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Review Vacancy

Date Posted 03/03/17

Applications Due03/31/17

Vacancy ID37335

NY HELPNo

AgencyAttorney General, Office of the

TitleSecretary 1

Occupational CategoryClerical, Secretarial, Office Aide

Salary Grade11

Bargaining UnitASU - Administrative Services Unit (CSEA)

Salary RangeFrom $37998 to $46573 Annually

Employment Type Full-Time

Appointment Type Contingent Permanent

Jurisdictional Class Competitive Class

Travel Percentage 0%

Workweek Mon-Fri

Hours Per Week 37.5

Workday

From 8:30 AM

To 5 PM

Flextime allowed? No

Mandatory overtime? No

Compressed workweek allowed? No

Telecommuting allowed? No

County Albany

Street Address Human Resources Management

Empire State Plaza

City Albany

StateNY

Zip Code12224

Minimum Qualifications Interested candidates must be reachable on the Secretary 1 eligible list or eligible to transfer under Section 70.1 of the Civil Service Law.
To be eligible to transfer under Section 70.1, candidates must have one year of permanent, competitive service in a qualifying title allocated to a salary grade 9 or higher. If the candidate is not currently incumbering, or has not previously held a keyboard or secretarial title, the candidate must take and pass a typing proficiency exam to qualify for transfer.

Duties Description • Provide secretarial support to the Director of Human Resources.

• Coordinate the background investigation process for all new exempt employees, which includes receiving and reviewing completed fingerprint history reports and forwarding any problematic fingerprint reports to the Director of Human Resources for appropriate action AND, receiving completed background information form, resume, and application for employment from each new exempt employee; submitting to the NY State Police along with a written request that a complete background investigation be conducted; reviewing completed background investigation reports and forwarding any problematic background investigation reports to the Director of Human Resources for appropriate action.

• Prepare BDA (Budget Director’s Approval form) for submission to the Division of Budget for approval to hire new exempt employee.

• Notify NYS Commission for Public Integrity of any changes to ethic filers (new appointments, resignations, address changes, etc). Responsible for yearly verification of agency ethics filers. Must also notify employee that they are an ethics filers and their name has been submitted to the Commission.

• Serve as back-up to Administrative Aide on updating of the Human Resources Information System (HRIS) database and preparing reports from Crystal Reports for Director of Human Resources and Executive staff as requested.

• Track receipt of performance evaluations and ratings for exempt staff and update HRIS database and Excel spreadsheet with appropriate information.

• Assist with answering the Human Resources main phone line, and sorting and distributing mail.

• Perform other clerical and secretarial support duties as assigned, including scanning, faxing, copying, filing, and the creation of correspondence.

Additional Comments This position is in the Human Resources Management Bureau. PLEASE NOTE: Unless otherwise specified in the “Notes on Applying” section, the “Application Due” date associated with this posting is not the last day applications can be submitted. Applications for this position will be accepted on a rolling basis until a candidate is selected; recruitment for this position can be closed or suspended at any time.

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Name William Harrison

Telephone 518-776-2500

Fax 518-915-7754

Email Address william.harrison@ag.ny.gov

Address

Street State Capitol

Human Resources Management Bureau

City Albany

State NY

Zip Code 12224

 

Notes on ApplyingQualified transfer candidates should email their cover letter and resume to William.harrison@ag.ny.gov Please put "Secretary 1 - #37335" in the subject line.

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