EEO Specialist (Workforce Training), CG-0260-13/14

This job is open to

• Federal employees - Competitive service
  
  
  

Current or former competitive service federal employees.

• Career transition (CTAP, ICTAP, RPL)
  
  
  

Federal employees who meet the definition of a "surplus" or "displaced" employee.

• Veterans
• Individuals with disabilities
• Military spouses
• Special authorities
  
  
  

Individuals eligible under a special authority not listed above, but defined in the federal hiring regulations.

• Peace Corps & AmeriCorps Vista
• Family of overseas employees
  
  
  

Family members of a federal employee or uniformed service member who is or was, working overseas.

• Land and base management
  
  
  

Certain current or former term or temporary federal employees of a land or base management agency.

Clarification from the agency

Applicants with status (i.e., current permanent Federal employees in the competitive service and former Federal employees with reinstatement eligibility); those eligible for appointment under special hiring authorities; and veterans eligible for a VEOA appointment.

Duties

At the full performance level, major duties include:

• Provides guidance to division management and employees regarding the interpretation and implementation of corporate training policies and procedures. Conduct surveys, focus groups, and interviews to further understand the challenges employees are grappling with in the EEO Program and Processes, in order to launch learning and development programs that prepare for factors having an outsize impact on diverse populations.
• Develop strategies to improve accessibility to EEO knowledge and information. Creates, develops and delivers information such as EEO training curriculum, participant guides, handouts, job aids, and evaluation and measurement tools to educate individuals participating in the EEO process of their rights and responsibilities.
• Performs research and evaluates data and trends related to consultation, development of EEO training, policies and procedures; regularly reviews and forms observations from data to make recommendations for refinement and influence policy, practice and drive improvements for OEEO goal alignment, ensures reports in conformance with legislated requirements or organizational needs.
• Makes recommendations to OEEO management concerning training policies that may present a potential violation of EEO or Federal personnel laws, rules or regulations. Prepares and submits justification to OEEO management in support of recommendations for resolution of complaints involving issues that may have broad impact on FDIC policies, practices and/or that establish precedent.
• Serves as an EEO counselor by providing EEO counseling to employees, former employees, or applicants for employment who believe they have been discriminated against based on race, color, national origin, sex, religion, age, physical or mental disability, genetic information, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or status as a parent. Informs employees, former employees, or applicants for employment of all FDIC and federal options and resources available to them to resolve their issues.
  
  
  

Requirements Conditions of Employment

Registration with the Selective Service.

U.S. Citizenship is required.

Employment Conditions .

Completion of Confidential Financial Disclosure may be required.

Qualifications

Minimum Background Investigation (MBI) required.

Qualifying experience may be obtained in the private or public sector. 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. Additional qualifications information can be found here .

CG-13: To qualify, applicants must have completed at least one year of specialized experience equivalent to at least the 12 grade level or above in the Federal service. Specialized experience is defined as experience counseling, interviewing, and researching to resolve charges under the purview of the EEO discrimination complaints process and experience conducting EEO training for individuals and groups across an organization.

CG-14: To qualify, applicants must have completed at least one year of specialized experience equivalent to at least the 13 grade level or above in the Federal service. Specialized experience is defined as experience counseling, interviewing, and researching to resolve charges under the purview of the EEO discrimination complaints process and experience developing EEO training for individuals and groups across an organization.

Applicants must have met the qualification requirements (including selective placement factors – if any) for this position within 30 calendar days of the closing date of this announcement.

Applicants eligible for ICTAP (Interagency Career Transition Assistance Program) must achieve a score of 85 “well qualified” for this position. For more information, Click Here .

Education

There is no substitution of education for the experience for this position.

Additional Information

If selected, you may be required to serve a probationary or trial period as applicable to appointment type.

The range of pay shown includes base pay plus supplemental locality adjustments. The locality rates for these duty locations range from a low of 18.65% to a high of 51.75%. Pay will vary by grade level and the locality rate for the geographic location where the position is located. For more on FDIC locality rates, click here.

Salary reflects a pay cap for this position of $252,500

Selectee(s) for this position will be required to report to their duty station office two days per week.

DUE TO THE HIGH VOLUME OF QUALIFIED APPLICANTS EXPECTED TO APPLY, THIS ANNOUNCEMENT WILL CLOSE ON THE DAY THE 100th APPLICATION IS RECEIVED, OR ON THE CLOSING DATE OF THIS ANNOUNCEMENT, WHICHEVER COMES FIRST.

• Benefits
  
  
  

A career with the U.S. government provides employees with a comprehensive benefits package. As a federal employee, you and your family will have access to a range of benefits that are designed to make your federal career very rewarding. Opens in a new window Learn more about federal benefits .

In addition to the regular benefits offered by Federal agencies, the FDIC offers additional benefits to its employees. These benefits, some at minimal cost, are some of the best and most competitive in both the private and public sectors.

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Eligibility for benefits depends on the type of position you hold and whether your position is full-time, part-time or intermittent. Contact the hiring agency for more information on the specific benefits offered.