Agency Chief Equal Opportunity Officer - MTA Bus​/NYCT; at Metropolitan Transportation

Agency Chief Equal Opportunity Officer - MTA Bus/NYCT (New York) job at Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA). New York, NY.

Job : 9711

Business Unit: MTA Headquarters

Location: Brooklyn, NY, United States

Regular/Temporary: Regular

Department: Diversity and Equal Opp

Date Posted: May 16, 2025

JOB TITLE: Agency Chief Equal Opportunity Officer - MTA Bus/NYCT

SALARY RANGE: $165,000 - $185,400

HAY POINTS: 1182/1358

DEPT/DIV: Department of Diversity & Civil Rights (DDCR)

SUPERVISOR: Deputy Chief Diversity and Inclusion Officer/ Chief Diversity & Inclusion Officer/Agency President

LOCATION: 130 Livingston Street

HOURS OF WORK: 37.5 hours

This position is eligible for telework which is currently one day per week. New hires are eligible to apply 30 days after their effective date of hire.

Reporting to the Agency President and with direction and guidance from the Department of Diversity and Civil Rights, the Agency Chief Equal Opportunity Officer (ACEOO) serves as The Agencys EEO Officer. The ACEOO plans, develops, directs, manages, and provides executive oversight of the equal opportunity strategies and programs. The ACEOO provides strategic counsel to The Agencys executive leadership team and provides ad hoc reporting on The Agencys compliance statistics as it relates to equal opportunity.

Daily fiduciary duties of the ACEOO include the administration of The Agencys EEO Program and Title VI Program, assessing The Agencys activities, initiatives, and strategies to ensure diversity, inclusion and nondiscrimination; and the review, monitoring and audit of The Agencys policies and procedures to ensure compliance with local, state and federal laws and regulatory requirements relating to nondiscrimination. The ACEOO position has sensitivity to, and subject matter expertise of, the varied ways in which discrimination occurs and the ability and authority to carry out The Agencys nondiscrimination requirements.

• Select, develop, and motivate personnel within the department. Provide career development for subordinates. Provide prompt and effective coaching and counseling. Responsible for discipline/termination of employees when necessary. Review performance of staff. Create a professional environment that respects individual differences and enables all employees to develop and contribute to their full potential.
• Advise the Agency President on matters of policy, requirements, and best practices to advance equal opportunity (equity, access diversity and inclusion) in all Agency activities, programs, and services, etc.
• Provide briefings to the Agencys executive staff to communicate compliance status of state and federally mandated civil rights (nondiscrimination) programs.
• Facilitate conversations with the Agencys executives, manager, and staff to ensure that diversity and equal opportunity initiatives are prioritized and operationalized.
• Perform high level administrative, technical, and professional work in directing and supervising the administrations of the day-to-day management of the Agencys EEO Program, Title VI Program, and nondiscrimination mandates in accordance with city, state and federal laws, regulations and guidelines.
• Provide advisory and consultative assistance to Agency personnel in the interpretation and implementation of on matters pertaining to equity, access, diversity, and inclusion.
• Serve as the official and primary Agency liaison to meet and confer with prospective applicant, employees, customers community members, educational institutions, oversight entities and outside agencies to discuss MTA policies and programs related to advancing a climate of inclusion within MTAs high performing diverse workforce and relating to MTA decisions impacting services, programs, and opportunities.
• Monitor and evaluate the efficiency and effectiveness of The Agencys practices and their adherence to relevant city, state, and federal nondiscrimination guidelines; assess The Agencys activities, policies and processes to determine compliance risks; identifies opportunities for improvement; recommend solutions and directs the implementation of change.
• Works closely with Capital Programs, Planning, Human Resources, Legal, Government and Communications Relations, Operations, and other applicable areas and stakeholders to ensure that MTA programs, services and benefits are distributed in an equitable manner.

• Advance a culture that defines Equal Opportunity as inclusion, diversity, equity and access for employees, customers, vendors/contractors, and communities and embraces equal opportunity as an integral part of MTA decision making. Lead the development of a multi-pronged equal opportunity strategy that supports a transforming organization with a high performing workforce that accomplishes operational excellence.
• Identify and implement key initiatives that prioritizes…