Equal Employment Manager

The Equal Employment Program Manager/Alternative Dispute Resolution Coordinator for VA Texas Valley Coastal Bend Health Care System (VATVCBHCS) will serve as the principal advisor in the area of Equal Employment Opportunity, Affirmative Employment, the Civil Rights External Programs, Diversity Management and ADR-Mediation for the Health Care System. This position will be located at the VA Texas Valley Coastal Bend Health Care System, Harlingen, TX. To qualify for this position, applicants must meet all requirements by the closing date of this announcement, 05/20/2026.

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-11 position you must have served 52 weeks at the GS-09. 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 and/or education as described below:

Specialized Experience:

You must have one year of specialized experience equivalent to at least the next lower grade GS-09 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 to include the counseling process, the complaint process, the investigative process, the roles of the EEO Committee and Special Emphasis Programs, as well as all required plans and reports; knowledge of and the ability to interpret Title VI and Title IX laws and regulations; ability to serve as an expert trainer in EEO; knowledge of the principles of Personnel Management and of Federal Personnel Regulations which provide the basis for recommending changes in employment policies and practices; skill (mastery) in qualitative and quantitative techniques of analyzing and measuring the effectiveness, efficiency, and productivity of program management practices; ability to conduct analyses and evaluate work situations to effectively brief the medical center director on workable solutions to systemic problems and methods to eliminate barriers; ability to communicate effectively, both verbally and in writing, prepare a variety of reports, and brief supervisors, service chiefs, and management personnel concerning all aspects of the EEO Program; ability to analyze problems and present both written and oral recommendations taking into full consideration a wide range of factors and requirements which affect the management of the healthcare delivery system; ability to provide leadership and guidance to committees and Special Emphasis Program Managers.

OR, Education:

Applicants may substitute education for the required experience. To qualify based on education for this grade level you must have a Ph.D. or equivalent doctoral degree or three full years of progressively higher level graduate education leading to such a degree or LL.M., if related. (Transcripts may be submitted with application package.).

OR, Combination:

Applicants may also combine education and experience to qualify at this level. You must have an combination of specialized experience and education as described above. 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/ .