Senior Human Resources EEO Specialist

WICHITA COMPANY LIMITED; Wichita (KS); On-site; USD 60,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

The Wichita Company Limited is seeking an Equal Employment Opportunity Specialist to ensure fair employment practices and contract compliance across all applicants and employees. The role involves data gathering, reporting, and mediation for affirmative action and compliance, with investigation and resolution of discrimination and harassment concerns.

Reporting to the Human Resources Director, you will manage case tracking, ADA processes, training programs, and policy development to advance

Qualifications

• Strong knowledge of principles of human resources management.
• Familiarity with federal, state and local regulations affecting HR practices.
• Proficiency in using a computer to access, interpret, and record information.
• Ability to adapt to changing policies and processes.

Responsibilities

• Helps create, implement, and maintain the EEO program.
• Gathers, analyzes, and interprets data for EEO compliance, reporting, and monitoring.
• Plans and files required EEO and affirmative action reports with government agencies.
• Uses statistical tools to measure EEO program compliance.
• Reports survey results and recommendations for corrective action to management.
• Responds to inquiries regarding civil rights and equal opportunity laws and coordinates investigations.
• Keeps case progress updated in the tracking system and communicates with stakeholders.
• Facilitates ADA processes including accommodations and interactive dialog.

Skills

HR management

Regulatory compliance

Data analysis

Computer literacy

Job description

This job was posted by https://www.kansasworks.com : For more information, please see: https://www.kansasworks.com/jobs/13678299

Distinguishing Features of Work

The Equal Employment Opportunity Specialist will ensure that applicants and employees are given equal opportunities in employment and contracting activities regardless of race, religion, color, national origin, sex, age, disability, or any other protected characteristic and including violence in the workplace and performs mediation services for a positive resolution where possible.

Successful incumbents will demonstrate willingness to take on job challenges; demonstrate reliability, responsibility, and dependability and fulfill obligations; analyze information and use logic to address work or job issues and problems; be open to change (positive or negative) and to considerable variety in the workplace.

The position reports to the Human Resources Director. Work is directed and reviewed through the establishment of goals and subsequent evaluation of progress toward goal attainment.

• Posting may close at any time

Examples of Work Performed

• Helps to create, implement, and maintain the Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) program.
• Gathers, compiles, analyzes, and interprets data necessary for external (government) and internal EEO compliance, reporting, and monitoring. Data may include recruitment, hiring, terminations, promotions, disciplinary actions, salaries, applicant flows, and transfers.
• Plans, completes, and files required EEO and/or affirmative action reports and documentation with government agencies.
• Uses appropriate statistical software or tools to measure and monitor equal opportunity and affirmative action plan compliance.
• Reports survey results, statistics, and recommendations for corrective action to the Equal Employment Opportunity Manager and other appropriate stakeholders.
• Addresses internal inquiries regarding civil rights and equal opportunity laws and regulations as appropriate based on the specialists expertise; refers sensitive issues and concerns to manager or appropriate legal staff.
• Pursuant to established documentation procedures, records discriminatory factors and corrective actions identified through investigations of employment practices or alleged violations.
• Ensures timely processing and review of complaints by coordinating, monitoring, and streamlining complaint procedures.
• Responds within 24 hours to claims filed via telephone, walk-in, or the online system involving equal employment opportunity, sexual harassment and/or violence in the workplace issues. Arranges to meet with complainant(s) to take full statement, makes initial determination if case falls within jurisdiction and completes appropriate in-take forms.
• Updates and maintains a case management and tracking system with appropriate information.
• Conducts investigations of routine to moderate complexity through follow-up interviews with complainant(s); arranging and completing interviews with witnesses, supervisors, and managers as appropriate. Keeps manager apprised of case progression.
• Research relevant policies, rules and laws (federal, state, local) that apply to cases under investigation.
• Prepares preliminary reports outlining findings and submits a recommendation of sustained or un-sustained and course of action to the manager for review and approval. Prepares and maintains a folder of all case related documents in a format that facilitates legal review.
• Issues letters informing parties of recommended actions and follows-up to ensure recommendations are carried out.
• Stays abreast of federal, state and local laws, as well as court cases and trends regarding discrimination, harassment, case management, and best practices.
• Facilitates all parts of the ADA process including medical certification collection, interactive dialog, accommodation determination, and accommodation implementation.
• Assists in the development of policies and procedures and conducts training programs and workshops, as required.
• Provides data analysis reports related to EEO such as adverse impact analysis, trend analysis for cases, and other data analysis as required.
• May be asked to serve on committees or other boards related to this area of specialty.
• Develops and administers the City's Affciative Action and EEO compliance programs.
• Investigates and facilitates resolution of employee problems that may involve discriminatory activities.
• May supervise other professional or support staff.
• Completion of work assignments may require the operation of a vehicle.
• These examples are not intended to be all inclusive. Other related duties may be assigned as needed.

Requirements of Work

• Considerable knowledge of principles of human resources management
• Knowledge of federal, state and local regulations affecting human resources practices
• Ability to use a computer to access, interpret, and record information
• Ability to develop and maintain effective work