This position serves as the Equal Employment Opportunity Manager with direct reporting to the Medical Center Director. The incumbent has full responsibility for establishing, organizing, and directing an Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) Program that provides services to the VA Central Iowa Health Care System. A Recruitment/Relocation Incentive may be authorized to highly qualified candidates.

Duties

The primary purpose of this position is to perform work that involves developing, administering, evaluating, or advising on the Federal Government's internal equal employment opportunity program within the assigned organization. Major duties and responsibilities of this position include but may not be limited to: 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. Provides leadership, advice and counsel to line and staff managers/supervisors in the development and implementation of the organization's affirmative action plan. 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 processes, assuring formal complaints are processed within established time limits and in accordance with published regulations and policies. Primary responsibility for a total equal employment opportunity program that meets basic requirements for complying with laws, regulations and agency policies. This responsibility includes accountability for performance of the assigned program, e.g., planning, organizing, directing, staffing, coordinating, reviewing and evaluating the program. Work Schedule: 7:30am-4:00pm or 8:00am-4:30pm, Monday-Friday Virtual: This is not a virtual or remote position. Position is located onsite. Position Description/PD#: Equal Employment Manager - Incentive Authorized/PD11001A Relocation/Recruitment Incentives: A Recruitment/Relocation Incentive may be authorized to highly qualified candidates. Permanent Change of Station (PCS): Not Authorized Financial Disclosure Report: Not required Bargaining Unit: This is not a bargaining unit position 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.

Requirements

Qualifications

To qualify for this position, applicants must meet all requirements by the closing date of this announcement, 10/30/2023. 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 Federal Service, that is directly related to the work of the position and has equipped you with the particular knowledge, skills and abilities to successfully perform the duties as an Equal Employment Manager. Examples of specialized experience would typically include, but are not limited to: developing, implementing, coordinating, reviewing, monitoring, evaluating and updating plans associated with the EEO program; advising management on specific actions in support of affirmative action and strategies for handling discrimination complaints, communicating in writing to prepare reports on the EEO program; knowledge of the principles, practices, laws, and regulations concerning EEO; conducting mandatory training for managers, supervisors, and employees regarding EEO and the EEO complaint process, providing advice and assistance during the post investigative stages, (ex: hearings, appeals and compliance). You will be rated on the following Competencies for this position: Administration and ManagementAnalysis and Problem SolvingCommunicationsLeveraging DiversityOrganizational Awareness 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: You will be asked to participate in a pre-employment examination or evaluation as part of the pre-employment process for this position. Questions about physical demands or environmental factors may be addressed at the time of evaluation or examination. 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/.

Education

There is no educational substitution at this grade level.

Contacts

• Address Iowa City VA Health Care System 601 Highway 6 West Iowa City, IA 52246 US
• Name: Michael Kelly
• Phone: 612-467-3398
• Email: [email protected]