What are the responsibilities and job description for the TEMP EEO Investigator position at NYC Department of Housing Preservation & Development?
About the Agency:
The New York City Department of Housing Preservation Development (HPD) promotes quality and affordability in the city's housing, and diversity and strength in the city’s neighborhoods because every New Yorker deserves a safe, affordable place to live in a neighborhood they love.
- We maintain building and resident safety and health
- We create opportunities for New Yorkers through housing affordability
- We engage New Yorkers to build and sustain neighborhood strength and diversity.
Job Description:
Your Team:
The Office of Diversity, Equity and Inclusion/Equal Employment Opportunity (“ODEI/EEO”) forwards the mission of HPD to construct and preserve affordable housing by ensuring that all internally- and externally-facing policies, programs and procedures are created and executed with an intersectional equity lens that focuses on wellness both for employees and the public we serve. The Office also serves an important compliance role, ensuring that anti-discrimination laws are enforced. The Office is transitioning to focus even more on equity and inclusion, paying close attention to race, gender, and disability as intersectional lenses to help uncover barriers to accessing resources and opportunities.
The Office works both internally and externally to ensure that the agency is as responsive as possible to the diverse public we serve through building partnerships with neighborhoods, communities and organizations. The Office also acts as a one-stop resource with regard to equity and as a liaison for HPD to equity initiatives throughout the city. Finally, the Office is committed to educating HPD’s workforce about equity and inclusion strategies and equal employment opportunity policies, as well as state and local anti-discrimination laws, in order to better equip our staff to work together and with the public in an unbiased and professional manner.
Your Impact:
As an EEO Investigator, you will play a critical role in supporting a fair, respectful, and inclusive workplace. You will help investigate EEO complaints, gather and analyze relevant information, prepare investigative reports, and support the timely resolution of matters in accordance with applicable EEO policies and procedures.
Your Role:
The EEO Investigator will work under general supervision and conduct investigations regarding complaints of discrimination and sexual harassment, and prepare all required reports in support of the ODEI/EEO.
Specifically, as the EEO Investigator, responsibilities will include but not be limited to the following:
- Composing investigative plans, which include making decisions about witnesses to interview, outlining interview questions and planning document requests and document acquisition;
- Interviewing witnesses to obtain complete and thorough responses to questions;
- Writing Investigative Reports and making recommendations to the EEO Officer based on their investigatory findings;
- Managing caseload of investigations involving complaints of discrimination, sexual harassment, and retaliation, etc.;
- Collaborating with both internal and external partners on investigations;
- Conduct other duties as are necessary to comply with EEO regulations, and other internal and external policies.
Preferred skills:
- Knowledge of Federal, State and Local employment laws
- Proven ability to communicate, verbally and in writing, with all levels of a diverse workforce
- An eagerness to work on a close-knit team
- A keen sense of how to engage effectively in tough conversations
- Strong interpersonal skills
- Highest ability to exercise and maintain confidentiality
Authorization to work in the United States is required for this position. The NYC Department of Housing Preservation and Development does not provide sponsorship for international employees for visa applications, extensions, or status changes, including H-1B visas. Applicants are responsible for ensuring that they meet all qualifying requirements for this position at the time of application
How to Apply: Please submit your resume to OperationsHR@hpd.nyc.gov
Salary for this position is: $30/hr NOTE: Only those candidates under consideration will be contacted. NYC residency is required.
Job Type: Temporary
Pay: $30.00 per hour
People with a criminal record are encouraged to apply
Work Location: In person
Salary : $30