Job Description

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.

Citywide Equity and Inclusion (CEI) plays a vital role in ensuring an equitable work environment for all City employees by fostering the City of New York’s global leadership in equitable, diverse and inclusive employment practices. CEI provides best practice guidance to over 80 city government agencies (mayoral and non-mayoral) on the proper and consistent implementation of the City’s EEO Policy and other related non-discriminatory policies and procedures. CEI also designs and implements citywide diversity and inclusion programs, initiatives and trainings that align with and operationalize legal mandates, such as the annual citywide sexual harassment training. CEI develops and collaborates on strategies that fulfill the City’s EEO reporting mandates as well as equity and inclusion initiatives that drive the development, engagement, retention, and advancement of a diverse and inclusive workforce.

CEI’s Office of Citywide Recruitment conducts extensive outreach to educate the public and current city employees on Civil Service career opportunities, advises agencies on large scale recruitment strategies, and manages the New York State 55-a Program, a diversity and inclusion program that allows qualified individuals with disabilities to be hired into competitive class positions without the need to take and pass a civil service exam. CEI aims to increase the number of persons with disabilities employed throughout City government; increase agencies’ awareness and use of the 55-a Program and educate job seekers about the program.

Reporting to and under the direction of the Executive Director, the Deputy Director, Office of Citywide Recruitment will oversee the day-to-day work of the Office of Citywide Recruitment, play a key role in developing and implementing citywide recruitment initiatives, and provide guidance and support to external city agencies in their drive to diversify their workforce.

Therefore, the Deputy Director, Office of Citywide Recruitment will:

• Serve as strategic thought partner and advisor to the Executive Director and will inform and advise on overall strategy, trouble-shoot challenges, and recommend solutions.

• Supervise staff by providing leadership, training, coaching, performance evaluations for team members and serving as the first point of contact for any staffing and employee relations issues.

• Assist staff members with successful fulfillment of responsibilities, task prioritization, and professional development.

• Provide project management support in the planning, coordination, and execution of projects and initiatives.

• Oversee the implementation of workforce-related local laws and respective reports.

• Oversee and monitor collaborations between City agencies and external community-based partners and take measures to further develop these relationships.

• Plan, coordinate and direct activities related to inclusive recruitment and partner with City agencies to provide recruitment-related guidance.

• Oversee outreach activities being conducted by members of the Office of Citywide Recruitment unit and ensure those activities align with legal mandates and overall goals of the office.--

• Manages the tracking, reporting and valuation of OCR goals and develop key performance indicators to ensure goals are being met.

• Assist in the development and delivery of recruitment related training.

• Oversee the implementation and progression of the DCAS Inclusive Recruitment Volunteer Program.

• Participate in recruitment events which may be held during and outside of normal working hours.

• Perform ad-hoc duties as needed and assigned by management.

Please go to www.nyc.gov/careers and search for Job ID #. 642980

For current City employees please go to www.nyc.gov/ess and log into Employee Self Service.

NO PHONE CALLS, FAXES OR PERSONAL INQUIRIES PERMITTED. NOTE: ONLY THOSE CANDIDATES UNDER CONSIDERATION WILL BE CONTACTED.

Qualifications

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.

Additional Information

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.