EQUAL EMPLOYMENT SPECIALIST

Full Job Description

This position for The Defense Information Systems Agency is at Ft. Meade, MD. **This Job Opportunity Announcement is using an additional online assessment tool to evaluate applicants.

Please review the HOW YOU WILL BE EVALUATED, REQUIRED DOCUMENTS, HOW TO APPLY and NEXT STEPS sections below for instructions.

Basic Requirements Time-in-Grade: Current or former federal employees who have held a GS position in the preceding 52 weeks, must meet the time in grade requirement.

Applicant must have served 52 weeks as a GS-11 or higher grade in Federal Service.

Specialized experience is defined as: independently performs the full range of assignments under the purview of the supervisor.

Selects approaches and methods to be used to complete work assignments from specific, established guidelines.

Identifies and presents problems after a thorough diagnosis to the Supervisor for assistance in problem resolution, and reviews work for sound judgment, adequacy, and accuracy.

You may qualify for consideration if meeting time-in grade, specialized experience, education requirement, 90 days after competitive appointment requirement, and all other qualification requirements within 30 calendar days after the closing date of the announcement, unless otherwise indicated on the announcement.

Major Duties:

• Serves as a primary point of contact for all counseling-related issues within the Agency
• Periodically analyze pre-complaint trends and identify areas of concern and/or make recommendations for improvement. Investigates sensitive pre-complaints, submits reports and makes resolution recommendations to appropriate officials.
• Conducts detailed studies (e.g., program reviews, climate assessment surveys/focus groups) to identify systemic pre-complaint problem areas in all employment components, e.g., under representation, grade-structures of women and minorities, etc.
• Counsel employees and job applicants who believe they have been discriminated against. Ensures the timely, fair, and impartial consideration and disposition of EEO complaints.
• Schedules investigation of complaints and makes sure there is a proper follow-up.
• Compiles and analyzes various data to evaluate progress on individual initiatives and overall program; identifies areas in need of improvement; and recommends specific remedial initiatives to address identified problems.