ABOUT OATH:
The City of New York’s Office of Administrative Trials and Hearings (OATH) is the nation’s largest administrative tribunal, holding approximately 400,000 trials and hearings a year. As the City’s central, independent administrative law court, OATH adjudicates a wide range of matters filed by nearly every city agency, board and commission. OATH also houses the Center for Creative Conflict Resolution which provides mediation and restorative justice support to City government agencies and the general public, and the Administrative Judicial Institute, a resource center that provides training, continuing education, research and support services for administrative law judges and hearing officers.

JOB DESCRIPTION:

The Office of Administrative Trials and Hearings is seeking to hire one (1) Principal Administrative Associate Level II to serve as Human Resources Generalist. The HR Generalist will play a vital role within the OATH’s Human Resources Department by assisting with recruitment and employee services activities.

Under the direction of the Senior Director of Recruitment and Employee Services, the HR Generalist will be responsible for: assisting with the review and processing of PARs for new hires, promotions, salary adjustments and title changes; creating job postings in NYCAPS; assisting with the posting of jobs on social media sites; scheduling virtual and in-person interviews; extending job offers to candidates selected; assisting candidates with the completion of paperwork; collaborating with departmental managers on hiring needs; updating personnel action tracking and address reports; communicating with various city agencies on interagency transfers of employees; civil service actions, such as, calling civil service lists, conducting hiring pools, and processing DP72s; providing information on health benefits and coverage, the Management Benefits Fund, and union coverage to employees seeking assistance; receiving and processing resignations; responsible for maintaining the agency’s personnel folders, including, ensuring confidentiality, creating personnel folders for new hires and coordinating fingerprint appointments; assisting with orientation for new hires; sending notifications of employees’ separations to appropriate OATH divisions and ensuring access to email and building are promptly disabled. The HR Generalist will be called upon to assist with other tasks within the human resources department.

1. A baccalaureate degree from an accredited college and three years of satisfactory full-time progressively responsible clerical/administrative experience, one year of which must have been in an administrative capacity or supervising staff performing clerical/administrative work of more than moderate difficulty; or
2. An associate degree or 60 semester credits from an accredited college and four years of satisfactory full-time progressively responsible clerical/administrative experience including one year of the administrative supervisory experience described in "1" above; or
3. A four-year high school diploma or its educational equivalent approved by a State's department of education or a recognized accrediting organization and five years of satisfactory full-time progressively responsible clerical/administrative experience including one year of the administrative supervisory experience as described in "1" above;
4. Education and/or experience equivalent to "1", "2", or "3" above. However, all candidates must possess the one year of administrative or supervisory experience as described in "1" above. Education above the high school level may be substituted for the general clerical/administrative experience (but not for the one year of administrative or supervisory experience described in "1" above) at a rate of 30 semester credits from an accredited college for 6 months of experience up to a maximum of 3½ years.

- Human resources experience, including, recruitment and benefits - Knowledge of citywide personnel policies and procedures - Knowledge of civil service process including calling lists, and the DP-72 process - Ability to develop, produce and maintain HR actions tracking reports - Excellent organizational and communication skills - Excellent time management skills with a proven ability to meet deadlines

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.

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/

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.

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.