Equal Manager

Equal Employment Manager position is assigned to the Executive Director Service at the Cincinnati VA Medical Center in Cincinnati, OH. Position manages and is responsible for the program development, administration, evaluation, and advisory functions of the Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) and affirmative employment, alternate dispute resolution (ADR), and minority veteran program (MVP).

To qualify for this position, applicants must meet all requirements by the closing date of this announcement, 07/13/2026.

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 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:
  Knowledge of Federal EEO laws, regulations, and policies. Knowledge of the operating principles of the EEO Program includes the counseling process, the complaint process, the investigative process, the roles of the EEO Advisory Committee and Special Emphasis Programs, as well as all required plans and reports. Knowledge of the principles of Human Resources Management and of federal Personnel Regulations provide the basis for recommending changes in employment policies and practices.
  
  Knowledge of the causes of barriers to the Equal Employment Opportunity and the cause and effects of discriminatory practices against individuals on the basis of protected class. Ability to communicate effectively both verbally and in writing, prepare a variety of reports, and brief supervisors, service chiefs and management officials concerning all aspects of the EEO Program.

For more information on these qualification standards, please visit the United States Office of Personnel Management's website at https://(Use the "Apply for this Job" box below)..