SPF Principal Investigators and other supervisors are required to comply with the SPF Equal Employment Opportunity procedures for hiring Category A and B Employees. This is a result of the Sponsored Programs Foundation passing the threshold for the number of full-time employees, which qualifies the organization to be regulated by an affirmative action plan.

Full Time = 30-40 hrs./week (Category A)
Part Time = 20-29 hrs./week (Category B) 

* Note Occasional Employees (Category D), Student Employees (Category C), & State-Side Employees (Category E) do not require a formal recruitment.

Changes to the hiring process for Category A and B employees will help to ensure that diversity is obtained and maintained amongst SPF employees. All such hiring decisions should be based on (1) individual merit, qualifications, and competence as they relate to the particular position, and (2) promotion of the principle of equal employment opportunity.

A checklist for PI’s hiring Category A and B Employees has been created to use when entering in to the hiring process. We expect all SPF Principal Investigators and other project supervisors to be in full compliance with this new hiring process.

First Steps:

• Job Announcements must be submitted to SPF via e-mail at lp216@humboldt.edu to start a recruitment; SPF will post the vacancy on the Humboldt Human Resources website and CalJobs
• Alert SPF if you will be posting the Job Announcement in any other locations (e.g. Craigslist, Times Standard, etc...); you must coordinate posting/take down dates with SPF

Pre-Offer:

The following items must be submitted to SPF after the selection process is complete:

• Copies of the SPF Self-Identification Form for all applicants (including those received after review has begun, incomplete applications, or those otherwise not considered); these will be routed to you via DocuSign as part of the recruitement. 
• Copies of all applications and/or resumes received
• One “Sponsored Programs Foundation Job Vacancy EEO Disposition Form”
• Copies of any scoring tools/selection criteria used and not already included or documented above.
• Copies of any requests for accommodation

In order to assist you in complying with this process, we're available for P.I.’s who have questions on the recruitment process. If you would like us to "bring" the training to you, we would be happy to set up a time to speak to you and your staff over Zoom. Please reach out to the front office to schedule an appointment.

Recruitment Forms and Templates:

• SPF EEO Compliance Checklist
• SPF EEO Compliance Poster
• SPF Equal Employment Opportunity Reaffirmation Letter
• SPF Job Announcement Template
• SPF Job Vacancy EEO Disposition Form
• SPF Reasonable Accommodation Request Form
• SPF Job Offer Template (Background Check Required)
• SPF Job Offer Template (No Background Check Required)
• SPF Self-Identification Form for Job Applicants

*** Please Note - The SPF Self-Identification Form MUST be submitted during the SPF recruitment process for full-time or part-time employees. If this form is not submitted with the applicant materials, you cannot be considered for the job. If you have difficulties completing this form, please call (707) 826-4189 and we will assist you. 

Sponsored Programs Foundation is committed to complying with the regulations set forth in Executive Order 11246, as amended, Section 503 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, as amended, the Vietnam Era Veterans' Readjustment Act of 1974, as amended (38 U.S.C. 4212) and their implementing regulations.