This position manages the Medical Center EEO program and is responsible to the Medical Center Director for program development, administration, evaluation and/or advisory functions. The position requires knowledge of Federal EEO regulations and principles, compliance and enforcement skills, administrative management, and consulting skills, and knowledge of Federal personnel administration.

Duties

This position completes a range of duties that include, but are not limited to: Develops, plans, directs, coordinates, reviews, monitors, evaluates and updates program activities. Manages the EEO complaints counseling, investigation and adjudication program. Provides advice, assistance, and direction to service chiefs, supervisors, committees, employees or applicants on legal and procedural EEO program issues & requirements. Develop EEO program instructions and reviews all personnel administrative guidance, practices, procedures, policies, etc. to ensure EEO program compliance. Reviews activity EEO program areas including informal and formal complaint records to identify, determine, and implement training needs for the facility. Advise the Director regarding EEO program matters, providing guidance on the program's continuing policy & program of non-discrimination & affirmative employment. Determines accomplishments and objectives based on analysis of the workforce by race, sex, grade, occupational series & policies & practices affecting employment. Judgment in analyzing and recommending solutions to problems that adversely affect EEO. Protect sensitive data from unauthorized release and from loss, alteration or unauthorized deletion. Reviews existing medical center polices, and when indicted, develops new or modified policies, regulations, goals or objectives through the appropriate service(s). Completes audits assigned by the Director. This involves analyzing & evaluating the effectiveness of a particular program function in meeting agency requirements. Technically and administratively supervises the EEO Assistant. Will be periodically called upon to conduct or participate in managerial or supervisory training programs. Serves as principal backup to and provides assistance as needed to the Assistant to the Director. Work Schedule: Monday - Friday, 8:00 am - 4:30 pm, subject to change based on the needs of the facility. Telework: VA supports the use of telework as a way to help attract and retain talented individuals in public service, increase worker productivity, and better prepare the agency to operate during emergencies. This position may be authorized for telework. Telework eligibility will be discussed during the interview process. Virtual: This is not a virtual position. Position Description/PD#: Equal Employment Opportunity Manager/PD841240 Relocation/Recruitment Incentives: Not Authorized Critical Skills Incentive (CSI): Not Approved Permanent Change of Station (PCS): Not Authorized

Requirements

Qualifications

To qualify for this position, applicants must meet all requirements by the closing date of this announcement, 08/27/2024. 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-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: experience with Equal Employment Opportunity complaints such as monitoring for effectiveness, completion, and expediting as needed; providing advice, assistance, and/or direction to service Chiefs, Supervisors, committees, employees, and/or applicants on legal and procedural Equal Employment Opportunity program issues and requirements; reviewing informal and formal complaints to identify, determine, and implement training needs; performing audits, analyzing, managing, and evaluating the effectiveness of programs; providing policy or Standing Operating Procedure (SOP) development; and establishing and maintaining effective relationships with employees, Supervisors, and Managers on complex Equal Employment Opportunity issues. You will be rated on the following Competencies for this position: Analytical ReasoningLeadershipOral CommunicationOrganizational 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: Regular and recurring work generally involves sitting at a desk, and sitting in conferences and meetings except for occasional visits to activity work sites. Occasional use of automobile and public conveyance may be required. No special physical exertion is required. 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.

Note: Only education or degrees recognized by the U.S. Department of Education from accredited colleges, universities, schools, or institutions may be used to qualify for Federal employment. You can verify your education here: http://ope.ed.gov/accreditation/. If you are using foreign education to meet qualification requirements, you must send a Certificate of Foreign Equivalency with your transcript in order to receive credit for that education. For further information, visit: https://sites.ed.gov/international/recognition-of-foreign-qualifications/.

Contacts

• Address GV Sonny Montgomery VAMC 1500 East Woodrow Wilson Drive Jackson, MS 39216 US
• Name: Erica Guldenzopf
• Phone: 319-981-4467
• Email: [email protected]