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Review Vacancy

Date Posted 12/08/16

Applications Due01/06/17

Vacancy ID35126

AgencyMental Health, Office of

TitleAffirmative Action Administrator 4, Central Office;

Occupational CategoryOther Professional Careers

Salary Grade662

Bargaining UnitM/C - Management / Confidential (Unrepresented)

Salary RangeFrom $80327 to $101536 Annually

Employment Type Full-Time

Appointment Type Permanent

Jurisdictional Class Non-competitive Class

Travel Percentage 25%

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? No

County Albany

Street Address NYS Office of Mental Health, Central Office

44 Holland Avenue

City Albany

StateNY

Zip Code12229

Minimum Qualifications A Bachelor's degree AND five years of experience in equal employment opportunity, human rights, or affirmative action. Qualifying experience includes experience with community service organizations concerned with affirmative action, equal employment opportunity, civil rights, diversity management, minority business development, or similar programs; experience in recruiting, training, and upgrading the educational and job qualifications of protected class members; and personnel administration or labor relations experience directly related to affirmative action. At least two years of this experience must have been at a management or supervisory level. Two additional years of such experience may substitute for a Bachelor's degree.

A master's degree may substitute for one year of the general experience.

Duties Description The Office of Mental Health (OMH), Office of Diversity Management, is recruiting to fill an Affirmative Action Administrator 4, M-2. The incumbent will function as assistant director of the Office and will assist the Director in managing and implementing OMH Affirmative Action and Equal Employment Opportunity programs. Extensive statewide travel is required.

Specific duties include, but are not limited to, the following:

• Directs the equal opportunity, affirmative action, and diversity initiatives.

• Prepares affirmative action plans, programs, and strategies.

• Manages and conducts meetings, seminars, training programs, and conferences for agency employees and others about diversity, affirmative action programs, requirements, and strategies.

• Interprets laws, rules, regulations, and policy for staff and others governed by the agency's affirmative action programs and assures that agency programs comply with applicable civil and human rights laws.

• Collaborates with executive staff to explain the affirmative action programs, the impact on agency programs, operations, and obligations and strategies for meeting goals and requirements.

• Coordinates diversity and equal opportunity activities in the OMH’s central office, regional offices, and facilities.

• Plans, develops, and monitors the agency's affirmative action plan and programs.

• Identifies and analyzes areas of underutilization of protected class members, establishes goals, timetables, and strategies for meeting them, and meets with affected supervisors and program managers to advise them.

• Drafts policy statements about the program for the agency head or other executive staff.

• Oversees the investigation and resolution of discrimination, civil rights violations, and sexual harassment filed by OMH employees with the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, the New York State Division of Human Rights, and other government entities.

• Collaborates affirmative action activities within and between control agencies, regional offices, and OMH facilities.

• Coordinates and participates in federal compliance reviews.

• Supervises subordinate staff.

• Plans work schedules, projects, audits, and assigns staff. Trains staff and provides periodic retraining as programs or the mandates governing them change.

• Evaluates staff performance to assess strengths and weaknesses, determines training needs; and counsels individuals about performance standards and how to meet them.

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

Name Sarah Mahar

Telephone

Fax 518-486-3897

Email Address OMHHRM@OMH.NY.GOV

Address

Street NYS Office of Mental Health

44 Holland Avenue

City Albany

State NY

Zip Code 12229

 

Notes on ApplyingTo be considered for this position, interested candidates should email a cover letter and resume in Microsoft Word or PDF format to omhhrm@omh.ny.gov. Please include the title of the position and Vacancy ID #35126 in the subject line of your email when applying.

You are advised that, should you accept a job offer with the Office of Mental Health, you may be required to be fingerprinted and pay a fingerprint fee.

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