Equal Employment Specialist (RECRUITMENT/RELOCATION INCENTIVE AUTHORIZED)

Summary

Executive Director (ED), Amarillo VA HCS, retains responsibility for administering overall VHA Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) programs. This position requires knowledge of Federal EEO regulations and principles, compliance, and enforcement skills, administrative, management, and consulting skills, and knowledge of Federal personnel administration.

Duties

Duties include, but are not limited to: In collaboration with the ORMDI Field Office, serving as the local liaison for all aspects of the facility's complaint processing program. Including assistance to ORMDI field office personnel (EEO Counselors, Investigators, and Intake Specialists) during both the counseling and investigative stages. Such involvement includes providing documentation as requested; locating and identifying employees involved in the complaint process; discussing resolution efforts; negotiating settlements; and drafting the same on behalf of management. Providing advice and assistance during the post-investigative stages (e.g., hearings, appeals, and compliance phases) for each formal complaint. Serving as technical expert for processing the federally conducted external complaints. Directing and developing an Alternative Dispute Resolution (ADR) Program, which is any procedure or combination of procedures voluntarily used to resolve issues in controversy without the need to resort to litigation. Including, but not limited to, assisted settlement negotiations, conciliation, facilitation, medication, fact-finding, minitrials, and arbitration, that require an impartial advisor or neutral third party. Attempting through reviews and discussions with both parties, to assist in negotiating a settlement. Assisting parties to: structure the negotiation; clarify the core issues in dispute; avoid personality conflicts that disrupt the negotiation; identify the strengths and weaknesses of each person's position and examine alternative approaches which facilitate a compromised agreement. Trained and certified National Facilitator and conducting EEO training, for all managers and supervisors. Conducting mandated training within 60 days of all newly hired employees' employment. Conducting studies and analyses on the utilization of minorities and women in the workplace, identifying obstacles and outlining alternative solutions to identified problems. Researching, compiling and analyzing statistical data in order to evaluate progress of the EEO Program Identifying organizational or occupational areas that need improvement and developing alternatives to resolve problems Conducting analyses of the workforce by race, sex, grade, occupational series and policies and practices affecting employment. Responsible for developing, implementing, coordinating, reviewing, monitoring, evaluating and updating all plans associated with the EEO Program. Performing other duties as assigned. Work Schedule: Fulltime, Monday thru Friday 8:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Telework: This position may be authorized for Ad Hoc telework. Telework eligibility will be discussed during the interview process. Virtual: This is not a virtual position. Position Description/PD#: Equal Employment Specialist (RECRUITMENT/RELOCATION INCENTIVE AUTHORIZED)/PD004980 Relocation/Recruitment Incentives: Authorized for highly qualified applicants Permanent Change of Station (PCS): Not Authorized

Qualifications

To qualify for this position, applicants must meet all requirements by the closing date of this announcement, 10/26/2026. Time-In-Grade Requirement: Applicants who are current Federal employees and have held a GS grade any time in the past 52 weeks must also meet time-in-grade requirements by the closing date of this announcement. For a GS-11 position you must have served 52 weeks at the GS-9. The grade may have been in any occupation, but must have been held in the Federal service. An SF-50 that shows your time-in-grade eligibility must be submitted with your application materials. If the most recent SF-50 has an effective date within the past year, it may not clearly demonstrate you possess one-year time-in-grade, as required by the announcement. In this instance, you must provide an additional SF-50 that clearly demonstrates one-year time-in-grade. Note: Time-In-Grade requirements also apply to former Federal employees applying for reinstatement as well as current employees applying for Veterans Employment Opportunities Act of 1998 (VEOA) appointment. You may qualify based on your experience and/or education as described below: Specialized Experience: You must have one year of specialized experience equivalent to at least the next lower grade GS-9 in the normal line of progression for the occupation in the organization. Examples of specialized experience would typically include, but are not limited to: knowledge of principles, concepts, laws and regulations of human resources management (HRM), with a high level of consultative skill that is sufficient to serve as an expert and key advisor to top agency management officials; knowledge of program development and delivery methodologies and techniques to manage, identify, evaluate, recommend, and implement program strategies; knowledge to apply management tools and techniques (flow charts, decision trees, demographic analysis, forecasting techniques, needs assessment, feasibility studies, etc.) to conduct analytical studies - the results of which may have an impact on service provision, education, or long-range planning activities throughout the organization; skills in conflict resolution, team building, executive meeting facilitation, and group dynamics; ability to write reports that accurately reflect findings and recommendations related to program management activities and status; ability to recognize the necessity of working within a timeframe to meet program deadlines and the ability to motivate others to work on this basis; skill in oral and written communication skills with experience in multiple communication modes, including social media. OR, Education: Applicants may substitute education for the required experience. To qualify based on education for this grade level you must have a Ph.D. or equivalent doctoral degree or three full years of progressively higher level graduate education leading to such a degree or LL.M., if related. (TRANSCRIPT REQUIRED). OR, Combination: Applicants may also combine education and experience to qualify at this level. You must have an combination of specialized experience and educationas stated above. (TRANSCRIPT REQUIRED) Note: A full year of work is considered to be 35-40 hours of work per week. Part-time experience will be credited on the basis of time actually spent in appropriate activities. Applicants wishing to receive credit for such experience must indicate clearly the nature of their duties and responsibilities in each position and the number of hours a week spent in such employment. For more information on these qualification standards, please visit the United States Office of Personnel Management's website at https://www.opm.gov/policy-data-oversight/classification-qualifications/general-schedule-qualification-standards/.

Education

A transcript must be submitted with your application if you are basing all or part of your qualifications on education. Note: Only education or degrees recognized by the U.S. Department of Education from accredited colleges, universities, schools, or institutions may be used to qualify for Federal employment. You can verify your education here: http://ope.ed.gov/accreditation/. If you are using foreign education to meet qualification requirements, you must send a Certificate of Foreign Equivalency with your transcript in order to receive credit for that education. For further information, visit: https://sites.ed.gov/international/recognition-of-foreign-qualifications/. NOTE: If your school has changed names, or is no longer in existence, you must provide this information in your application.