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Investigations and Compliance Officer:

Agency: DEPT OF CITYWIDE ADMIN SVCS

Posted on: 05/16/2024

Job type: Fulltime

Location

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Title Classification: No exam required

Department

Citywide Equity and Inclusion

Salary range: $87, $100, 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 daytoday 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 to learn more about the work we do.

DCAS' Citywide Equity and Inclusion (CEI) provides critical guidance and support to all city agencies ensure the proper implementation and adherence to federal, state and city mandated workplace nondiscrimination policy and procedures, including responsibilities under the New York City Charter and promulgated by the citywide EEO Policy: The City of New York Equal Employment Opportunity Policy The mission of DCAS's Citywide Equity and Inclusion (CEI) is to foster the City of New York's emergence as an innovative and global leader in equitable, diverse and inclusive employment practices. CEI is responsible for the development of the City's EEO Policy and other equal employment opportunity (EEO)

- best practice guidance impacting the workforce across over 80 agencies (mayoral or non-mayoral).

The Investigation and Compliance Unit, to which this position belongs, updates and provides guidance to agency EEO Officers on investigative and reasonable accommodation processes, develops and presents legally mandated nondiscrimination training curricula, conducts very timesensitive high level discrimination complaint investigations when the EEO Officer or agency head is a party.
CEI develops and collaborates on strategies that fulfill the City's EEO mandates, under local laws and executive orders, and equity and inclusion initiatives that drive the development, engagement, advancement, and retention of a diverse and inclusive workforce. CEI also guides city agencies as they establish their own D&I strategies through the chartermandated annual Diversity & EEO plans that set forth objectives and best practices to implement EEO policies, promote equitable workforce practices, and create engaging and respectful workplace environments.
Under the direction of the Director, Investigations and Compliance Unit, the Investigations and Compliance Officer will:
Assess complaints, inquiries, and process-related questions presented to CEI from employees throughout the city and take subsequent appropriate actions.
Manage multiple complex EEO investigations through to completion in accordance with CEI's mandate without the need for significant oversight.
Prepare wellwritten and wellreasoned investigative reports that are clear and supported by the facts, including make associated recommendations in accordance with EEO Policy.
Manage highlevel CEI projects and specialized initiatives.
Supervise subordinate attorneys, college aides, interns, and CEI support staff, as necessary.
Demonstrate good judgment in identifying and overcoming hurdles at all stages of investigation, and confer, as appropriate, with appropriate authorities such as the City's Law Department.
Manage case practice reviews, including routine reviews of agency EEO complaint and reasonable accommodation files, training records, training content, instructorled workshops, and the use of complaint tracking systems.
Ensure agency compliance with the submission of annual and quarterly EEO/Diversity & Inclusion plans and reports on complaint data.
Analyze citywide trends, including inquiry and complaint data, and offer appropriate guidance to agencies in addressing necessary shifts in workplace culture and other systemic concerns.
Formulate and monitor enforcement strategies with respect to new legislation, regulations, and policy.
Develop policy