"Equal Opportunity Specialist - Recruitment & Hiring"

Position Overview:

The Equal Opportunity Specialist assists with the development, monitoring and coordination of equal opportunity responsibilities related to employee recruitment, hiring and employee retention. They will independently perform professional-level duties. This position has no supervisory responsibilities.

Duties may include:

• Consult and provide guidance to managers, search committees & college/unit Equal Opportunity Representatives and search coordinators
• Ensure fair & equitable recruitment/hiring processes through routine review & audit of employment actions
• Interpret, communicate & apply federal/state regulations/guidelines & university policy
• Design and deliver training & resource materials to faculty, staff and students
• Assist with compiling data for various reports
• Other duties as assigned

Required Experience:

• Three years in human resources or recruitment and hiring compliance; a Bachelor’s Degree in human resources or business may substitute for this experience
• Interpreting and applying policies, procedures and guidelines
• Discretionary decision making and independent problem solving
• Working with and creating/maintaining effective relationships with university and community members
• Maintaining confidentiality of sensitive information

Required Education:

High School Diploma or equivalent

Required Other:

None

Additional Preferred:

• Bachelor’s degree in behavioral sciences, business, human resource management, communication or education
• Demonstrated experience in three or more of the following areas: recruitment/hiring, classification/compensation, employee training and development, employee relations, equal opportunity or reasonable accommodation
• Demonstrated experience explaining and applying equal employment guidelines, principles and practices in employee recruitment, hiring and retention
• Demonstrated experience data exporting, analyzing data, developing reports and using the analysis to improve future operations
• Demonstrated experience developing and presenting training both in person and in virtual formats
• Demonstrated ability to multi-task and manage relationships with multiple stakeholders with conflicting needs and timelines
• Demonstrated ability to operate a personal computer and related word processing, spreadsheet and database software

Physical Requirements & Working Conditions:

None

Degree Requirement:

N/A: No degree requirement

FLSA Status:

Non-Exempt

Employee Category:

Classified

Pay Range:

$28.00 per hour or higher depending on experience

Type of Appointment:

_of_Appointment

FTE:

1

Full Time/Part Time:

Full Time

Funding:

A visa sponsorship is available for the position listed in this vacancy:

No

Posting Date:

09/23/2025

Closing Date:

Open Until Filled:

Yes