Role and Responsibilities of the
Employment Equity Facilitator
EEF ROLE:
The role of the Employment Equity Facilitator (EEF) is to ensure the staff or faculty screening committee they serve on adheres to equal employment opportunity practices during all phases of the search and selection process; and to address concerns and respond to all questions concerning the equal consideration of all applicants.
EEF RESPONSIBILITIES:
- Participate in the recruitment and selection process from its initial stages to completion, including:
- attend all committee meetings and interviews
- assist in developing interview questions and criteria for application review
- review applications
- may participate in the selection of candidates to be interviewed
- conduct interviews
- assist in developing recommendation of finalists to hiring manager
- sign off on hiring documents
- prepare, sign and submit EEF report to the Employment Equity and Faculty Recruitment office
- Explain the EEF role to the committee and provide FAQ list, interview guidelines, FEHA fact sheet and FEHA brochure to all members. Make sure the committee understands you will stop an applicant from answering any “illegal” questions should they arise.
- Actively participate in the development and review of interview questions to ensure they are based on the advertised criteria for the position.
- Monitor the selection process, taking responsibility to ensure the candidates are screened based upon qualifications and experience in accordance with the criteria stated in the online requisition.
- Ensure the committee uses the same standards to evaluate each candidate and confines their comments to professional matters related to the candidate's perceived ability to perform in the position as advertised.
- Immediately apprise the committee of any concerns relating to possible discrimination. If an “illegal” question has been asked of a candidate, the EEF shall instruct the candidate not to answer.
- Contact the Director of Employment Equity & Faculty Recruitment in the event of a possible violation of fair employment practices or university policy.
- Review and sign appointment documents (AP101 for faculty or HR101 for staff).
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