Review Vacancy
Date Posted: 10/01/15
Applications Due: 10/16/15
Vacancy ID: 23980
Position Information
NY HELPNo
AgencyGeneral Services, Office of
TitleProject Director
Occupational CategoryOther Professional Careers
Salary GradeNS
Bargaining UnitM/C - Management / Confidential (Unrepresented)
Salary RangeFrom $78752 to $99545 Annually
Employment Type Full-Time
Appointment Type Temporary
Jurisdictional Class Competitive Class
Travel Percentage 0%
Schedule
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? No
Location
County Albany
Street Address Building 5, Harriman State Office Campus
City Albany
StateNY
Zip Code12226
Job Specifics
Minimum Qualifications At least six years of experience engaged in State agency finance and/or human resources operations. Two years of the required experience may be substituted by a bachelor’s degree in a relevant field. The preferred candidate will also have experience managing in a team environment and facilitating meetings, excellent verbal and written communication skills, and experience working with State-wide technology platforms, such as the Statewide Financial System (SFS). The candidate should be able to prioritize tasks and assignments in a fast paced environment, have strong customer service skills, and be familiar with the Microsoft Office Suite.
Duties Description In September 2012, the State of New York joined many other leading organizations worldwide by creating a central organization to provide transactional administrative services for all of its operating units. This organization – the Business Services Center (BSC) – is dedicated to providing exceptional customer service and highly efficient operations for functions such as payroll and invoice processing. By taking responsibility for these routine administrative functions, the BSC enables agencies to provide greater focus on core mission activities. Because of it scale, the BSC will provide new career paths and development opportunities for professionals that join its ranks. The BSC is housed within the New York State Office of General Services (OGS).
The HR Initiatives and Transition Team within the BSC is dedicated to supporting the customers of the BSC both during an agency’s transition and throughout receipt of services from the BSC. The Team works to establish and maintain strong working relationships with each of the BSC’s customer agencies to foster the communication needed to ensure an agency is receiving quality services that support it in meeting its mission objectives.
The Transition Team Manager will direct the work of a team of Transition Team Representatives who work directly with agencies to execute activities and tasks related to the transition of HR services to the BSC. The Transition Team Manager will report directly to the HR Initiatives and Transition Lead and will be responsible for tasks and activities including, but not limited to the following:
• Managing the execution of activities related to the transition of agency HR services to the BSC including development and execution of project plans;
• Delegating tasks and activities across the Team to ensure appropriate distribution of work;
• Facilitating meetings with agencies to guide them through a defined transition process that includes diagnostic, solution design, cutover, and stabilization stages for each of the services transitioning to the BSC;
• Identifying business process improvement opportunities to leverage enterprise-wide best practices for adoption by both customer agencies and the BSC;
• Presenting information to BSC management and other stakeholders regarding transition activities.
Additional Comments NOTE: Hours are 9:00am – 5:00pm
Some positions may require additional credentials or a background check to verify your identity.
Contact Information
Name Donna Erno
Telephone 518-473-5282
Fax 518-486-1631
Email Address HRresumes@ogs.ny.gov
Address
Street NYS Office of General Services, HRM
40th Floor Corning Tower, Empire State Plaza
City Albany
State NY
Zip Code 12242
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 Vacancy ID number for which you are applying.
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