Deputy Director for Labor Relations

5 days ago

Hamilton, Canada City of New York Full time

DCAS’s mission is to make city government work for all New Yorkers. From managing New York City’s most iconic courthouses and municipal buildings, to purchasing over $1 billion annually in goods and services for more than 80 City agencies what we do ensures that all agencies can deliver on their mission. Our reach touches every facet of city government and is instrumental to the successful day-to-day operations of the City of New York.
Our commitment to equity, effectiveness, and sustainability guides our work providing City agencies with the critical resources and support needed to succeed, including:
- Recruiting, hiring, and training City employees.
- Managing 55 public buildings.
- Acquiring, selling, and leasing City property.
- Purchasing over $1 billion in goods and services for City agencies.
- Overseeing the greenest municipal vehicle fleet in the country.
- Leading the City’s efforts to reduce carbon emissions from government operations.
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When you work at DCAS, you’re not just working for one agency, but in service of them all. It’s an opportunity to provide impactful support, quality customer service, and help protect the future of New York City for generations to come. Visit our website at nyc.gov/dcas to learn more about the work we do.

Job Description
The Office of the General Counsel’s (OGC) Labor Relations Unit seeks to hire an Executive Agency Counsel. The Labor Relations Unit is responsible for addressing employees’ issues and complaints that arise under the collective bargaining agreements, citywide contract and other state and federal laws. This includes grievances and health and safety complaints. The Labor Relations Unit looks to resolve issues before they become grievances by working with the employee, their union representative, and the division. It also represents the agency in hearings before the Office of Labor Relations (OLR) and at labor/management meetings. The unit may be called on to testify on behalf of the agency at the Office of Collective Bargaining (OCB).

Duties include, but not limited to:
- Act as the Hearing Officer for all grievances in accordance with the citywide contract.
- Act as a Step I and II Hearing Officer in disciplinary proceedings.
- Act as the Alternate Dispute Resolution (ADR) Coordinator at DCAS.
- Represent the agency at all hearings conducted by OLR and act at the agency’s representative at all unit bargaining and citywide collective bargaining sessions.
- Assist OLR in the preparation and presentation of all DCAS arbitration and improper labor practice hearings before OCB.
- Provide guidance and oversight in the interpretation of policies and procedures and union contracts.
- Conduct Time and Leave and Labor Relations training for supervisors.
- Serve as the liaison with the City’s Center for Creative Conflict Resolution (CCCR).
- Conduct legal research.


Minimum Qualifications


Admission to the New York State Bar; and four years of recent full-time responsible, relevant, satisfactory legal experience subsequent to admission to any bar, eighteen months of which must have been in the supervision of other attorneys, in an administrative, managerial or executive capacity, or performing highly complex and significant legal work.

Incumbents must remain Members of the New York State Bar in good standing for the duration of this employment.


Preferred Skills


- Knowledge of NYS Civil Service Law Sections 72 and 75. - Knowledge of FLSA

Public Service Loan Forgiveness


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 Requirement
New York City Residency is not required for this position

Additional Information


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.

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