Position Information

NY HELPNo

AgencyEmployee Relations, Office of

TitleAssistant Director (Diversity and Inclusion Officer)

Occupational CategoryNo Preference

Salary GradeNS

Bargaining UnitM/C - Managerial/Confidential (Unrepresented)

Salary RangeFrom $111925 to $141439 Annually

Employment Type Full-Time

Appointment Type Permanent

Jurisdictional Class Exempt Class

Travel Percentage 0%

Schedule

Workweek Mon-Fri

Hours Per Week 37.5

Workday

From 8 AM

To 5 PM

Flextime allowed? No

Mandatory overtime? No

Compressed workweek allowed? No

Telecommuting allowed? Yes

Location

County Albany

Street Address Agency Building 2 - 12th Floor

Empire State Plaza

City Albany

StateNY

Zip Code12223

Job Specifics

Minimum Qualifications • Bachelor’s Degree and six years of relevant experience.*

• Excellent writing, interpersonal, public speaking, and organizational skills.

• Proficient skills in various business collaboration applications and software tools, i.e., Microsoft Office Suite and cloud-based sharing tools.

• A satisfactory equivalent combination of appropriate experience and education as determined by the NYS Office of Employee Relations.

*Substitutions: four years of specialized experience or associate’s degree and two years of specialized experience may substitute for bachelor’s degree; J.D. or master’s degree may substitute for one year of specialized experience; Ph.D. may substitute for two years of specialized experience.

Duties Description This role would be unique within the Office of Employee Relations (OER) as the employee would guide OER’s role in collective bargaining, represent OER in activities related to collective bargaining and other activities in support of diversity and inclusion initiatives throughout the State. In addition, internally support OER administration in its efforts to make its own workforce the most diverse in State government. This position would report directly to the Director and serve as a member of the Executive Team.

Duties include, but are not limited to:

Collective Bargaining:
OER negotiates 14 collective bargaining agreements with 10 unions covering over 160,000 State employees in all professions and occupations located in every corner of the State. This also includes setting the terms and conditions of employment for unrepresented employees in the State. Collective bargaining has been in place in New York’s public sector for over 50 years and much of the history of those agreements is retained in the current agreements. In order to become an employer of choice and assist in recruiting the best, brightest and most diverse workforce, a comprehensive overview of negotiated agreements, benefit arrangements and offerings, programmatic interactions within OER and with various State agencies needs to be undertaken. To that end this position will:

• Oversee continuous improvement process involving analyzing current benefit and training offerings to identify:
• changes to be made where barriers to diversity and inclusion occur;
• propose actions to be taken to eliminate these barriers;
• develop bargaining proposals for collective bargaining to change benefits and labor - management programs to make more inclusive;
• monitor trends on benefit design and formulate proposals based on trend for collective bargaining;
• gather data related to diversity and inclusion as it relates to collective bargaining proposals and initiatives to support State demands or respond to union demands.

• Serve as lead for OER on all Diversity and Inclusion efforts related to collective bargaining.

• As part of the continuous improvement process, the incumbent will liaison with Executive Chamber staff such as the Chief Diversity Officer and Chief Disability Officers, Chamber LGBTQ+ Affairs staff, and staff in various executive branch agencies to review current terms and conditions of employment with a goal of identifying issues impacting recruitment and retention of staff and improvements in benefit design and benefit offerings that are available to State employees that can be introduced or changed through collective bargaining.

Representation of OER in the State’ Diversity and Inclusion Initiatives:
OER serves in a number of capacities related to the State’s Diversity and Inclusion Initiatives and this position will support, and lead where appropriate, OER’s activities in those initiatives.

These will include:
• Representing OER on the LGBTQ+ Interagency Task Force and Governor’s Executive Committee for Diversity, Inclusion and Equal Opportunity;

• Liaison with agencies, labor-management committees and unions on diversity and inclusion initiatives, goals, best practices and training/development opportunities on a Statewide basis.

OER Internal Administration:
As OER seeks to improve its standing as an employer of choice, it needs to establish a position that also oversees Diversity and Inclusion initiatives and efforts within the agency.

These include, but are not limited to:
• Receive, review and process Disability/Pregnancy-Related Reasonable Accommodation requests and religious accommodations.

• Conduct training for OER staff on Diversity and Inclusion.

• Serve as liaison for Diversity Management on internal agency committees, task forces, or work groups.

• Design and implement diversity and inclusion, and equal opportunity programs for OER/LMC staff and monitor external opportunities for potential OER/LMC access.

• Direct the coordination and facilitation of OER’s strategic planning efforts, at all levels of the agency.

• Work with OER/LMC Human Resources on improving recruitment and retention efforts to hire/retain diverse staff.

• Consult with various units within OER/LMC on a continuous basis regarding programs and offering to increase diversity and inclusion and eliminate barriers diversity and inclusion in the workplace.

• Design and implement diversity and inclusion, and equal opportunity programs for OER/LMC staff.

• Liaison with the Department of Civil Service’s Office of Diversity and Inclusion Management on required reporting and developing initiatives.

Additional Comments The Office of Employee Relations does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, national origin, age, sexual orientation, religion, disability or other protected class status in the admission to, access to, or employment in their programs or activities.

Reasonable accommodation will be provided upon request.

NOTE ON TELECOMMUTING: The Office of Employee Relations/Labor Management Committees employees may be approved for a maximum of 50% telecommuting, however, they are required to apply and obtain approval through management in accordance with The Office of Employee Relations/Labor Management Committees Telecommuting Program Guidelines.

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

Contact Information

Name Human Resources

Telephone

Fax

Email Address HR@oer.ny.gov

Address

Street Agency Building 2 - 8th Floor

Empire State Plaza

City Albany

State NY

Zip Code 12223

 

Notes on ApplyingPlease reference Vacancy No. 170840 when applying.

To apply, please send cover letter and resume to HR@oer.ny.gov (M.S. Word or PDF is the preferred format). Hard copy via US Mail is also accepted.