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Director of Civil Rights EEO Officer

National Foundation on the Arts and the Humanities
National Endowment for the Arts
Office of Civil Rights/EEO
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Summary

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Overview

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Hiring complete
Open & closing dates
08/21/2019 to 08/30/2019
Salary
$137,489 to - $166,500 per year
Pay scale & grade
GS 15
Location
Washington, DC
1 vacancy
Telework eligible
Yes—as determined by the agency policy.
Travel Required
Occasional travel - You may be expected to travel for this position.
Relocation expenses reimbursed
No
Appointment type
Permanent
Work schedule
Full-Time
Service
Competitive
Promotion potential
15
Supervisory status
Yes
Security clearance
Other
Drug test
No
Position sensitivity and risk
Non-sensitive (NS)/Low Risk
Trust determination process
Announcement number
ST-10566552-19-JC
Control number
543199300

Duties

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You will serve as the NEA's Director of the Office of Civil Rights/Equal Employment Opportunity Officer (OCR/EEO) and reports directly to the Chairman of the Agency. In this capacity, you will:

-Serve as the Agency Equal Employment Opportunity Officer on equal employment opportunity and the Director of the nationwide external civil rights programs and serves as the principal adviser to the Chairman with respect to these areas.
-Oversee the processing of external civil rights complaints and negotiate voluntary resolutions, letters of findings, and recommendations for enforcement actions.
-Direct the overall development of policies and standards to ensure compliance with EEO and external civil rights laws and regulations.
-Direct the pre and post award compliance reviews of grant applicants and recipients to determine compliance with the nondiscrimination laws and regulations.
-Supervise subordinate staff to ensure a sound comprehensive
-Conduct strategic planning, budget planning, contracting, and establishes practices and policies for the office.
-Represent NEA in policy level discussions with the Office of Personnel Management, the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, the Merit Systems Protection Board, the Department of Justice, federal interagency working groups, and at professional conferences and meetings.

Requirements

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Conditions of employment

  • Must be a U.S. Citizen or National
  • Time-in-Grade must be met by the closing date of the announcement
  • Status Candidates must submit and SF-50 and recent appraisal.

Qualifications

In order to qualify for this position, you must have at least one year of full-time specialized experience comparable in scope and responsibility to the GS-14 level in the Federal service, with experience in performing ALL of the following duties: establishing and maintaining effective programs for the handling of civil rights matters under relevant Equal Employment Opportunity/Civil Rights (EEO/CR) authorities and directives; performing strategic planning and implementation of policies and procedures related to an organization's EEO/CR program; and conducting strategic planning, budget planning, contracting for an EEO/CR office.

You must clearly show in your resume and claim on the questionnaire how you meet ALL of the above experience, or you will be rated ineligible.

Education

This job does not have an education qualification requirement.

Additional information

Identification of promotion potential in this announcement does not constitute a commitment or an obligation of management to promote the employee selected at some future date.

A Moderate Background Investigation (MBI) is required for this position. Continued employment will be subject to the applicant's successful completion of a background security investigation and favorable adjudication. Failure to successfully meet these requirements will be grounds for termination.

Recruitment methods and selection procedures will be based solely on merit after fair and open competition, and will be made without regard to political, religious, or labor organization affiliation or non-affiliation, marital status, race, color, sex, national origin, non-disqualifying disability, sexual-orientation or age.

A Juris Doctorate is preferred but not required.

Veterans Employment Opportunity Act (VEOA): To be eligible for a VEOA appointment under Merit Promotion procedures,the veteran must be a preference eligible or a veteran separated after 3 years or more of continuous active service performed under honorable conditions.

Career Transition Assistance Programs: These programs apply to employees who have been involuntarily separated from a Federal service position within the competitive service or Federal service employees whose positions have been deemed surplus or no longer needed. To receive selection priority for this position, you must: 1) meet CTAP or ICTAP eligibility criteria; 2) be rated well-qualified for the position with a score of 85 or above; and 3) submit the appropriate documentation to support your CTAP or ICTAP eligibility. For more information: http://www.opm.gov/rif/employeeguides/careertransition.asp
The application contains information subject to the Privacy Act (PL 93-579, 5 USC 552a). The information will be used to determine qualifications for employment, and it authorized under Title 5 USC 3302 and 3361.
Noncompetitive Appointment Authorities: For more information on noncompetitive appointment authority eligibility requirements:
Persons with Disabilities-Schedule A
Special Hiring Authority for Certain Military Spouses
Other Special Appointment Authorities
Males born after 12-31-59 must be registered or exempt from Selective Service

How you will be evaluated

You will be evaluated for this job based on how well you meet the qualifications above.

Once the application process is complete,your resume and supporting documentation will be used to determine whether you meet the job qualifications listed on this announcement. If you are minimally qualified for this job, your resume and supporting documentation will be compared to your responses on the Occupational Questionnaire. If you rate yourself higher than is supported by your application materials,your responses may be adjusted and/or you may be excluded from consideration for this job If you are found to be among the top candidates, you will be referred to the selecting official for employment consideration.Your qualifications will be evaluated on the following competencies (knowledge,skills,abilities and other characteristics):

Interpersonal communications, Knowledge of EEO and external civil rights, Knowledge of the Federal personnel system, Program Management, and Supervision

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