Civil Rights Investigator - Lansing
State of Michigan
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Civil Rights Investigator - Detroit
State of Michigan
Civil Rights
Location
Detroit, Michigan, 48909
Salary
$25.89 - $39.74
per hour
Type
Full Time
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Job Description
Summary
This job involves investigating complaints of discrimination in areas like employment, housing, and education for the Michigan Department of Civil Rights, including interviewing people, gathering evidence, writing reports, and entering data into systems.
It's a limited-term role that might become permanent, focused on protecting civil rights through fair enforcement.
A good fit would be someone detail-oriented with strong communication skills and a passion for social justice, ideally with a bachelor's degree and experience in investigations or related fields.
Key Requirements
- Bachelor's degree in any major
- Ability to investigate discrimination complaints in employment, education, housing, public accommodation, and public service
- Skills in interviewing witnesses and analyzing information
- Proficiency in investigative report writing
- Experience recording data in departmental databases
- Strong communication and interpersonal skills for community engagement and outreach
- Official college transcript required with application
Full Job Description
This position is being filled as Limited Term. There is a possibility that it may become permanent, but that is not guaranteed.The Michigan Department of Civil Rights (MDCR) has one of the most important roles in state government – so important that the Michigan Civil Rights Commission (MCRC) is enshrined in the Michigan Constitution: to investigate allegations of unlawful discrimination and to secure the equal protection of civil rights. MDCR was created in 1965 to carry out the work of the Commission.
MDCR is an administrative law enforcement agency with investigative and enforcement authority. The Enforcement Process includes all of the tasks performed when a customer interacts with MDCR about a civil rights-related need or concern, including investigation and resolution of complaints of discrimination, outreach and education, and community engagement. In this important role, an investigator is responsible for investigation and/or resolution of complaints of unlawful discrimination in employment, education, housing, public accommodation, public service, and other jurisdictional areas. Investigators are responsible for investigating complaint allegations and making a determination into each complaint by interviewing witnesses, analyzing information, investigative report writing, and recording data in a departmental data base.
Position Description
Requirements
This position generally requires the possession of a bachelor's degree in any major. Specific information on the education and experience required for different class levels is in the job specifications for the Civil Rights Representative class.Additional Information
Your application for any position does not guarantee that you will be contacted by the Department for further consideration. Only those applicants interviewed may be notified of the results.Please attach your cover letter, resume, and OFFICIAL transcript to your application. An official transcript must bear the college/university certification (e.g., seal, logo, watermark, and /or letterhead), Registrar's signature, and date. A transcript with these requirements, with the stamp "Issued to Student" is accepted as an official transcript. Unofficial transcripts will NOT be accepted. An unofficial transcript is: (1) an internet copy printed from the college/university student web account; (2) a transcript stamped with "Student Copy," and (3) a transcript that is labeled as 'Unofficial." The official transcript must be scanned and attached to the electronic NEOGOV Civil Service application with one of the following file extensions: pdf, doc, docx, txt, or rft. Degree certificates are not accepted. When attaching transcripts, please name the college/university for each transcript attached.
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