Review Vacancy
AgencyState University of New York - Admin.
TitleAssistant Director of Employee Relations
Occupational CategoryOther Professional Careers
Bargaining UnitM/C - Management / Confidential (Unrepresented)
Salary RangeFrom $90000 to $110000 Annually
Minimum Qualifications REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS: Admittance to the NYS Bar, experience working in a unionized environment, and a minimum of 3 years’ experience practicing public sector labor law in New York State.
Duties Description The State University of New York (SUNY) System Administration seeks applications for an Assistant Director of Employee Relations at its headquarters in Albany, New York. With 64 college and university campuses located within 30 miles of every home, school, and business in the state, SUNY is the nation’s largest comprehensive system of public higher education. It serves more than 1.3 million students annually, employs more than 90,000 faculty and staff, and connects more than 3 million alumni around the world.
The System Administration Office of Employee Relations represents the University in its relations with unionized employees. The Office serves 29 campuses and System Administration in the development and implementation of employee relations policy and practice. The Assistant Director of Employee Relations represents the University in statewide negotiations, coordinates campus involvement in the bargaining process and communicates regularly with campuses regarding their rights and responsibilities under collective bargaining agreements, and related statutes, rules, regulations and case law. The incumbent serves as the Chancellor’s representative in hearing appeals of disciplinary and contract grievances pursuant to the collective bargaining agreements, and coordinates the defense of improper practice charges before the Public Employment Relations Board. The incumbent also represents the State-operated campuses in the expedited disciplinary arbitration process for all CSEA represented employees.
The position requires frequent travel to the 29 state operated SUNY campuses.
SPECIFIC DUTIES & RESPONSIBILITIES: Under the general direction of the Assistant Vice Chancellor for Employee Relations, the Assistant Director of Employee Relations performs the following:
•Supervises the administration of six collective bargaining agreements (with CSEA, PBANYS, NYSCOPBA, PEF), and the application of the Civil Service Law Rules, Regulations and Procedures relating to terms and conditions of employment of employees in the classified service.
•Represents SUNY by serving on statewide negotiating teams and assists in formulation of employee relations policy for classified service employees.
•Serves as the University’s representative in the administration of the grievance procedures (contract, non-contract and disciplinary) affecting classified service employees. Serves as a hearing officer in such proceedings, mediates disputes, develops and executes dispute settlement agreements and renders decisions which are binding upon campus managers.
•Serves as the University’s representative in the expedited disciplinary arbitration process for all CSEA represented employees.
•Advises campus officers on union contract interpretation, dispute resolution, disciplinary matters and other campus employee relations matters as required. This includes guiding campus designees in the preparation of grievance decisions.
•Serves as liaison to advocate campus and SUNY positions to various external constituencies including unions, Department of Civil Service, Governor’s Office of Employee Relations, etc.
•Assists counsel from the Governor’s Office of Employee Relations, SUNY Counsel’s Office and Attorney General’s Office in the preparation of contract and disciplinary arbitrations, improper practice charges before the Public Employment Relations Board, Civil Service Department hearings and other litigation.
•Serves as the University representative to statewide committees such as the CSEA and PEF Statewide Labor/Management Committees, the Statewide Clerical Advancement Committee, NYS/CSEA Partnership for Education and Training, the PEF Nursing Issues Committee and other joint labor-management ventures.
•Advises campus level labor relations designees. Provides assistance and training to campus officers as they develop and implement policies and programs such as attendance control, employee assistance, safety, clerical advancement, performance evaluations, counseling and discipline, etc.
•Coordinates lay-off activities of campuses for classified service employees.
•Assists the Assistant and Associate Vice Chancellors of Employee Relations on special tasks and projects as required.
Additional Comments Salary: Commensurate with experience and qualifications. Excellent fringe benefits.
Some positions may require additional credentials or a background check to verify your identity.
Email Address Carin.Perkins@suny.edu
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Notes on ApplyingInterested candidates are invited to apply online at www.suny.edu/SUPEmployment.
The review of applications will begin immediately and accepted until the position is filled.
State University of New York System Administration is an affirmative action, equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, national origin, religion, creed, age, disability, sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, familial status, pregnancy, predisposing genetic characteristics, military status, domestic violence victim status, criminal conviction, or retaliation.
Pursuant to Executive Order 161, no State entity, as defined by the Executive Order, is permitted to ask, or mandate, in any form, that an applicant for employment provide his or her current compensation, or any prior compensation history, until such time as the applicant is extended a conditional offer of employment with compensation. If such information has been requested from you before such time, please contact the Governor’s Office of Employee Relations at (518) 474-6988 or via email at info@goer.ny.gov