Equal Employment Manager

Duties

• Serves as the principal advisor to the organizational leadership and staff for a region by providing expert advice on all matters related to the EEO program on the feasibility and impact of EEO plans, policies, and decisions.
• Defines equal employment opportunity problem areas, identifies reasons for problems, and drafts specific actions items to treat the causes of problems.
• Captures and coordinates EEO activity with the Human Resources Office(s) staff and establishes and maintains effective contacts with community elements interested in equal opportunity.
• Serves on and assumes a leadership role on committees which are decision-making or recommending bodies on matters concerning position management, recruitment, training, promotion, job design, reduction in force, and other employment services, to assure appropriate consideration of EEO impacts and responsibilities.
• Manages the EEO complaints process. Assures formal complaints are processed within established time limits and in accordance with published regulations and policies. Determines acceptability of formal complaints and dismisses those that are untimely or not within purview of applicable regulations and advises complaints of their right to appeal local determinations.
• 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.
• Responsible for a total equal employment opportunity program that meets basic requirements for complying with laws, regulations, and agency policies.
• Develops recommendations to management on the level and mix of resources (staff, money, space, and equipment) to be assigned to the program. Allocates assigned resources within the program to meet program objectives and periodically assesses the applicability of current local EEO program objectives and recommends changes.

Qualifications

• To qualify for this position - applicants must meet all requirements by the closing date of this announcement - 07/09/2026.
• The grade may have been in any occupation - but must have been held in the Federal service.
• Experience must be fully documented on your resume and must include job title, duties, month and year start/end dates, and hours worked per week.

Competencies

• Conflict Management
• Influencing/Negotiating
• Manages Resources
• Partnering
• Planning and Evaluating

Physical Requirements

• The work is sedentary. No special physical demands are required to perform the work.

Work Environment

• The work is performed in a typical office setting.

VA Midwest Health Care Network

• The VA Midwest Health Care Network advocates for a Whole Health System of care in each of the Medical Centers.
• This is an approach to healthcare that empowers and equips people to take charge of their health and well-being and live their lives to the fullest.
• As an employee operating in a Whole Health System of care - you will operate in a model with three core elements - seeking to create a personalized health plan for each Veteran.
• This is done in the context of healing relationships and healing environments and a connection back to the Veteran's community.
• This aligns with the Veterans Health Administration (VHA) Mission Statement to Honor America's Veterans by providing exceptional health care that improves their health and well-being.