Title: Senior Civil Rights Specialist

State Role Title: Prog Admin Specialist II

Hiring Range: $78,554 - $127,650

Pay Band: 5

Agency: VA Dept of Transportation

Location: Annex Building

Agency Website: https://www.virginiadot.org/jobs

Recruitment Type: General Public - G

Job Duties

What drives you?  Whether it's knowing the work you do makes a difference, having a great work/life balance, working on exciting and challenging projects, leading innovation and championing change or simply working with a great group of people who are committed to professionalism. Are you ready to advance you career at the Virginia Department of Transportation?

The Civil Rights Division at VDOT is excited to announce an opening for a Senior Civil Rights Specialist. The person in this role will assist the Civil Rights Division Administrator for internal programs in administering the VDOT statewide Equal Employment Opportunity program and serve as the agency Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) and Section 504 Coordinator.

Duties and responsibilities include but are not limited to:

Coordinator of ADA & Section 504 - Update the Title I section of the agency 504 and Americans with Disability Act plan. Update all instructed policies. Develop training on Americans with Disabilities Act and co-facilitate training for Division Civil Rights Manager and Human Resource Manager.

Civil Rights Division Support - Provide weekly report. Ensure the Assistant Division Administrator is informed of issues as they occur. Participate in staff meetings. Brief civil rights staff on training attended.

Training - Create and conduct ADA, Civility and Prevention of Sexual Harassment, and other Title VII related training as needed for Central Office and district offices as requested. Maintain CO CRD training schedule and track employee attendance. Assist supervisor, personnel and employees with Equal Employment Opportunity issues through informal mediation.

Complaint Investigation - Investigate discrimination complaints within established timeframes. Ensure appropriate recommendation for solution is made based on applicable law, regulation and policy. Coordinate district complaint investigation for Assistant Division Administrator review and approval. Conduct follow-up with district personnel. Ensure timely response to external enforcement agency. Assist the Assistant Division Administrator in responding to Office of the Attorney General for civil action filed against the agency. Prepare position statements in response to EEOC. Ensure accurate and current information is reported and maintained for civil rights.

Requirements:

• Skill in the use of computers and software applications
  
• Ability to present relevant Civil Rights training.
  
• Knowledge of ADA Section 504 and experience conducting assessments.
  
• Ability to independently analyze complex issues
  
• Knowledge of Federal Civil Rights laws and regulations including Civil Rights Act of 1964, Civil Rights Restoration Act, 49 CFR Part 21, 23 CFR Part 200 and 23 CFR Part 230
  
• Experience conducting complex complaint investigations and developing comprehensive investigative reports.
  
• Ability to consult managers and employees, and identify compliance issues
  
• Ability to be self-directed and work independently in concert with all levels of management, employees, construction industry representatives and local and state officials
  
• Ability to communicate effectively orally and in writing
  
• Skill in providing and promoting good customer service to internal and external customers
  
• Ability to negotiate

Minimum Qualifications

• Skill in the use of computers and software applications
  
• Experience working in civil rights arena
  
• Skill in providing, promoting good customer service to customers
  
• Knowledge of federal civil rights laws and regulations
  
• Ability to independently analyze complex issues
  
• Ability to consult and identify compliance issues
  
• Ability to communicate effectively orally and in writing
  
• Ability to be self-directed and work independently with little supervision
  
• Ability to negotiate

Additional Considerations

• Experience interpreting and applying the Americans with Disabilities Act
  
• A combination of training, experience, or education in Business Administration, Public Administration, Human Resource
• Management or related field desired
  
• Experience developing Diversity Opportunity Inclusion plans
  
• Experience working with Equal Employment Opportunity

Special Instructions

You will be provided a confirmation of receipt when your application and/or résumé is submitted successfully. Please refer to “Your Application” in your account to check the status of your application for this position.

This position requires a fingerprint based Criminal History Background Check, DMV Record Check and Work History Verification with references.

VDOT is an emergency operation agency. Positions physically working within Central Office locations may be designated upon request and coordination among the respective District Engineer or Administrator and Chief. Assignments are updated annually. Not all designated employees are provided an emergency operations assignment.

Once onboarded, this position may be eligible for telework opportunities; availability, hours, and duration of telework shall be approved as outlined in the Commonwealth telework policy.

We are a “Virginia Values Veterans” (V3) official certified company and state agency that provides hiring preference to Veterans and Members of the Virginia National Guard in support of Executive Order 29, (2010). If you are a Veteran or Virginia National Guard Member, we urge you to respond accordingly on your state application.

VDOT utilizes a market-based pay program, which has been approved by DHRM. Therefore, advertised rates of pay may or may not align with the Commonwealth pay bands.

Additional positions may be filled from this recruitment within 90 days.

Contact Information

Name: Greg Rollins

Phone: 804.921.1058

Email: greg.rollins@vdot.virginia.gov

In support of the Commonwealth’s commitment to inclusion, we are encouraging individuals with disabilities to apply through the Commonwealth Alternative Hiring Process. To be considered for this opportunity, applicants will need to provide their AHP Letter (formerly COD) provided by the Department for Aging & Rehabilitative Services (DARS), or the Department for the Blind & Vision Impaired (DBVI). Service-Connected Veterans are encouraged to answer Veteran status questions and submit their disability documentation, if applicable, to DARS/DBVI to get their AHP Letter. Requesting an AHP Letter can be found at AHP Letter or by calling DARS at 800-552-5019.

Note: Applicants who received a Certificate of Disability from DARS or DBVI dated between April 1, 2022- February 29, 2024, can still use that COD as applicable documentation for the Alternative Hiring Process.