewing complaints and developing agency decisions.

Locion of position:

General Services Administrion (GSA), Office of Civil Rights (OCR). This position filled in Philadelphia, PA. We are currently filling one vacancy, but additional vacancies may be filled as needed. Learn more about this agency Overview Help Accepting applicions Locion 1 vacancy in the following locion: Philadelphia, PA No mching locions found. Work site options Telework eligible Yes—This position is full-time in the office. In rare instances, situional telework may be approved on a case-by-case basis. Remote job No Relocion expenses reimbursed No Salary $138,595 - $180,178 per year If you are a new federal employee, your starting salary will likely be set the Step 1 of the grade for which you are selected. Pay scale & grade GS 14 Promotion potential 14 Learn more about pay scale and grade Pay scale and grade determines the salary of the job. Work schedule Full-time Travel Required Occasional travel - Occasional business travel is required to agency offices, customer agency locions, training and/or conferences. Appointment type Permanent Occupions and job series 0260 Equal Employment Opportunity Supervisory stus No Federal service type This job is in the Competitive Service Represented by a union No Drug test No Security clearance Not Required Position sensitivity and risk Modere Risk (MR) Jobs require a background check and some require a security clearance . The type depends on the job. Background check type Credentialing Suitability/Fitness Financial disclosure required No Some jobs require financial disclosure to identify conflicts of interests. Announcement number

AK-2026-0007

Control number 885193000 This job is open to Help Career transition (CTAP, ICTAP, RPL) Federal employees whose job, agency or department was elimined and are eligible for priority over other applicants. Land and base management Current or former employees of a base management agency. Veterans Veterans of the U.S. Armed Forces or a spouse, widow, widower or parent of a veteran, who may be eligible for derived preference Military spouses Military spouses of active duty service members or whose spouse is 100 percent disabled or died on active duty. Clarificion from the agency Your applicion considered if you: Live in the Philadelphia , PA commuting area and are eligible under GSA's Career Transition Assistance Program (CTAP) or the Interagency Career Transition Assistance Program (ICTAP); are a VEOA eligible veteran; are a Military spouse, are an eligible Land Management employee. Duties Help As an Equal Employment Specialist, you will perform the following duties: Serves as an expert advisor on the adjudicion of discriminion complaints; provides expert advice and consultion to agency management, Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) officials, agency torneys, complainants, and other interested parties regarding the resolution of complaints; and writes final agency decisions and orders th set forth the facts of the mter and interpret and apply applicable laws, regulions, and legal precedent. Reviews and evalues case records to extract facts, determine the circumstances surrounding complaints, and determine the adequacy of evidence; inities further investigions, as necessary, to clarify or establish facts and issues; and applies legal principles, analytical methods, and case law research to determine whether discriminion occurred and develop approprie findings and recommendions. Reviews class action discriminion complaints and analyzes issues involving class certificion and acceptance; prepares correspondence and supporting documention for review by the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC); reviews EEOC decisions and determines whether to implement or appeal certificion or non-certificion determinions; and reviews external civil rights complaints alleging discriminion or retaliion by Federal financial assistance recipients. Provides expert advice in responding to communicions from torneys and complainants involving legal proceedings against the agency in EEO mters; furnishes and exchanges factual and procedural informion pertinent to these actions; writes decisions on torney fee requests and other legal documents, including breach of settlement agreement decisions and decisions to disqualify representives; and provides expert assistance to other team members to achieve technically sound and legally sufficient final decisions. Recommends approprie corrective actions based on findings on individual and class complaints, including promotion, back pay, compensory damages, or changes in organizional policies, procedures, or practices; monitors compliance with findings of discriminion and settlement agreements; reviews and tracks settlement agreements to ensure th settlement terms are timely met; analyzes breach of settlement agreement claims; and prepares final actions and reled reports. Requirements Help Conditions of employment US Citizenship or Nional (Residents of American Samoa and Swains Island) Meet all eligibility criteria within 30 days of the closing de Meet time-in-grade within 30 days of the closing de, if applicable Register with Selective Service if you are a male born after 12/31/1959 If selected, you must meet the following conditions:

Current or Former Political Appointees:

The Office of Personnel Management (OPM) must authorize employment offers made to current or former political appointees. If you are currently, or have been within the last 5 years, a political Schedule A, Schedule C or Non­Career SES employee in the Executive Branch, you must disclose this informion to the HR Office. Failure to disclose this informion could result in disciplinary action including removal from Federal Service. Serve a one year probionary period, if required. Undergo and pass a background investigion (Tier 2 investigion level). Have your identity and work stus eligibility verified if you are not a GSA employee. We will use the Department of Homeland Security's e-Verify system for this. Any discrepancies must be resolved as a condition of continued employment. Qualificions To evalue your qualificions, your resume must clearly demonstre how you meet the specialized experience described below. Your resume must not exceed two pages. To ensure your qualificions can be fully evalued, we recommend including the following informion: Name, address, telephone number, email address; Job Title (if Federal Service, provide series and grade; if not in GS plan, provide GS equivalent grade); Relevant work experience—should include employer name, job title, start and end des (month/year), the number of hours worked per week and descriptions th explain how you meet the required qualificions in the job announcement. Educion, certificions or licensures—If the job announcement requires any educion, certificions or licensures, make sure to include the required informion and any required documents like transcripts. Your resume should contain enough informion to make a valid determinion th you fully meet experience requirements for each grade level you are applying to. If you do not provide enough informion for us to determine your qualificions, you may be red ineligible. If you have volunteered your service through a Nional Service program (e.g., Peace Corps, Americorps), we encourage you to apply and include this experience on your resume. The GS-14 salary range starts $138,595 per year. If you are a new federal employee, your starting salary will likely be set the Step 1 of the grade for which you are selected. To qualify, you must have least one year of specialized experience equivalent to the GS-13 level or higher in the Federal service. Specialized experience is defined as experience reviewing and analyzing discriminion complaints; evaluing case records and evidence to determine the facts and issues involved; applying applicable laws, regulions, policies, and legal principles; and developing findings, recommendions, final agency decisions, or other actions to resolve complex Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) complaints. Educion This job does not have an educion qualificion requirement. Additional informion Candides will not be hired based on their race, sex, color, religion, or nional origin. Applicants are encouraged to make their resume searchable in their USAJOBS.gov profile. This will allow Federal hiring specialists and hiring managers across agencies to find their resume as part of agency recruitment campaigns or staffing searches. If you apply to this position and are selected, we will not ask about your criminal history before you receive a conditional job offer. If you believe you were asked about your criminal history improperly, contact the agency or GSA's webpage . Relocion-reled expenses are not approved and your responsibility. On a case-by-case basis, the following incentives may be approved:

• Credit toward vacion leave if you are new to the federal government Additional vacancies may be filled through this announcement in this or other GSA organizions within the same commuting area as needed; through other means; or not all. Expand Hide additional informion Candides should be committed to improving the efficiency of the Federal government, passione about the ideals of our American republic, and committed to upholding the rule of law and the United Stes Constitution. Benefits Help A career with the U.S. government provides employees with a comprehensive benefits package. As a federal employee, you and your family will have access to a range of benefits th are designed to make your federal career very rewarding. Opens in a new window Learn more about federal benefits . You will have access to many benefits including: Health insurance (choose from a wide range of plans) Life insurance coverage with several options Sick leave and vacion time, including 11 paid holidays per year Thrift Savings Plan (similar to a 401(k) plan) Transit and child care subsidies Flexible spending accounts Long-term care insurance Training and development Eligibility for benefits depends on the type of position you hold and whether your position is full-time, part-time or intermittent. Contact the hiring agency for more informion on the specific benefits offered. How you evalued You evalued for this job based on how well you meet the qualificions above. A panel of Subject Mter Experts (SMEs) will review the applicion of qualified candides and assign a score for each of the five required Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities (KSAs) based on the experience documented in the resume and narrive responses. Knowledge of the concepts, principles, and methods of Federal Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) to determine final agency decisions and final actions for EEO complaints and breach of settlement determinions. Skill in conducting extensive case law research and applying case law to the facts and issues involved in EEO mters. Knowledge of Federal civil rights laws and regulions, including Title VI and Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, as amended; the Rehabilition Act of 1973, as amended; the Age Discriminion in Employment Act of 1991, as amended; the Equal Pay Act of 1963, as amended; the Genetic Informion Nondiscriminion Act; and the Americans with Disabilities Act Amendments Act of 2008. Skill in consulting and negotiing on broad, complex, and sensitive equal employment opportunity issues. Skill in interpreting, explaining, and applying a body of law, regulions, and procedures and applying advanced fact-finding, analytical, and problem-solving methods. Demonstrion of these KSAs must be supported by your applicion. Applicants should also make note of each KSA, as you asked to address them ler in the applicion process. Considerion given to performance appraisals and incentive awards in merit promotion selection decisions in accordance with 5 CFR 335.103(b)(3). You should list any relevant performance appraisals and incentive awards in your resume so th informion taken into considerion during the selection process. If selected, you may be required to provide supporting documention. If you are eligible under the Interagency Career Transition Assistance Plan (ICTAP) or GSA's Career Transition Assistance Plan (CTAP) , your resume must clearly demonstre experience in least 3 of the 5 required Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities (KSAs) to receive priority considerion. You may preview questions for this vacancy. Benefits Help A career with the U.S. government provides employees with a comprehensive benefits package. As a federal employee, you and your family will have access to a range of benefits th are designed to make your federal career very rewarding. Opens in a new window Learn more about federal benefits . You will have access to many benefits including: Health insurance (choose from a wide range of plans) Life insurance coverage with several options Sick leave and vacion time, including 11 paid holidays per year Thrift Savings Plan (similar to a 401(k) plan) Transit and child care subsidies Flexible spending accounts Long-term care insurance Training and development Eligibility for benefits depends on the type of position you hold and whether your position is full-time, part-time or intermittent. Contact the hiring agency for more informion on the specific benefits offered. Required documents Required Documents Help ALL required documents must be submitted before the closing de. Review the following list to determine wh you need to submit.

Resume:

Must not exceed two pages. Refer to the Qualificions section for resume requirements. If you are a 30% or more disabled veteran, VEOA or VRA applicant or qualified spouse, widow/widower, or parent: (a) Copy of your Certifice of Release or Discharge From Active Duty, DD-214 th shows your type of discharge and the des of your active duty service. (b) If you are a disabled veteran, or are applying under VRA or VEOA as a spouse, widow/widower, or parent of a veteran, submit both of the following in addition to the DD-214: (1) completed SF-15 form; and (2) proof of your entitlement (refer to SF-15 for complete list). If you are active duty military - Certificion on a letterhead from your military branch th includes your rank, character of service (must be under honorable conditions) & military service des including discharge/release de (must be no ler than 120 days after the de the certificion is submitted). Current or former Land Management Agency Employee - Submit a and b: (a) one or more SF-50s, including your most recent one th shows you were on a competitive time-limited appointment(s) with a Land Management Agency and served on the appointment for a period(s) totaling more than 24 months without a break of 2 or more years. (b) Copy of your agency's annual performance appraisal(s) or written reference(s) from a supervisor the agency verifying sisfactory performance during your appointment(s).

ICTAP/CTAP

eligible - submit a, b, and c : (a) proof of eligibility including agency notice; (b) SF-50, and (c) most recent performance appraisal.

Current or former political appointee:

Submit your SF-50. How to Apply Help Submit a complete online applicion including any required documents prior to 11:59 pm Eastern Time on the closing de of the announcement. You can modify or complete your applicion any time before the deadline. Simply return to USAJOBS, select the vacancy, and upde your applicion. For more detailed instructions on how to apply, click here: Apply for a GSA Job. If you are having issues applying to this announcement, you should switch to a different browser, network or device.

Note:

Your firewall may block your transfer from USAJOBS to your GSA applicion. To begin, click the Apply Online button on the vacancy announcement. Sign in or register on USAJobs and select a resume and documents to include in your applicion. Resumes exceeding two pages will not be accepted by USAJOBS and will prevent your applicion from moving forward in the hiring process. Please see Required Documents for additional details. Once you have clicked Apply for this position now , you taken to the GSA site to complete the applicion process. Click the Apply To This Vacancy and complete all steps in the applicion process until the Confirmion indices your applicion is complete. If you click Return to USAJobs or get timed out prior to receiving confirmion, your applicion will not be submitted and cannot be considered for this job.

Note:

Review the

REQUIRED DOCUMENTS

section of this announcement to determine which apply to you and must be submitted online. You may choose one or more of the following options to submit your document(s): Upload (from your computer) or USAJOBS (click the "USAJOBS" link to complete the transfer process). Need Assistance? Questions or issues completing an applicion and/or submitting documention - contact fedhirehelp@applygovernment.com or 1-866-656-6831 Monday-Friday 7AM - 7PM EST, except for Federal holidays Specific questions on the position - contact the HR representive (Monday-Friday during normal business hours) listed on the announcement, prior to the applicion deadline You must receive HR approval before deviing from these instructions. Be sure to

APPLY EARLY

as most assessments must be completed fully and submitted before the announcement closing. Agency contact informion Price Davis Phone 202-704-2340 Fax 000-000-0000 CRCDvacancyinquiries@gsa.gov

Address GSA, Office of Civil Rights Servicing HR Office:

Branch D GSA, Office of Human Resources Management (OHRM) 1800 F Street, NW Washington, District of Columbia 20405 United Stes Next steps After the closing de/deadline:

ELIGIBILITY/QUALIFICATIONS

Your applicion reviewed for all requirements.

REFERRAL TO MANAGEMENT

If you meet all the requirements, you may be referred to management for review and a possible interview.

SELECTION/TENTATIVE JOB OFFER

If you are selected, you will receive a tentive offer and start the suitability and/or security background investigion process.

FINAL JOB OFFER

Once our security office determines you can come on board, you given a final offer, which is typically 40 days after the announcement closes.

FINAL COMMUNICATION

Once the position is filled, we will notify you of your stus. You may also check your applicion stus by logging into USAJOBS and clicking "Track this Applicion" on the Applicant Dashboard. Thank you for your interest in working for the U.S General Services Administrion! Fair and transparent The Federal hiring process is set up to be fair and transparent. Please read the following guidance. Criminal history inquiries Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) Policy Financial suitability New employee probionary period Privacy Act Reasonable accommodion policy Selective Service Signure and false stements Social security number request Required Documents Help ALL required documents must be submitted before the closing de. Review the following list to determine wh you need to submit.

Resume:

Must not exceed two pages. Refer to the Qualificions section for resume requirements. If you are a 30% or more disabled veteran, VEOA or VRA applicant or qualified spouse, widow/widower, or parent: (a) Copy of your Certifice of Release or Discharge From Active Duty, DD-214 th shows your type of discharge and the des of your active duty service. (b) If you are a disabled veteran, or are applying under VRA or VEOA as a spouse, widow/widower, or parent of a veteran, submit both of the following in addition to the DD-214: (1) completed SF-15 form; and (2) proof of your entitlement (refer to SF-15 for complete list). If you are active duty military - Certificion on a letterhead from your military branch th includes your rank, character of service (must be under honorable conditions) & military service des including discharge/release de (must be no ler than 120 days after the de the certificion is submitted). Current or former Land Management Agency Employee - Submit a and b: (a) one or more SF-50s, including your most recent one th shows you were on a competitive time-limited appointment(s) with a Land Management Agency and served on the appointment for a period(s) totaling more than 24 months without a break of 2 or more years. (b) Copy of your agency's annual performance appraisal(s) or written reference(s) from a supervisor the agency verifying sisfactory performance during your appointment(s).

ICTAP/CTAP

eligible - submit a, b, and c : (a) proof of eligibility including agency notice; (b) SF-50, and (c) most recent performance appraisal.

Current or former political appointee:

Submit your SF-50. How to Apply Help Submit a complete online applicion including any required documents prior to 11:59 pm Eastern Time on the closing de of the announcement. You can modify or complete your applicion any time before the deadline. Simply return to USAJOBS, select the vacancy, and upde your applicion. For more detailed instructions on how to apply, click here: Apply for a GSA Job. If you are having issues applying to this announcement, you should switch to a different browser, network or device.

Note:

Your firewall may block your transfer from USAJOBS to your GSA applicion. To begin, click the Apply Online button on the vacancy announcement. Sign in or register on USAJobs and select a resume and documents to include in your applicion. Resumes exceeding two pages will not be accepted by USAJOBS and will prevent your applicion from moving forward in the hiring process. Please see Required Documents for additional details. Once you have clicked Apply for this position now , you taken to the GSA site to complete the applicion process. Click the Apply To This Vacancy and complete all steps in the applicion process until the Confirmion indices your applicion is complete. If you click Return to USAJobs or get timed out prior to receiving confirmion, your applicion will not be submitted and cannot be considered for this job.

Note:

Review the

REQUIRED DOCUMENTS

section of this announcement to determine which apply to you and must be submitted online. You may choose one or more of the following options to submit your document(s): Upload (from your computer) or USAJOBS (click the "USAJOBS" link to complete the transfer process). Need Assistance? Questions or issues completing an applicion and/or submitting documention - contact fedhirehelp@applygovernment.com or 1-866-656-6831 Monday-Friday 7AM - 7PM EST, except for Federal holidays Specific questions on the position - contact the HR representive (Monday-Friday during normal business hours) listed on the announcement, prior to the applicion deadline You must receive HR approval before deviing from these instructions. Be sure to

APPLY EARLY

as most assessments must be completed fully and submitted before the announcement closing. Expand Hide how to apply Agency contact informion Price Davis Phone 202-704-2340 Fax 000-000-0000 CRCDvacancyinquiries@gsa.gov

Address GSA, Office of Civil Rights Servicing HR Office:

Branch D GSA, Office of Human Resources Management (OHRM) 1800 F Street, NW Washington, District of Columbia 20405 United Stes Next steps After the closing de/deadline:

ELIGIBILITY/QUALIFICATIONS

Your applicion reviewed for all requirements.

REFERRAL TO MANAGEMENT

If you meet all the requirements, you may be referred to management for review and a possible interview.

SELECTION/TENTATIVE JOB OFFER

If you are selected, you will receive a tentive offer and start the suitability and/or security background investigion process.

FINAL JOB OFFER

Once our security office determines you can come on board, you given a final offer, which is typically 40 days after the announcement closes.

FINAL COMMUNICATION

Once the position is filled, we will notify you of your stus. You may also check your applicion stus by logging into USAJOBS and clicking "Track this Applicion" on the Applicant Dashboard. Thank you for your interest in working for the U.S General Services Administrion! Expand Hide next steps Fair and transparent The Federal hiring process is set up to be fair and transparent. Please read the following guidance. Criminal history inquiries Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) Policy Financial suitability New employee probionary period Privacy Act Reasonable accommodion policy Selective Service Signure and false stements Social security number request Overview Help Accepting applicions Locion 1 vacancy in the following locion: Philadelphia, PA No mching locions found. Work site options Telework eligible Yes—This position is full-time in the office. In rare instances, situional telework may be approved on a case-by-case basis. Remote job No Relocion expenses reimbursed No Salary $138,595 - $180,178 per year If you are a new federal employee, your starting salary will likely be set the Step 1 of the grade for which you are selected. Pay scale & grade GS 14 Promotion potential 14 Pay scale and grade determines the salary of the job. Work schedule Full-time Travel Required Occasional travel - Occasional business travel is required to agency offices, customer agency locions, training and/or conferences. Appointment type Permanent Occupions and job series Supervisory stus No Federal service type This job is in the Competitive Service Represented by a union No Drug test No Security clearance Not Required Position sensitivity and risk Jobs require a and some require a . The type depends on the job. Background check type Financial disclosure required No Some jobs require to identify conflicts of interests. Announcement number

AK-2026-0007

Control number 885193000

Benefits

  • Paid Time Off (PTO)
  • Sick Leave
  • 401(k) Plans
  • Health Insurance