What are the responsibilities and job description for the Equal Opportunity Specialist 2 position at Insurance Fund, State?
Basic Qualifications:
Seven (7) years of the experience* in equal opportunity, diversity and inclusion, or human rights; OR one (1) year of State service in an equal opportunity, diversity and inclusion, minority business, employment compliance, human resources, or training position allocated at or above Grade 18.
Substitutions: associate’s degree may substitute for two (2) years of non-supervisory experience; bachelor’s degree for four (4) years; and J.D. or master’s degree for five (5) years.
Preferred Qualifications:
Seven (7) years of the experience* in equal opportunity, diversity and inclusion, or human rights; OR one (1) year of State service in an equal opportunity, diversity and inclusion, minority business, employment compliance, human resources, or training position allocated at or above Grade 18.
- Qualifying experience includes working with organizations concerned with equal opportunity, diversity and inclusion, civil rights, minority business development, or similar programs; or in recruiting, training, and upgrading the educational and job qualifications of protected class members.
Substitutions: associate’s degree may substitute for two (2) years of non-supervisory experience; bachelor’s degree for four (4) years; and J.D. or master’s degree for five (5) years.
Preferred Qualifications:
- Dedication to public service and organizational growth for the benefit of all agency staff and all served customers.
- Working knowledge of all aspects of human resources management, ability to deliver on high-profile expectations and projects, and producing ground level outcomes.
- Long-term commitment to diversity and inclusion, customer service, and communicating complicated circumstances to a wide variety of audiences.
- Desire to work in a highly collaborative environment with various stakeholders.
Duties Description
Working with the Director of Administration, Assistant Directors of Administration and Chief Diversity Officer, this position will be responsible for the strategic development, coordination, and execution of policies/procedures/agency activities surrounding the recruitment, acquisition, and retention of agency human capital talent, including from non-traditional and diverse sources, such as minority communities and mid-careerists.
Responsibilities include, but are not limited to:
Responsibilities include, but are not limited to:
- Functioning as the agency’s lead talent recruiter by participating in all recruiting/talent acquisition activities (including job fairs, college visits and social media marketing) and developing an external network of diversity and recruitment contacts and vendors.
- Developing internal communication plans and marketing material with program managers, and external outreach efforts to build awareness and understanding of the agency’s talent acquisition and diversity efforts.
- Researching and developing opportunities to recruit, retain, and promote a diverse cross agency workforce, including the use of social media presence and web-based recruitment tools.
- Advertising and promoting employment opportunities to non-traditional and diverse target communities in collaboration with program managers and the Chief Diversity Officer, and in-line with the agency’s workforce planning and succession management strategies.
- Analyzing data and producing reports related to agency diversity and inclusion, and equal opportunity programs to create mechanisms to grow and develop the agency’s internal workforce.
- Developing materials and training agency employees on equal opportunity issues related to employment, and involvement with the agency’s Five (5) Year Diversity and Inclusion Plan.
- Partaking in candidate selections and interviews to ensure that equal opportunity and diversity is considered in the agency selection process.
- Developing relevant programming to enhance employees’ cultural awareness and well roundness regarding talent management.
- Integrating diversity and inclusion, and equal opportunity activities into core agency talent acquisition processes, evaluating the effectiveness of such processes, and developing and instituting corrective actions.
- Building mechanisms to influence broader diversity sourcing efforts and pipelines across the sourcing team(s), leveraging non-conventional (out of the box thinking).
- Assisting in the development of networks both internally and externally in the agency to identify key talent and build ongoing pipelines for a diverse workforce.
- Liaising and consulting with other state agencies and non-state entities to ensure the best recruitment and retention practices/benchmarks are part of the agency’s operational matrix.
- Performing all other associated and occupationally related duties as assigned, including special projects.
- If required, perform the full range of supervisory responsibilities.
Additional Comments
NYSIF has a telecommuting program.
This position may be filled in Albany, Syracuse, or Buffalo.
Fringe Benefits:
This position may be filled in Albany, Syracuse, or Buffalo.
Fringe Benefits:
- Reasonable and Flexible Work/Life Balance
- Competitive Compensation
- Future Career Growth Potential
- Open and Supportive Team-Based Environment
- Plentiful Vacation, Personal, and Sick Leave Accruals
- Paid State and Federal Holidays
- Full Medical, Vision, and Dental
- Retirement Options
- Possibility of Telecommuting, Flextime, and Alternative Work Schedules
Salary : $79,410 - $99,213
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