Anti-Harassment Program Specialist

Full Job Description

About the Position: This position is with the Department of Defense Education Activity's Human Resource Division, Management & Employee Relations Branch located in Alexandria, Virginia.

This position is not covered by a bargaining unit. Who May Apply: Only applicants who meet one of the employment authority categories below are eligible to apply for this job.

You will be asked to identify which category or categories you meet, and to provide documents which prove you meet the category or categories you selected.

See Proof of Eligibility for an extensive list of document requirements for all employment authorities.

30 Percent or More Disabled Veterans Current Competitive Service Department of Defense Education Activity (DoDEA) Civilian Employee Current Permanent Department of Defense (DoD) Civilian Employee Domestic Defense Industrial Base/Major Range and Test Facilities Base Civilian Personnel Workforce Interagency Career Transition Assistance Plan Land Management Workforce Flexibility Act People with Disabilities, Schedule A Priority Placement Program, DoD Military Reserve (MR) and National Guard (NG) Technician Eligible Priority Placement Program, DoD Military Spouse Preference (MSP) Eligible Priority Placement Program, DoD MR and NG Preference Eligible Tech Receiving Disability Retirement Priority Placement Program, DoD Retained Grade Preference Eligible Veterans Employment Opportunity Act (VEOA) of 1998 In order to qualify, you must meet the experience requirements described below.

Experience refers to paid and unpaid experience, including volunteer work done through National Service programs (e.g., Peace Corps, AmeriCorps) and other organizations (e.g., professional; philanthropic; religious; spiritual; community; student; social).

You will receive credit for all qualifying experience, including volunteer experience.

Your resume must clearly describe your relevant experience; if qualifying based on education, your transcripts will be required as part of your application.

Specialized Experience: One year of specialized experience which includes: Conducting administrative investigations or inquiries into allegations of federal civilian employee inappropriate conduct.

Developing investigation plans and tracking case progression for alleged employee misconduct. Identifying witnesses and developing interrogatories supporting or opposing inappropriate conduct findings.

Determining, evaluating, and weighing evidence against appropriate standards for conduct investigations or inquiries.

Preparing conduct investigation reports detailing analysis, findings, and providing recommendations to leadership.

This definition of specialized experience is typical of work performed at the next lower grade/level position in the federal service (GS-12).

Some federal jobs allow you to substitute your education for the required experience in order to qualify.

For this job, you must meet the qualification requirement using experience alone--no substitution of education for experience is permitted.

Time in Grade Requirement: Applicants who have held a General Schedule (GS) position within the last 52 weeks must have 52 weeks of Federal service at the next lower grade or equivalent (GS-12).

Major Duties:

• Planning and conducting investigations into complex, sensitive, and high-profile harassment allegations affecting DoDEA employees worldwide.
• Conducting an initial analysis of the allegations to understand the nature and severity of the claims.
• Providing case-specific and standard operating procedure (SOP) guidance to management and employees conducting harassment-related inquiries.
• Assisting with developing and maintaining an electronic system for tracking allegations.
• Prepares and delivers training sessions and briefings on anti-harassment functions and the Anti-Harassment Program's mission to DoDEA employees.
• Applying extensive knowledge of DoD/DoDEA policies, statutory requirements, and relevant case law as it pertains to the Anti-Harassment Program