This position is located under the Executive Director Department, St. Cloud, MN VA Health Care System. The primary purpose of this position is to perform work that involves developing, administering, evaluating and advising on the Federal Government's internal equal employment opportunity program. Incumbent serves as the Equal Employment Manager with full responsibility for establishing, organizing, and directing an Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) Program.

Duties

Duties include but are not limited to: Serves as principal advisor to organizational leadership and staff, providing expert guidance related to the Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) program. Responds to inquiries from complainants and management officials and assists with preparing various reports. Utilizes skills in the method and techniques of fact-finding, analysis, and resolution of problems. Provides advisory services to all levels of staff and management. Ensures formal complaints are processed within timelines and in accordance with policies, procedures and regulations. Applies the operating principles, methods and techniques of the EEO Program to include the fact-finding, analysis, counseling, discrimination complaint, investigative processes, and resolution of complex problems. Identifies barriers to Equal Employment opportunities, the cause and effects of discriminatory practices against protected classes of individuals and develops concrete action plans. Applies the laws, regulations, executive orders, and court decisions related to EEO. Reviews EEO policies and guidance, and updates as needed and applicable by law. Determines program effectiveness through periodic assessment. Develops and presents training programs and provides advice regarding the broad range of EEO issues. Utilizes automated software programs and systems to input data and track complaints. Develops and maintains appropriate statistical data regarding the discrimination complaint process. Prepares a variety of reports and presents findings to senior leadership. Plans and coordinates the logistics for meetings and trainings. Performs other duties as assigned. Work Schedule: Monday - Friday, 8:00am-4:30pm Ad Hoc: Telework eligible supervisor's discretion. Virtual: This is not a virtual position. Position Description/PD#: Equal Employment Manager/PD11001A Relocation/Recruitment Incentives: Not authorized. Critical Skills Incentive (CSI): Not approved. Permanent Change of Station (PCS): Not authorized. Financial Disclosure Report: Not required. 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, 02/20/2024. 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-11 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. You may qualify based on your experience 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: 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. Defines equal employment opportunity problem areas, identifies reasons for problems, and drafts specific action items to treat the causes of problems. 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. Manages the EEO Complaints processes. 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; assigns, directs, and reviews the equal employment opportunity program work of collaterally assigned or subordinate employees. Explains to and gains the support of the workforce for management's equal employment opportunity policies and goals. Coordinates program activities with other staff offices and with line managers to achieve mutual objectives. You will be rated on the following Competencies for this position: CommunicationCustomer ServiceReasoningTechnical Competence 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: The work is sedentary. No special physical demands are required to perform the work. 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 St Cloud VA Medical Center 4801 Veterans Drive St Cloud, MN 56303 US
• Name: Dmitriy Selyukov
• Phone: 651-405-5609
• Email: [email protected]