EEO Program Administrator

Schedule: Full-time

EEO Program Administrator Position Overview

Opportunities for Ohioans with Disabilities (OOD) is seeking an EEO Program Administrator to join our team and play an important role in advancing our mission of empowering individuals with disabilities to achieve their goals.

In this position, you will be responsible for developing, implementing, and monitoring OOD's Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) and Affirmative Action (AA) programs. You will evaluate workforce analytics, identify strategies, and ensure compliance with EEO and AA guidelines across our statewide offices. Additionally, you will conduct investigations into complaints of discrimination, prepare investigative reports, and advise management on case resolutions. A successful EEO Program Administrator has strong attention to detail, excellent interpersonal skills to work closely with others, the ability to reason through complex issues, and proficiency in written and verbal communication.

Your expertise will be valuable in providing technical assistance to managers, supervisors, and staff on EEO matters, as well as conducting employee training and presentations on topics such as EEO and Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA).

Classification: EEO Officer

Division Overview:

Opportunity & Accessibility (O&A) ensures adherence to equal employment opportunity and affirmative action laws/regulations through strategic planning, employee education, counseling, and complaint investigation/resolution. In addition, O&A administers the reasonable accommodation process in accordance with the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA).

Pay Information

Starting salary will be step 1, subject to law or union contract requirements. New hires advance to the next step in the range after 6 months and annually thereafter. There are cost of living increases to these rates each year and additional longevity supplements begin after 5 years. The current wage progression for this position is in the table below.

Months of Employment

At Hire

6 months

18 months

30 months

42 months

54 Months

66 Months

78 Months

Pay Range

Step 1

Step 2

Step 3

Step 4

Step 5

Step 6

Step 7

Step 8

EX 12

Hourly

$32.35

$34.18

$36.01

$38.00

$40.11

$42.30

$44.03

$46.09

Annual

$67,288.00

$71,094.00

$74,901.00

$79,040.00

$83,429.00

$87,984.00

$91,582.00

$95,867.00

Location Requirements

We are currently in the process of increasing our in-office presence to 5 days per week across all OOD locations. Employees must reside at a location that allows for reasonable response time to workplace reporting requirements.

Daytime travel within Ohio may be required. The selected candidate must have a valid driver’s license.

Applications and Selections

“See resume” is not a substitution for completing work experience and/or supplemental questions. Answers to the supplemental questions must also be supported by the work experience/education sections of the application. If "See Resume" is used in place of work experience, your application may not be considered.

Applicants can check their application status and all vacancy-related email correspondence on “My Jobpage.” On the Careers.Ohio.Gov job search webpage, once signed in the link to My Jobpage is displayed under the TeamOhio logo. Applicants who require technical assistance (e.g., issues logging in or other system-related issues) should contact .

The selection process consists of an online assessment and a remote structured interview. All communications are sent via email. Candidates should make sure their account contains an email address that is checked regularly including checking junk and/or spam.

Background Check

The final candidate selected for the position will be required to undergo a criminal background check. Criminal convictions do not necessarily preclude an applicant from consideration for a position. An individual assessment of an applicant’s prior criminal convictions will be made before excluding an applicant from consideration.

30 months' training or 30 months' experience in conducting EEO and affirmative action investigative and compliance activitiesand valid driver's license.

-OR undergraduate core coursework in personnel management, business or public administration to include coursework in personnel management principlesand 12 months' training or 12 months' experience in interviewing AND 12 months training or 12 months experience in EEO and affirmative action regulations and procedures AND 12 months' training or 12 months' experience in employee training and development and valid driver's license.

-OR 12 months' experience as EEO Officer, 69132 and valid driver's license.

-OR equivalent of education and/or experience per Minimum Class Qualifications noted above and valid driver's license.

Job Skills: Diversity Management/EEO, Human Services, Budgeting, Public Relations, Collaboration, Intercultural Communication, Organizing and Planning, Time Management, Analyzation