Equal Employment Specialist

Summary

You will serve as a Equal Employment Specialist with Office of the Secretary of Interior. This position may be filled in Washington D.C or current employee duty station. Location negotiable after selection clarification: This is not a remote position, selectee will remain in their current duty station.

Duties

This position is located within the Department of the Interior, Office of the Secretary (OS), Office of the Assistant Secretary for Policy, Management, and Budget (ASPMB), Office of Civil Rights. At the full performance level (GS-14) the major duties of this position include, but are not limited to the following: Independently manage complex EEO complaints throughout the complaint lifecycle, from intake and informal counseling through resolution, including preparing legally sufficient acceptance and dismissal decisions, and ensuring accurate and timely case management in the DOI tracking system. Independently assess Reports of Investigation (ROIs) for legal sufficiency, conduct comprehensive legal research and analysis, and prepare legally sound Final Agency Decisions (FADs), appellate briefs, procedural dismissals, compensatory damages decisions, and settlement breach determinations involving complex EEO matters. Serve as a senior EEO subject matter expert, providing authoritative guidance to DOI leadership, supervisors, and employees on complex EEO laws, regulations, judicial decisions, and emerging issues, and developing strategies to prevent and address workplace discrimination. Provide Department-wide oversight of the implementation and compliance of EEO settlement agreements, Final Agency Decisions, EEOC Administrative Judge orders, and Office of Federal Sector rulings, independently monitoring corrective actions, resolving compliance issues, and ensuring timely and complete execution of required remedies. Design, develop, and deliver comprehensive EEO training for DOI managers, employees, and OCR practitioners on the EEO complaint process, sexual harassment, reasonable accommodation, accessibility, and applicable anti-discrimination laws, ensuring consistent understanding and compliance with Department-wide requirements. Analyze EEO complaint trends and program data to identify systemic issues and opportunities for improvement; lead cross-functional special project teams to enhance program efficiency and effectiveness; and develop comprehensive management documents, briefing materials, and mandatory compliance reports for OCR Leadership, DOI leadership and the EEOC. The Office of the Secretary has determined that the duties of this position are suitable for telework and may be allowed with supervisory approval. Salary Information Washington D.C.: GS-14 (Step 1) $143,913 - (Step 10) $187,093 per annum. OR Salary will vary based on current duty station: Link to OPM Pay Tables: https://www.opm.gov/policy-data-oversight/pay-leave/salaries-wages/2026/general-schedule/. This vacancy may be used to fill additional positions as vacancies become available. Requirements

Must be a U.S. Citizen or National. Appointment subject to background investigation and favorable adjudication. Males born after 12-31-59 must be registered for Selective Service. Direct Deposit participation required. Successfully pass the E-Verify employment verification check. To learn more, visit https://www.e-verify.gov/. You must submit ALL required documents and a completed questionnaire. You are required to complete training, obtain and maintain a government credit card with travel and purchase authority. Probationary/Trial Period As a condition of employment for accepting this position, you may be required to serve a 1-year probationary period - OR - 2-year trial period to evaluate your fitness and whether your continuation of employment advances the public interest. This probationary or trial period is an extension of the appointment process and therefore requires the agency to determine if continued employment would advance the public interest, meet the organization goals and mission of the agency, and/or otherwise promote the efficiency of the service. In determining if your employment advances the public interest, the agency will consider: your performance and conduct; the needs and interests of the agency; whether your continued employment would advance organizational goals of the agency or the Government; and whether your continued employment would advance the efficiency of the Federal service. Under applicable law, the employment of an individual serving a probationary or trial period automatically terminates when that period ends unless the agency affirmatively certifies, in writing, that the individual's employment should continue and that their appointment should be finalized. In the absence of agency action to affirmatively certify continued employment beyond the probationary or trial period, such appointments are terminated. Upon completion of your probationary period -OR-trial period, your employment will be terminated unless you receive certification, in writing, that your continued employment advances the public interest. Qualifications

All qualifications must be met by the closing date of this announcement - 11/06/2026-unless otherwise stated in this vacancy announcement. Competitive candidates must also meet Time-in-Grade requirements as defined in 5 CFR 300, Subpart F. For current Federal employees, if hours worked per week are not included on your resume, you must submit a non-award SF-50 as part of your application to be used to validate your work schedule and determine the amount of specialized experience that you will be granted. An award SF-50 will not be acceptable documentation for which to consider your amount of qualifying experience. For periods of time that reflect military service, the DD-214 or Statement of Service is sufficient to meet the work schedule requirement as the service dates will be reflected. For all other applicants who are not current federal employees, your resume must state either "full-time" (or "40 hours a week") or "part-time" with the number of hours worked per week to ensure proper crediting of specialized experience. Minimum Qualification Requirements: To qualify for this position, you must meet the specialized experience for the series to which you are applying. Specialized Experience: To qualify for the GS-14. you must possess at least one full year of specialized experience equivalent to at least the GS-13 grade level in the Federal service, or comparable experience not gained through Federal service. Specialized experience is experience that equipped the applicant with the particular knowledge, skills, and abilities to perform successfully the duties of the position, and that is typically in or related to the work of the position to be filled. Specialized experience is defined as demonstrated experience: Collaborating with EEO staff and other stakeholders to complete assigned cases, projects, and program initiatives; contribute substantive recommendations, resolve work-related issues, incorporate feedback, and deliver required products within established deadlines. Providing timely and accurate EEO guidance to managers, supervisors, employees, and EEO staff; explain applicable requirements, recommend appropriate actions, and elevate complex or sensitive issues to management when necessary. Conducting legal research using current EEO statutes, regulations, EEOC decisions, guidance, and directives, and apply the findings to draft legally supported FADs, briefs, reports, and other EEO documents. Must meet all to qualify. Additional information on the qualification requirements is outlined in the OPM Qualification Standards Handbook of General Schedule Positions and is available at OPM's website: https://www.opm.gov/qualifications/standards/indexes/num-ndx.asp Volunteer Experience: 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.

Education

This position does not allow substituting education for experience. How You Will Be Evaluated

Your qualifications will be evaluated based on your application materials (e.g. resume, supporting documents), the responses you provide on the application questionnaire, and the result of the additional assessment(s) required for this position. To be considered for this position, you must complete all required steps in the process. Your resume must not exceed 2 pages. Only the document submitted as the "Resume" under the Documents section will be used to determine your qualifications/eligibility and for rating purposes. In the event you submit more than one resume, only the latest submission will be reviewed. You will be assessed in the following competencies (knowledge, skills, abilities, and other characteristics): Critical Thinking Data Interpretation Planning and Evaluating Strategic Thinking To be considered for this position, you must complete all required steps in the process. In addition to the application and application questionnaire, this position requires successful completion of additional assessment(s), including a accomplishment record review.These assessments measure the critical competencies listed above that are required to successfully perform the job. All qualified non-competitive applicants and the best-qualified Merit Promotion applicants will be referred to the hiring manager for consideration. Overstating your qualifications and/or experience in your application materials or application questionnaire may result in your removal from consideration or your score may be lowered. Cheating on an assessment may also result in your removal from consideration. Applicants who include vulgar, offensive, or inappropriate language or information in their application package will be ineligible for further consideration for this position. DUE WEIGHT Due Weight Consideration is a review process used to provide consideration to performance appraisals and awards submitted with each application on a used merit promotion certificate and factoring the results into the merit promotion selection process. Please submit 1) a copy of your most recent performance appraisal/evaluation and 2) a list of any awards (e.g. superior performance awards, special act or achievement awards, quality step increase, etc.) you received in the last 5 years. Any performance appraisal/evaluation and award documentation you provide will be forwarded to the selecting official. The selecting official will review this documentation and give it due weight consideration during the overall selection process. If you do not have your most recent performance appraisal/evaluation, please submit a statement as to why it is not available. Please indicate if any prior performance appraisals/evaluations were at an acceptable level It is your responsibility to obtain and upload your performance appraisal/evaluation and/or list of awards prior to the closing of the vacancy announcement. Other Information

All DOI employees, their spouses, and minor children may not acquire or retain any claim, permit, lease, small tract entry, or other rights granted by the Department in Federal lands, with limited exceptions. Additional ethics prohibitions can be found here, DOI Ethics Prohibitions | U.S. Department of the Interior. Applicants who include vulgar, offensive, or inappropriate language or information in their application package will be ineligible for further consideration for this position.