Equal Employment Manager

Veterans Health Administration • Washington, DC

18h • Onsite

About The Position

The Equal Employment Manager serves as the EEO Manager for the Washington DC VA Medical Center, a large, complex tertiary-care facility providing inpatient and outpatient services across multiple medical specialties. The position has full supervisory authority over assigned EEO program staff at GS-12 and below and directs the facility’s EEO and Affirmative Employment Programs.

The manager oversees complaint processing, barrier analysis, special emphasis programs, reasonable accommodation, and alternative dispute resolution. The role includes reviewing workforce and staffing data, identifying systemic issues and underrepresentation, managing program resources, and developing or interpreting facility policies and procedures to ensure compliance with EEOC, OPM, VA, VHA, statutory, and Executive Order requirements. The manager provides expert advice to medical center and service leadership, HR staff, supervisors, and other stakeholders; designs and delivers EEO training; reports on program performance and trends; and promotes awareness of EEO rights, responsibilities, and complaint and dispute-resolution avenues.

The position is scheduled Monday through Friday, 8:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Eastern Time. Compressed or flexible scheduling, telework, and virtual work are not authorized. The work is primarily sedentary in an office setting, with meetings and occasional travel to work sites. No special physical exertion is required.

Requirements

• U.S. citizenship is required.
• Complete the required application steps, questionnaire, and online assessment.
• Selective Service registration is required for males born after December 31, 1959.
• Subject to a background/security investigation and completion of an online onboarding process.
• Meet the federal time-in-grade requirement, if applicable: 52 weeks at GS-12 for a GS-13 position.
• One year of specialized experience equivalent to at least GS-12, including interpreting EEO laws, EEOC regulations, and VA directives; analyzing complex discrimination complaints; facilitating ADR or mediation; supervising EEO staff; evaluating training; monitoring workload and staffing; and preparing documentation or responses for oversight entities.
• Participate in the VA seasonal influenza vaccination program.
• Serve a one-year probationary period or two-year trial period, as applicable.
• Work Monday through Friday, 8:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Eastern Time; compressed/flexible scheduling, telework, and virtual work are not authorized.

Nice To Haves

• Experience serving as an EEO Counselor or Investigator in a complex, multi-site healthcare or federal environment.
• Certification or formal training in alternative dispute resolution or mediation.

Responsibilities

• Supervise assigned EEO program staff at GS-12 and below; plan, assign, prioritize, and evaluate their work.
• Review staff work products for accuracy, technical sufficiency, timeliness, and compliance with applicable requirements.
• Provide staff guidance, feedback, coaching, training, mentoring, performance appraisals, and developmental support.
• Approve leave, manage staffing coverage, address workplace and interpersonal issues, and initiate or recommend minor disciplinary and corrective actions.
• Participate in recruitment and hiring, including developing position requirements, interviewing candidates, and recommending selections.
• Monitor workload and staffing trends, adjust assignments, and support succession planning and workforce development.
• Direct the facility EEO and Affirmative Employment Programs, including complaint processing, barrier analysis, special emphasis programs, reasonable accommodation, and ADR.
• Review workforce demographics, barrier analyses, staffing and promotion patterns, and EEOC MD-715 and related reports to identify systemic issues and underrepresentation.
• Allocate and manage staff time, training, and operating funds for program delivery and compliance.
• Develop, revise, and interpret facility EEO policies, procedures, and guidance, and ensure alignment with applicable regulations, directives, statutes, and Executive Orders.
• Advise medical center leadership, service chiefs, supervisors, and HR staff on EEO compliance, systemic barriers, and complaint-resolution strategies.
• Design and deliver EEO training for managers, supervisors, union officials, and employees; develop educational materials, job aids, and reference guides.
• Evaluate training effectiveness using participant feedback, knowledge assessments, and complaint trends, and refine training plans accordingly.
• Brief the Medical Center Director and executive leadership on program status, complaint trends, barrier analysis findings, and compliance metrics.
• Develop communications that promote awareness of EEO programs, rights, responsibilities, and complaint and ADR avenues.
• Serve as the facility’s primary EEO liaison with employees, supervisors, union representatives, special emphasis program committees, and external stakeholders.

Benefits

• Federal employees and their families have access to a comprehensive benefits package.
• VA may approve credit for job-related non-federal experience or active-duty uniformed military service when determining annual leave accrual; this must be requested and approved before appointment and is not guaranteed.
• The VA describes a Whole Health approach and an employee environment supporting personalized and proactive health and well-being.

What This Job Offers

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