Position Information

NY HELPYes

AgencyJustice Center For The Protection Of People With Special Needs

TitleProgram Research Specialist 1

Occupational CategoryOther Professional Careers

Salary Grade18

Bargaining UnitPS&T - Professional, Scientific, and Technical (PEF)

Salary RangeFrom $66951 to $85138 Annually

Employment Type Full-Time

Appointment Type Permanent

Jurisdictional Class Competitive Class

Travel Percentage 0%

Schedule

Workweek Mon-Fri

Hours Per Week 37.5

Workday

From 8 AM

To 4 PM

Flextime allowed? No

Mandatory overtime? No

Compressed workweek allowed? No

Telecommuting allowed? Yes

Location

County Albany

Street Address 161 Delaware Avenue

City Delmar

StateNY

Zip Code12054

Job Specifics

Duties Description This position will be part of a collaborative effort supporting the strategic direction of the agency at the Justice Center.

Reporting directly to the Director of Strategy, Change, and Innovation Management in the Office of the Executive, this position will perform a variety of duties, including:

• Working collaboratively with staff across the agency and externally to support the ongoing planning, implementation, measuring, and tracking of agency initiatives, including prevention work.
• Coordinating and providing updates on collaborative work across business units to assist with aligning initiatives and solving problems.
• Gathering data and feedback through various methods, including research, questionnaires, and the facilitation of individual and group meetings with staff at all levels to support agency initiatives.
• Assisting with the development and implementation of plans, proposals, and new initiatives.
• Partnering with agency leadership and unit staff to help assess the impact of proposed and active work on priorities, projects, policies, processes, resources, and change capacity.
• Leading and facilitating meetings and collaborative, groups with diverse stakeholders.
• Developing presentation materials for business unit staff, managers, agency leadership, and executives
• Assisting in the development of policies, processes, trainings, workflows, and other work products.
• Designing, developing, and refining templates and other documents to support the planning, implementation, and analysis of agency efforts, including prevention expansion work.
• Assisting agency leadership and executive staff with special projects.

Preferred Qualifications:
• Strong facilitation skills.
• Excellent oral, written, and interpersonal communication skills.
• Ability to develop working partnerships with diverse internal and external staff at all levels.
• Ability to coordinate work that spans multiple internal and external groups.
• Ability to learn quickly and synthesize input from a variety of sources.
• Experience preparing and delivering reports and presentations.

Minimum Qualifications Current NYS Justice Center employee with permanent, contingent-permanent or 55b/c service as a Program Research Specialist 1 and interested in reassignment; OR current New York State employee with one year or more permanent, contingent-permanent or 55b/c service as a Program Research Specialist 1; OR current New York State employee with one year or more of permanent, contingent-permanent or 55b/c service in a position allocated to a Grade 16 or above AND eligible for transfer under Section 52.6 or 70.1 or 70.4 of the Civil Service Law. *

* A comprehensive list of titles approved for transfer is available in the Division of Human Resources Management or through Civil Service GOT-IT available at www.cs.ny.gov.

NYHELPS: A bachelor's degree including or supplemented by nine semester credit hours in biostatistics, data analysis, data modeling, economics, econometrics, mathematics, research methods, or statistics and two years of professional research experience performing the collection, manipulation (e.g., data construction, merging data files, data cleaning, working with data files containing different levels of data) and evaluation of quantitative data directed toward review, analysis, and presentation related to program operations.

Substitution: A master's degree or higher including or supplemented by nine semester credit hours in biostatistics, data analysis, data modeling, economics, econometrics, mathematics, research methods, or statistics may substitute for one year of experience.

Additional Comments Established in 2013 by the Protection with Special Needs Act; The New York State Justice Center for the Protection of People with Special Needs (Justice Center) is charged with protecting over one million New Yorkers under the care or jurisdiction across six State Oversight Agencies. https://www.justicecenter.ny.gov/
The New York State Justice Center for the Protection of People with Special Needs (Justice Center) is an equal opportunity/affirmative action employer. NYS Human Rights Law prohibits discrimination because of age, race, creed, color, national origin, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, military status, sex, disability, predisposing genetic characteristics, familial status, marital status, or status as a victim of domestic violence.

REASONABLE ACCOMMODATION: The New York State Justice Center for the Protection of People with Special Needs (Justice Center) provides reasonable accommodations to applicants with disabilities. If you need a reasonable accommodation for any part of the application and hiring process, please notify the Office of Human Resources via email at jc.sm.deeo@justicecenter.ny.gov

We offer a comprehensive benefits package, including:
• Holiday & Paid Time Off
• Public Service Loan Forgiveness (PSLF)
• Pension from New York State Employees’ Retirement System
• Affordable Health Care options
• Family dental and vision benefits at no additional cost
• NYS Deferred Compensation plan
• Access to NY 529 College Savings Program

Please note that specific benefits and programs may vary based on negotiating unit, current contract, and length of State service.

NOTE ON FINGERPRINTING: Please be advised that should you accept a job offer with this agency, you may be required to be fingerprinted and pay for the cost of the fingerprinting fee.

NOTE ON TELECOMMUTING: Employees are required to apply and obtain approval through management to telecommute according to the Justice Center’s Telecommuting Program Guidelines.

Some positions may require additional credentials or a background check to verify your identity.

How to Apply

Name Human Resources / MC

Telephone

Fax 518-549-0462

Email Address jc.sm.HRresumes@justicecenter.ny.gov

Address

Street Justice Center

161 Delaware Ave

City Delmar

State NY

Zip Code 12054

 

Notes on ApplyingPlease submit cover letter along with a clear and concise resume detailing how you meet the minimum qualifications for this position as listed in Specifics and indicate the Position Title & Vacancy ID number for which you are applying.