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Position Title
Equal Employment Opportunity Manager
Agency
Office of Departmental Equal Employment Opportunity
Announcement Number
24-HUD-2405 Opens in new window
Open Period
Friday, October 11, 2024 to Monday, October 21, 2024
For preview purposes only. To apply, please return to the USAJOBS announcement and click the Apply button.
Eligibilities
1. Do you claim Veterans’ Preference? (limit characters)
2. Are you a surplus or displaced Federal employee eligible under the Career Transition Assistance Plan (CTAP)?  Click CTAP for eligibility and a detailed list of required documents you must submit in order to be eligible.
 
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3. Are you a displaced Federal employee eligible under the Interagency Career Transition Assistance Plan (ICTAP)?  Click ICTAP for eligibility and a detailed list of required documents you must submit in order to be eligible.
 
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4. Are you a current Excepted Service employee of a Federal Agency covered by an OPM Interchange agreement that conveys noncompetitive eligibility?

For more information, review Interchange Agreements with Other Merit Systems.  https://www.opm.gov/policy-data-oversight/hiring-information/competitive-hiring/#url=InterchangeAgreementsWithOtherMeritSystems

To verify your eligibility, you must submit a copy of your Notification of Personnel Action, Standard Form (SF-50) reflecting your status. 
 
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5. Are you eligible for competitive consideration under any of the following merit promotion categories?
  • Current Federal civilian employee in the Competitive service on a permanent career or career-conditional appointment
  • Current Excepted service employee covered by an Interchange Agreement
  • Former Federal employee with Reinstatement eligibility
  • Veterans Employment Opportunities Act of 1998 (VEOA)
  • Current Federal employee serving on a VRA appointment
  • Land Management Employee eligible under Public Law 114-47
  • Other competitive category not listed above (you must submit proof of eligibility)
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6. Are you eligible to be appointed under the Military Spouse Noncompetitive Appointing Authority based on any of the following categories?
  • You are the spouse of an active duty member of the Armed Forces.
  • You are the spouse of a member of the Armed Forces who retired with a disability rating at the time of retirement of 100 percent or the spouse of a member of the Armed Forces who retired or separated from the Armed Forces and has a disability rating of 100 percent from the Department of Veterans Affairs.
  • You are the widow or widower of a member of the Armed Forces killed while in active duty status, and you have not re-married.
For more information, review USAJOBS Veterans resources. (https://www.usajobs.gov/Veterans)
 
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7. Are you a former federal employee that has been separated for at least one full year and is eligible to be non-competitively reinstated to a higher grade or full-performance level than which you left federal employment?
(Note: you MUST provide:  1) a copy of your separation SF-50 (the "position occupied" block on the SF-50 should show a "1" and your "tenure" block should show a "1" or "2"); AND 2) the last performance appraisal you received from your federal employment which shows at least a fully successful rating.)
 
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8. Do you currently hold (or have you previously held) on a permanent basis, a position in the competitive service (or in another merit system with which OPM has an interchange agreement), with promotion potential equivalent to (or higher than) the full performance level of the position advertised in this vacancy announcement?
 
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9. Are you eligible under any other miscellaneous appointing authority not listed thus far, such as (but not all inclusive to):
  • Postal Career Service Employee;
  • Postal Rate Commission Employee;
  • Government Accountability Office (GAO) Employee; 
  • Administrative Office of the U.S. Courts Employee; or 
  • Foreign overseas employee or eligible family member of former overseas employee
 For more information, review Miscellaneous Authorities Not Regulated By U.S. Office of Personnel Management.  https://www.opm.gov/policy-data-oversight/hiring-information/competitive-hiring/#url=MiscellaneousAuthoritiesNotRegulated .  To verify your eligibility, you must submit a copy of your Notification of Personnel Action, Standard Form (SF-50) reflecting your status. 

For more information on Foreign overseas employment please review the following: https://www.opm.gov/policy-data-oversight/hiring-information/competitive-hiring/#NontemporaryForeignService or https://www.state.gov/global-community-liaison-office/family-member-employment/family-member-employment-in-the-d-c-area/non-competitive-eligibility-nce/#NCE5
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10. Are you eligible for consideration as a Peace Corps, VISTA, or Action volunteer?  If you select this option, you are required to provide acceptable documentation of your appointment eligibility by submitting proof of employment from the appropriate agency with your completed application.
National Service (Peace Corps and VISTA)
 
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11. Do you have a severe physical, psychiatric or mental disability that qualifies you for a Schedule A Disability appointment?

For more information, review USAJOBS Individuals with Disabilities resources.

To verify your eligibility, you must provide appropriate medical documentation, i.e., a letter signed by a licensed medical professional or licensed vocational rehabilitation specialist stating your condition and restrictions.
 
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Preferences
1. Are you currently serving or have served in the last five years in a Political Appointment in the Federal Government? (limit characters)
2. If you were born a male after December 31, 1959, and are at least 18 years of age, have you registered with the Selective Service System (select "Not applicable" if this question does not apply to you)? (limit characters)
3. Are you a current Federal employee? (limit characters)
4. If you are, or ever were a Federal civilian employee, indicate the pay plan and grade level or pay band of the highest graded position you have ever held. (limit 250 characters)
5. I am interested in having my application shared with other HUD hiring managers. I understand that electing this option will not impact my chances of selection from this vacancy announcement and does not guarantee that a similar vacancy announcement will be opened by another hiring manager for which I can be considered or selected. Please select one or more of the following HUD Program Offices that you authorize to receive your application information. If you do not wish for your application to be shared, please select "Please do not share my application information with other HUD hiring managers. (limit characters)
Performance Appraisal
1. As outlined in the vacancy announcement, you must submit a copy of all pages of your most recent completed annual performance appraisal, dated within the last 12 months, that includes the final rating. If you have not submitted an appraisal meeting these specific requirements, you must explain why you are unable to do so in the next question. If you do not provide a copy of the performance appraisal, or a statement advising why it is unavailable, you will be removed from further consideration. If you are unable to provide a performance appraisal with your application, you will need to provide a reason in the text box below.

(Note: If you answer "NO" to this question, you must provide a reason as to why you were not able to provide a performance appraisal in the text box of the following question)

Have you submitted a copy of all pages of your most recent completed annual performance appraisal, dated within the last 12 months, that includes the final rating?
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2. If you answered "NO" to the previous question, please provide a reason as to why you were not able to provide a performance appraisal in the text box below. (limit characters)
Assessment 1
For the GS-15, you must have one (1) year of specialized experience at a level of difficulty and responsibility equivalent to the GS-14 grade level in the Federal service. Specialized experience for this position includes:

- Applying equal employment opportunity and diversity and inclusion laws, regulations, Executive Orders, court decisions, policies and procedures. AND
- Conducting training regarding the interpretation and implementation of equal employment opportunity programs and other nondiscrimination laws.; AND
- Developing and implementing policies, procedures, and guidelines on how to handle equal employment opportunity complaints efficiently.
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1. Select the answer that best describes your experience as it directly relates to the specialized experience statement. (limit characters)
2. Please specify where this experience is documented in your resume. (By indicating place of employment, job title and length of time performing the duties). (limit characters)
Select “Yes” or “No” to the following question(s). (limit characters)
3. I have knowledge and practical experience in the application of Federal Equal Opportunity laws, regulations, policies, and procedures. (limit characters)
4. Please specify where this experience is documented in your resume. (By indicating place of employment, job title and length of time performing the duties). (limit characters)
5. 5. Which actions have you performed to monitor compliance with established laws and regulations? (limit characters)
Select “Yes” or “No” to the following question(s). (limit characters)
6. I have experience gathering information regarding complaint investigations (EEO rights). (limit characters)
7. Please specify where this experience is documented in your resume. (By indicating place of employment, job title and length of time performing the duties). (limit characters)
8. Which one of the following best describes your experience coordinating a discrimination complaint process that includes investigation and conciliation of individual, class, and/or systematic cases as required under federal laws? (limit characters)
9. In which of the following Federal Equal Employment specialty areas do you have extensive experience? Select all that apply. (limit characters)
Select “Yes” or “No” to the following question(s). (limit characters)
10. I have managed a team of EEO Specialists processing EEO Complaints while meeting EEOC Mandated timeframes. (limit characters)
11. Please specify where this experience is documented in your resume. (By indicating place of employment, job title and length of time performing the duties). (limit characters)
12. Have you exercised leadership responsibilities in dealing with high ranking officials of other units/organizations or agencies in the following areas? (limit characters)
13. Select the responses that pertain to your professional experience supervising professional and nonprofessional staff, including bargaining unit employees, in a program office or serving as a team lead or subject matter expert in an office. (limit characters)
14. Select the responses that describe your experience leading employees. (limit characters)
15. Which responses describe your experience addressing employee performance problems as a manager, supervisor or union representative? (limit characters)
16. Which response best describes your highest level of experience planning the work of employees or coordinating the work of a team? (limit characters)
17. Select the responses that describes your experience interpreting and communicating policies, procedures, regulations, program research and policy analysis with internal and external stakeholders in writing. Select all that apply. (limit characters)
18. Select the responses that apply to your oral communications experience. Select all that apply. (limit characters)
19. Which types of presentations have you developed and delivered as a professional? (limit characters)
Select “Yes” or “No” to the following question(s). (limit characters)
20. I have authored, reviewed, and/or approved legally sufficient Final Agency Decisions. (limit characters)
21. Please specify where this experience is documented in your resume. (By indicating place of employment, job title and length of time performing the duties). (limit characters)
22. Which activities have you performed in a professional setting regarding drafting and editing high-quality, comprehensive letters of determination, letters of findings, or similar complex and lengthy agency decisions, reports, or opinions? (limit characters)
23. Select the experience you have preparing written presentations for public forums. Select all that apply. (limit characters)