Deputy Director of Citywide Personnel Policy

DCAS's mission is to make city government work for all New Yorkers. From managing New York City’s most iconic courthouses and municipal buildings, to purchasing over $1 billion annually in goods and services for more than 80 City agencies what we do ensures that all agencies can deliver on their mission. Our reach touches every facet of city government and is instrumental to the successful day-to-day operations of the City of New York.

Our commitment to equity, effectiveness, and sustainability guides our work providing City agencies with the critical resources and support needed to succeed, including:
- Recruiting, hiring, and training City employees.
- Managing 55 public buildings.
- Acquiring, selling, and leasing City property.
- Purchasing over $1 billion in goods and services for City agencies.
- Overseeing the greenest municipal vehicle fleet in the country.
- Leading the City's efforts to reduce carbon emissions from government operations.

When you work at DCAS, you're not just working for one agency, but in service of them all. It's an opportunity to provide impactful support, quality customer service, and help protect the future of New York City for generations to come. Visit our website at nyc.gov/dcas to learn more about the work we do.

The Citywide Personnel Policy Unit is responsible for aligning leave and other human resources related policies and procedures across agencies and documenting DCAS personnel policy memos and interpretations. The team also advises City agency human resources staff on these policies.

The Deputy Director handles the following functions:

- In conjunction with the Director of the unit, align leave related procedures across agencies and document DCAS personnel policy memos and interpretations to increase transparency and efficiency in policy and leave regulation implementation.
- Guide and supervise the staff in policy and leave interpretations requiring decision making and further research.
- Train staff in identification of policy responses, resources, and appropriate interpretations. Coordinate with the Office of General Counsel to review and interpret questions and ensure decisions are consistent with prior precedents and legal requirements.
- Work with DCAS subject matter experts and the Office of General Counsel to update and maintain all Personnel Services Bulletins and other policy documents to ensure consistency and provide transparency in operations.
- Work on strategic development projects such as new policy implementation, procedure documentation, online document library development, as well as Agency Personnel Officer (APO) training and outreach.
- Identify areas in need of procedural documentation and clarification such as Childcare Leave implementation, excused absences, discretionary sick leave grants, etc. Create documentation (such as Frequently Asked Questions) to assist APOs in implementing such policies consistently across agencies.
- Identify important policy documentation (Memos, Executive Orders, Bulletins, etc.) to create an online policy database/library for information sharing and efficiency in policy interpretation.
- Identify manual procedures that can be made electronic and create processes to increase efficiency.

Only permanent Administrative Staff Analyst employees and those in an equivalent permanent title or who are reachable on the civil service list are eligible to apply.

This position is also open to qualified persons with a disability who are eligible for the 55-a Program. Please indicate in your cover letter that you would like to be considered for the position under the 55-a program.

Please go to www.nyc.gov/jobs, or www.nyc.gov/ess for current NYC employees, and search for Job ID # 694392. No phone calls, faxes or personal inquiries permitted. Only those candidates under consideration will be contacted.

1. A master's degree from an accredited college in economics, finance, accounting, business or public administration, human resources management, management science, operations research, organizational behavior, industrial psychology, statistics, personnel administration, labor relations, psychology, sociology, human resources development, political science, urban studies or a closely related field, and two years of satisfactory full-time professional experience in one or a combination of the following: working with the budget of a large public or private concern in budget administration, accounting, economic or financial administration, or fiscal or economic research; in management or methods analysis, operations research, organizational research or program evaluation; in personnel or public administration, recruitment, position classification, personnel relations, employee benefits, staff development, employment program planning/administration, labor market research, economic planning, social services program planning/evaluation, or fiscal management; or in a related area. 18 months of this experience must have been in an executive, managerial, administrative or supervisory capacity. Supervision must have included supervising staff performing professional work in the areas described above; or
2. A baccalaureate degree from an accredited college and four years of professional experience in the areas described in "1" above, including the 18 months of executive, managerial, administrative or supervisory experience, as described in "1" above.

The City of New York is an inclusive equal opportunity employer committed to recruiting and retaining a diverse workforce and providing a work environment that is free from discrimination and harassment based upon any legally protected status or protected characteristic, including but not limited to an individual's sex, race, color, ethnicity, national origin, age, religion, disability, sexual orientation, veteran status, gender identity, or pregnancy.