Equal Opportunity Representatives and Officers

What the job really is

Monitor and evaluate compliance with equal opportunity laws, guidelines, and policies to ensure that employment practices and contracting arrangements give equal opportunity without regard to race, religion, color, national origin, sex, age, or disability.

At a glance

• Sector: Business & Financial
• O*NET-SOC code: 13-1041
• O*NET job zone: 4 — considerable preparation
• Work sample tasks on file: 12
• Tools and technologies listed: 12

What you actually do

Work sample tasks recorded for this occupation:

• Investigate employment practices or alleged violations of laws to document and correct discriminatory factors.
• Prepare reports related to investigations of equal opportunity complaints.
• Interview persons involved in equal opportunity complaints to verify case information.
• Study equal opportunity complaints to clarify issues.
• Interpret civil rights laws and equal opportunity regulations for individuals or employers.
• Meet with persons involved in equal opportunity complaints to arbitrate and settle disputes.
• Develop guidelines for nondiscriminatory employment practices.
• Monitor the implementation and impact of guidelines for nondiscriminatory employment practices.
• Coordinate, monitor, or revise complaint procedures to ensure timely processing and review of complaints.
• Provide information, technical assistance, or training to supervisors, managers, or employees on topics such as employee supervision, hiring, grievance procedures, or staff development.
• Conduct surveys and evaluate findings to determine if systematic discrimination exists.
• Prepare reports of selection, survey, or other statistics and recommendations for corrective action.

Tools and technology

Microsoft Access, Microsoft Excel, Microsoft Office software, Microsoft Outlook, Microsoft PowerPoint, Microsoft SharePoint, Microsoft Word, 10-key calculators, Bashen EEOFedSoft, Bashen EEOSoft, Bashen LinkLine, Berkshire Associates BALANCEaap

What employers expect you to already be comfortable with.

Where this job leads

Related occupations — the usual moves up and sideways:

• Labor Relations Specialists
• Human Resources Managers
• Eligibility Interviewers, Government Programs
• Human Resources Specialists
• Compliance Managers
• Arbitrators, Mediators, and Conciliators
• Compensation, Benefits, and Job Analysis Specialists
• Human Resources Assistants, Except Payroll and Timekeeping

Getting in

O*NET assigns this occupation job zone 4 (considerable preparation). The related occupations above are the realistic routes in and out.

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