Review Vacancy
AgencyPeople With Developmental Disabilities, Office for
TitleDirector of Personnel B (WTM Region 2)
Occupational CategoryAdministrative or General Management
Bargaining UnitM/C - Management / Confidential (Unrepresented)
Salary RangeFrom $85690 to $108285 Annually
Minimum Qualifications There is no Civil Service eligible list for this title. To qualify for a permanent appointment under Section 52.6, candidates must have one year of permanent competitive service in a Grade 662 or higher in a title designated as 52.6 eligible.
In order to qualify for provisional appointment candidates must have one year of permanent competitive service in a personnel administrative position at a Grade 23 or higher.
Duties Description The Workforce and Talent Management (WTM) Regional Director (Region 2) will serve WTM customers by strengthening the centralization of WTM functions so that they are manifested consistently across all regions of NYS. The WTM Regional Director must be skilled in the dynamics of advancing team cohesiveness, performance accountability and effective communication. WTM Region 2 includes our Central NY, Capital District and Sunmount local offices.
Under the direction of the Deputy Commissioner for WTM, the WTM Regional Director is responsible for managing the six major functions of OPWDD’s Division of WTM 1) Human Resources / Personnel, 2) Employee Relations, 3) Staff Training, 4) Diversity and Inclusion programs, 5) Affirmative Action, and 6) Workforce Transformation to prepare state operations workforce for emerging directions of services for people with intellectual and other developmental disabilities. A WTM Regional Director is assigned to a specific region. Duties and responsibilities include, but are not limited to the following:
• Acting as a liaison between State Operations, Regional and Central Offices
• Acting as a liaison between the Central Office and regional staff
• Representing the division in internal and external meetings as required
• Ensuring effective responsiveness to requests and initiatives
• Creating a divisional knowledgebase and effective cross trained teams
• Managing geographically dispersed staff
• Providing leadership, direction, motivation, supervision and performance evaluation of staff within the assigned region,
• Design and develop strategies to ensure that agency objectives and metrics are met in the catchment areas assigned.
• Proactively manage implementation timelines for Projects
• Ensuring communication flow and consistency of practice.
• Generating reports, analyze data, summarize progress and recommend improvements
• Maintaining real-time information on divisional responsibilities, including but not limited to:
o Status of Reasonable Accommodation,
o Status of Affirmative Action investigations,
o Labor relations work,
o Hiring and staff management processes
o Staff availability: leaves, etc..
o Training compliance,
o Implementation of emerging workforce transformation initiatives
• Reviewing processes and provide recommendations to streamline and create efficiencies across disciplines of the division
• Participating in the research, development and implementation of WTM policies and procedures
• Position requires approximately 40% travel within the assigned region and statewide travel, as deemed necessary
REPORTING AND ASSISTANCE REQUIREMENTS
Official work location can be negotiated at the time of interview. The WTM Regional Director reports directly to the Deputy Commissioner for WTM.
The WTM Local Directors in the designated region(s) report directly to the WTM Regional Director
The WTM Regional Director assists each of the WTM Unit Directors In OPWDD Central Office in disseminating unit specific knowledge platforms and accomplishing unit directions and assignments within the context of the entire WTM Division
Additional Comments Official station can be negotiated at time of interview. The WTM Local Directors in the designated region(s) report directly to the WTM Regional Director
The WTM Regional Director assists each of the WTM Unit Directors In OPWDD Central Office in disseminating unit specific knowledge platforms and accomplishing unit directions and assignments within the context of the entire WTM Division.
All OPWDD employees must be eligible and maintain eligibility for full and unconditional participation in the Medicare and Medicaid programs. Continued employment will depend on maintaining eligibility.
Some positions may require additional credentials or a background check to verify your identity.