Compliance Specialist

Summary This position is located in a district or area office within one of the nine (9) regional offices (RO) of the Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs (OFCCP). The purpose of OFCCP is to enforce, for the benefit of job seekers and wage earners, the contractual promise of affirmative action and equal employment opportunity required of those who do business with the Federal Government. This position is Inside the bargaining unit. Learn more about this agency Requirements Conditions of Employment Must be a U.S. Citizen. Must be at least 16 years old. Requires a probationary period if the requirement has not been met. Candidate required to obtain the necessary security/investigation level. Appointment to this position may require a background investigation. Qualifications Specialized Experience is the experience that equipped the applicant with the particular knowledge, skills, and abilities (KSA's) to perform the duties of the position successfully, and that is typically in or related to the position to be filled. To be creditable, specialized experience must have been equivalent to at least the next lower grade level. IN DESCRIBING YOUR EXPERIENCE, PLEASE BE CLEAR AND SPECIFIC. WE WILLNOT MAKE ASSUMPTIONS REGARDING YOUR EXPERIENCE. POSITION TITLES ALONE CANNOT BE USED TO DETERMINE IF YOU ARE QUALIFIED. PLEASE LIST DATES IN MM/DD/YYYY FORMAT. THIS IS IMPERATIVE IN DETERMINING IF WHETHER YOU HAVE AT LEAST ONE YEAR OF CREDITABLE SPECIALIZED EXPERIENCE. DATES WILL NOT BE ASSUMED. GS-11: Applicants must have 52 weeks of specialized equivalent to at least the GS-09 level in the Federal Service. Qualifying specialized experience is experience that is related to the work of Compliance Specialist that provided the specific knowledge's, skills and abilities to perform successfully the duties of this position. Specialized experience is defined as work experience: Investigating complaints of discrimination and/or adherence to rules/regulations of compliance programs; And/or Providing compliance assistance to internal or external stakeholders and/or networking as a representative for a compliance and/or equal opportunity program to provide support and assistance to stakeholders; Providing training and/or outreach materials for a compliance assistance and/or equal opportunity program. And/or Successful completion of a Ph.D. or equivalent Doctoral degree or 3 full years of progressively higher-level graduate education leading to such a degree or LL.M., if related. And/or Successful completion of three full years of progressively higher-level graduate education that provided the knowledge's, skills, and abilities necessary to do the work of this position. And/or Successful completion of a LL.M that provided the knowledge, skills, and abilities necessary to do the work of this position. And/or A combination of specialized experience equivalent to the GS-09 level in or related to the work of this position and graduate level education that provided the specific knowledge, skills and abilities to perform successfully the duties of this position. GS-12: Applicants must have 52 weeks of specialized equivalent to at least the GS-11 level in the Federal Service. Qualifying specialized experience is experience that is related to the work of Compliance Specialist that provided the specific knowledge's, skills and abilities to perform successfully the duties of this position. Specialized experience is defined as work experience: Investigating and resolving complaints of discrimination and/or implementing compliance programs. And/or Providing compliance assistance to internal or external stakeholders and/or networking as a representative for a compliance and/or equal opportunity program to provide support and assistance to stakeholders. Designing, developing and providing training and/or outreach materials for a compliance assistance and/or equal opportunity program. Education Any applicant falsely claiming an academic degree from an accredited school will be subject to actions ranging from disqualification from federal employment to removal from federal service. If your education was completed at a foreign college or university, you must show comparability to education received in accredited educational institutions in the United States and comparability to applicable minimum coursework requirements for this position. Click Evaluation of Foreign Education for more information. Additional information Based on agency needs, additional positions may be filled using this vacancy. The Department of Labor may use certain incentives and hiring flexibilities, currently offered by the Federal government to attract highly qualified candidates. Click here for Additional Information. The Fair Chance Act (FCA) prohibits Federal agencies from requesting an applicant's criminal history information before the agency makes a conditional offer of employment. If you believe a DOL employee has violated your rights under the FCA, you may file a complaint of the alleged violation following our agency's complaint process Guidelines for Reporting Violations of the Fair Chance Act. Note: The FCA does not apply to some positions specified under the Act, such as law enforcement or national security positions. Read more Benefits A career with the U.S. government provides employees with a comprehensive benefits package. 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