Supervisory Equal Employment Specialist (Director, Eastern Service Area & Washington HQ)
About This Position
The Office of Civil Rights is committed to supporting the FAA Administrator by leading and advising on civil rights and equal opportunity strategies across the agency. Our mission is to implement guidelines and programs ensuring equal opportunities and nondiscrimination in both federally conducted and federally assisted transportation programs.
Qualifications
To qualify for this position, you must demonstrate in your application that you possess at least one year of specialized experience equivalent to the FV-J, FG/GS-14 level. This experience is typically related to the line of work of the position to be filled and which has equipped the applicant with the particular knowledge, skills, and abilities to successfully perform the duties of the position. To be creditable, specialized experience must have been at least equivalent to the next lower level in the normal line of progression for the occupation in the organization.
Specialized experience is defined as: - Experience providing expert strategic and operational management advice, guidance, and leadership as principal advisor to a senior executive and/or senior-level staff on a broad range of highly complex, controversial and sensitive issues. - Leadership experience integrating organizational initiatives into business planning. Eligible applicants meeting the minimum qualification requirements and/or selective placement factor(s) (SPF) may be further evaluated on the Leadership & Management Dimensions and/or Technical Requirements listed in the announcement. Based on this evaluation, applicants will be placed in one of the following categories: (1) score order; (2) category grouping; or (3) alphabetical; or (4) priority grouping referred to the selecting official for selection consideration.
You should include relevant examples of the specialized experience in your work history. Errors or omissions may impact your rating or may result in you not being considered. Answer all questions to the best of your ability.
DO NOT ASSUME THAT BECAUSE YOU HOLD, OR HAVE HELD THIS POSITION, YOU WILL AUTOMATICALLY BE FOUND ELIGIBLE.
You may be asked to provide evidence or documentation that you have this type of experience later in the selection process.
Your responses are subject to verification through job interviews or any other information obtained during the application process. Any exaggeration of your experience or any attempt to conceal information can result in disqualification. Applicants who fail to demonstrate possession of any of the above criteria AND who do not provide the required documentation will receive no further consideration for this position.
All qualification requirements must be met by the closing date of this vacancy announcement. Eligible candidates will be evaluated based on FAA Managerial Workforce Planning (MWP) WP-10.1
Major Duties
Provides supervision and direction to the staff in planning, developing, promoting, managing, monitoring and evaluating all aspects of the internal Federal EEO work within their assigned area for compliance with equal employment laws which prohibit discrimination based on race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, handicapping condition or other bases specified in labor policy. Work includes complex projects/programs based on the objectives of ACR and frequently the FAA. Managerial duties include: strategic planning; communicating the organization's vision and objectives; setting priorities; assigning tasks and responsibilities; monitoring and evaluating performance of organizational units, managers, and employees; coaching and developing staff, team and organizational capabilities; approving leave; and taking or approving corrective/disciplinary actions as appropriate.
Provides overall service and support in the following areas: EEO services to all employees, management representatives and job applicants within the Service Area; EEO inquiries; EEO pre-complaint consultation and advice; reviews and comments on Formal Departmental Office of Civil Rights investigation requests for information, reports of investigations; dispute consultation, mediation and resolution; ensures compliance with all resolution, settlement agreements and decisions, outreach and special emphasis programs; performs climate assessments; creating strategic plans, civil rights training and other duties as assigned or needed. Serves as Advisor on Reasonable Accommodation matters. Contacts are routinely internal and external to the major subdivision.
Internal contacts are with subordinates, peers, and higher level management to discuss the statuses and results of projects/programs and plan for the future. May represent the major subdivision, LOB/SO, or the FAA externally as a primary point of contact for policies/ procedures or other project/program purposes. Has the authority, within guidelines, to make commitments for the major subdivision, to establish new policies/procedures, and to make exceptions.
Work is typically governed by established policies, procedures and mission objectives which leave considerable room for discretion. Provides guidance to subordinate managers and employees for preventing and resolving problems without the intervention of higher level management except where LOB/SO or FAA-wide interests are at stake. Develops and approves solutions to current and anticipated problems which cross organizational lines and disciplines.
In doing so, considers technical, budgetary, regulatory, and political issues that involve other organizations inside and outside the FAA. May participate in developing solutions to FAA-wide problems. Individual and organizational performance is typically reviewed periodically through organizational performance measures to determine success in achieving planned results.
Has broad discretion to ensure the alignment of all projects/programs with the tactical and strategic (short-term and long-term) objectives of the major subdivision and LOB/SO. Work activities impact directly on goals and objectives of the major subdivision, the LOB/SO, and often the FAA. Work frequently affects the internal and external customers of the major subdivision, and often the LOB/SO and the FAA.
Conditions of Employment
We are not accepting applications from noncitizens.
Education
Education cannot be substituted for experience.
How You Will Be Evaluated
IMPORTANT: Applicants may be rated on the extent and quality of experience, education, and training relevant to the duties of the position(s). All answers provided in the on-line process must be substantiated. Ensure that your application package/resume supports your responses.
Additional Information
We may use this vacancy to fill other similar vacant positions. Position may be subject to a background investigation. A one-year probationary period may be required. The person selected for this position may be required to file a financial disclosure statement within 30 days of entry on duty.
FAA policy limits certain outside employment and financial investments in aviation-related companies. www.faa.gov/jobs/workinghere/financial-disclosure-requirements As a part of the Federal-Wide Hiring Reform Initiative (streamlining the hiring process), the FAA is committed to eliminating the use of Knowledge, Skills and Ability (KSA) narratives from the initial application in the hiring process for all announcements. Therefore, as an applicant, you are NOT required to provide a narrative response in the text box listed below each Leadership and Management Dimension and Technical Requirement. In lieu of providing a narrative response in the text box listed below each Leadership and Management Dimension and/or Technical Requirement section, in your work history, please include information that provides specific examples of how you meet the response level or answer you chose for each.
Your work history examples should be specific and clearly reflect the highest level of ability.
Your answers will be evaluated further to validate whether the level that you selected is appropriate based on the work history and experience you provided.
Your answers may be adjusted by a Human Resource Specialist as appropriate. This is a temporary position not to exceed 1 year; it may be extended, terminated or become permanent without further competition. If this position remains temporary, upon completion of this assignment the selected employee shall return to his/her original permanent position or an equivalent position in the same commuting area.
This position is covered by the FAA Core Compensation plan. Additional information about Core Compensation is available at:¿https://www.faa.gov/jobs/working_here/benefits. This Level 5 (Moderate Risk; Public Trust) position requires favorable adjudication of a Minimum Background Investigation (MBI) background investigation prior to appointment, unless a waiver is obtained. This is not a bargaining unit position. Links to Important Information: Locality Pay, COLA
How to Apply
Applicants may be required to complete one or multiple assessments as part of the evaluation process. This assessment aims to evaluate the competencies and qualifications essential for the position.
You must apply online to receive consideration.
Your application must be submitted by 11:59 PM Eastern Time on the Close Date for it to be accepted. If you are applying for positions associated with FAA registers, your application must be submitted at the time a referral list is created in order to receive consideration for positions associated with a register. RESUMES ARE LIMITED TO TWO PAGES.
IN DESCRIBING YOUR WORK EXPERIENCE AND/OR EDUCATION, PLEASE BE CLEAR AND SPECIFIC AND INCLUDE INFORMATION AS IT RELATES TO THE QUALIFICATIONS AND SPECIALIZED EXPERIENCE REQUIREMENTS OF THIS POSITION. Please ensure EACH work history includes ALL of the following information: Job Title (include series and grade if Federal Job) Relevant work experience: should align to the Job Announcement and address all required qualifications and include job title, employer name, start/end dates, number of hours worked per week. Education, certification or licensure: If required, education should include school/institution name, completion date, degree type and GPA.
Determining length of General or Specialized Experience is dependent on the above information and failure to provide ALL of this information may result in a finding of ineligible.
You may upload completed documents to your USAJOBS Account. This will provide you the opportunity to utilize the uploaded information again when applying for future vacancies.
Required Documents
All applicants MUST submit the following: (1) resume with complete work history; and (2) a copy of your most recent SF-50 (Notification of Personnel Action) For guidance on how to create a Federal resume, visit http://www.archives.gov/careers/jobs/forms/resume-guide.pdf Failure to submit all required documents by the closing date will result in a finding of ineligible. We are not responsible for incomplete, illegible, or missing documents. Please DO NOT email your application documents.
We cannot accept documents received via the email system. Documents sent via email will NOT receive consideration If you are an FAA employee, you MUST provide a copy of your SF-50 (Notification of Personnel Action) containing information in Blocks 15, 17, 18, 19, 22, and 24 so it can be used to verify your position title, series, grade, tenure, and organization of record by the closing date of the announcement.
You may fax your SF-50 or upload it into the on-line application. If faxing the SF-50, please ensure you include the vacancy announcement number on the faxed copy. If you are an FAA employee, you can access and print your SF-50 from the eOPF system https://eopf.opm.gov/dot/.