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Equal Opportunity Assistant
Veterans Health Administration
Job locationHouston, Texas, United States
Hybrid job typeHybrid
Full-time
Job TypeJob Type:

Full-time

Min ExperienceMin Experience:

1 year

Salary RangeSalary Range:

$58,193 - $75,653 per year

Company IndustryCompany Industry:

Equal Opportunity Assistance

Job Description

Summary

The Equal Opportunity Assistant will provide administrative support to the Office of Equal Employment Opportunity and the nine community based outpatient clinics. Will be responsible for planning, developing, coordinating, implementing, directing and controlling the overall activities related to human resources activities, training, contraction, quality monitoring and compliance with applicable regulation or policy for EEO.

Duties

  • Provides technical assistance to the EEO Manager and assigned collateral duty personnel. The incumbent actively participates in the development, monitoring the implementation the Affirmative Action Plan and Report of Accomplishment, the Federal Equal Opportunity Recruitment Plan (FEORP, the Annual Report for people with Disabilities Program, the Annual Report for Disabled Veterans (DVAAP), and the Plan on Initiatives to support historical Black Colleges and Universities (HBCU) and the Hispanic Association of Colleges and Universities (NACU). Prepares recurring and special reports on status of informal complaints. Assist the EEO Manager in monitoring the EEO complaints to include analyzing and evaluating case strategy for early resolution and provide support to management in the preparation of legal recommendations to the Office or Resolution Management (ORM), Office of Employment Discrimination Complaints Adjudication (OEDCA) and Office of District Counsel. Serves as Control Point coordinator for Interpreter services for the MEDVAMC contract. Serves as Control Point Coordinator for the financial operation of EEO Office, which includes assisting all Special Emphasis Program Managers with the financial responsibilities for program activities. Responsible for analyzing the administrative workflow and problems to establish and develop operations procedures to ensure proper functioning of all organizational components of the Service Work Schedule: Monday through Friday 7:30 am – 4:00 pm (subject to change based on facility needs) Virtual: This is not a virtual position. Position Description/PD#: Equal Opportunity Assistant/PD03267-O Relocation/Recruitment Incentives: Not Authorized Critical Skills Incentive (CSI): Not Approved Permanent Change of Station (PCS): Not Authorized

Qualifications

To qualify for this position, applicants must meet all requirements by the closing date of this announcement, 10/12/2026. 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-07 position you must have served 52 weeks at the GS-06. 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 as described below: Specialized Experience: You must have one year of specialized experience equivalent to at least the next lower grade GS-06 in the normal line of progression for the occupation in the organization. Examples of specialized experience would typically include, but are not limited to: Collecting, compiling and statistical tracking of data and information to support the organization’s operations Organizing documents, preparing correspondence, maintaining logs, and ensuring timely submission of required material Providing overall program support, helping maintain regulatory compliance, coordinating appointments and meetings, ensuring documentation accuracy, and supporting operational needs of the Service Experience utilizing Microsoft Office software such as Excel, Access, PowerPoint, or comparable spreadsheets and databases to develop charts, reports, and visual presentations for Office, leadership or training sessions Providing timekeeping support by monitoring time and attendance practices, providing guidance to supervisors on established time and attendance procedures, and reviewing related procedures and practices for compliance with applicable requirements. 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/.

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