The Deputy Director, Office of Diversity, Inclusion, and Equal Employment Opportunity (ODE) reports to the Director, ODE and together they work to influence Agency leadership to hire, develop, promote, and retain a diverse workforce and create an inclusive, barrier-free workplace that enables each officer to contribute. This position can be located in Springfield, VA or St. Louis, MO.
The Deputy Director, Office of Diversity, Inclusion, and Equal Employment Opportunity (ODE) reports to the Director, ODE and together they work to influence Agency leadership to hire, develop, promote, and retain a diverse workforce and create an inclusive, barrier-free workplace that enables each officer to contribute. This position can be located in Springfield, VA or St. Louis, MO.
The incumbent supervises oversees a geographically diverse staff and a multi-million dollar operating budget in the execution of ODE's mission to serve as the leading authority and primary resource to NGA leadership and employees on Diversity & Inclusion (D&I), Reasonable Accommodation (RA), and Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO). In particular, the incumbent oversees the agency's end-to-end RA Program by composing, maintaining, and implementing RA policies and procedures. This includes the providing advice and assistance to senior leadership related to the RA and Personal Assistive Services (PAS) programs, the oversight of the Agency's final decision-making process on all requests for reconsideration of any denial of a requested RA, and serving as the Executive-level decision authority for final resolution of RA decisions. The incumbent adheres to and promulgates NGA's mission, vision and core values.
Additional key responsibilities include:
* Chair of the NGA Accessibility Council - an entity charged with develop a corporate approach to ensure full accessibility for disabled employees across the Agency.
* Working with D/ODE and key agency partners, help ensure that the NGA EEO program is compliant with legally-mandated timelines and procedures for the processing of EEO cases.
* Assisting agency stakeholders to develop D&I implementation plans aligned to three key dimensions: workforce, commitment, and organization.
* Working with peers across the Agency to ensure that NGA D&I, EEO, and RA programs are recognized as model programs by the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC).
* Developing relationships with IC, DoD, and other Federal Government agencies in order to share ideas, challenges, and solutions. Enhancing these relationships creates new opportunities to enrich NGA's EEO, RA, D&I programs.
* Managing resources to produce mandatory reports required by the EEOC, Office of the Director of National Intelligence (ODNI) and the Department of Defense (DoD).
Security Clearance and Access Level: This position requires access to classified Defense Department and Intelligence Community information. The individual selected must already possess, or be immediately eligible for, a TOP SECRET security clearance and access to Sensitive Compartmented Information. U.S. citizenship is required for the granting of a security clearance.
Joint Duty Credit: All NGA executive level positions require Joint Duty credit. Employees will receive joint duty credit a majority of service or rotational assignments that were at least at the GS/GG-11 or DCIPS Pay Band 3 level, and generally for at least one year, or for 179 days or more when deployed to a designated combat zone on or after September 11, 2001.
Note: Applicants without Joint Duty credit may apply for the position and can be considered. If selected, a waiver would be required prior to final appointment or provide proof of Joint Duty qualifying experience.
Eligibility for this executive level position will be based upon a clear demonstration that the applicant has experience of the scope and quality sufficient to effectively carry out the assignments of the position. The successful applicants will be distinguished from other applicants by a review of the following Office of Personnel Management (OPM) Executive Core Qualifications (ECQs), the Intelligence Community (IC) Senior Officer Core Qualification (SOCQ) Standard, and the Technical Qualifications.
For the specific IC SOCQs and Technical Qualifications of the position, please view Job Announcement on the NGA website:
https://www.nga.mil/careers/Senior_Executive_Positions.html
You will be evaluated for this job based on how well you meet the qualifications above.
Evaluation Methods: Applicants will be evaluated based on job-related criteria identified under the Qualification Requirements by a screening panel of senior representatives with functional backgrounds relevant to this position. Interviews may be conducted.
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Education must be accredited by an accrediting institution recognized by the U.S. Department of Education in order for it to be credited towards qualifications. Therefore, provide only the attendance and/or degrees from schools accredited by accrediting institutions recognized by the U.S. Department of Education.
Failure to provide all of the required information as stated in this vacancy announcement may result in an ineligible rating or may affect the overall rating.
TO BE CONSIDERED FOR THIS POSITION, FOLLOW THE DIRECTIONS BELOW. To receive FULL consideration you must email your complete application to HDExecutiveResources@nga.mil or mail your application to the address below. You must identify the position vacancy announcement number with your application. There is no preferred format but the following information is required to be submitted. Incomplete applications will not be considered.
* Full Name and Contact Information;
* Country of citizenship;
* Veteran's preference status;
* Current salary and lowest acceptable salary, if selected;
* Resume, Intelligence Community Senior Officer Core Qualification (ICSOCQ) statements, and Technical Qualification (TQ) statements;
* One copy of their most recent Notification of Personnel Action, SF-50 noting your current or last position, grade, and salary level (current and former federal employees only). DoD SAFE can be used for transmitting FOUO files or Personally Identifiable Information (PII), please contact the NGA Executive Career Service Team at HDExecutiveResources@nga.mil or 571-557-0330.
* The name, e-mail address, and telephone number of three individuals that can validate your experience.
Applicants will be rated and ranked by an agency qualification review panel using only the information submitted for consideration. Applicants who do not separately address and document their demonstrated experience, training, and/or education in support of the Intelligence Community Senior Officer Core Qualification, and document their demonstrated experience, training, and/or education in support of the Technical Qualifications will be ineligible for further consideration. Failure to provide all the required information and copies could result in an ineligible rating. Incomplete applications will not be considered.
Please direct all questions to HDExecutiveResources@nga.mil.
Full application requirements can be located at https://www.nga.mil/careers/Senior_Executive_Positions.html
Submit your application to: National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency
Mail Stop S45-HDTX
7500 GEOINT Drive
Springfield, VA 22150
or
E-mail to: HDExecutiveResources@nga.mil (preferred)
Complete applications must be received by the closing date. A postmark will NOT prevail. Applications will NOT be returned. Please reference announcement number shown above. Applications must include resume, ICSOCs, and Technical Qualifications.
Thank you for submitting resume to the National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency. We will contact you if your qualifications meet the requirements of the job for which you applied. Because the National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency is a member of the Intelligence Community, our hiring process can take a little longer than most people might expect.
You can learn more about the NGA Senior Executive hiring process at:
https://www.nga.mil/careers/Senior_Executive_Positions.html
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