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Review Vacancy

Date Posted 01/26/23

Applications Due02/08/23

Vacancy ID122703

AgencyPeople With Developmental Disabilities, Office for

TitleProject Manager 3

Occupational CategoryOther Professional Careers

Salary Grade25

Bargaining UnitPS&T - Professional, Scientific, and Technical (PEF)

Salary RangeFrom $88161 to $111111 Annually

Employment Type Full-Time

Appointment Type Contingent Permanent

Jurisdictional Class Competitive Class

Travel Percentage 0%

Workweek Mon-Fri

Hours Per Week 37.5

Workday

From 9 AM

To 5 PM

Flextime allowed? No

Mandatory overtime? No

Compressed workweek allowed? No

Telecommuting allowed? Yes

County Albany

Street Address 44 Holland Avenue

City Albany

StateNY

Zip Code12229

Minimum Qualifications Candidates must be reachable for appointment on the Current Civil Service Eligible List for this title.

Transfer:
Candidates must have permanent competitive status in the Project Manager 3 title and be eligible for lateral transfer; OR be eligible to transfer via Section 52.6 of Civil Service Law. The transfer cannot be a second consecutive transfer resulting in an advancement of more than two salary grades.

Duties Description The Office for People With Developmental Disabilities (OPWDD) Office of Strategic Initiatives (OSI) is seeking a Project Manager 3
to be responsible for initiating and managing complex projects of strategic importance to OPWDD's service system. The
incumbent will be responsible for directing and/or managing various projects, project phases or project components; various
deliverables; and related activities to ensure efficient and effective internal and external communication and overall support to
facilitate achievement of major agency projects and deliverables. Responsibilities include but are not limited to the following:

-Manage multiple complex agency-wide projects or components of projects (including eFMAP implementation and Service Access
Management (SAM) Project Implementation) on behalf of OPWDD's executive leadership;
-Supervise staff involved in providing support and coordination to various OPWDD projects;
-Provide coaching, training and internal consulting services to OPWDD's leadership team and program staff throughout OPWDD in
overseeing projects within various OPWDD Divisions and cross divisional efforts;
-Manage OSI's project portfolio;
-Facilitate internal and external meetings of project teams;
-Coordinate and facilitate internal and external stakeholder feedback sessions or forums as appropriate to project goals and
outcomes;
-Plan and organize various activities and tasks and supervise staff engaged in the support of strategic priorities;
-Coordinate/facilitate and/or participate in needed meetings; develop content understanding; prepare meeting documentation timely; develop scope documents; workplans and timelines; track timelines and develop status updates; communicate with team members effectively; and follow-up to support various initiatives and supervise assigned staff in these duties;
-Perform research and analysis of information and related activities as needed to manage OPWDD priorities;
-Manage, edit and track applicable deliverables and work products, involving all relevant subject matter experts;
-Identify and utilize subject matter experts within OPWDD and NYS as well as external stakeholders to inform projects and deliverables;
-Develop, review and/or update and implement policy, memos, manuals, PowerPoints, and other written communication materials;
-Develop working knowledge of OPWDD programs and processes, regulations, areas supported by OSI including OPWDD's 5.07 Comprehensive Planning Process and other content for which OSI is responsible;
-Use Microsoft Office including PowerPoint, Excel, Word, Project, and Access as needed to complete deliverables; and,
-Other duties as needed.

Additional Comments Please Note:
• The Office for People With Developmental Disabilities (OPWDD) and it's Division of Executive Office is committed to creating and sustaining a culture of inclusion. We believe that we are most effective in managing and improving our service system with a
diverse team of employees. With such a large workforce, we rely on the collective individual differences, life experiences, knowledge, self-expression, ideas
and talent that our employees bring to their work. This speaks to our culture, and is a key part of our successes. As we continuously recruit people for our
team, we welcome the unique contributions that applicants bring in terms of their education, culture, ethnicity, race, sex, gender identity and expression,
nation of origin, age, languages spoken, veteran’s status, color, religion, disability, sexual orientation and beliefs.
• Preference will be given to OPWDD employees impacted by closures. If you are being impacted by closure, please indicate this on your resume/cover letter.
• In order to be eligible for appointment and to maintain employment, you cannot be listed as an excluded individual or entity on any of the Federal and/or State
Medicaid and Medicare exclusion lists (or excluded from any other Federal or Federally assisted program). If you are appointed and subsequently listed as an
excluded individual or entity on any of these lists (or excluded from any other Federal or Federally assisted program), you may be terminated from your
employment.
• OPWDD is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer.

Some positions may require additional credentials or a background check to verify your identity.

Name Barbara Thorpe

Telephone 518-473-4785

Fax 518-474-9902

Email Address OPWDD.sm.COrecruitment@opwdd.ny.gov

Address

Street 44 Holland Avenue

City Albany

State NY

Zip Code 12229

 

Notes on ApplyingPlease submit a cover letter and resume as an attached PDF or Word document by 2/8/23. Please reference the EOA #2023-36 in all correspondence.

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