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NY HELP Yes

Agency Civil Service, Department of

Title Diversity and Inclusion Specialist 3

Occupational Category Other Professional Careers

Salary Grade 662

Bargaining Unit M/C - Managerial/Confidential (Unrepresented)

Salary Range From $100845 to $127474 Annually

Employment Type Full-Time

Appointment Type Permanent

Jurisdictional Class Competitive Class

Travel Percentage 20%

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? Yes

County Albany

Street Address Empire State Plaza, Swan Street Building, Core 1

City Albany

State NY

Zip Code 12239

Duties Description The Office of Diversity and Inclusion Management provides guidance and support to partner agencies on programming related to diversity, equity, inclusion, and accessibility, leads strategic planning efforts, and coordinates recruitment and outreach efforts for the Department. This position functions as the Team Leader for one of the teams of diversity and inclusion specialists in Albany, providing technical guidance and support to assigned programs as well as state agencies in furtherance of their diversity and inclusion strategic plans.The Diversity & Inclusion Specialist 3 will perform the full range of activities described below in addition to assisting and developing, analyzing, and monitoring diversity and inclusion, and equal opportunity initiatives. Duties include but are not limited to:• Administering the development and implementation of diversity and inclusion plans for assigned state agencies, including the evaluation of agency progress in meeting objectives, and recommending any corrective action.• Overseeing the performance of periodic review of disability/reasonable accommodation plans to ensure agencies are adhering to their commitments; and reporting on agency disability/reasonable accommodation compliance in accordance with the Americans with Disabilities Act, as well as reviewing requests for reasonable accommodations and providing guidance to agency Designees for Reasonable Accommodations (DRAs).• Reviewing proposed legislation or programs related to merit system activities to assess their impact on diversity, inclusion, and equal employment opportunities; and making appropriate recommendations.• Attending Scope/Pre-scope conferences to ensure that affected state entities are incorporating best practices for recruitment/outreach activities for positions that are deemed to be underrepresented.• Supervision and oversight of organizing outreach and recruitment activities and publicizing employment opportunities to increase diversity and inclusion; providing expert advice to internal and external customers on diversity, inclusion, and equal employment opportunity issues.• Attending meetings with community groups, businesses, employee organizations, professional organizations, and others to explain and promote diversity and inclusion.• Supervising and evaluating staff performance; determining training needs; and counseling individuals about performance standards and how to meet them and working with Division management to implement actions based on the findings of these reviews.Preferred Qualifications• Demonstrated expertise in diversity, equity, inclusion, and accessibility (DEIA), with at least five years of progressively responsible experience in the field.• Comprehensive knowledge of federal and state laws, regulations, and policies related to equal employment opportunity, disability access, and anti-discrimination compliance.• Proven ability to lead cross-functional teams, drive strategic DEIA initiatives, and operationalize equity-centered change within complex organizational environments.• 3+ years leadership experience with a history of cultivating talent, fostering engagement, and driving measurable, positive transformation among the individuals and teams they lead.• Ability to navigate complex interpersonal dynamics, and to create and promote inclusive, psychologically safe workplace cultures.• Exceptional written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to convey nuanced DEI principles in a clear, accessible, and actionable manner.• Strong cultural competence with a demonstrated commitment to inclusive practices that center equity, representation, and belonging.• Experience advising or supporting organizations through strategic planning, workforce development, policy alignment, and systems-level DEI implementation.

Minimum Qualifications NY HELPSThis title is part of the New York Hiring for Emergency Limited Placement Statewide Program (NY HELPS). For the duration of the NY HELPS Program, this title may be filled via a non-competitive appointment, which means no examination is required but all candidates must meet the minimum qualifications of the title for which they apply. At a future date, it is expected employees hired under NY HELPS will have their non-competitive employment status converted to competitive status, without having to compete in an examination. Employees will then be afforded with all of the same rights and privileges of competitive class employees of New York State. While serving permanently in an NY HELPS title, employees may take part in any promotion examination for which they are qualified.NON-COMPETITIVE MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS (NY HELPS): A bachelor's degree and five years of professional experience in diversity and inclusion, equal opportunity, or human rights, which includes working with community service organizations concerned with diversity and inclusion, equal opportunity, civil rights, training, and upgrading the educational and job qualifications of protected class members or working in human resources or labor relations where your experience is directly related to diversity and inclusion. Two years of this experience must have been at a supervisory level. Substitution: four years of specialized experience; an associate degree and two years of specialized experience; master’s degree in a related field can substitute for five years of experience; and a doctorate in a related field can substitute for six years of experience.REASSIGNMENT QUALIFICATIONS: Current Department of Civil Service employees with one year of permanent, contingent permanent, or 55 B/C service as a Diversity & Inclusion Specialist 3.COMPETITIVE QUALIFICATIONS:You must be reachable on the current eligible list or eligible for transfer.52.6 TRANSFER QUALIFICATIONS: One year of permanent, contingent permanent, or 55 B/C service allocated to a Grade 25 or higher eligible for transfer and determined to be administrative by Civil Service.For transfers, a list of approved titles is available through Civil Service GOT-IT at https://careermobilityoffice.cs.ny.gov/cmo/gotit/.PROVISIONAL QUALIFICATIONS:Based on the results of the canvass of the current eligible list for the Diversity & Inclusion Specialist 3 position, the Department may elect to make a provisional appointment to this position rather than a permanent appointment should the eligible list have less than three candidates interested. If a provisional appointment is made, the appointed candidate will be required to compete in the next holding of the Diversity & Inclusion Specialist 3 exam and be reachable for appointment from the newly established eligible list.The minimum qualifications for Provisional appointment are:Same as non-competitive minimum qualifications listed above.OROne year of permanent, contingent permanent, or 55 B/C service as a Diversity & Inclusion Specialist 2.*Your degree must have been awarded by a college or university accredited by a regional, national, or specialized agency recognized as an accrediting agency by the U.S. Department of Education/U.S. Secretary of Education. If your degree was awarded by an educational institution outside the United States and its territories, you must provide independent verification of equivalency. You can write to the Examination Information Desk of the NYS Department of Civil Service for a list of acceptable companies who provide this service. This information can also be found on the Internet at http://www.cs.ny.gov/jobseeker/degrees.cfm. You must pay the required evaluation fee. NON COMPETITVE PROMOTON (NCP) QUALIFICATIONS:The Department of Civil Service is considering making a request to the Department of Civil Service to hold a non-competitive promotion examination for the above title in accordance with Section 52.7 of the Civil Service Law if three or fewer interested promotional candidates respond to this notice. Before submitting such a request, we must ascertain if anyone meeting the minimum qualifications is interested in competing in a promotional examination for the above title and if they would accept appointment if offered. To qualify, you must be a current Department of Civil Service employee. If certified by Civil Service, mandatory reemployment list candidates must be considered first for appointment to this title. Please note this will be a competitive appointment. The term non-competitive refers to the appointed candidate not needing to compete in the next holding of the examination.The minimum qualifications for NCP appointment are:One year of permanent, contingent permanent, or 55 B/C service as a Diversity & Inclusion Specialist 2.It is essential that candidates clearly and concisely indicate exactly how they meet the above minimum qualifications in their resume. Failure to show how you meet the minimum qualifications above may result in disqualification and removal from consideration.SUBSEQUENT 55B/C QUALIFICATIONS:A subsequent 55 B/C appointment may be considered if you have one year of permanent, contingent-permanent, or 55 B/C service in an eligible position allocated to Grade 23. To be considered, you must provide a copy of your letter of eligibility with your response.It is essential that candidates clearly and concisely indicate exactly how they meet the above minimum qualifications in their resume. Failure to show how you meet the minimum qualifications above may result in disqualification and removal from consideration.

Additional Comments #TeamCivilService is growing and is looking for motivated, forward-thinking employees to join our team to build a dynamic workforce. The Department of Civil Service is undertaking several initiatives to transform the way the agency delivers services to our partner agencies and to the public, and we are excited to be adding new members to the team. In addition to joining a growing team and agency, employees will also receive a comprehensive benefits package. The Department of Civil Service is the central personnel agency for the Executive Branch of New York State government, serving approximately 150,000 employees. Our mission is to build tomorrow's workforce today by promoting a diverse, inclusive, and talented workforce. We lead and deliver world-class workforce management strategies by providing innovative solutions based on merit, fitness, and equality of opportunity. Among its duties, the Department: • Partners with State agencies to offer workforce recruitment and placement services, including developing minimum qualifications, classifying positions, developing civil service examinations, and administering performance assessment tests.• Administers the New York State Health Insurance Program (https://www.cs.ny.gov/nyship/), one of the largest public employer health insurance programs in the nation, serving more than 1.2 million lives.• Assists municipal agencies with civil service administration of more than 360,000 local government employees.• Oversees the Governor's Program to Hire Individuals and Veterans with Disabilities (https://www.cs.ny.gov/rp55/) to place individuals with disabilities in State jobs and the New New York Leaders Initiative Student Intern Program. (https://nysinternships.cs.ny.gov/nnyl/)NOTE ON TELECOMMUTING: DCS employees may be approved for a maximum of 50% telecommuting, however, they are required to apply and obtain approval through management in accordance with DCS Telecommuting Program Guidelines.The Department of Civil Service is proud to be an equal opportunity employer. We encourage women, people of color, LGBTQ individuals, people with disabilities, members of ethnic minorities, foreign-born residents, and veterans to apply. We celebrate diversity and do not discriminate based on race, religion, color, national origin, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity and/or expression, age, veteran status, disability status, arrest record or criminal conviction history, or any other category protected by law.We are happy to provide reasonable and religious accommodations during the hiring process for those in need. If you have a disability or special need that requires accommodation, please send a request to [email protected]

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Name Tessa Rusiecki

Telephone 518-473-4306

Fax

Email Address [email protected]

Address

Street Empire State Plaza, Agency Building #1

Office of Human Resources and Administrative Planning

City Albany

State NY

Zip Code 12239

Notes on Applying If you are interested and meet the minimum qualifications above, email your cover letter, and resume to [email protected]. Please include the Title and Vacancy ID# you are applying for in the subject line of your email.