Director, EEO Investigations

The Office of Equal Employment Opportunity

The Office of Equal Employment Opportunity (OEEO) is responsible for preventing, investigating, and addressing employment discrimination, harassment, and retaliation within the Department. OEEO works closely with complainants to conduct thorough and impartial investigations addressing inappropriate conduct and fostering a workplace environment that is safe, fair, and respectful.

Duties and Responsibilities

• Providing executive supervision, guidance, mentoring, and performance management to the EEO Investigations Team Leads and the EEO Investigations Team.
• Directing and overseeing all EEO investigations from intake through final disposition and ensuring timely completion of investigative activities.
• Reviewing investigative reports, findings, and recommendations to ensure legal sufficiency, consistency, accuracy, and quality before submission to executive leadership.
• Advising the Executive Director and Department executives on significant Equal Employment Opportunity matters, complex employment discrimination issues, and investigative findings.
• Implementing investigative policies, procedures, quality assurance standards, internal controls, and best practices to ensure consistency across the investigations program.
• Monitoring investigative caseloads, workflow, staffing, productivity, and performance metrics, while allocating resources to support timely case resolution.
• Conducting quality assurance reviews and audits of investigative files to ensure compliance with Department policy.
• Identifying complaint trends, recurring issues, and organizational risks, and recommending policy, operational, and procedural improvements.
• Preparing executive reports, statistical analyses, management briefings, and other materials regarding investigative operations and program performance.
• Coinciding with Department executives and stakeholders concerning significant or sensitive investigations.
• Ensuring compliance with applicable federal, state, and local Equal Employment Opportunity laws, rules, regulations, and Department policies.

Work Location

375 Pearl Street, New York, NY 10038

Work Schedule

Tours Vary

To Apply

Please visit https://cityjobs.nyc.gov and search for Job ID #784982

Additional Information

This position requires an attorney with a license to practice law in the State of New York, and at least 7 years of recent full-time responsible, relevant legal experience, subsequent to admission to the Bar. Prior experience should include significant litigation experience in constitutional and criminal issues. The candidate should also have familiarity with Department policies and operations, through knowledge of legal strategies and methodologies and outstanding written and verbal skills.

In compliance with Federal Law, all persons hired will be required to verify identity and eligibility to work in the United States and to complete the required employment eligibility verification document form upon hire.

The City of New York offers a comprehensive benefits package including health insurance for the employee and his or her spouse or domestic partner and unemancipated children under age 26, union benefits such as dental and vision coverage, paid annual leave and sick leave, paid holidays, a pension, and optional savings and pre-tax programs such as Deferred Compensation, IRA, and a flexible spending account.

At the direction of the Commanding Officer, the Director will also represent the License Division at Department executive meetings as well as external meetings with city, state, and federal agencies on matters related to the Division.

Minimum Qualifications

• Admission to the New York State Bar; and four years of recent full-time responsible, relevant, satisfactory legal experience subsequent to admission to any bar, eighteen months of which must have been in the supervision of other attorneys, in an administrative, managerial or executive capacity, or performing highly complex and significant legal work.
• Incumbents must remain Members of the New York State Bar in good standing for the duration of this employment.

Preferred Skills

Preference will be given to candidates with five (5) or more years of EEO investigative and decision-making experience, specifically in conducting workplace EEO investigations. The role requires a high degree of sound judgement, discretion, initiative analytical and writing skills, and strong communication skills when handling sensitive and complex matters.

Residency Requirement

NYC residency is not required for this position.

Additional Information

The City of New York is an inclusive equal opportunity employer committed to recruiting and retaining a diverse workforce and providing a work environment that is free from discrimination and harassment based upon any legally protected status or protected characteristic, including but not limited to an individual's sex, race, color, ethnicity, national origin, age, religion, disability, sexual orientation, veteran status, gender identity, or pregnancy.