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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 NYPD 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.
The Office of Equal Employment Opportunity (OEEO) is responsible for preventing, investigating. and addressing employment discrimination, harassment. and retaliation within the Department. OEEO works closely with complainants to conduct thorough and impartial investigations addressing inappropriate conduct and fostering a workplace environment that is safe, fair, and respectful. The Accommodations unit manages requests for accommodations based on protected bases. In addition, the OEEO Liaison Network plays a critical role in supporting the implementation of EEO policies end ensuring a fair and respectful workforce. OEEO also oversees the Departments compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA). The Disability Services Facilitator (DSF) serves as the primary liaison between the Department and the public, coordinating efforts to meet federal, state, and local accessibility requirements and ensuring continued ADA compliance.
The Executive Agency Counsel will serve as the Director of Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) Investigations and report directly to the Executive Director of the Office of Equal Employment Opportunity. The Director will provide executive leadership, legal guidance, and operational oversight for the Department's EEO Investigations Team and will ensure that allegations of employment discrimination, harassment, retaliation, and related workplace misconduct are investigated promptly, thoroughly, impartially, and in accordance with applicable federal, state, and local laws, Department policy, and accepted investigative standards. The Director will oversee the EEO Investigations Team Leads and their respective teams and will promote consistency, accountability, and quality throughout the investigative process. The duties and responsibilities will include, but are not limited to:
- Providing executive supervision, guidance, mentoring, and performance management to the EEO Investigations Team Leads and the EEO Investigations Team.
- Directing and overseeing all EEO investigations from intake through final disposition and ensuring timely completion of investigative activities.
- Reviewing investigative reports, findings, and recommendations to ensure legal sufficiency, consistency, accuracy, and quality before submission to executive leadership.
- Advising the Executive Director and Department executives on significant Equal Employment Opportunity matters, complex employment discrimination issues, and investigative findings.
- Implementing investigative policies, procedures, quality assurance standards, internal controls, and best practices to ensure consistency across the investigations program.
- Monitoring investigative caseloads, workflow, staffing, productivity, and performance metrics, while allocating resources to support timely case resolution.
- Conducting quality assurance reviews and audits of investigative files to ensure compliance with Department policy.
- Identifying complaint trends, recurring issues, and organizational risks, and recommending policy, operational, and procedural improvements.
- Preparing executive reports, statistical analyses, management briefings, and other materials regarding investigative operations and program performance.
- Coordinating with Department executives and stakeholders concerning significant or sensitive investigations.
- Ensuring compliance with applicable federal, state, and local Equal Employment Opportunity laws, rules, regulations, and Department policies.
At the direction of the Commanding Officer, the Director will also represent the License Division at Department executive meetings as well as external meetings with city, state, and federal agencies on matters related to the Division.
WORK LOCATION:
375 Pearl Street, New York, NY 10038
WORK SCHEDULE:
Tours Vary
TO APPLY:
Please visit https://cityjobs.nyc.gov and search for Job ID #784982
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION:
This position requires an attorney with a license to practice law in the State of New York, and at least 4 years of recent full-time responsible, relevant legal experience, subsequent to admission to the Bar. Prior experience should include significant litigation experience in constitutional and criminal issues. The candidate should also have familiarity with Department policies and operations, through knowledge of legal strategies and methodologies and outstanding written and verbal skills.
In compliance with Federal Law, all persons hired will be required to verify identity and eligibility to work in the United States and to complete the required employment eligibility verification document form upon hire.
The City of New York offers a comprehensive benefits package including health insurance for the employee and his or her spouse or domestic partner and unemancipated children under age 26, union benefits such as dental and vision coverage, paid annual leave and sick leave, paid holidays, a pension, and optional savings and pre-tax programs such as Deferred Compensation, IRA, and a flexible spending account.
EXECUTIVE AGENCY COUNSEL - 95005

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.

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.