Director of Employee Programs - Manhattan, United States - NYC Careers

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DIRECTOR OF EMPLOYEE PROGRAMS:


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DIRECTOR OF EMPLOYEE PROGRAMS:


  • Agency: HRA/DEPT OF SOCIAL SERVICES


  • Posted on: 04/16/2024

  • Job type: Fulltime
Location


MANHATTAN

  • Title Classification: Exam may be required
Department

Administrator/Commissioner-NM

  • Salary range: $103, $125, APPLICANTS MUST BE PERMANENT IN THE ADMINISTATIVE STAFF ANALYST CIVIL SERVICE TITLE, BE PERMANENT IN A COMPARABLE TITLE ELIGIBLE FOR 6.1.9 TITLE CHANGE.
  • The Department of Social Services (DSS) is comprised of the administrative units of the New York City Human Resources Administration (HRA) and the Department of Homeless Services (DHS). HRA is dedicated to fighting poverty and income inequality by providing New Yorkers in need with essential benefits such as Food Assistance and Emergency Rental Assistance. DHS is committed to preventing and addressing homelessness in New York City by employing a variety of innovative strategies to help families and individuals successfully exit shelter and return to selfsufficiency as quickly as possible.
  • The Department of Social Services' Office of Equity & Inclusion ("OEI") was established in December 2020. OEI is responsible for ensuring the agency's core values of equity, diversity, and inclusion ("EDI") are embedded throughout all aspects of the workforce, programs, and services by cultivating an inclusive climate and culture through outreach, engaging in cross divisional collaborations, programming, and learning & development opportunities. The Office of Equity & Inclusion provides leadership and guidance to address systemic inequities for all employees and works to strengthen relationships so that employees can work more effectively and collaboratively to advance equity, inclusion, and antiracism.
  • The Office of Equity & Inclusion is recruiting for one (1) Administrative Staff Analyst NM Level II to serve as the Director of Employee Programs who will assess organizational needs and design, implement and evaluate programs which increase employee engagement and focus on creating a positive and inclusive work environment where employees feel motivated, satisfied, and emotionally invested in the agency's success:
  • The Director of Employee Programs:
  • Lead the development and execution of employee engagement programs and foster the agency's culture
ensuring all initiatives/activities are promoted and delivered. Organize events and employee programs that
- recognize, celebrate, and engage staff, with a special emphasis on the diversity of cultures and backgrounds
- and how staff can grow by expanding experience and understanding. Plan Agency-wide events, Excellence
- events, and other Commissioner related large-scale events, including creating material based on the current
- year's theme with heritage committees and resource groups.
  • Act as a consult and advise Group/Committee leaders, diversity council leaders. Run programming that
supports the agency's DEI strategy for heritage and volunteer committees. Scale and enhance existing
- program to account for expansion of more resource groups/committees, team member population growth,
- manage, lead, and coordinate day-to-day program activities; monitor progress and resolve roadblocks to
- ensure timely and effective resolution of obstacles. Plan and execute annual performance metrics and
- dashboards.
  • Develop creative and effective employee engagement initiatives and campaigns which align to the agency's
purpose, vison, mission and values, to sustain employee engagement and retention levels. Help develop and
- implement the agency's diversity initiatives and strategies to attract, hire, and maintain a diverse workplace.

  • Advise and contribute to employee recognition and retention strategies. Work closely with the Chief Diversity
  • Officer and the Deputy Commissioner to provide strategic direction and support for the agency leadership.
  • Work with the Finance Unit to coordinate budget processes and track costs to ensure that budget
information is available for planning and hosting events. Serve as back-up when small committees do not
- have access to the Sub-Impressed Fund (SIF.) Responsible for the "Records Management" of staff
- functions ensuring that templates are in place year to year for each event held by the agency. Work with

  • Library for historical information. Send monthly reports of events to agencies and comptroller as requested.
  • Act as the Blood Drive Coordinator/Leader to plan and promote Blood Drives throughout the five boroughs
for staff to donate Blood for City of New York. Keep track of donation records, interact and follow-up with

  • CityTime Operations to ensure staff are given credit for donations with compensatory time granted to blood
- drive donors and is entered timely. Confirm NYBC staff have access to locations, parking permits,
- permissions, insurance certification, lunch breaks for technicians. Plan Blood Donation Recognition events
- and Emerge
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