Assistant Commissioner, Bureau Of Human Resources And Labor

Assistant Commissioner, Bureau of Human Resources and Labor

Open to candidates who are permanent in the civil service title of Administrative Labor Relations Relations Analyst or the comparable civil service titles of Health Services Manager, Administrative Community Relations Specialist, or Administrative Staff Analyst. The New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene seeks a dynamic and experienced professional to serve as the Assistant Commissioner for Human Resources and Labor Relations. Under Executive direction, and with the broadest possible latitude to exercise independent judgment and decision making, the incumbent will be responsible for implementing HR strategies that support DOHMH including oversight of recruitment, leaves, and labor relations. The successful candidate will lead, oversee, direct, and manage all aspects of Human Resources for DOHMH. The candidate will be expected to provide strategic leadership, direction and guidance to a team of HR professionals and their respective staff; ensure the efficient daily operations of all human resources and personnel functions, administration, HR strategic planning, civil service hiring, and workforce planning; analyze existing policies and processes to determine and make recommendations as necessary to improve existing practices; collaborate with the senior leadership team to ensure HR initiatives support DOHMHs strategies and goals; advise and make recommendations to senior leadership on matters pertaining to workforce administration, compensation, promotions, and ensure the efficient and effective resolution of HR issues in accordance with applicable laws, established rules and regulations.

Proposed duties include but not limited to:

• Manages a staff of approximately 60 people in the bureau of Human Resources and Labor Relations
• Provide strategic leadership for recruitment strategies, civil service hiring, administrative processing workflows, and labor management resolutions.
• Advises Agency leaders, including the Deputy Commissioner, Chief Operating Officer and Commissioner.
• Represents the agency at citywide Human Resources meetings.
• Represents the agency at meetings with union leadership.
• Provides HR expertise and guidance to senior level staff.
• Reviews and updates HR policies and procedures.
• Implements new policies as needed.
• Updates agency staff on changes in HR policy.
• Ensures that recruitment, hiring, and promotion/salary actions are done equitably in accordance with all related laws and regulations.
• Works closely with EEO office and Occupational Safety and Health to ensure adherence to laws and regulations.
• Ensures that leave and workers compensation requests are processed with applicable laws.
• Works closely with the Employee Law Unit on disciplinary matters.
• Leads agency staffing efforts in emergency activations.
• Works closely with DCAS on civil service appointments, title classifications, and citywide HR policies.
• Conducts analysis on salary parity, recruitment efforts, and workforce needs.
• Provides data to agency leadership on vacancies, separations, staff demographics, and other workforce related data.
• Is responsible for overall leadership of all Human Recourses and Labor Relations matters.

Qualifications:

1. A master's degree from an accredited college in business or public administration, economics, labor or industrial relations, statistics or a closely related field and four years of satisfactory full-time professional experience in labor research and analysis, employee benefit design and benefit program evaluation, compensation analysis, labor economics, economic planning or a related area, 18 months of which must have been in an executive, managerial, administrative or supervisory capacity. Supervision must have included supervising staff performing professional work in labor research and analysis, employee benefit design and benefit program evaluation, compensation analysis, labor economics or economic planning; or 2. A baccalaureate degree from an accredited college and five years of professional experience, including the 18 months of executive, managerial, administrative or supervisory experience, as described in "1" above; or 3. Education and/or experience equivalent to "1" or "2" above. However, all candidates must possess a baccalaureate degree from an accredited college, and must possess 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.