Equal Employment Manager

Duties and responsibilities include but are not limited to the following:

• Serve as the principal EEO advisor to leadership and staff; counsel managers on the feasibility and impact of EEO plans policies and decisions.
• Lead the development and implementation of the organizations affirmative action plan.
• Analyze management practices structures and employment patterns to identify EEO barriers; monitor progress toward corrective outcomes.
• Diagnose EEO problem areas and draft targeted corrective action items.
• Coordinate EEO activities with Human Resources and maintain effective partnerships with community stakeholders.
• Lead/serve on decision or recommendation committees (e.g. position management recruitment training promotion job design reduction-in-force) to ensure EEO impacts are considered.
• Provide accessible counseling to employees and develop/promote EEO program communications and reference materials.
• Manage the EEO complaints process end-to-end ensuring timeliness and compliance with regulations.
• Maintain strict impartiality; coordinate investigators/examiners and secure records and witnesses.
• Screen formal complaints for acceptability; dismiss untimely or out-of-scope cases; advise complainants of rights and post-investigative options.
• Prepare complete timely reports on pre-complaint counseling formal complaint status and case dispositions for higher authority.
• Direct a comprehensive EEO program that meets legal regulatory and agency requirements.
• Plan organize staff coordinate review and evaluate the program; recommend and allocate resources.
• Assign direct and review EEO work of collateral/subordinate staff; build workforce support for EEO policies and goals.
• Coordinate with staff offices and line managers; evaluate activities and recommend improvements; periodically reassess local EEO objectives.
• Perform other related duties as assigned.

Work Schedule: Monday through Friday 7:30 a.m. - 4:00 p.m.
Telework: 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 Manager/PD24561O
Relocation/Recruitment Incentives: No Authorized
Permanent Change of Station (PCS): Not Authorized

• You must be a U.S. Citizen to apply for this job
• To be considered for this position you must complete all required steps in the process. In addition to the application and questionnaire this position requires an online assessment. The online assessment measures critical general competencies required to perform the job.
• Selective Service Registration is required for males born after 12/31/1959
• Physical Requirements: The work required does not inherently include any physical requirements essential for successful job performance that could not otherwise be performed with accommodation or workplace adjustment. A pre-placement physical examination is not required.
• 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 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 09/14/2026.

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 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:

• Advising managers and staff on EEO policies and affirmative action plans.
• Identifying and resolving EEO barriers through analysis of employment data.
• Coordinating EEO activities with HR and community groups.
• Managing the EEO complaints process including intake and resolution.
• Leading or participating in committees to ensure EEO is considered in employment decisions.
• Promoting EEO program awareness and providing accessible counseling to employee

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

Required Experience:

Manager