Human Rights And Opportunities Regional Manager
Full Time
Hartford, CT
Posted
Job description
Do you have experience in the investigation or enforcement of civil/human rights, labor/employee relations, equal opportunity or affirmative action? Are you looking to tackle a meaningful leadership role? If so, we encourage you to apply for the Human Rights and Opportunities Regional Manager position today!
The State of Connecticut, Commission on Human Rights and Opportunities (CHRO) is currently recruiting for a Human Rights and Opportunities Regional Manager position located in Hartford.
Comprehensive
Benefit
Offerings:
- Industry leading health benefits, including medical and dental coverage.
- Extensive pension plan and supplemental retirement offerings.
- Paid time off – including 13 paid holidays per calendar year.
- Professional growth and paid professional development opportunities.
- A healthy work-life balance!
In your role as a Human Rights and Opportunities Regional Manager, you will have the opportunity too:
- Manage administrative and technical functions of the Capitol Region Office.
- Supervise and oversee investigations of discriminatory practices, complains and/or other assigned systematic law enforcement activities.
- Manage cases assigned to a region through allocation of intake and complain 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.
Position Highlights:
- Full-time
- 40 hours per week
- Monday – Friday, 8:30 AM – 4:30 PM
- Work schedule flexibility is required in order to meet the needs of the position.
Mission Statement:
The mission of the State of Connecticut, Commission on Human Rights and Opportunities 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
To Apply:
- These positions will be filled in accordance with contractual language, reemployment, SEBAC, transfer, promotion, and merit employment rules. Applications to this recruitment will be used to meet collective bargaining requirements. Once any collective bargaining requirements have been met, all other applications may be considered.
- Interviews will be limited to candidates whose experience most closely meets the preferred qualifications, so please ensure that your application is complete and details your experience as outlined in this job posting. Please note: You will be unable to make revisions once you submit your application into the JobAps system.
- For assistance in applying, please visit our 'Applicant Tips on How to Apply' page.
- The immediate vacancy is listed above, however, applications to this recruitment may be used for future vacancies in this job class.
- Ensure that your application is complete and detailed before submitting it. In order to comply with Public Act 21-69, the State of Connecticut is no longer asking for resumes during the initial application process. You will not be able to make revisions once your application is submitted into the JobAps system.
Important Next Step Information for After You Apply:
- 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.
- 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.
- 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, 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.
- 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.
- Due to the large volume of applications received, the Department of Administrative Services is unable to provide confirmation of receipt or status during the recruitment process. Updates will be available through your JobAps portal account.
Connect With Us:
- If you have any questions pertaining to this recruitment, please contact Rocky Young at rocky.young@ct.gov and reference the recruitment number.
- Follow the State of Connecticut on LinkedIn.
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.
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