Equal Employment Manager

Veterans Health Administration • Bedford, MA

21h • Onsite

About The Position

This Equal Employment Manager position is within the Executive Director's service at the VA Bedford Healthcare System located in Bedford, Massachusetts. It is permanent and full-time at 40 hours per week. The primary purpose of this position is to perform work that involves developing, administering, evaluating or advising on the Federal Government's internal equal employment opportunity program within the assigned organization.

Requirements

• Must be a U.S. Citizen to apply for this job
• Must complete all required steps in the process, including application, questionnaire, and an online assessment
• Selective Service Registration is required for males born after 12/31/1959
• Subject to background/security investigation
• Selected applicants will be required to complete an online onboarding process
• Acceptable form(s) of identification will be required to complete pre-employment requirements
• Participation in the seasonal influenza vaccination program is a requirement for all Department of Veterans Affairs Health Care Personnel (HCP)
• Will be required to serve a 1-year probationary period or 2-year trial period
• Applicants who are current Federal employees and have held a GS grade any time in the past 52 weeks must also meet time-in-grade requirements by the closing date of this announcement. For a GS-12 position you must have served 52 weeks at the GS-11.
• Applicants must have at least one year of specialized experience at the next-lower grade GS-11.
• Experience includes, but is not limited to: Providing leadership, advice and counsel to line and staff managers/supervisors in the development and implementation of the organization's affirmative action plan; Coordinating Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) activity with Human Resources staff and establishes and maintains effective contacts with community elements interested in equal opportunity; Preparing complete and timely reports on pre-complaint counseling activities, the status of formal complaints and the disposition of complaints closed for various levels of higher authority; Defining EEO problem areas, identifies reasons for problems and drafts specific action items to treat the causes of problems, etc.

Nice To Haves

• Advising and providing counsel to employees regarding EEO policies, procedures and directives of management.
• Implementing EEO policies and procedures.
• Building and managing relationships with stakeholders.

Responsibilities

• Provides leadership, advice and counsel to line and staff managers/supervisors in the development and implementation of the organization's affirmative action plan
• Coordinates Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) activity with Human Resources staff and establishes and maintains effective contacts with community elements interested in equal opportunity
• Serves as the principal advisor to the organizational leadership and staff for a region by providing expert advice on all matters related to the EEO program on the feasibility and impact of EEO plans, policies and decisions
• Manages the EEO complaints processes. Assures formal complaints are processed within established time limits and in accordance with published regulations and policies
• Assumes responsibility for a total equal employment opportunity program that meets basic requirements for complying with laws, regulations and agency policies
• Develops and promotes EEO program publicity and reference materials insuring the EEO program is communicated to the workforce
• Performs a systematic evaluation of program activities and functions to measure the degree of success of program efforts; then recommends changes in program methods and approaches based on evaluation results
• Performs other duties as assigned

Benefits

• A career with the U.S. government provides employees with a comprehensive benefits package.
• As a federal employee, you and your family will have access to a range of benefits that are designed to make your federal career very rewarding.
• Federal Employees earn annual leave at a rate (4, 6 or 8 hours per pay period) which is based on the number of years they have served as a Federal employee.
• VA may offer newly-appointed Federal employee's credit for their job-related non-federal experience or active duty uniformed military service. This credited service can be used in determining the rate at which they earn annual leave.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Education Level: No Education Listed