TTS - Diversity, Equity, Inclusion & Accessibility Technology Advisor

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Technology Transformation Services is hiring for GS-15 - DEI&A Technology Advisor. This page contains information related to the role as well as a link to submit your application. Check out Join TTS Hiring Process to learn more about the application process.

Location: Virtual (100% Remote), Washington, DC; San Francisco, CA; Chicago, IL; New York, NY

Salary Range: The salary range for this position is: GS-15 Step 1 - $131,178 to GS-15 Step 10 $176,300

Your salary, including base and locality, will be determined upon selection, dependent on your actual duty location.

You can find more information about this in the compensation and benefits section on our site.

For specific details on locality pay, please visit OPM’s Salaries & Wages page or for a salary calculator OPM’s 2022 General Schedule (GS) Salary Calculator.

Please note the maximum salary available for the GS pay system is $176,300

Note: You may not be eligible for the maximum salary as it is locality dependent. Please refer to the maximum pay for your locality.

Who May Apply: All United States citizens and nationals (residents of American Samoa and Swains Islands).

Role Summary:

DEI&A Technology Advisor - GS-15

TTS improves the public’s experience with the government by helping federal agencies build, buy and share technology that allows them to be more accessible, efficient, and effective. Our goal is a world of easy-to-use, effective, and secure digital government products and services for the American people. You’ll make a difference by bringing your leadership and creativity to a talented and passionate community while creating impactful initiatives that will directly affect the American public.

The TTS Diversity, Equity, Inclusion & Accessibility (DEIA) Technology Advisor will work collaboratively with GSA stakeholders and federal partners to ensure that DEIA best practices are incorporated into products, programs and services. They will establish and maintain Federal partnerships and foster organizational cultures which effectively reflect Federal DEIA priorities and commitments. Key objectives:

Key objective #1: TTS Technology Product/Design Expertise (40%)

Promotes inclusive and participatory design strategies with stakeholders and partners, providing training, research, and toolkits to delivery teams.
Defines and drives equity and accessibility best practices and requirements in TTS work across external agencies and business units.
Defines DEIA metrics to evaluate TTS programs and to support various business units in assessment. Socializes, measures, and regularly reports on progress, taking a data-driven approach.
Plans and leads external DEIA efforts to address issues in areas where precedents do not exist; and establishes new approaches to ensure that DEIA priorities and commitments are met.
Works with external agency leadership to promote Federal, GSA, TTS and related special emphasis programs. Collaborates with TTS affinity groups to evangelize community needs.

Collaborates with GSA’s Senior Advisor for Equity and supports GSA enterprise-wide DEIA-related initiatives and administration priorities, including Executive Orders.
Serves as a connecting force to advance overall GSA priorities and commitments. Identifies DEIA successes in TTS projects, shares results with other GSA offices, and encourages agency-wide adoption. Brings best practices from other GSA offices to TTS.
Makes recommendations and provides input into GSA reports, as requested.

Key objective #3: TTS Program Support (20%)

Works with the Office of Human Resources Management (OHRM) to support TTS’s and GSA’s creation of a DEIA strategic plan to identify, socialize, measure and regularly report on programmatic goals and milestones.
Supports accessibility initiatives that foster environments where everyone can thrive, including employees along the full range of neurodiversity, in collaboration with the GSA Senior Advisor, OHRM and various stakeholders and partners.
Partners with TTS People Operations and Talent teams to conduct external DEIA audits, measures, and to improve Federal DEIA practices, programs and commitments.
Partners with TTS senior leadership, Front Office, and the TTS Outreach team to draft, review and edit TTS DEI&A focused communications, emails, presentations, and the TTS Handbook.

Basic Information

Location: Virtual (100% Remote), Washington, DC; San Francisco, CA; Chicago, IL; New York, NY

Salary Range: Base salary GS-15 - $131,178 to $176,300

If you are a new federal employee, your starting salary will likely be set at the Step 1 of the grade for which you are selected. Total compensation may include locality pay based on the individual’s duty location. For more salary information including locality pay details, please visit OPM’s Salaries & Wages page.

Who May Apply: All United States citizens and nationals (residents of American Samoa and Swains Islands)

Job announcement number: 22FASC311JCOTR

Opening and closing period for this job application: Monday, April 25, 2022 EDT to 11:59pm on Monday, May 9, 2022 EDT

Job Title: IT Program Manager

Series & Grade: 2210 - 15

Promotion Potential: GS-15

Number of vacancies: 1 (Additional vacancies may be filled from this announcement as needed)

Supervisory status: NO

Travel requirement: Occasional travel may be required up to 10%-20% per year

Security clearance: Public trust. Background investigation required.

Work Schedule: Full time

Appointment Type: Career/Perm

Job Summary

This position is located within the General Services Administration (GSA), Federal Acquisition Service (FAS), Technology Transformation Service (TTS).

GSA has been repeatedly named as one of the ‘Best Places to Work’ in the federal government. You will have access to many benefits including:

Health insurance (choose from a wide range of plans)
Life insurance coverage with several options
Sick leave and vacation time, including 10 paid holidays per year
Thrift Savings Plan (similar to a 401(k) plan)
Flexible work schedules and telework
Transit and child care subsidies
Training and development
Flexible spending accounts
Long-term care insurance
Training and development

Key Requirements

You must be a U.S. Citizen or National (residents of American Samoa and Swains Islands)
Suitable for federal employment, determined by a background investigation
You may be required to serve a trial period
Direct Deposit of salary check to financial organization required
Register with Selective Service, if you are required by https://www.sss.gov/Registration-Info/Who-Registration

Employment Requirements

Serve a one year trial period, if required
Undergo and pass a background investigation. You must be granted this clearance before you can start the job
Have your identity and work status eligibility verified if you are not a GSA employee. We will use the Department of Homeland Security’s e-Verify system for this
Any discrepancies must be resolved as a condition of continued employment
Complete a financial disclosure report to verify that no conflict, or an appearance of conflict, exists between your financial interest and this position

Qualifications

To qualify for this role, you must have one year of specialized experience. Specialized experience is:

Experience building and implementing a diversity, equity, inclusion, or accessibility strategy in a large, complex organization
Experience in the delivery of technology solutions
Experience with human-centered, iterative, or data-driven approaches to program design, delivery, or problem solving
Direct experience with both senior executives or grassroots employee communities like employee resource groups, affinity groups, and/or communities of practice
Experience creating executive-level communications that reflect current DEIA best practices

Qualification determinations cannot be made when resumes do not include the required information, so failure to provide this information may result in disqualification.

For each job on your resume, provide:

the exact dates you held each job (from month/year to month/year or “present”)
number of hours per week you worked (if part time)

How To Apply

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