Local Government Specialist 1

PROVISIONAL QUALIFICATIONS

Either 1. a master’s or higher degree* AND one year of full-time qualifying experience;**
Or 2. a bachelor’s degree* AND two years of full-time qualifying experience;**
Or 3. an associate’s degree* AND four years of full-time qualifying experience;**

Your degree must have been awarded by a college or university accredited by a regional, national, or specialized agency recognized as an accrediting agency by the U.S. Department of Education/U.S. Secretary of Education. If your degree was awarded by an educational institution outside the United States and its territories, you must provide independent verification of equivalency. A list of acceptable companies who provide this service can be found at: http://www.cs.ny.gov/jobseeker/degrees.cfm.

**Qualifying Experience: Experience drafting and analyzing policies and strategies that include land use and/or financial planning, service delivery, economic development or finance to assist local governments.

Based on the results of the canvass of the current eligible list for the Local Government Specialist 1 the Department may elect to make a provisional appointment to this position rather than a permanent appointment. If a provisional appointment is made, the appointed candidate will be required to compete in the next holding of the Local Government Specialist 1 exam and be reachable for appointment from the newly established eligible list.

55 B/C QUALIFICATIONS
Individuals certified eligible for the 55 B/C program under the Governor’s Program to Hire Persons/Veterans with Disabilities pursuant to Section 55 B/C of the Civil Service Law will also be considered. Please provide a copy of your letter of eligibility with your response.

You must meet the open competitive qualifications from the most recent examination announcement. The open competitive minimum qualifications are:

Either 1. a master’s or higher degree* AND one year of full-time qualifying experience;**
Or 2. a bachelor’s degree* AND two years of full-time qualifying experience;**
Or 3. an associate’s degree* AND four years of full-time qualifying experience;**

Your degree must have been awarded by a college or university accredited by a regional, national, or specialized agency recognized as an accrediting agency by the U.S. Department of Education/U.S. Secretary of Education. If your degree was awarded by an educational institution outside the United States and its territories, you must provide independent verification of equivalency. A list of acceptable companies who provide this service can be found at: http://www.cs.ny.gov/jobseeker/degrees.cfm.

**Qualifying Experience: Experience drafting and analyzing policies and strategies that include land use and/or financial planning, service delivery, economic development or finance to assist local governments.

 
Duties Description
DUTIES:
The core responsibility of a Local Government Specialist 1 in the Department of State’s Division of Local Government is to function as a direct resource for local government officials, though training and technical assistance in land use planning and regulation, local government administration and efficiency processes, and community development planning and implementation.

The Local Government Specialist 1 duties will include but are not limited to the following:

Draft and deliver training courses to local government officials on land use planning and regulations, community development, municipal operation and management, and opportunities for efficiencies in the delivery of local services.
Provide technical assistance on planning and zoning, municipal operations management, and local government consolidation to local officials.
Draft written materials to guide local officials on comprehensive planning, and land use regulation, consolidation of services, government efficiency, and other management topics.
Assist local government officials on implementing long-range planning; facilitating inter-agency cooperation; and identifying, analyzing, and proposing solutions to community development needs.
Prepare research and policy recommendations to offer resolutions to programmatic and public policy issues through the development of intergovernmental partnerships and municipal consolidation.
Promote performance measurement to assess the effectiveness of local governments.
Assist with the implementation of new policies and plans that affect New York’s local governments; and,
Manage community development and local government efficiency projects, including review of grant applications and administration of state contracts for the delivery of local government projects.

This position often works independently in the field and requires regular statewide travel as well as frequent evening hours.

 
Additional Comments
The Department of State is proud to be an equal opportunity employer. We encourage women, people of color, LGBTQ individuals, people with disabilities, members of ethnic minorities, foreign-born residents, and veterans to apply. We celebrate diversity and do not discriminate based on race, religion, color, national origin, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity and/or expression, age, veteran status, disability status, arrest record or criminal conviction history, or any other category protected by law.

We are happy to provide reasonable and religious accommodations during the hiring process for those in need. If you have a disability or special need that requires accommodation, please send a request to HRM.Recruitment@dos.ny.gov.