Equal Specialist , M

Position: Equal Opportunity Specialist 4, M-2
Location: City of Albany

Duties Description The New York State Department of Financial Services seeks to build an equitable, transparent, and resilient financial system that benefits individuals and supports business. Through engagement, data-driven regulation and policy, and operational excellence, the Department and its employees are responsible for empowering consumers and protecting them from financial harm; ensuring the health of the entities we regulate; driving economic growth in New York through responsible innovation;

and preserving the stability of the global financial system. Duties

• Advises agency management on diversity and inclusion, and equal opportunity matters at DFS;
• Works in coordination with Training Unit to develop and deliver DEI programming to DFS employees
• Reviews personnel actions such as hiring, promotion, and termination to ensure fairness and equity;
• Participates in examination planning and candidate sourcing meetings to make sure that equal opportunity is considered in agency selection process;
• Makes determinations on requests from clients and employees for reasonable and religious accommodations pursuant to federal and State laws;
• Represents the agency at events on diversity and inclusion, and equal opportunity;
• Interprets laws, rules, regulations, and policies for staff and ensures that staff complies with them;
• Builds relationships with internal and external stakeholders to drive diversity-related messages throughout the organization with particular focus on staff recruitment, development, and retention;
• Establishes and maintains internal reports to allow for effective measure of DFS diversity goals;
• Maintains a deep understanding of laws, regulations, and trends influencing DEI programs;
• Supervises and trains staff; and
• Other duties as assigned.

Minimum Qualifications Candidates must meet the minimum qualifications listed below in order to be eligible for appointment.
Non-Competitive: nine years of qualifying experience which 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. At least two years of the experience must have been at a supervisory level; OR one year of State service in an equal opportunity, diversity and inclusion, minority business, employee compliance, human resources, or training position allocated at or above SG-23.
Substitutions: associate’s degree may substitute for two years of the non-supervisory experience; bachelor’s degree for four years; and J.D. or master’s degree for five years. Additional Comments Please note that a change in negotiating unit may affect your salary, insurance and other benefits.
Salary: $103,870-$131,298
Appointment Status:
Permanent