Equal Employment Specialist

Veterans Health Administration; Jefferson Barracks (MO); On-site; USD 65,000 - 75,000; Full time

Job summary

U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs in St. Louis is seeking an Equal Employment Specialist to assist the EEO Manager with planning, development, implementation, evaluation and monitoring of affirmative Employment and Equal Employment Opportunity programs within the organization.

The role requires specialized federal experience, with education substitution options and transcript requirements. Time-in-grade considerations apply for current federal employees.

Qualifications

• Specialized Experience: 1 year at or above GS-9 in the federal system or equivalent.
• Education substitution allowed: Ph.D. or 3 years of graduate study in a related field; transcripts required.
• Combination: mix of education and experience demonstrating the workload and responsibilities.

Responsibilities

• Develops and presents training programs and provides advice on EEO and affirmative Employment issues.
• Maintains statistical data on discrimination complaints and prepares reports.
• Analyzes trends in demographic data and coordinates with officials on EEO matters.
• Coordinates logistics for meetings and trainings and supports the EEO program.

Skills

Training programs

EEO programs

Data analysis

Administration

Education

Ph.D. or equivalent doctoral degree

Three graduate years

Job description

This position serves as an Equal Employment Specialist for the St. Louis VA Medical Center. This position assists the EEO Manager in the planning, development, implementation, evaluation and monitoring of the affirmative Employment and Equal Employment Opportunity Programs within the organization.

To qualify for this position, applicants must meet all requirements by the closing date of this announcement, 11/09/2026.
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-11 position you must have served 52 weeks at the GS-9. 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-09 in the normal line of progression for the occupation in the organization. Examples of specialized experience would typically include, but are not limited to:
  • Develops and presents training programs and provides advice regarding the broad range of EEO and affirmative Employment issues impacting the organization.
  • Develops and maintains appropriate statistical data regarding the discrimination complaint process, responds to routine inquiries from complainants and responding management officials and assists with preparing various reports.
  • Conducts analysis of trends regarding demographic data and maintains appropriate contact with officials pertaining to the EEO discrimination complaint process and other related EEO program matters.
  • Provides broad program support and administrative responsibilities such as coordinating and planning the logistics for meetings, training and performing all other related duties associated with the EEO program. OR,
• Education: Applicants may substitute education for the required experience. To qualify based on education for this grade level you must have a Ph.D. or equivalent doctoral degree, or three (3) full years of progressively higher-level graduate education leading to such a degree, or LL.M., in a field related to this position that demonstrate the ability to do the work of this position. Education must have been obtained in an accredited college, or university.NOTE: Transcripts are required.OR,
• Combination: Applicants may also combine education and experience to qualify at this level. You must have an combination of specialized experience and education beyondthe first two graduate years or 36 semester hours and specialized experience to meet the total experience requirements. The education portion must include graduate courses that demonstrate the ability to do the work of the position.NOTE: Transcripts are required.

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/.