Clarification from the agency

This position is open to Status Candidates {Current and former competitive service Federal employees, and people eligible under special hiring authorities. This includes all Merit Promotion sources: Status (Transfers, Reinstatements), VEOA, VRA, Permanent Canteen (VCS) employees, CTAP, ICTAP, Non-Competitive Eligible and certain Excepted Service Employees (i.e., Interchange Agreements).

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*****Vacancy will close after 1st 50 applications or closing date 03/05/2026.*****

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:

• Principle advisor for Medical Center Director, PENTAD, and Service Chiefs for areas of EEO, Affirmative Employment, and Civil Rights External Program.
• Conduct analysis of workforce by race, sex, grade, occupational series.
• Assist Office of Resolution Management with investigations and hearings.
• Serve as technical expert for external complaint process.
• Conduct diversity and EEO training.
• Develop, implement, monitor, and evaluate facility EEO/Diversity Management plans.
• Proposes and develops policy and responses to correspondence for the facility on all EEO/AE, ADR, and CR matters, and acts as a liaison and/or spokesperson on such matters with persons and/or groups within and outside of the facility.
• Responsible for assembling, consolidating, and submitting timely and accurate plans, information, and reports on the facility's EEO/AE, ADR, and CR programs and status.
• Utilizes systems and tools to gather data, perform analysis, evaluate, and report the effectiveness of the Program.
• Performs demographic analyses and identifies appropriate benchmarks for the local workforce, including major occupations, grade levels, and other categories, by race, ethnicity, and gender as compared to the Relevant Civilian Labor Force (RCLF) and other appropriate benchmarks.
• Conducts workforce analysis using the VA's Support Service Center workforce analysis and reporting system.
• Identifying less than expected representation in major occupations compared to the RCLF
• Identifying approaches for targeted recruitment outreach.
• Coordinating with Human Resources staff, managers and other internal stakeholders to meet recruitment outreach needs.
• Utilizing student intern programs to create an employment pipeline.
• Identifying triggers and barriers to EEO and developing corrective strategies.
• Providing training opportunities to eliminate/mitigate occupational barriers.
• Monitoring climate and employee engagement/satisfaction issues and developing solutions to improve the culture as it relates to EEO/AE, ADR, and CR.

Work Schedule: Monday - Friday, 8:00AM - 4:30PM
Telework: Ad-hoc
Virtual: This is not a virtual position.
Position Description/PD#: Equal Employment Manager/PD504620
Relocation/Recruitment Incentives: Not Authorized

Conditions of employment

• 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
• Participation in the seasonal influenza vaccination program is a requirement for all Department of Veterans Affairs Health Care Personnel (HCP)
• Selected applicants will be required to complete an online onboarding process. Acceptable form(s) of identification will be required to complete pre-employment requirements (https://www.uscis.gov/i-9-central/form-i-9-acceptable-documents). Effective May 7, 2025, driver's licenses or state-issued dentification cards that are not REAL ID compliant cannot be utilized as an acceptable form of identification for employment.

a. Possess a valid, unrestricted State driver's license,
b. Have a safe driving record, and
c. Demonstrate that they are medically qualified to operate the appropriate motor vehicle safely.

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 interest. In 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.

Qualifications

To qualify for this position, applicants must meet all requirements by the closing date of this announcement, 03/05/2026.

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 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-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: Developing, implementing, coordinating, reviewing, monitoring, evaluating and updating all 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; application of the principles, practices, laws, and regulations concerning EEO; Preparing case reports for EEO complaints and; Drafting actionable plans to prevent potential violations of EEO infractions; Experience with a federal EO complaint resolution program and facilitating various complaint-related processes that may involve complex civil rights issues; 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 Management
• Communication
• Conflict Management
• Creative Thinking

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 normally sedentary in an office environment.

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/.

How you will be evaluated

You will be evaluated for this job based on how well you meet the qualifications above.

IN DESCRIBING YOUR EXPERIENCE, PLEASE BE CLEAR AND SPECIFIC. WE WILL NOT MAKE ASSUMPTIONS REGARDING YOUR EXPERIENCE.

Narrative responses are not required at this time. If you are referred for consideration, you may be asked to submit additional job related information, which may include, but not limited to; responses to the knowledge, skills and abilities; completion of a work sample, and/or contact for an interview. Your resume and/or supporting documentation will be verified. Please follow all instructions carefully. Errors or omissions may affect your rating or consideration for employment.

The Department of Veterans Affairs performs pre-employment reference checks as an assessment method used in the hiring process to verify information provided by a candidate (e.g., on resume or during interview or hiring process); gain additional knowledge regarding a candidate's abilities; and assist a hiring manager with making a final selection for a position.

For more information on the "Who may apply" eligibility requirements, please refer to the OHRM Status Candidates and Other Candidate Definitions document.

Placement Policy: The posting of this announcement does not obligate management to fill a vacancy or vacancies by promotion. The position may be filled by reassignment, change to lower grade, transfer, appointment, or reinstatement. Management may use any one or any combination of these methods to fill the position.

It is the policy of the VA to not deny employment to those that have faced financial hardships or periods of unemployment.

Veterans and Transitioning Service Members: Please visit the VA for Vets site for career-search tools for Veterans seeking employment at VA, career development services for our existing Veterans, and coaching and reintegration support for military service members.