Equal Employment Manager

Veterans Health Administration • Biloxi, MS

19h • Onsite

About The Position

The 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. This position serves as the Equal Employment Manager with full responsibility for establishing, organizing, and directing an Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) Program that provides services to a region.

Requirements

• Must be a U.S. Citizen to apply for this job
• Must complete all required steps in the process.
• In addition to the application and questionnaire, this position requires an online assessment.
• The online assessment measures critical general competencies required to perform the job.
• 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 ( https://www.uscis.gov/i-9-central/form-i-9-acceptable-documents ).
• Effective May 7, 2025, driver's licenses or state-issued identification cards that are not REAL ID compliant cannot be utilized as an acceptable form of identification for employment.
• Participation in the seasonal influenza vaccination program is a requirement for all Department of Veterans Affairs Health Care Personnel (HCP)
• As a condition of employment for accepting this position, you will be required to serve a 1-year probationary period or 2-year trial period during which we will evaluate your fitness and whether your continued employment advances the public interest.
• 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.
• The grade may have been in any occupation, but must have been held in the Federal service.
• An SF-50 that shows your time-in-grade eligibility must be submitted with your application materials.
• If the most recent SF-50 has an effective date within the past year, it may not clearly demonstrate you possess one-year time-in-grade, as required by the announcement. In this instance, you must provide an additional SF-50 that clearly demonstrates one-year time-in-grade.
• Time-In-Grade requirements also apply to former Federal employees applying for reinstatement as well as current employees applying for Veterans Employment Opportunities Act of 1998 (VEOA) appointment.
• One year of specialized experience equivalent to at least the next lower grade (GS-11) in the normal line of progression for the occupation in the organization.
• Applies comprehensive knowledge of laws, regulations, executive orders, court decisions, and issues related to the Federal equal employment opportunity program and skill to interpret and apply this knowledge to a variety of difficult and complex work assignments.
• Skilled in applying the operating principles, methods and techniques of the EEO Program to include fact-finding, analysis, counseling, complaint, and investigative processes, the roles of the EEO Committee.
• Analyzes and recommends solutions to problems that adversely affect EEO, Reasonable Accommodation and the Prevention of Sexual Harassment.
• Provides leadership and guidance to facility employees, managers, supervisors.
• Serves as a trainer in the areas of EEO.
• Communicates effectively both verbally and in writing, and brief management officials at the facility level.

Nice To Haves

• Telework eligibility will be discussed during the interview process.

Responsibilities

• Developing, administering, evaluating, and advising on the Federal Government's internal equal employment opportunity program within the assigned organization.
• Serving as the Equal Employment Manager with full responsibility for establishing, organizing, and directing an Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) Program that provides services to a region.
• Provides 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.
• Prepares complete, timely reports on pre-complaint counseling activities, the status of formal complaints, and the disposition of complaints closed for various levels of higher authority.
• Informs and advises management officials and employees on EEO program requirements.
• Coordinate activities, program planning, reports and other EEO related functions with Human Resources, Office of Resolution Management, Office of General Counsel/Regional Counsel and other internal and external office stakeholders.
• Develops and promotes EEO program publicity and reference materials insuring EEO program is communicated to the workforce.
• Developing and maintaining data through a variety of databases and information tracking systems.
• Assigns, directs, and reviews the equal employment opportunity program work of collaterally assigned or subordinate employees; coordinates program activities with other staff offices and with line managers to achieve mutual objectives.
• Knowledge of overall department, medical center and VISN goals, missions and priorities to assure a positive impact on other programs and resources.
• Defines equal employment opportunity problem areas, identifies reasons for problems, and drafts specific action items to treat the causes of problems.
• Developing recommendations to management on the level and mix of resources (staff, money, space and equipment) to be assigned to the program; allocating assigned resources within the program to meet program objectives.
• Provides quality EEO products and services, advice and direction on issues related to the administration and management of an EEO program and the impact of organization policies, plans, practices and decisions.

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.
• Eligibility for benefits depends on the type of position you hold and whether your position is full-time, part-time or intermittent.
• Contact the hiring agency for more information on the specific benefits offered.

What This Job Offers

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