[Job Radar](https://jobradar.live/) / [Jobs](https://jobradar.live/ilanlar) / Equal Employment Manager Active Hybrid Bedford, Massachusetts Posted · 02.10.2026 USAJOBS # Equal Employment Manager Veterans Health Administration This Equal Employment Manager position is within the Executive Director's service at the VA Bedford Healthcare System located in Bedford, Massachusetts. It is permanent and full-time at 40 hours per week. 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. Duties include, but are not limited to: Provides leadership, advice and counsel to line and staff managers/supervisors in the development and implementation of the organization's affirmative action plan; Coordinates Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) activity with Human Resources staff and establishes and maintains effective contacts with community elements interested in equal opportunity; Serves as the principal advisor to the organizational leadership and staff for a region by providing expert advice on all matters related to the EEO program on the feasibility and impact of EEO plans, policies and decisions; Manages the EEO complaints processes. Assures formal complaints are processed within established time limits and in accordance with published regulations and policies; Assumes responsibility for a total equal employment opportunity program that meets basic requirements for complying with laws, regulations and agency policies; Develops and promotes EEO program publicity and reference materials insuring the EEO program is communicated to the workforce; Performs a systematic evaluation of program activities and functions to measure the degree of success of program efforts; then recommends changes in program methods and approaches based on evaluation results; and Performs other duties as assigned. Work Schedule: Monday-Friday, 7:30am to 4:00pm Compressed/Flexible: Not Available. Telework: This position may be authorized for telework on an ad-hoc basis only upon the supervisor's discretion. Virtual: This is not a virtual position. Position Description/PD#: Equal Employment Manager/PD03770A Relocation/Recruitment Incentives: Not Authorized. Critical Skills Incentive (CSI): Not Approved. Permanent Change of Station (PCS): Not Authorized. PCS Appraised Value Offer (AVO): Not Authorized. Notifications: Veterans' preference does not apply for internal or other current permanent Federal agency employees. Interchange Agreements with Other Merit System: Employees who occupy medical or medical-related positions and were appointed under 38 U.S.C. 4701(1) or (3) [formerly 38 U.S.C. 4104 (1) and (3)] must be serving in a full-time position without time limit and have served continuously for at least one year in this other merit system to be eligible to convert to the Title 5 System. Some exceptions to this rule may apply if you have previously acquired tenure under a Title 5 appointment. Current and former Federal employees must submit copies of their most recent SF-50, (Notice of Personnel Action). The SF-50 must identify the position title, series, grade, step, tenure and type of service (Competitive or Excepted). In some cases, more than one SF-50 may be required to show a higher grade previously held. This position is covered by locality-based comparability pay. To qualify for this position, applicants must meet all requirements by the closing date of this announcement, 10/13/2026. 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. GS-12 Grade requirements: Applicants must have at least one year of specialized experience at the next-lower grade GS-11. Experience includes, but is not limited to: Providing leadership, advice and counsel to line and staff managers/supervisors in the development and implementation of the organization's affirmative action plan; Coordinating Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) activity with Human Resources staff and establishes and maintains effective contacts with community elements interested in equal opportunity; Preparing complete and timely reports on pre-complaint counseling activities, the status of formal complaints and the disposition of complaints closed for various levels of higher authority; Defining EEO problem areas, identifies reasons for problems and drafts specific action items to treat the causes of problems, etc. Preferred Experience: Advising and providing counsel to employees regarding EEO policies, procedures and directives of management. Implementing EEO policies and procedures. Building and managing relationships with stakeholders. 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/. 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 (https://www.uscis.gov/i-9-central/form-i-9-acceptable-documents). Effective May 7, 2025, driver's 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 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, your employment will be terminated unless you receive certification, in writing, that your continued employment advances the public interest. There is no educational substitution at this grade level. This job was verified from USAJOBS. Applications are completed on the original source. [Apply on the original listing ↗](https://jobradar.live/ilan/7a402ff6-fc90-4f3f-9d03-951f354ac2e0/git) ## Stop searching one by one for roles like this. Upload your resume or enter your target roles to see your first 3 matches for free. 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