Equal Employment Manager
What you'd do
The incumbent serves as the Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) Manager for the Lexington VA Health Care System and reports directly to the Executive Director. He/She is responsible for coordinating and/or managing all EEO activities.
Major duties
The incumbent serves as a management advisor on all related EEO issues and functions as a key member of the medical center's executive staff. Duties include but not limited to: Investigates EEO related activities for the facility. Trains all EEO activities for the facility. Defines EEO problem areas, identifies reasons for problems, and drafts specific action items to address the causes of the problem(s). Tracks status of formal discrimination complaints in process working closely with the Office of Resolution Management (ORM). Negotiates and settles EEO cases from formal to earning elections. Uses Alternative Dispute Resolution Program for the facility. Provides centralized tracking, monitoring, & reporting processes to proactively respond to allegations of harassment. Serves as representative of the facility in establishing and maintaining contact with local community groups in the interest of improving employment relations. Makes efforts to identify and solve systemic problems through on-site reviews by participation in agency management audits or personnel management evaluation reviews. Works with VISN and VACO level agencies responsible for investigating and reviewing all EEO complaints for the facility. Serves as technical advisor to all employees at the facility in all issues of EEO. Takes action to expedite complaint processing, serving as expert on processes and timelines. Work Schedule: Monday-Friday, 8:00am-4:30pm Telework-ADHOC: This position may be authorized for ADHOC telework. Telework eligibility will be discussed during the interview process. Virtual: This is not a virtual position. Position Description/PD#: Equal Employment Manager/PD600104 Relocation/Recruitment Incentives: Not Authorized Critical Skills Incentive (CSI): Not Approved Permanent Change of Station (PCS): Not Authorized
What you need to qualify
To qualify for this position, applicants must meet all requirements by the closing date of this announcement, 07/27/2026. 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-12 position you must have served 52 weeks at the GS-11. 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-11 in the normal line of progression for the occupation in the organization. Examples of specialized experience would typically include, but are not limited to: Knowledge and skill to manage a program, develop affirmative action plans, resolve complaints and advise managers; Knowledge of federal personnel administration policies and practices including appeals and grievances, labor relations, position classification, recruitment, and selection; Skill in effective oral communication and writing skills to make presentations, conduct training seminars, negotiate settlements, and write proposed decisions in complaint cases; and Knowledge of equal employment opportunity principles, laws, regulations, guidelines, policies and relevant decisions to recognize and solve individual equal employment issues. Preferred experience: VA EEO experience is preferred. Experience refers to paid and unpaid experience, including volunteer work done through National Service programs (e.g., Peace Corps, AmeriCorps) and other organizations (e.g., professional; philanthropic; religions; spiritual; community; student; social). Volunteer work helps build critical competencies, knowledge, and skills and can provide valuable training and experience that translates directly to paid employment. You will receive credit for all qualifying experience, including volunteer experience. Note: A full year of work is considered to be 35-40 hours of work per week. Part-time experience will be credited on the basis of time actually spent in appropriate activities. Applicants wishing to receive credit for such experience must indicate clearly the nature of their duties and responsibilities in each position and the number of hours a week spent in such employment. Physical Requirements: Work is generally sedentary with walking required during visits and tours. Flexibility is required to accommodate events and activities occurring in other normal duty hours. Mobility is required in terms of staging and assisting staff with equipment and other required materials. 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/.
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