Agency Civil Service, Department of

　　Title Diversity and Inclusion Specialist 3 Vacancy ID:149097 (NY HELPS)

　　Occupational Category Administrative or General Management

　　Salary Grade 662

　　Bargaining Unit M/C - Management / Confidential (Unrepresented)

　　Salary Range From $97908 to $123761 Annually

　　Employment Type Full-Time

　　Appointment Type Permanent

　　Jurisdictional Class Competitive Class

　　Travel Percentage 20%

　　Workweek Mon-Fri

　　Hours Per Week 37.5

　　Workday

　　From 9 AM

　　To 5 PM

　　Flextime allowed? No

　　Mandatory overtime? No

　　Compressed workweek allowed? No

　　Telecommuting allowed? Yes

　　County Albany

　　Street Address Core 1 Swan Street, Empire State Plaza

　　City Albany

　　State NY

　　Zip Code 12239

　　Minimum Qualifications NY HELPS This title is part of the New York Hiring for Emergency Limited Placement Statewide Program (NY HELPS). For the duration of the NY HELPS Program, this title maybe filled via a non-competitive appointment, which means no examination is required but all candidates must meet the minimum qualifications of the title for which they apply. At this time, agencies may recruit and hire employees by making temporary appointments. In May 2024, if a temporary NY HELPS employee is satisfactorily performing in the position, the appointment will be changed from temporary pending Civil Service Commission Action to permanent non-competitive and the official probationary period will begin. At a future date (within one year of permanent appointment), it is expected employees hired under NY HELPS will have their non-competitive employment status converted to competitive status, without having to compete in an examination. Employees will then be afforded with all of the same rights and privileges of competitive class employees of New York State. While serving permanently in a NY HELPS title, employees may take part in any promotion examination for which they are qualified.NON-COMPETITIVE MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS:A bachelor’s degree* and five years of experience in diversity and inclusion, equal opportunity, or human rights. Two years of the experience must have been at a supervisory level.Qualifying experience includes work with community service organizations concerned with diversity and inclusion, equal opportunity, civil rights, training, and upgrading the educational and job qualifications of protected class members; and human resources or labor relations experience directly related to diversity and inclusion.Your degree must have been awarded by a college or university accredited by a regional, national, or specialized agency recognized as an accrediting agency by the U.S. Department of Education/U.S. Secretary of Education. If your degree was awarded by an educational institution outside the United States and its territories, you must provide independent verification of equivalency. You can write to the Examination Information Desk of the NYS Department of Civil Service for a list of acceptable companies who provide this service. This information can also be found on the Internet at http://www.cs.ny.gov/jobseeker/degrees.cfm. You must pay the required evaluation fee.COMPETITIVE MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS:52.6 TRANSFER QUALIFICATIONS: One year of permanent, contingent-permanent, or 55 B/C service in a title equated to M-1/G-25 or above and designated administrative under Section 52.6 of the Civil Service Law may be eligible for transfer.For transfers, a list of approved titles is available through Civil Service GOT-IT at https://careermobilityoffice.cs.ny.gov/cmo/gotit/. Consecutive transfers cannot result in an increase of more than one M-grade or two salary grades.NON COMPETITIVE PROMOTION (NCP) QUALIFICATIONS: The Department of Civil Service is considering making a request to the Department of Civil Service to hold a non-competitive promotion examination for the above title in accordance with Section 52.7 of the Civil Service Law if three or fewer interested promotional candidates respond to this notice. Before submitting such a request, we must ascertain if anyone meeting the minimum qualifications is interested in competing in a promotional examination for the above title and if they would accept appointment if offered. To qualify, you must be a current Department of Civil Service employee. If certified by Civil Service, mandatory reemployment list candidates must be considered first for appointment to this title. Please note this will be a competitive appointment. The term non-competitive refers to the appointed candidate not needing to compete in the next holding of the examination.The minimum qualifications for NCP appointment are: One year of permanent, contingent-permanent, or 55 b/c service as a Diversity & Inclusion Specialist 2.PROVISIONAL QUALIFICATIONS:Based on the results of the canvass of the current eligible list for the Diversity & Inclusion Specialist 3 position, the Department may elect to make a provisional appointment to this position rather than a permanent appointment should the eligible list have less than three candidates interested. If a provisional appointment is made, the appointed candidate will be required to compete in the next holding of the Diversity & Inclusion Specialist 3 exam and be reachable for appointment from the newly established eligible list.The minimum qualifications for Provisional appointment are:A bachelor’s degree and five years of experience in diversity and inclusion, equal opportunity, or human rights. Two years of the experience must have been at a supervisory level.Qualifying experience includes work with community service organizations concerned with diversity and inclusion, equal opportunity, civil rights, training, and upgrading the educational and job qualifications of protected class members; and human resources or labor relations experience directly related to diversity and inclusion.*Your degree must have been awarded by a college or university accredited by a regional, national, or specialized agency recognized as an accrediting agency by the U.S. Department of Education/U.S. Secretary of Education. If your degree was awarded by an educational institution outside the United States and its territories, you must provide independent verification of equivalency. You can write to the Examination Information Desk of the NYS Department of Civil Service for a list of acceptable companies who provide this service. This information can also be found on the Internet at http://www.cs.ny.gov/jobseeker/degrees.cfm. You must pay the required evaluation fee.It is essential that candidates clearly and concisely indicate exactly how they meet the above minimum qualifications in their resume. Failure to show how you meet the minimum qualifications above may result in disqualification and removal from consideration.

　　Duties Description The Office of Diversity and Inclusion Management provides guidance and support to partner agencies on DEI programming, leads DEI strategic planning efforts, and coordinates recruitment and outreach efforts for the Department. To better meet jobseekers where they are and to educate the greater community on the many available job opportunities available in public service, the Department is establishing Centers for Careers in Government at 10 DOL Career Centers and this position will play an important role in ensuring the success of the career centers. The Diversity & Inclusion Specialist 3 will perform the full range of activities described below in addition to assisting and developing, analyzing, and monitoring diversity and inclusion, and equal opportunity initiatives. Duties include but are not limited to:• Supervising and oversight of organizing outreach and recruitment activities and publicizing employment opportunities to increase diversity and inclusion; providing expert advice to internal and external customers on diversity, inclusion, and equal employment opportunity issues.• Administering the development and implementation of diversity and inclusion plans for assigned state agencies, including the evaluation of agency progress in meeting objectives, and recommending any corrective action.• Supervising and evaluating staff performance; determining training needs; and counseling individuals about performance standards and how to meet them, and working with the Director in implementing the findings of these reviews.• Oversight of the performance of periodic review of disability/reasonable accommodation plans to ensure agency is adhering to its commitments; and reposting on agency disability/reasonable accommodation compliance in accordance with the Americans with Disabilities Act, as well as reviewing request for reasonable accommodations and providing guidance to agency Designees for Reasonable Accommodations (DRA’s).• Reviewing proposed legislation or programs related to merit system activities to assess their impact on diversity, inclusion, and equal employment opportunities; and making appropriate recommendations. • Attending Scope/Pre-scope conferences to ensure that affected state entities are incorporating best practices for recruitment/outreach activities for positions that are deemed to be underrepresented.• Attending meetings with community groups, businesses, employee organizations, professional organizations, and others to explain and promote diversity and inclusion.

　　Additional Comments #TeamCivilService is growing and is looking for motivated, forward-thinking employees to join our team to build a dynamic workforce. The Department of Civil Service is undertaking several initiatives to transform the way the agency delivers services to our partner agencies and to the public, and we are excited to be adding new members to the team. In addition to joining a growing team and agency, employees will also receive a comprehensive benefits package. The Department of Civil Service is the central personnel agency for the Executive Branch of New York State government, serving approximately 150,000 employees. Our mission is to build tomorrow's workforce today by promoting a diverse, inclusive, and talented workforce. We lead and deliver world-class workforce management strategies by providing innovative solutions based on merit, fitness, and equality of opportunity. Among its duties, the Department: • Partners with State agencies to offer workforce recruitment and placement services, including developing minimum qualifications, classifying positions, developing civil service examinations, and administering performance assessment tests.• Administers the New York State Health Insurance Program (https://www.cs.ny.gov/nyship/), one of the largest public employer health insurance programs in the nation, serving more than 1.2 million lives.• Assists municipal agencies with civil service administration of more than 360,000 local government employees.• Oversees the Governor's Program to Hire Individuals and Veterans with Disabilities (https://www.cs.ny.gov/rp55/) to place individuals with disabilities in State jobs and the New New York Leaders Initiative Student Intern Program. (https://nysinternships.cs.ny.gov/nnyl/)NOTE ON TELECOMMUTING: DCS employees may be approved for a maximum of 50% telecommuting, however, they are required to apply and obtain approval through management in accordance with DCS Telecommuting Program Guidelines.The Department of Civil Service is proud to be an equal opportunity employer. We encourage women, people of color, LGBTQ individuals, people with disabilities, members of ethnic minorities, foreign-born residents, and veterans to apply. We celebrate diversity and do not discriminate based on race, religion, color, national origin, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity and/or expression, age, veteran status, disability status, arrest record or criminal conviction history, or any other category protected by law.We are happy to provide reasonable and religious accommodations during the hiring process for those in need. If you have a disability or special need that requires accommodation, please send a request to [email protected]

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　　Name Muslima Washington

　　Telephone 518-473-4306

　　Fax

　　Email Address [email protected]

　　Address

　　Street Empire State Plaza, Agency Building 1

　　Office of Human Resources and Administrative Planning

　　City Albany

　　State NY

　　Zip Code 12239

　　Notes on Applying If you are interested and meet the minimum qualifications above, email your cover letter, and resume to [email protected]. Please include the Title and Vacancy ID# you are applying for in the subject line of your email.NOTE: applicants who had applied to the previous posting (vacancy ID #148215) will also be considered for this position.