The Office of Civil Rights is committed to supporting the FAA Administrator by leading and advising on civil rights and equal opportunity strategies across the agency. Our mission is to implement guidelines and programs ensuring equal opportunities and nondiscrimination in both federally conducted and federally assisted transportation programs. Duties Help
The Supervisory Equal Employment Specialist provides comprehensive leadership and oversight across critical equal employment opportunity (EEO) functions and agency-wide strategic initiatives. The incumbent acts as a senior advisor to the Director of Civil Rights, coordinating policy implementation, aligning cross-functional operations, and supporting FAA-wide civil rights goals. They serve as the principal point of contact for high-priority civil rights matters, representing the ACR at internal and external meetings with agency executives and stakeholders, including DOT and EEOC leadership. The incumbent ensures smooth execution of administrative and programmatic initiatives, managing time-sensitive projects, synthesizing complex data and regulations, and preparing executive-level briefings and policy guidance.
The incumbent leads the Business Operations Team and serves as a recognized subject matter expert in civil rights and EEO programs, directives, complaint processing standards, and administrative and executive services. They oversee daily workload distribution, technical operations, and data integrity within the ACR Civil Rights Scheduler (CRS) databases. The incumbent directs program planning efforts, compliance evaluations, settlement monitoring, internal policy assessments, and training development. They apply expert judgment to resolve complex, cross¿organizational issues and ensure EEO operations remain aligned with FAA strategic priorities and resource requirements.
Managerial duties include planning; communicating the organizations vision and objectives, setting priorities, assigning tasks and responsibilities; monitoring and evaluating performance; coaching and developing employee capabilities; approving leave; and taking, recommending or approving corrective/disciplinary actions, as appropriate.
Defines, plans, and organizes assigned budget, staff, and other resources to accomplish objectives for more than one organizational unit/project/program. Manages budget and either reallocates resources among organizational units/ projects/programs or requests additional resources, as needed. Performs critical aspects of the budget planning process, including projecting short-term and long-term future needs and justifying resource requirements.
Applies an advanced knowledge of the technical aspects of the work directed, an advanced knowledge of budget, human resource, and other administrative policies and procedures, and an advanced understanding of the objectives of the major subdivision.
Operating with substantial independence, the incumbent evaluates programmatic outcomes, identifies risks, and ensures continuous improvement in EEO service delivery. Their responsibilities also include responding to requests for data analytics, preparing technical reports with visualizations, and managing communications regarding FAA¿s civil rights compliance posture. This position requires advanced leadership, policy acumen, and cross-organizational collaboration to effectively promote equity, accountability, and diversity within the agency.
Contacts are primarily within the organizational unit, major subdivision and the LOB/SO with subordinates, peers, and higher-level managers to discuss the status of projects/programs and to plan for the future. In some areas, may have frequent contact with customers, other government entities, and other external parties to interpret policies/procedures or for other project/program purposes. Has authority to make commitments for subordinate organizational units, within guidelines.
Work is typically governed by established policies, procedures, and organizational objectives that frequently leave room for discretion.