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WHAT IS THE OFFICE OF EQUITY, DIVERSITY, AND INCLUSION (EDI) DIVISION? The Office of Equity, Diversity and Inclusion (EDI) advises IRS senior leadership on diversity and inclusion matters, and EEO policy. EDI helps coordinate cross functional efforts to ensure a diverse and inclusive IRS workforce that is free from discrimination and harassment.
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**Locations updated to remove Holtsville, NY**
*Amended add two new locations*
Learn more about this agency02/14/2020 to 02/28/2020
$52,905 - $115,251 per year
GS 09 - 12
2 vacancies in the following locations:
Yes—as determined by the agency policy.
Occasional travel - 1 To 5 Nights per Month
No
Permanent
Full-Time
Competitive
12
No
No
20MEM-DCN0055-0260-9T12
559992300
WHAT DOES AN EQUAL EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY SPECIALIST DO? As an Equal Employment Opportunity you will be responsible for developing and supporting many programs, including Federal Equal Opportunity Recruitment, Affirmative Employment, Special Emphasis Programs, Diversity, Persons with Disabilities, and Prevention of Sexual Harassment. In this position, you will provide service, guidance and training to employees and to managers on all EEO process matters and conduct studies to solve broad, difficult and complex equal employment opportunity problems through systematic fact finding, analysis and consulting efforts.
As an Equal Employment Opportunity Specialist you will:
If you are selected at a lower grade level, you will have the opportunity to learn to perform all these duties, and will receive training to help you grow in this position.
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You must meet the following requirements by the closing date of this announcement.
GS- 9 LEVEL: You must have 1 year of of specialized experience at the level of difficulty and responsibility to the GS-7 grade level in the Federal service. Specialized experience for this position includes: demonstrates knowledge of Federal EEO laws, regulations, policies, and procedures sufficient to recognize and solve individual EEO issues, make technical recommendations, and to identify barriers to equal employment. To be qualifying, your experience must be sufficient to demonstrate the ability to: Collect and analyze EEO statistical data, and prepare comprehensive reports; Participate in studies, organizational reviews or workforce analyses to identify systematic equal employment problems; Provide assistance to EEO managers, Counselors and employees with issues related to complaint processing; and Assist in implementing EEO education programs for managers, supervisors, and employees to enhance their understanding of EEO and Diversity programs. OR
Master's or equivalent graduate degree in a related field of study such as: law, psychology, or human resources. OR
2 full academic years of progressively higher level graduate education in a related field of study that demonstrated the knowledge, skills and abilities necessary to do the work. OR
LL.B. or J.D., if related. OR
GS-11 LEVEL: You must have 1 year of of specialized experience at the level of difficulty and responsibility to the GS-9 grade level in the Federal service. Specialized experience for this position includes: demonstrates accomplishment of equal employment assignments that required knowledge of: Federal EEO laws, principles, regulations, policies and procedures sufficient to recognize and solve individual EEO issues and to make technical recommendations and identify barriers to EEO; and Federal Personnel Management principles relevant to recruitment and staffing, appraisals/evaluations, performance standards, discipline, adverse actions, labor relations, and training. To be qualifying, your experience must be sufficient to demonstrate the ability to: Collect and analyze statistical data, prepare comprehensive reports; Participate in studies, organization reviews, and workforce analyses; Assist EEO counselors in administering the complaint process; Assist in designing EEO training or educational programs; and provide technical advice and guidance to EEO Counselors, managers and employees. OR
Ph.D. or equivalent doctoral degree in a related field of study such: law, psychology, or human resources OR
Three full years of progressively higher level graduate education leading to a Ph.D. or equivalent doctoral degree in in a related field of study that demonstrated the knowledge, skills and abilities necessary to do the work. OR LL.M. if related. OR
GS- 12 LEVEL: You must have 1 year of of specialized experience at the level of difficulty and responsibility to the GS-11 grade level in the Federal service. Specialized experience for this position includes: demonstrates accomplishment of program planning, analyses, review and monitoring of project assignments that required a wide range knowledge of EEO program requirements and techniques. This knowledge is generally demonstrated by assignments where you analyze a number of alternative approaches in the process of advising management concerning major aspects of EEO laws, regulations, policies, procedures, and Federal Personnel Management principles relevant to recruitment and staffing, performance appraisals/evaluations, performance standards, discipline, adverse actions, labor relations, and training, and studies of occupations in which discrimination is apparent.
For Grades 5 through 11: You may qualify by a combination of experience and education. Options for qualifying based on a combination will be identified in the online questions.
- The experience may have been gained in the public sector, private sector or Volunteer Service. One year of experience refers to full-time work; part-timework is considered on a prorated basis.
- To ensure full credit for your work experience, please indicate dates of employment by month/year, and indicate number of hours worked per week, on your resume.
In addition to the above requirements, you must meet the following, if applicable:
You must have been at the next lower grade level of the grade you are applying to for 52 weeks (time-in-grade requirement).
2 Positions are located in OFFICE OF EQUITY, DIVERSITY, AND INCLUSION (EDI) DIVISION. The positions may be filled in any of the following locations:
POSITION DESCRIPTIONS: GS-12 (PD 92784), GS-11(PD 92785) GS-09 (PD 92786)
A PM/C SharePoint site is available for IRS Employees at: https://organization.ds.irsnet.gov/sites/HCOETS/PMC/SPDLibrary/SitePages/Home.aspx
CONDITIONS OF EMPLOYMENT:
You will be evaluated for this job based on how well you meet the qualifications above.
Your application includes your resume, responses to the online questions, and required supporting documents. Please be sure that your resume includes detailed information to support your qualifications for this position; failure to provide sufficient evidence in your resume may result in a “not qualified” determination.
Rating:Your application will be evaluated on the competencies of the position to be filled per the IRS Merit Promotion Plan in the following areas: Conflict Management, Customer Service, Leadership, Oral Communication/Speaking, Planning and Evaluating, Problem Solving, Reading, Reasoning, Writing.
Your application will also be rated and ranked among others, based on your responses to the online questions, regarding your experience, education, training, performance appraisals and awards relevant to the duties of this position. IRS employees may obtain most recent awards listing at https://persinfo.web.irs.gov/
Your rating may be lowered, if your responses to the online questions are not supported by the education and/or experience described in your application.
Referral: You will be assigned to one of three quality groups. Each group represents a quality level (i.e., Superior/Best Qualified, Highly Qualified, Qualified). Candidates will be considered in quality group order.
If you are among the top qualified candidates, your application may be referred to a selecting official for consideration. You may be required to participate in a selection interview (telephonic and/or in person at the discretion of the Selecting Official in accordance with hiring polices). We will not reimburse costs related to the interview such as travel to and from the interview site.
If you are a displaced or surplus Federal employee eligible for Career Transition Assistance Plan (CTAP), you must receive a score of category HIGHLY QUALIFIED or better to be rated as “well qualified" to receive special selection priority.
A complete application includes 1. A resume, 2. Vacancy question responses, and 3. Submission of any required documents. Please note that if you do not provide all required information, as specified in this announcement, you will not be considered for this position (or may not receive the special consideration for which you may be eligible).
All applicants are required to submit a resume either by creating one in USAJOBS or uploading one of their own choosing. (Cover letters are optional). To receive full credit for relevant experience, please list the month/year and number of hours worked for experience listed on your resume. We suggest that you preview the online questions, as you may need to customize your resume to ensure that it supports your responses to these questions. Please view Resume Tips
Career Transition Assistance Plan (CTAP) DOCUMENTATION If you are a displaced or surplus Treasury employee, click CTAP for eligibility and a detailed list of required documents. IRS CTAP eligibles can apply for jobs within and outside the commuting area.
IRS Reassignment Preference Program (RPP) You must meet the requirements in your RPP notice. Submit a copy of your RPP Notice along with a copy of your most recent annual performance appraisal. Your performance appraisal must have a fully successful or higher overall rating.
PERFORMANCE APPRAISAL/AWARDS Submit a copy of your most recent completed performance appraisal.
IRS employees: if a revalidated appraisal is used for merit promotion, the supervisor must prepare a narrative for each critical job element that does not have a narrative describing the performance in the appraisal period covered by the rating. Note: If you are a manager or management official, your most recent annual performance appraisal must be used for the overall rating identified.
EDUCATION DOCUMENTATION If you are qualifying for this position by substituting education or training for experience, submit a copy of your transcripts or equivalent. If the position has specific education requirements and you are currently (or have previously been) in the Federal job series to be filled, there is no need to submit a transcript or equivalent at this time. An official transcript will be required if you are selected.
A college or university degree generally must be from an accredited (or pre-accredited) college or university recognized by the U.S. Department of Education. For a list of schools which meet these criteria, please refer to Department of Education Accreditation page.
If you are qualifying based on foreign education, you must submit proof of creditability of education as evaluated by a credentialing agency. Refer to the OPM instructions.
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.
The following instructions outline our application process. You must complete this application process and submit any required documents by 11:59 p.m. Eastern Time (ET) on the closing date of this announcement. We are available to assist you during business hours (normally 8:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m. ET, Monday - Friday). If applying online poses a hardship, please contact us by noon ET on the announcement's closing date.
Treasury believes in a working environment that supports inclusion; please view our reasonable accommodation policies and procedures at https://jobs.irs.gov/seasonal/reasonable-accommodation.html We will provide reasonable accommodation to applicants with disabilities on a case-by-case basis. Please contact us hco.mphs.apply@irs.gov if you require this for any part of the application and hiring process.
You may check the status of your application for this position at any time by logging onto the USAJOBS “My Account” tab and clicking on “Application Status.” For a more detailed update of your application status, you may click on “more information.”
Please notify us if your contact information changes after the closing date of the announcement. Also, note that if you provide an email address that is inaccurate or if your mailbox is full or blocked (e.g., spam-blocker), you may not receive important communication that could affect your consideration for this position.
The Federal hiring process is set up to be fair and transparent. Please read the following guidance.
This job originated on www.usajobs.gov. For the full announcement and to apply, visit www.usajobs.gov/job/559992300. Only resumes submitted according to the instructions on the job announcement listed at www.usajobs.gov will be considered.
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