Office of the Director

Functions

• Provides overall leadership, coordination, and direction for the Agency's programs of civil rights, including program delivery compliance and equal employment opportunity.
• Monitors and evaluates policies, procedures, and programs related to civil rights, equal employment opportunity, and special emphasis.
• Ensures that civil rights policy for the Agency is developed, implemented, and reviewed centrally.
• Monitors internal Agency training and provides leadership to ensure that appropriate training is delivered to Agency personnel in the area of civil rights.
• Maintains liaison with the Department, other Federal departments, agencies, divisions, and commissions both external and internal to NRCS - to exchange information and assure coordinated actions on civil rights matters.
• Performs staff work for the Chief of NRCS and the Assistant Secretary for Civil Rights on equal employment opportunity and civil rights matters, including coordination of the Agency's special emphasis activities, affirmative employment program, equal employment opportunity evaluations, and development of EE/civil rights policies and procedures.
• Coordinates support for the Agency's Civil Rights Advisory Committee.

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Civil Rights Organizational Chart (doc; 24KB)

Staff