EEO Specialist jobs in Santa Cruz, CA

Location: Santa Cruz
Job ID: 30609

JOB POSTING

NOTIFICATIONS

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INITIAL REVIEW DATE (IRD)

UC Santa Cruz staff jobs are posted until filled. Application materials submitted by 11:59 pm on the IRD will be routed to the hiring unit for consideration. NOTE: Materials submitted after the IRD will be forwarded only at the request of the hiring unit. Submit your materials before the IRD to ensure consideration by the hiring unit.

The IRD for this job is: 02-22-2022

ABOUT UC SANTA CRUZ

UC Santa Cruz is a public university like no other in California, combining the experience of a small, liberal arts college with the depth and rigor of a major research university. It's known as an unconventional place where innovation and experimentation is part of the campus's DNA. That playful, bold spirit still thrives today, all on a campus renowned as among the most beautiful in the world.

DEPARTMENT OVERVIEW

The Equity & Equal Protection (EEP) Office is responsible for the administration of UCSC's policies and procedures regarding discrimination and harassment on the basis of race, religion, disability, sex, gender, age and other protected identities. Our work includes stewarding complaint processes for students, staff, and faculty who have experienced discrimination and ensuring that members of our community can engage in protected activity free from retaliation. We are responsible for the University's compliance with state and federal laws relating to discrimination to ensure that no member of our community is denied participation in an academic program or employment based upon a protected identity or engaging in protected activity.

The Equal Employment Opportunity/Affirmative Action (EEO/AA)Office of the University of California, Santa Cruz is charged with ensuring University compliance with all Title VII and related non-discrimination policies and procedures including producing the federally mandated staff and academic employee affirmative action plans. The EEO/AA Office facilitates informal resolutions and conducts formal investigations of complaints and reports filed by employees, including facilitating response to complaints filled with external compliance agencies on behalf of the university.

More information can be found here: https://equity.ucsc.edu

JOB SUMMARY

Functions as a resource and leader, has responsibility for producing and working with external consulting firms to produce federally mandated staff and academic employee affirmative action plans The position serves as a liason and works closely and collaboratively with colleagues, diversity officer/s, Staff Human Resources (SHR), Academic Personnel Office (APO), Office of Institutional Research, and academic and administrative divisions on affirmative action compliance activities. The AA/EEOS supports campus diversity and inclusion efforts through provision of data and workforce composition graphics as requested and appropriate.

APPOINTMENT INFORMATION

Salary Information: Salary Range: $90,000 - 120,000/annually . Salary commensurate with skills, qualifications and experience.

No. of Positions: 1

Benefits Level Eligibility: Full benefits

Schedule Information:

• Full-time, Fixed
• Percentage of Time: 100%, 40 Hours per Week
• Days of the Week: Mon-Fri
• Shift Includes: Day

Employee Classification: This is a Career appointment

Job End Date: None

Work Location: UC Santa Cruz Main Campus

Union Representation: Non-Represented

Job Code Classification: 006061 ETHICS AND CMPLNC PROFL 4

Travel: Never or Rarely

JOB DUTIES

70%

**Affirmative Action Compliance:

• Work with external consulting firms as needed to produce staff and academic employee affirmative action plans according to the federal regulations and University of California (UC) practices.
• May determine underutilization for outreach and conduct adverse impact analyses using recognized statistical analysis methods; identify concerns and suggests remedies.
• May perform or arrange for complex workforce data, compensation and other statistical and administrative analyses.
• Develop, use, and maintain complex workforce databases.
• Responsible for compliance with Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs (OFCCP) regulations including coordinating audit efforts and implementation of conciliation agreement action items as appropriate and assigned.
• Ensures implementation of affirmative action plans as a lived document.
• Serve as the consultant and work to support campus units to develop strategies and timely completion of affirmative action related academic and staff information an EEO/AA efforts.
• Maintain internal databases and make modifications as needed due to changes in law, regulations, or policy.
• Gather, summarize, and analyze statistical data for special projects initiated by principal officers, campus units, or external offices such as the UC Office if the President (UCOP).
• Create reports to inform principal officers and campus units of trends or noted concerns.

**Program and Policy Development, Committee and Collaborative Work:

• Monitor federal affirmative action regulations, trends, and methodologies; identify trends, problem areas, uncertainties and develop solutions in collaboration with units, divisions, appropriate administrators, and central offices.
• Serve as the liaison for workforce data and affirmative action compliance matters.
• Design and implement proactive initiatives that will enable the campus to meet/exceed affirmative action goals.
• Consult with appropriate offices such as UCOP, Staff Human Resources (SHR), and Academic Personnel Office (APO)in regards to EEO/AA implications of proposed new policies and procedures.
• Coordinate, training, and, implementation of new policies and procedures; coordinate implementation of new policies and procedures through formal issuance, notification in campus publications, and consult with and train affected unit staff.
• Interface with and provide data to the Diversity Officer; provide data updates and presentations to support diversity efforts; respond to adhoc data requests from principal officers, diversity officers, diversity committees, and others.
• Collaborate with SHR, APO, and other campus departments/units and with agencies in the surrounding communities on outreach efforts with a focus on veterans and applicants with disabilities and advise regarding funding of outreach efforts. Participate in developing tools for publicizing campus-only recruitments that reflect EEO/AA best practices.
• Convene committees and groups as necessary to advance campus affirmative action goals
• Develop, implement and/or participate in training regarding AA/EEO compliance and best practices.

20% **EEO Assignments and Projects**

Problem Resolution and Investigations:

• Provide research, logistical, and analytical/data support for EEO-related concerns and problem resolution efforts including but not limited to: provide and analyze related data (including but not limited to performing or arranging for multifactor compensation analyses), research relevant policies and collective bargaining agreements, and gather personnel records and documentary evidence.

Fair Hiring:

• Collaborate closely with SHR on fair hiring efforts, including advising on updates to best practices.
• Provide training related to fair hiring and outreach efforts for identified groups.
• Work with SHR and the APO to meet affirmative action outreach obligations through participation in outreach activities, job fairs, etc. and by promulgating hiring best practices.

10% **Communications and Special Projects**

• Serve as the technical lead for outward facing communications for EEO/AA content; such as the EEO/AA content of websites, newsletters, annual reports, and other campus communications.
• Assist in drafting EEO/AA office communications such as annual compliance standards letter.
• Perform or initiate other EEO/AA projects and communications as appropriate or assigned.

REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS

• Bachelor's degree in related area and / or equivalent experience and / or training.
• Ability to apply appropriate policies and practices in the completion of ethics and compliance assignments including the ability to extract, verify, compile and develop recommendations related to ethics and compliance programs, issues, policies and procedures.
• Exceptional communication skills such as in-depth abilities in collaboration, facilitation, and strategic and creative thinking through written correspondence, written analyses, reports and other documents.
• Thorough understanding of the interrelationship of procedures and desired results.
• Excellent interpersonal skills with the ability to work independently with all levels of University personnel, including management and faculty, and to facilitate agreement on issues and corrective actions.
• Excellent problem solving and critical thinking skills.
• Ability to present complex issues in a clear and concise manner.
• Knowledge of accepted statistical methods for conducting analyses of workforce data.
• Ability to mine, clean, and analyze data from a variety of institutional database.
• Technical knowledge and skills sufficient to develop, use and maintain complex databases.Technical and analytical knowledge and abilities sufficient to use technology in day-to-day functioning to create effenciencies; knowledge of common software programs incuding but not limited to Microsoft Office Suite, in particular, possession of or the ability to develop advanced Excel skills.
• Proven successful experience and ability to research, analyze, interpret and apply complex policies and procedures, including those based in federal and state law.
• Ability work effectively and collaboratively as part of a diverse team and with diverse campus constituencies, representatives of UCOP, state and federal agencies, and the public.
• Discretion and ability to maintain confidentiality in personnel data and files and other highly sensitive information.
• Demonstrated knowledge of equal employment opportunity and affirmative action programs and applicable state and federal laws.
  

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS

• Knowledge of fair hiring best practices.
• Prior experience conducting workplace investigations.
• Knowledge of methodologies for conducting multifactor compensation analyses and experience conducting such analyses.
• Recent substantive professional training on EEO/AA compliance and methods.
• Professional certification(s) applicable to job responsibilities

SPECIAL CONDITIONS OF EMPLOYMENT

• Selected candidate will be required to pass a pre-employment criminal history background check
• The University of California has implemented a COVID-19 Vaccination Policy covering all employees. To be compliant with the policy, covered employees must submit proof of vaccination or have an approved exception or deferral, eight (8) weeks from date of hire.
• Per the Child Abuse and Neglect Reporting Act (CANRA), this position has been identified as a Mandated Reporter. The selected candidate will be required to report known or suspected child abuse or neglect as defined by CANRA and will be required to sign a Statement Acknowledging Requirement to Report Child Abuse prior to commencing employment. CANRA Penal Codes, and related definitions, requirements, and responsibilities may be obtained here.

SAFETY STATEMENT

All UCSC employees must understand and follow job safety procedures, attend required health and safety training, proactively promote safety at work, and promptly report actual and potential accidents and injuries.

HOW TO APPLY

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EEO/AA

The University of California is an Equal Employment Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, age, or protected veteran status. UC Santa Cruz is committed to excellence through diversity and strives to establish a climate that welcomes, celebrates, and promotes respect for the contributions of all students and employees.


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The University of California is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, age, or protected veteran status. UC Santa Cruz is committed to excellence through diversity and strives to establish a climate that welcomes, celebrates, and promotes respect for the contributions of all students and employees.jeid-2ead52ba4abda848a2034cd36570c54b