Equal Specialist

WHY UT SOUTHWESTERN?

With over 75 years of excellence in Dallas-Fort Worth, Texas, UT Southwestern is committed to excellence, innovation, teamwork, and compassion. As a world-renowned medical and research center, we strive to provide the best possible care, resources, and benefits for our valued employees. Ranked as the number 1 hospital in Dallas-Fort Worth according to U.S. News & World Report, we invest in you with opportunities for career growth and development to align with your future goals.

Our highly competitive benefits package offers healthcare, PTO and paid holidays, on-site childcare, wage, merit increases and so much more. We invite you to be a part of the UT Southwestern team where you'll discover a culture of teamwork, professionalism, and a rewarding career!

The Equal Opportunity (EO) Specialist will conduct investigations of complaints of discrimination and harassment pursuant to federal, state, and local EEO laws and UT Southwestern Medical Center's Equal Opportunity Policies. This position will have significant responsibility for the coordination of requests for disability related accommodations for faculty and staff, for maintenance of compliance reporting, as well as tracking and facilitation of training programs.

Key Relationships:
Serves as a liaison and internal consultant to employees and management on accommodation and equal opportunity requests. Additionally, this position supports the function with external agencies on complaint handling matters. Collaborate, when necessary, with the Employee Relations and Compliance departments regarding overlapping investigative issues.

Juris Doctorate (J.D.) is preferred. Experience with investigations or ADA accommodations preferred.

This position will be onsite for the first couple of months and then will transition into a hybrid work schedule of 3 days in office / 2 days remote.

UT Southwestern is proud to offer a competitive and comprehensive benefits package to eligible employees. Our benefits are designed to support your overall wellbeing, and include:

• PPO medical plan, available day one at no cost for full-time employee-only coverage
• 100% coverage for preventive healthcare-no copay
• Paid Time Off, available day one
• Retirement Programs through the Teacher Retirement System of Texas (TRS)
• Paid Parental Leave Benefit
• Wellness programs
• Tuition Reimbursement
• Public Service Loan Forgiveness (PSLF) Qualified Employer
• Learn more about these and other UTSW employee benefits!

• Education
  Bachelor's Degree from an accredited college.

• Experience
  2 years of HR/legal/compliance experience, or
  Any equivalent combination of education, and training and experience.

• Education
  Juris Doctorate from an accredited law school.

• Licenses and Certifications
  (SHRM-CP) SHRM Certified Professional or equivalent.

• Uses independent judgment in analyzing ADA accommodation requests to determine eligibility for accommodation in accordance with University policy and the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA); manages the request for accommodations including providing requestors with procedural information, working with managers in the interactive process, and communicating accommodation decisions to requestors and management.
• Conducts internal investigations of discrimination and harassment complaints, including analyzing complaints, developing investigative plans, conducting fact-finding interviews, conducting related research, preparing any related correspondence, submitting confidential reports, and preparing corporate position statements outlining investigative findings. Provides over-the-phone and walk-in complainants with information regarding UT Southwestern Medical Center's Equal Opportunity-related policies and internal complaint procedures.
• Performs case-management and maintains the filing and database for all incoming reports and concerns.
• Analyzes EO and non-EO related complaints, develops investigative plans, conducts fact-finding, reviews documents, conducts related research, prepares any related correspondence, and submits confidential reports containing investigative findings.
• Assists with the…