Equal Opportunity Assistant

U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs; Houston (TX); On-site; USD 52,000 - 65,000; Full time

Job summary

U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs is seeking an Equal Opportunity Assistant to provide administrative support to the Office of Equal Employment Opportunity and nine community-based outpatient clinics.

The role involves planning, coordinating, and directing human resources activities, training, and compliance with regulations and policies for EEO. The position requires experience in data collection, reporting, timekeeping, and regulatory compliance, with responsibilities spanning from

Qualifications

• Time-In-Grade requirements for current or former federal employees.
• Specialized experience including data collection, compilation and statistical tracking.
• Experience organizing documents, preparing correspondence and maintaining logs.
• Ability to support regulatory compliance and program operations.

Responsibilities

• Provides technical assistance to the EEO Manager and collateral duty personnel.
• Participates in development and monitoring of EEO programs and reports.
• Prepares recurring and special reports on informal complaints status.
• Assists in monitoring EEO complaints and supports management with legal recommendations.
• Serves as Control Point coordinator for Interpreter services under MEDVAMC contract.
• Supports the financial operation of the EEO Office and Special Emphasis Programs.
• Analyzes administrative workflow to improve service delivery; schedule Mon–Fri 7:30–4:00.

Skills

Data collection and analysis

Documentation organization

Timekeeping and attendance guidance

Regulatory compliance support

Tools

Excel

Access

PowerPoint

Job description

Summary

The Equal Opportunity Assistant will provide administrative support to the Office of Equal Employment Opportunity and the nine community based outpatient clinics. Will be responsible for planning - developing - coordinating - implementing - directing and controlling the overall activities related to human resources activities - training - contraction - quality monitoring and compliance with applicable regulation or policy for EEO.

Qualifications

To qualify for this position - applicants must meet all requirements by the closing date of this announcement - 10/12/2026. 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-07 position you must have served 52 weeks at the GS-06. 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 as described below: Specialized Experience: You must have one year of specialized experience equivalent to at least the next lower grade GS-06 in the normal line of progression for the occupation in the organization. Examples of specialized experience would typically include - but are not limited to: Collecting - compiling and statistical tracking of data and information to support the organization's operations Organizing documents - preparing correspondence - maintaining logs - and ensuring timely submission of required material Providing overall program support - helping maintain regulatory compliance - coordinating appointments and meetings - ensuring documentation accuracy - and supporting operational needs of the Service Experience utilizing Microsoft Office software such as Excel - Access - PowerPoint - or comparable spreadsheets and databases to develop charts - reports - and visual presentations for Office - leadership or training sessions Providing timekeeping support by monitoring time and attendance practices - providing guidance to supervisors on established time and attendance procedures - and reviewing related procedures and practices for compliance with applicable requirements. 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

• Provides technical assistance to the EEO Manager and assigned collateral duty personnel
• The incumbent actively participates in the development - monitoring the implementation the Affirmative Action Plan and Report of Accomplishment - the Federal Equal Opportunity Recruitment Plan (FEORP - the Annual Report for people with Disabilities Program - the Annual Report for Disabled Veterans (DVAAP) - and the Plan on Initiatives to support historical Black Colleges and Universities (HBCU) and the Hispanic Association of Colleges and Universities (NACU)
• Prepares recurring and special reports on status of informal complaints
• Assist the EEO Manager in monitoring the EEO complaints to include analyzing and evaluating case strategy for early resolution and provide support to management in the preparation of legal recommendations to the Office or Resolution Management (ORM) - Office of Employment Discrimination Complaints Adjudication (OEDCA) and Office of District Counsel
• Serves as Control Point coordinator for Interpreter services for the MEDVAMC contract
• Serves as Control Point Coordinator for the financial operation of EEO Office - which includes assisting all Special Emphasis Program Managers with the financial responsibilities for program activities
• Responsible for analyzing the administrative workflow and problems to establish and develop operations procedures to ensure proper functioning of all organizational components of the Service Work Schedule: Monday through Friday 7:30 am - 4:00 pm (subject to change based on facility needs) Virtual: This is not a virtual position
• Position Description/PD#: Equal Opportunity Assistant/PD03267-O Relocation/Recruitment Incentives: Not Authorized Critical Skills Incentive (CSI): Not Approved Permanent Change of Station (PCS): Not Authorized