This position is located at the Southeast Louisiana Veterans Healthcare System in New Orleans, Louisiana. The Equal Employment Manager performs work that involves developing, administering, evaluating, or advising on the Federal Government's internal Equal Employment Opportunity program.

Qualifications:

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 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-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: Progressively responsible analytical or administrative, or clinical management or supervisory experience in the health care field. Experience working in an operating health care facility or a higher organizational echelon with advisory or directional authority over such facilities. Creating close working relationships with facility managers and analysis and/or coordination of administrative, clinical, or other service activities. Experience using the Missions, organizations, programs, and requirements of health care delivery systems; to include Regulations and standards of various EEO Regulations and laws groups; and Government-wide, agency, and facility systems. Experience in various administrative areas such as budget, personnel, and procurement. 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/ .