Human Rights And Opportunities Regional Manager

Hybrid

Recruitment # 240620-4779MP-001

Location Bridgeport, CT

Date Opened 6/28/2024 12:00:00 AM

Salary $94,907 - $129,393/year *Salary Effective 6/28/24 (New employees start at the range minimum)

Job Type Open to the Public

Close Date 7/8/2024 11:59:00 PM

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• Introduction

  We are recruiting for a Human Rights and Opportunities Regional Manager (https://www.jobapscloud.com/CT/specs/classspecdisplay.asp?ClassNumber=4779MP&R1=&R3=) with expertise in state and federal laws, human and civil rights legislation, and investigatory techniques. If you are passionate about human rights and have the skills to lead and inspire a team, apply now to make a difference in our community!

  What We Can Offer You:

• Visit our new State Employee Benefits Overview (https://www.jobapscloud.com/CT/jobs/?b=Benefits) page!

• The opportunity to work for a Forbes top company: 'Forbes' State of Connecticut Ranked One of the Best Employers of 2023 (https://portal.ct.gov/das/press-room/press-releases/2023/forbes-state-of-ct-ranked?language=en_US) - State of CT Receives National Recognition for Offering Job Growth, Competitive Benefits, and Flexible Schedule.

• Professional growth and development opportunities.

• A healthy work/life balance to all employees (https://www.jobapscloud.com/ct/sup/EVPPDF123020.pdf) .

  Position Highlights :

  In your role as a Human Rights and Opportunities Regional Manager, you will have the opportunity to:

• Manage administrative and technical functions of the Southwest Region Office, Bridgeport, CT.

• Supervise and oversee investigations of discriminatory practices, complaints and/or other assigned systematic law enforcement activities.

• Manage cases assigned to a region through allocation of intake and complaint assignments to professional staff for processing.

• Review and monitor case progress and recommendations.

• Review all concluded investigations for conformance with statutory requirements and agency standards.

• Hold conferences with complainants, respondents, and their legal counsel to develop remedies.

• Supervise development of projects devised for elimination of community tension, prejudice, and discrimination.

• Act as consultant to community groups and organizations, businesses, and governmental agencies.

• Identify program needs/problems and recommend improvements.

• Train, supervise and evaluate staff.

Schedule:

• Full-time

• 40 hours per week

• Monday – Friday, 8:00 AM – 4:30 PM

• Work schedule flexibility is required in order to meet the needs of the position.

  Who We Are :

  The mission of the State of Connecticut (https://portal.ct.gov/) , Commission on Human Rights and Opportunities ( CHRO (https://portal.ct.gov/CHRO) ) is to eliminate discrimination through civil and human rights law enforcement and to establish equal opportunity and justice for all persons within the state through advocacy and education.

  Selection Plan

• Please visit our ' Applicant Tips on How to Apply (https://www.jobapscloud.com/ct/sup/applicanttips2023november.pdf) ' page or view our tutorial (https://youtu.be/Y8sOb10qYXQ?si=w4GRBV2u8wvhTKLL) .

• The minimum experience and training requirements must be met by the close date on the job opening, unless otherwise specified.

• Although applicants will receive correspondence via email, as a backup they are also encouraged to sign on to their Personal Status Board on a daily basis to monitor their status, view all emailed notices and complete tasks required in the recruitment process.

• In order to comply with Public Act 21-69, the State of Connecticut is no longer asking for resumes during the initial application process.

• This posting may require completion of additional referral questions (RQs). You can access these RQs via an email that will be sent to you after the posting's closing date or by visiting your JobAps Personal Status Board (Certification Questionnaires section). Your responses to these RQs must be submitted by the question's expiration date. Please regularly check your email and JobAps Personal Status Board for notifications. Please check your SPAM and/or Junk folders on a daily basis in the event an email provider places auto-notification emails in a user's spam.

• Note: At any point during the recruitment process, applicants may be required to submit additional documentation which support their qualification(s) for this position. These documents may include: a cover letter, resume, transcripts, diplomas, performance reviews, attendance records, supervisory references, licensure, etc., at the discretion of the hiring agency. Applicants must meet the minimum qualifications as indicated to apply for this position.

• Should you have questions pertaining to this recruitment, please contact Liz Pinette at elizabeth.pinette@ct.gov.

• This position will be filled in accordance with contractual language, reemployment, SEBAC, transfer, promotion and merit employment rules.

• The immediate vacancy is listed above, however, applications to this recruitment may be used for future vacancies in this job class.

• All application materials must be received by the recruiting agency by the time specified on the job opening for the position for which you are applying. Late applications may not be submitted and will not be considered. Exceptions are rare and limited to documented events that incapacitate a candidate during the entire duration of the job posting time period. It is the candidate’s obligation and responsibility to request an exception and provide a legally recognized justification to accommodate such exception. Requests should be made to DAS.SHRM@ct.gov .

• For current state employees, salary calculations are not necessarily comparable from one of the three branches of state government (i.e., Executive, Legislative, Judicial) to the other.

• Read through this helpful link to prepare for your interview (https://jobapscloud.com/CT/jobs/?b=IT&preview=1) .

  PURPOSE OF JOB CLASS (NATURE OF WORK)

  In the Commission on Human Rights and Opportunities this class is accountable for managing the administrative and technical functions of a regional office.

  EXAMPLES OF DUTIES

• Manages administrative and technical functions of a regional office including assigned cases through allocation of intake and complaint assignments to professional staff for processing;

• Coordinates, plans and manages investigations of discriminatory practices, complaints and/or other assigned systemic law enforcement activities;

• Reviews and monitors case progress and recommendations;

• Reviews all concluded investigations for conformance with statutory requirements and agency standards;

• Holds conferences with complainants, respondents and their legal counsel to develop remedies;

• Manages development of projects devised for elimination of community tension, prejudice and discrimination;

• Acts as consultant to community groups and organizations, businesses and governmental agencies;

• Identifies program needs and problems and recommends improvements;

• Conducts in-service training programs for staff;

• Supervises and evaluates performance of staff;

• Makes recommendations with respect to staff decisions and administration of collective bargaining agreements;

• May investigate certain complaints of discrimination;

• Participates in the recruitment and hiring of staff, including outreach, interview and selection;

• Performs related duties as required.

  KNOWLEDGE, SKILL AND ABILITY

• Considerable knowledge of

• relevant state and federal laws, statutes and regulations;

• law enforcement principles and practices with respect to human and civil rights legislation;

• investigatory principles and techniques;

• scope, causes and effects of discrimination;

• Knowledge of

• and ability to apply management principles and practices;

• human resources practices and procedures;

• Considerable

• interpersonal skills;

• oral and written communication skills;

• skill in development and negotiation of remedies and mediation of complaint resolutions.

  MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS - GENERAL EXPERIENCE

  Eight (8) years of experience in an investigatory or enforcement capacity in the areas of civil or human rights, labor or employee relations, equal opportunity or affirmative action.

  MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS - SPECIAL EXPERIENCE

  One (1) year of the General Experience must have been at a supervisory or managerial level.

  MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS - SUBSTITUTIONS ALLOWED

• College training may be substituted for the General Experience on the basis of fifteen (15) semester hours equalling one-half (1/2) year of experience to a maximum of four (4) years for a Bachelor's degree.

• A Master's degree in public administration may be substituted for one (1) additional year of the General Experience.

• A law degree from an accredited law school may be substituted for one (1) additional year of the General Experience.

• Two (2) years as a Human Rights and Opportunities Assistant Commission Counsel 1 or 2 or Human Rights and Opportunities Representative may be substituted for the General and Special Experience.

  PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS

  • Experience in relevant state and federal laws, statutes and regulations

  • Experience in law enforcement principles and practices with respect to human and civil rights legislation

  • Experience in investigatory principles and techniques

  • Experience multi-tasking and effectively prioritizing to achieve leadership's goals

  • Experience developing, motivating, and mentoring junior team members

  SPECIAL REQUIREMENTS

  Incumbents in this class may be required to travel.

  Conclusion

  AN AFFIRMATIVE ACTION/EQUAL OPPORTUNITY EMPLOYER

  The State of Connecticut is an equal opportunity/affirmative action employer and strongly encourages the applications of women, minorities, and persons with disabilities.

  ACKNOWLEDGEMENT

  As defined by Sec. 5-196 of the Connecticut General Statutes, a job class is a position or group of positions that share general characteristics and are categorized under a single title for administrative purposes. As such, a job class is not meant to be all-inclusive of every task and/or responsibility.

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