Supervisory Alternative Dispute Resolution (ADR) Coordinator

Full Job Description

As a Supervisory Alternative Dispute Resolution (ADR) Coordinator at the GS-0301-14, you will be part of the Office of Field Programs, U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission.

If selected, you will be responsible for providing supervision, expert knowledge, and coordination of a unified Alternative Dispute Resolution (ADR) and mediation program that provides participants with approaches to alternative dispute resolution.

For the GS-14: You must have at least one (1) year of specialized experience equivalent to the GS-13 grade level in the federal Service.

Specialized experience is defined as demonstrated ability to: Oversee all ADR activities for a district to include managing ADR program development and evaluation, providing ADR training, coordinating with the National ADR Coordinator, and mediating complex employment disputes under laws enforced by the Commission.

Merit promotion applicants must meet time-in-grade requirement as defined in 5 CFR 300, Subpart F. One year at the GS-13 level is required to meet the time-in-grade requirements for the GS- 14 level.

Applicants must meet all eligibility requirements (e.g., time-in-grade and qualification requirements) within 30 days of the closing date specified in the vacancy announcement.

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).

Volunteer work helps build critical competencies, knowledge, and skills and can provide valuable training and experience that translates directly to paid employment.

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

• Duties may include the performance of, and supervision of the following: Counsels potential mediation participants and their representatives regarding mediation as an alternative to an administrative EEOC investigation or other formal procedures.
• Mediates employment disputes alleging violations of the laws EEOC enforces.
• Uses a variety of alternative dispute resolution techniques. Facilitates party interaction and provides parties with resolution options to bring about successful resolution.
• Exercises resourcefulness and ingenuity to win cooperation of the participants or to develop new approaches or solutions to problems where accepted methods and techniques have been challenged.
• Establishes a high degree of acceptability to the parties involved, particularly when issues are sensitive or participants are resistant to compromise.
• Drafts and revises, as necessary, settlement agreements and other case resolution documents and submits factual and timely mediation reports.
• Meditates disputes that may include highly complex and complicated issues. In some cases, mediations may require application of new solutions or innovative techniques.