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• Manages and oversees the GSFC EEO staff and program, including the EEO complaints program; the disability program (e.g., reasonable accommodations); and the affirmative employment program (e.g., Management Directive-715, special emphasis program).
• Leads, develops, and supervises the ODEO staff managing the GSFC EEO programs.
• Ensures that EEO complaints and reasonable accommodations are processed within the required timeframes
• Ensures that the GSFC ODEO staff, including EEO counselors, are trained to carry out the ODEO mission and programmatic responsibilities.
• Provides and promotes timely and ongoing awareness and education on EEO programs, practices, and policies for GSFC managers, supervisors, and employees.
• Provides advice and guidance to the GSFC ODEO Director, the GSFC ODEO staff, and GSFC managers, supervisors, and employees on EEO matters and dispute resolution activities.
• Routinely evaluates GSFC EEO programs, practices, and policies to assess effectiveness and impact.
• Advises the GSFC ODEO Director and GSFC management on systemic practices that contribute to discrimination, harassment, and retaliation; and identifies and analyzes challenges/barriers to equal opportunity; and develops corrective actions.

Conditions of employment

• This position is open to U.S. citizens, nationals or those who owe allegiance to the U.S
• Position subject to pre-employment background investigation
• You must meet qualifications requirements by the closing date of this announcement
• If selected, you will be required to complete a financial disclosure statement.
• A one year supervisory probationary period may be required
• Please see the "Additional Information" section for important information about COVID-19 vaccination requirements for federal employees.

Qualifications

You must have one year of specialized experience equivalent to the next lower grade, which has equipped you with the particular competencies needed to successfully perform the duties of the position described above.

To qualify for GS-14,you must have one year of directly related specialized experience equivalent to the GS-13 level:

• Developing EEO programs utilizing the execution of a vision and strategies for equity, diversity and inclusion ensuring EEO compliance;
• Processing and/or resolution of EEO complaints and providing consulting services to management interpreting EEO regulations, and principles and Human Resources Administration;
• Providing advice and guidance to management on incorporating diversity and inclusion program strategies into operational processes and development and implementation/delivery of related training materials;
• Communicating professionally orally and in writing in order to explain and justify the scope, content, status, and direction of the program to management; and
• Identifying equal employment opportunity criticalities and developing action plans to solve these problems as well as advise supervisors on appropriate courses of action to eliminate barriers to equal employment opportunity.

Your resume must include a clear and detailed narrative description, in your own words, of how you meet the required specialized experience. Experience statements copied from a position description, vacancy announcement or other reference material constitutes plagiarism and may result in disqualification and losing consideration for the job.

How you will be evaluated

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

You will be evaluated for this position based on how well you meet the qualifications and eligibility requirements listed in this vacancy announcement. To determine your qualifications and referral status, we may review your resume and supporting documentation and compare it against your responses to the vacancy questionnaire. Overstating your qualifications and/or experience in your application materials or application questionnaire may result in your removal from consideration.

You will be assessed on the following competencies:

• Equal Opportunity Management
• Employee Development
• Employee Relations
• Human Capital Management
• Leveraging Diversity
• Oral Communication
• Planning and Evaluating
• Problem Solving

NASA considers 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.

Under NASA's category rating process, applicants will be assessed on the position competencies and placed in one of three categories identified and defined below:

• Best Qualified Category - Applicants who demonstrate a superior level of all evaluation criteria.
• Highly Qualified Category - Applicants who demonstrate a satisfactory level of the evaluation criteria.
• Qualified Category - Applicants who demonstrate the basic qualifications, with general knowledge, skills, and abilities.

Names of all qualified candidates in the Best Qualified category will be sent to the hiring official for employment consideration (unless a sufficient number of qualified veterans are found - in which case only those names will be initially certified ). Candidates within the Best Qualified category who are eligible for veteran preference will receive selection priority over non-veteran preference eligibles.