Executive Director, Office of Equal Employment Opportunity (OEEO)

Job Description

The mission of the New York City Police Department is to enhance the quality of life in New York City by working in partnership with the community to enforce the law, preserve peace, protect the people, reduce fear, and maintain order. The New York City Police Department strives to foster a safe and fair city through the strategic deployment of resources, focusing on both crime prevention and addressing quality-of-life concerns while building lasting community relationships.

Under the direction of the Assistant Commissioner, OEEO, the Executive Director of the Office Equal Employment Opportunity oversees and manages the day-to-day operations of the Equal Employment Opportunity Investigations Unit, the Reasonable Accommodations Unit, and the Training Unit. The Executive Director directly supervises the OEEO Investigations Director, Reasonable Accommodations Director and Training Director. This role will be tasked with planning, developing, directing and managing Equal Employment Opportunity programs, staff, investigations, and related administrative duties to ensure the agency complies with local, state, and federal laws and policies.

Responsibilities include, but are not limited to, the following:

• Reviewing, updating, and implementing EEO policies, plans and procedures in compliance with federal, state, and local laws, as well as Citywide EEO policies and procedures.
• Conducting root cause and trend analysis
• Advising agency leadership on EEO matters and complaint and inquiry resolution.
• Preparing required quarterly EEO reports to be submitted to the Department of Citywide Administrative Services (DCAS), City Council and the Equal Employment Practices Commission (EEPC).
• Conducting and/or supervising internal EEO investigations, drafting investigative reports, and recommending resolutions that are sound, compliant with laws and policies and mitigate legal risk to the agency.
• Implementing relevant EEO and agency-wide strategic plan initiatives.
• Overseeing management of internal and external EEO databases, ensuring accurate and timely documentation.
• Providing policy guidance and technical assistance to management on equitable and lawful employment practices.
• Providing EEO-relevant advice and insight on agency policies.
• Supporting strategies that foster an inclusive and cooperative workplace culture.
• Drafting compliance reports, policy updates, and risk assessments for senior leadership and executive review.
• Overseeing and deliver EEO-related and compliance training for staff at all levels.
• Mentoring staff and other duties as assigned.

Additional Information: Please note requirements and expectations as outlined for this executive role.

Qualifications

• Admission to the New York State Bar; and four years of recent full-time responsible, relevant, satisfactory legal experience subsequent to admission to any bar, eighteen months of which must have been in the supervision of other attorneys, in an administrative, managerial or executive capacity, or performing highly complex and significant legal work.

• Incumbents must remain Members of the New York State Bar in good standing for the duration of this employment.

• Additional Information

• The City of New York is an inclusive equal opportunity employer committed to recruiting and retaining a diverse workforce and providing a work environment that is free from discrimination and harassment based upon any legally protected status or protected characteristic, including but not limited to an individual's sex, race, color, ethnicity, national origin, age, religion, disability, sexual orientation, veteran status, gender identity, or pregnancy.