Equal Specialist

The Equal Opportunity (EO) Specialist assists with the development, monitoring and coordination of equal opportunity responsibilities related to employee recruitment, hiring and employee retention. They will independently perform professional-level duties. This position has no supervisory responsibilities.

• Providing guidance to hiring managers, search committees and college/admin area EO Representatives on federal/state equal opportunity regulations/guidelines and university recruitment and hiring policies/procedures.
• Monitoring faculty and staff recruitment and hiring processes within the university’s applicant tracking system for consistency and compliance with applicable laws, regulations and policies.
• Partnering with hiring managers and college/admin area EO Representatives to develop strategies to build qualified applicant pools for faculty and staff positions.
• Coordinating the college/admin area EO Representative Program.
• Design and delivery of training and supplemental resource guides for faculty and staff.
• Assisting with compiling data for various reports.

High School Diploma or equivalent

• Three years in human resources or recruitment and hiring compliance (Bachelor’s Degree in human resources or business may substitute for this experience).
• Interpreting and applying policies, procedures and guidelines.
• Discretionary decision making and independent problem solving.
• Working with and creating/maintaining effective relationships with university and community members.
• Maintaining confidentiality of sensitive information.

• Bachelor’s degree in behavioral sciences, business, human resource management, communication or education.
• Demonstrated experience in three or more of the following areas: recruitment/hiring, classification/compensation, employee training and development, employee relations, equal opportunity or reasonable accommodation.
• Demonstrated experience explaining and applying equal employment guidelines, principles and practices in employee recruitment, hiring and retention.
• Demonstrated experience data exporting, analyzing data, developing reports and using the analysis to improve future operations.
• Demonstrated experience developing and presenting training both in person and in virtual formats.
• Demonstrated ability to multi-task and manage relationships with multiple stakeholders with conflicting needs and timelines.
• Demonstrated ability to operate a personal computer and related word processing, spreadsheet and database software.

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First consideration date is Tuesday, January 20, 2026.