Equal Employment Manager

U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs; Biloxi (MS); Hybrid; USD 70,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs in Biloxi, MS seeks an Equal Employment Manager to develop, administer, evaluate, and advise on the agency's internal EEO program across a region.

The role leads the EEO program, provides guidance to leadership, and ensures compliance with laws and policies. The position requires in-depth knowledge of EEO laws, experience with investigations and counseling, and the ability to coordinate with HR, counsel offices, and stakeholders.

Qualifications

• Specialized Experience: knowledge of EEO laws, regulations, and procedures and ability to apply to complex work
• Skilled in fact-finding, analysis, counseling, complaint and investigative processes
• Leadership and guidance to employees and management on EEO matters

Responsibilities

• Develops, administers, evaluates, and advises on the Federal Government's internal equal employment opportunity program
• Serves as the Equal Employment Manager with responsibility for establishing and directing an EEO program for a region
• Provides expert advice on EEO matters, plans, policies, and decisions
• Manages EEO complaints processes
• Prepares reports on counseling, formal complaints, and dispositions
• Informs and advises management and employees on EEO requirements
• Coordinates EEO activities with HR, ORM, OGC/Regional Counsel, and stakeholders
• Develops and promotes EEO program publicity and materials
• Maintains data across databases and tracking systems
• Directs and reviews EEO program work of assigned staff
• Coordinates program activities with staff offices and line managers
• Understands department, medical center, and VISN goals and priorities
• Identifies problem areas and drafts action items
• Recommends resource allocations for EEO program
• Delivers quality EEO products, services, and guidance

Skills

Knowledge of EEO laws

Counseling & investigations

Leadership in EEO programs

Job description

Summary

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.

Summary

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.

Qualifications

To qualify for this position - applicants must meet all requirements by the closing date of this announcement - 09/23/2026. Time-In-Grade Requirement: 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. Note: 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. You may qualify based on your experience and/or education as described below: Specialized Experience: You must have 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. Examples of specialized experience would typically include: 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. For more information on these qualification standards - please visit the United States Office of Personnel Management's website at https://www.opm.gov/policy-data-oversight/classification-qualifications/general-schedule-qualification-standards/.

Duties

• Major duties include but are not limited to: 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
• Work Schedule: Monday - Friday - 8:00am to 4:30pm (Subject to change based on the needs of the facility.) Telework: This position may be authorized for telework
• Telework eligibility will be discussed during the interview process
• Subject to change based upon facility needs
• Virtual: This is not a virtual position
• Position Description/PD#: Equal Employment Manager/PD037260 Relocation/Recruitment Incentives: Not Authorized Critical Skills Incentive (CSI): Not Approved Permanent Change of Station (PCS): Not Authorized