Description

The Equal Opportunity (EO) Specialist assists with the development, monitoring and coordination of equal opportunity responsibilities related to employee recruitment, hiring and employee retention. They will independently perform professional-level duties. This position has no supervisory responsibilities.

Duties may include:

Providing guidance to hiring managers, search committees and college/admin area EO Representatives on federal/state equal opportunity regulations/guidelines and university recruitment and hiring policies/procedures.

Monitoring faculty and staff recruitment and hiring processes within the university’s applicant tracking system for consistency and compliance with applicable laws, regulations and policies.

Partnering with hiring managers and college/admin area EO Representatives to develop strategies to build qualified applicant pools for faculty and staff positions.

Coordinating the college/admin area EO Representative Program.

Design and delivery of training and supplemental resource guides for faculty and staff.

Assisting with compiling data for various reports.

Requirements

Required Education: High School Diploma or equivalent

Required Experience: Three years in human resources or recruitment and hiring compliance (Bachelor’s Degree in human resources or business may substitute for this experience); 
Interpreting and applying policies, procedures and guidelines; 
Discretionary decision making and independent problem solving; 
Working with and creating/maintaining effective relationships with university and community members; Maintaining confidentiality of sensitive information. 

Additional Preferred: Bachelor’s degree in behavioral sciences, business, human resource management, communication or education; Demonstrated experience in three or more of the following areas: recruitment/hiring, classification/compensation, employee training and development, employee relations, equal opportunity or reasonable accommodation; Demonstrated experience explaining and applying equal employment guidelines, principles and practices in employee recruitment, hiring and retention; Demonstrated experience data exporting, analyzing data, developing reports and using the analysis to improve future operations; Demonstrated experience developing and presenting training both in person and in virtual formats; Demonstrated ability to multi-task and manage relationships with multiple stakeholders with conflicting needs and timelines; Demonstrated ability to operate a personal computer and related word processing, spreadsheet and database software. 

Please visit https://uidaho.peopleadmin.com/postings/50470 for a complete list of qualifications and application instructions.  

First consideration date is Tuesday, January 20, 2026.