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Deputy Director of Human Resources

  1. DEPT OF CITYWIDE ADMIN SVCS
Posted on: 04/15/2025
  1. Full-time

Location

NYC-ALL BOROS

  1. Exam may be required

Department

Human Resources

$125,000.00 – $135,000.00

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.

The New York City Department of Citywide Administrative Services (DCAS), Human Resources Unit seeks to hire an experienced, talented, and highly motivated individual to serve as the Deputy Director of Human Resources within the Administration line of service. Human Resources is responsible for the day to day personnel operations for DCAS, including, but not limited to, implementing personnel actions, including appointments, promotions, separations, background investigations, and NYCAPS transactions. Human Resources also processes new hires, job vacancy notices and promotional paperwork, in addition to providing DCAS employees with information about the NYC Pension system, retiree health insurance, leaves and workers compensation procedures, along with death benefits counseling to beneficiaries. This unit also provides information on the Deferred Compensation Plan, flexible spending, and long-term care programs.

Responsibilities:

- Manage and supervise the processing of new hires, transfers and promotions in compliance with citywide requirements and DCAS policies.
- Review and track the submission of agencywide new hire and promotion requests, in collaboration with the Director of Human Resources.
- Review and monitor the implementation of Personnel Actions for new hires, rehires, transfers from other agencies, and current employees in compliance with citywide requirements and Department of Investigations (DOI) policies utilizing City Human Resource information systems, such as New York City Automated Personnel System (NYCAPS), Payroll Management System (PMS) and City Human Resource Management System (CHRMS). Review transactions utilizing PMS and/or NYCAPS to ensure data entries have successfully interfaced.
- Implement and review the submission of personnel transactions into NYCAPS, including but not limited to: salary adjustments, assignment level upgrades, leaves of absence, resignations, retirements, terminations and additions to pay, when required.
- Oversee recruitment efforts, including but not limited to: preparing job vacancy notices, conducting discretionary recruitment events, and conducting civil service hiring pools.
- Generate various HR related reports, as required.
- Collaborate with the Director of Human Resources to develop and improve operational efficiency.
- Coordinate the external transfer of permanent employees with other Mayoral and Non-Mayoral agencies.
- Perform specific research on HR operational issues as requested and provide advice, assistance and follow up.
- Implement training and development guidelines for current and new HR staff members.
- Additional tasks, as needed.

ADMINISTRATIVE STAFF ANALYST ( - 1002D


Minimum 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.


Preferred Skills

- Experience working in a NYC Human Resources Office and an in-depth understanding of NYC citywide personnel rules, regulations and civil service law. - Familiarity and understanding of NYC Human Resources applications including PMS, PRISE, CHRMS and NYCAPS. - Experience working collaboratively in small teams and can simultaneously handle multiple priorities under tight deadlines. - Strong organizational skills. - Experience in developing and implementing training procedures and guidelines. - Strong communication skills, both written and verbal. - Strong attention to detail. - Proficiency in Microsoft Office Programs such as Word, PowerPoint and Excel
55a Program

This position is also open to qualified persons with a disability who are eligible for the 55-a Program. Please indicate at the top of your resume and cover letter that you would like to be considered for the position through the 55-a Program.
Public Service Loan Forgiveness

As a prospective employee of the City of New York, you may be eligible for federal loan forgiveness programs and state repayment assistance programs. For more information, please visit the U.S. Department of Education’s website at https://studentaid.gov/pslf/.
Residency Requirement

New York City residency is generally required within 90 days of appointment. However, City Employees in certain titles who have worked for the City for 2 continuous years may also be eligible to reside in Nassau, Suffolk, Putnam, Westchester, Rockland, or Orange County. To determine if the residency requirement applies to you, please discuss with the agency representative at the time of interview.
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.

Job ID

711002

Title code

1002D

Civil service title

ADMINISTRATIVE STAFF ANALYST (

Title classification

Competitive-1

Business title

Deputy Director of Human Resources

Posted until

2025-05-14

  1. Experienced (non-manager)

Job level

00

Number of positions

1

Work location

1 Centre St., N.Y.

  1. Administration & Human Resources

Deputy Director of Human Resources

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