Hiring: Senior Equal Opportunity Investigator Company: Metropolitan Transportation Authority Location: Brooklyn, NY Job Posted Time: 2026-09-14 14:17:02 Employment Type: Part-time Target Skills & Keywords : Project Management About the job Experience: •A minimum of 8 years’ experience conducting investigations pertaining to civil rights, discrimination, and/or workforce harassment complaints; and a comprehensive understanding of Equal Opportunity related laws, statutes, guidelines, and regulations is required. •May need to work outside of normal work hours (i.e., evenings and weekends) •Travel may be required to other MTA locations or other external sites. •According to the New York State Public Officers Law & the MTA Code of Ethics, all employees who hold a policymaking position must file an Annual Statement of Financial Disclosure (FDS) with the NYS Commission on Ethics and Lobbying in Government (the “Commission”). •MTA and its subsidiary and affiliated agencies are Required Skills: •Department of Diversity & Civil Rights •Receives, investigates, and makes recommendations to EEO management on formal and informal complaints from applicants, employees, customers, community members, and organizations pertaining to Title VI, Title VII, ADA, the Rehabilitation Act, Environmental Justice, and Limited English Proficiency directives. •Manage the record-keeping function for investigations, including electronic and written materials, and ensure the accuracy of the data. •Ensures that all inquiry and investigation activities are completed in conformity with Equal Opportunity Guidance, Equal Opportunity best practices and effective investigative procedures, and established MTA policies and processes. •Teams with supervisors, managers, executives, and other groups in the resolution of complaints of discrimination and discriminatory harassment and related EO concerns. Serves as the coordinator and primary contact for the Agency’s formal EO investigations and the life cycle of investigatory inquiries. •Manage the process for presenting investigatory results to Agency leaders on a need to know basis by ensuring that investigative reports are thorough, answer all investigative questions, and reach appropriate conclusions based on the results of the investigation. •Other duties assigned by senior management. •Primarily responsible for providing counsel, advice, and assistance to employees, applicants, customers, and community members/organizations concerning allegations of discrimination, harassment, and disparate impact. Qualifications: •Strong knowledge of federal, state, city, and local laws and regulations governing nondiscrimination of employees, applicants, and customers, and mitigation of disproportionate impact/burden to communities. •Demonstrated capacity to assess and negotiate highly complex, confidential, and sensitive matters of discrimination, harassment, and disproportionate impact, while maintaining objectivity and neutrality. •Demonstrated capacity to recognize patterns or practices that are inherently discriminatory or those that serve as a pretext for discrimination. •Demonstrated ability to manage high volume and time-sensitive workload and to meet demanding deadlines. •Initiative, ingenuity, resourcefulness, and judgment are required to collect, assemble, and develop facts and other pertinent data. •Demonstrated capacity to think logically and objectively, to analyze and evaluate facts, evidence, and related information, and arrive at sound conclusions. •Skill in written and oral reports and presentation of investigative findings in a clear and concise manner. •Strong organizational, planning, and interviewing skills and ability to work independently. •Tact, discretion, and capacity for obtaining the cooperation and confidence of others. •Advanced facilitation, mediation, negotiation, and interpersonal skills. Compensation: •$108,150 - $119,617 / year Interested candidates, please apply directly through the job posting on company's career page or try via AI auto apply on this platform. Don't miss this opportunity to join a forward-thinking team!