Supervisory Equal Opportunity Investigator (Local Director)

Summary

As a Supervisory Equal Opportunity Investigator (Local Office Director), at the GS-1860-13, you will serve in the Office of Field Programs, U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC). If selected, you will be responsible for planning, directing, and coordinating the activities of the Local Office and will oversee the enforcement of federal equal employment opportunity laws.

Duties

• •Supervises and provides substantive technical and administrative guidance to a staff of investigators, investigator support assistants, and other support staff.
• •Participates on management review teams, special program review projects, special investigative efforts, and in the design, development, and delivery of internal or external program training.
• •Conducts periodic staff meetings to provide general advice and information to subordinates on the technical aspects of investigations, charge/complaint processing, and administrative responsibilities.
• •Ensures that settlements are negotiated and that investigators review compliance with the terms of negotiated settlements and conciliation agreements.
• •Participates with higher level managers in establishing procedures to ensure achievement of District and agency goals and objectives.
• •Recommends changes in investigative and operational procedures to meet the agency's mission.
• •Plans, directs, coordinates, and monitors all enforcement and case development activities of the Local Office.
• •Assigns cases for investigation and analysis. Ensures that cases are investigated expeditiously, quality standards are maintained, and laws and applicable precedents are properly interpreted and applied.
• •Reviews investigative files on an ongoing basis to ensure proper application of the theories of employment discrimination laws and that sufficient information has been obtained.
• •Ensures that staff adheres to all EEOC guidelines, rules, regulations, orders, and precedents in the daily performance and completion of investigative duties and administrative functions.

Qualifications

For the GS-13: You must have at least one year of specialized experience equivalent to the GS-12 level in the Federal service. Specialized experience includes experience performing substantive investigative work involving enforcement and case development and case management as it relates to employment discrimination complaints. Applicants must meet all qualification requirements within 30 days of the closing date specified in the vacancy announcement. Experience refers to 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. This is a Schedule Policy/Career position. Schedule Policy/Career is an excepted service schedule for career positions that are of a confidential, policy-determining, policy-making, or policy-advocating character (policy-influencing positions) as defined by Executive Order 13957, as amended, and 5 C.F.R. § 213.3601. Schedule Policy/Career positions are not required to personally or politically support the current President or the policies of the current administration. Further, all actions taken under this policy must be carried out fairly, transparently, and in strict adherence to applicable laws. Employees in Schedule Policy/Career positions must faithfully implement administration policies to the best of their ability, consistent with their constitutional oath and the vesting of executive authority solely in the President. Failure to do so is grounds for dismissal.

Education

There is no educational requirement for this position.