Equal Employment Manager

Duties may include but are not limited to:

• Recruit and hire subordinate staff members in line with merit staffing procedures and equal employment opportunity guidelines.
• Responsible for equal opportunity for all employees supervised ensuring fair and equitable practices in the selection of employees for training promotions awards and recognition and for other career development opportunities.
• Develop and conduct facility-wide analyses of EEO-related issues and programs including reviewing systemic problems within the facility.
• Develop strategies for handling discrimination complaints; investigate discriminatory practices; develop and implement EEO program policies to address and resolve discriminatory barriers for various SEPs.
• Responsible for developing planning directing coordinating reviewing monitoring evaluating and updating EEO program activities.
• Develop facility-level EEO procedures and policies and assess policies for effectiveness.
• Serve as technical advisor to the facilitys EEO Committee and establishes and implements an effective recognition program for those who make a significant contribution to members of the Facilitys Federal EEO Committee.
• Serve to improve the representation of minorities the disabled and women and other Special Emphasis groups in the workforce; and reduces or eliminates potential complaints of discrimination.
• Develop an ADR Program which is any procedure or combinat10n or procedures voluntarily used to resolve issues in controversy without the need to resort to litigation.
• Conduct mandated New Employee Orientation of the Prevention of Workplace Harassment for all newly hired employees and ensures that all employees receive refresher training on Prevention of Workplace Harassment every 2 years.
• Arranges for the proper training and provides leadership and administrative supervision to equal employment opportunity advisory committees equal employment opportunity technical assistants and other specifically designated equal employment opportunity staff personnel involved in the planning counseling investigative personnel and legal aspects of equal employment opportunity.

Work Schedule: Monday - Friday 7:30am - 4:00pm
Virtual: This is not a virtual position.
Position Description/PD#: Equal Employment Manager/PD13208O
Relocation/Recruitment Incentives: May Be Authorized
Permanent Change of Station (PCS): Authorized

• You must be a U.S. Citizen to apply for this job
• Selective Service Registration is required for males born after 12/31/1959
• Subject to background/security investigation
• Selected applicants will be required to complete an online onboarding process. Acceptable form(s) of identification will be required to complete pre-employment requirements ( Effective May 7 2025 drivers licenses or state-issued identification cards that are not REAL ID compliant cannot be utilized as an acceptable form of identification for employment.
• Participation in the seasonal influenza vaccination program is a requirement for all Department of Veterans Affairs Health Care Personnel (HCP)

As a condition of employment for accepting this position you will be required to serve a 1-year probationary period or 2-year trial period during which we will evaluate your fitness and whether your continued employment advances the public determining if your employment advances the public interest we may consider:

• your performance and conduct;
• the needs and interests of the agency;
• whether your continued employment would advance organizational goals of the agency or the Government; and
• whether your continued employment would advance the efficiency of the Federal service.

Upon completion of your probationary period or trial period your employment will be terminated unless you receive certification in writing that your continued employment advances the public interest.

To qualify for this position applicants must meet all requirements by the closing date of this announcement 10/16/2026.

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-13 position you must have served 52 weeks at the GS-12. 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 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.GS-13You may qualify based on your experience and/or education as described below:

• Specialized Experience: You must have one year of specialized experience equivalent to at least the next lower grade GS-12 in the normal line of progression for the occupation in the organization. Examples of specialized experience would typically include but are not limited to: equal employment regulations resolve complex problems regulations advise Federal managers sensitive equal employment opportunity EEO Laws policies affirmative action plans and GEMS. (must be in resume)

You will be rated on the following Competencies for this position:

• Accountability
• Administration and Management
• Customer Service
• Decisiveness
• Employee Relations
• Flexibility
• Interpersonal Skills
• Labor Relations
• Managing Diverse Workforce
• Problem Solving
• Resilience

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 regular and recurring work of the position involves sitting at a desk attending conferences or meetings and occasional visits to various worksites. Occasional use of automobile and public conveyances may be required. No special physical exertion is required.

For more information on these qualification standards please visit the United States Office of Personnel Managements website at