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Agency Employee Relations, Office of

Title Employee Relations Assistant (Research)

Occupational Category No Preference

Salary Grade NS

Bargaining Unit M/C - Management / Confidential (Unrepresented)

Salary Range From $63266 to $78505 Annually

Employment Type Full-Time

Appointment Type Permanent

Jurisdictional Class Exempt Class

Travel Percentage 0%

Workweek Mon-Fri

Hours Per Week 37.5

Workday

From 9 AM

To 5 PM

Flextime allowed?

Mandatory overtime?

Compressed workweek allowed?

Telecommuting allowed? Yes

County Albany

Street Address Empire State Plaza

Agency Building 2 - 12th Floor

City Albany

State NY

Zip Code 12223

Minimum Qualifications • Bachelor’s degree and two years of relevant experience.• Familiarity with data collection and analysis.• Excellent oral communication and interpersonal skills.• Proficiency with Microsoft Office Suite, especially Microsoft Excel.• Able to deal with multiple priorities and competing deadlines in team setting.• Experience and understanding of labor relations and contract negotiations desired.• A satisfactory equivalent combination of appropriate experience and education as determined by the NYS Office of Employee Relations.Substitutions: four years of relevant experience or associate’s degree and two years of relevant experience may substitute for bachelor’s degree; J.D. or master’s degree may substitute for one year of relevant experience; Ph.D. may substitute for two years of relevant experience.

Duties Description Under the direct supervision of an Employee Relations Associate (Research), the Employee Relations Assistant will provide analytical, data and database services related to employee relations and employee benefits to other sections of the Office of Employee Relations (OER), the New York State Labor-Management Committees (LMCs) and other State agencies, such as the Division of the Budget and the Department of Civil Service. The incumbent will work closely with the staff of OER’s Contract Negotiation and Administration Unit to prepare for and support collective bargaining, and to implement the resulting agreements. Duties may include, but are not limited to:• Collect, analyze and evaluate wage, benefit and attendance and leave & attendance data within both the public and private sectors to be used in the development of negotiation positions.• Prepare profiles of bargaining units’ demographic data (titles, average salary, leave usage, etc.) as background information for negotiators.• Assist the Research Unit representative in the negotiation process; may attend negotiation sessions and also function as the recorder.• As directed, provide cost projections and prepare impact statements for proposals from both the State and the unions representatives.• Research developments and trends in compensation and benefits in both the private and public sectors; prepare reports analyzing the potential impact of these trends on the State’s work force and operations.• Assist in planning, developing, analyzing and evaluating management information systems and the methodology used for evaluating programs, procedures and policies.• As instructed by Employee Relations Associate, research and prepare responses for requests from OER and the LMC staff, the Governor’s Office, State agencies and legislative staff for information on employee relations, compensation and benefits.• Conduct studies of the operation and effects of the provisions of the collective bargaining agreements, including comparability with other employers in the private and public sectors; prepare reports of these studies for review by the Employee Relations Associate.• Assist in the design of reports to provide access and manipulate the data used by the Research Unit.• Identify, evaluate and make recommendations for acquiring research materials, in both print and electronic media for the Research Unit’s library.• Assist the Contract Negotiations Unit with research for contract violations/grievances and draft determinations for review and approval by Directors.• Participate in application development projects and test new business process solutions.

Additional Comments The Office of Employee Relations does not discriminate on thebasis of race, color, national origin, age, sexual orientation,religion, disability, or other protected class status in theadmission to, access to, or employment in their programs oractivities.Reasonable accommodation will be provided upon request.

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Name Human Resources

Telephone

Fax

Email Address HR@oer.ny.gov

Address

Street 2 Empire State Plaza

8th Floor

City Albany

State NY

Zip Code 12223

Notes on Applying Please reference Vacancy No. 155491 when applying. To apply, please send cover letter and resume to HR@oer.ny.gov (M.S. Word or PDF is the preferred format). Hard copy via US Mail is also accepted.