Equal opportunity specialist

This position is located at Department of Housing and Urban Development , Asst Secretary for Fair Housing and Equal Opportunity .

Find out more about this role by reading the information below, then apply to be considered.

This opportunity is also open to Status eligibles under announcement 24-HUD-2384 . Please refer to that announcement for details on open period, eligibility, and how to apply.

You must meet the following requirements by the closing date of this announcement.

Specialized Experience :

Specialized Experience for this position includes :

• Experience investigating discrimination in housing, lending, or other real estate-related transactions; AND writing determinations / decision documents in such investigations, and bringing such investigations to resolution.
• OR Experience in conducting research and analysis for development of an assessment of fair housing, equity assessment, or analysis of impediments to fair housing choice;

including drafting final assessment of fair housing, equity assessment, or analysis of impediments to fair housing choice.

OR Experience conducting fact finding AND writing determinations / decision documents AND working toward resolution for investigations assessing compliance with Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 or Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 or reviews assessing compliance with Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 or Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964.

For the GS-11 grade level, you must have one year (52 full weeks) of specialized experience at a level of difficulty and responsibility equivalent to the GS-09 grade level in the Federal service.

Specialized Experience for this position includes :

• Experience investigating discrimination in housing, lending, or other real estate-related transactions.
• OR Experience in conducting research and analysis for development of an assessment of fair housing, equity assessment, or analysis of impediments to fair housing choice.
• OR Experience conducting fact finding AND working toward resolution for investigations assessing compliance with Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 or Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 or reviews assessing compliance with Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 or Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964.
• OR 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.
• OR Combination of experience and education. Only graduate level education in excess of the first 2 years may be credited for education and combined with experience.

The total percentages must equal at least 100 percent to qualify.

For the GS-09 grade level, you must have one year (52 full weeks) of specialized experience at a level of difficulty and responsibility equivalent to the GS-07 grade level in the Federal service.

Specialized Experience for this position includes :

• Experience investigating discrimination cases. (Including : party and witness interviews, document review, conducting on-site investigations, and analyzing evidence)
• OR Experience in assisting in the development of a public housing authority 5-year plan or City / County / State consolidated plan.
• OR Experience conducting fact finding for investigations that assess compliance with Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 or Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 or reviews assessing compliance with Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 or Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964.
• OR EDUCATION : A related master's or equivalent graduate degree or two full years of progressively higher level graduate education leading to such a degree or LL.

B. or J.D., if related.

OR A Combination : Combination of experience and education. This is creditable providing the combination total percentage equals 100% of the requirement.

Only graduate level education in excess of the first 18 semester hours (27 quarter hours) may be combined to be considered for qualifying education.

Experience may have been gained in either the public, private sector or volunteer service . One year of experience refers to full-time work;

part-time work is considered on a prorated basis. To ensure full credit for your work experience, please indicate dates of employment by month / day / year, and indicate number of hours worked per week on your resume.

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Last updated : 2024-09-28