Equal Employment Specialist

Defense Finance and Accounting Service • Indianapolis, IN

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About The Position

The Equal Employment Specialist provides support and leadership to the EEO Complaints Team, offering expert guidance to EEO staff to ensure complaints are processed in compliance with regulatory requirements, including timeliness and critical legal interpretations. The role involves expert analysis, examination, and monitoring of EEO complaint priorities, procedures, processes, and technical requirements. The specialist identifies challenging areas and develops data to improve the quality and timeliness of complaint processing and adjudication.

The position provides ongoing direction to DFAS EEO officials on technical and administrative aspects of the EEO complaints system and responds orally or in writing to questions concerning due process or administrative necessity. It analyzes and interprets program-related regulations, prospective legislation, and decisions; develops guidelines, procedures, and recommendations to increase efficiency and effectiveness and minimize complaints and adverse impacts of management practices. As a senior EEO Specialist, the role also provides technical advice, guidance, and assistance to serviced employees, Directors, supervisors, managers, and Human Resources, and briefs key personnel on EEO-related issues, problems, and concerns.

A writing sample is required; preferred examples include a Final Agency Decision or a motion for summary judgment. A Juris Doctor degree is strongly desired but not required. The position is a national security position that may require access to classified information and a favorable security determination. Travel is seldom (1–24%). Telework is limited and available only rarely on a case-by-case basis when Agency Leadership determines it serves a compelling DoD need.

Requirements

• One year of specialized experience equivalent in level of difficulty and responsibility to the next lower grade (GS-12) in federal service, or comparable experience outside federal service.
• Specialized experience must include either independently reviewing and analyzing complex EEO complaint records, evaluating evidence (including assessing financial damages), and writing final agency decisions on individual or group discrimination claims, or providing expert guidance to ensure EEO discrimination complaints are processed accurately and on time in accordance with federal regulations and legal standards.
• A writing sample is required.
• Must be a U.S. citizen.
• Must be suitable for Federal employment and obtain and maintain a favorable security determination; a security clearance may be required depending on the position.
• Must have served 3 months after the latest competitive appointment in Federal service.
• Must be registered for Selective Service if male and born after December 31, 1959.
• New DFAS employees must successfully pass E-Verify employment verification.
• Must meet the specialized experience and other qualification requirements within 30 calendar days after the announcement closing date, unless otherwise indicated.

Nice To Haves

• A Juris Doctor (JD) degree is strongly desired but not required.
• Preferred writing samples include a Final Agency Decision or a motion for summary judgment.

Responsibilities

• Provide support and leadership to the EEO Complaints Team.
• Guide EEO staff to ensure complaints processing complies with regulatory requirements, including timeliness and critical legal interpretations.
• Analyze, examine, and monitor EEO complaint priorities, procedures, processes, and technical requirements.
• Identify challenging areas and develop data to improve the quality and timeliness of complaint processing and adjudication.
• Provide DFAS EEO officials with ongoing direction on technical and administrative aspects of the EEO complaints system.
• Answer oral or written questions concerning due process or administrative necessity.
• Analyze and interpret program-related regulations, prospective legislation, and decisions.
• Develop guidelines, procedures, and recommendations to increase efficiency and effectiveness and minimize complaints and adverse impacts of management practices.
• Provide technical advice, guidance, and assistance to serviced employees, Directors, supervisors, managers, and Human Resources.
• Brief key personnel on EEO-related issues, problems, and concerns.

Benefits

• Federal employees and their families have access to a comprehensive benefits package.
• Moving expenses may be paid for positions where relocation is authorized.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Senior
• Education Level: No Education Listed