Supervising Investigator (Human Rights Specialist 2) (NY HELPS)

Duties include but are not limited to:

• Supervises a variety of regional office activities involved in carrying out anti-

discrimination programs in areas of employment, housing, and public accommodations.

• Researches and acts as a resource on the New York State Human Rights Law and its application.
• Prepares recommended determinations for the Regional Director.
• Conducts and directs staff development programs as one component of a comprehensive performance management program.
• Participates in developing and implementing agency administrative policy.
• Receives cases from the Regional Director and together with the Human Rights Specialist 1, determines strategy, tactics and appropriate case law to be utilized in the investigation of complaint at the time of assignment.
• Maintains communication with Human Rights Specialist 1 throughout investigations, keeping abreast of developments and negotiating changes in strategy and technique.
• Assists staff members through individual and group conferences in analyzing case problems and in improving their investigative and analytical skills.
• Reviews case files for completeness, accuracy, and probative value and then determines need for additional information. Processes recommended determinations based on the content of the file to the Regional Director.
• Monitors the Case Management System (CMS) to ensure that investigative standards are being met and develops corrective action plans for case processing problems that surface.
• Intercedes in investigations or conferences that entail complex legal issues or unusual circumstances.
• Conducts education and outreach activities.

Minimum Qualifications

*This title is part of the New York Hiring for Emergency Limited Placement Statewide Program (NY HELPS).

Non-Competitive: Seven years of experience* in any combination of the following areas: field investigation or law enforcement investigation and the preparation of detailed narrative reports; planning, developing, implementing or enforcing a human rights, civil rights or housing and community development program; conducting discrimination or labor relations investigations; or litigation.

*Substitution: an associate degree may substitute for two years of specialized experience; bachelor's degree may substitute for four years of specialized experience; master's degree may substitute for five years of specialized experience; J.D. may substitute for six years of specialized experience; Ph.D. may substitute for seven years of specialized experience.

For the duration of the NY HELPS Program, this title may be filled via a non-competitive appointment, which means no examination is required but all candidates must meet the minimum qualifications of the title for which they apply.

At a future date, it is expected employees hired under NY HELPS will have their non-competitive employment status converted to competitive status, without having to compete in an examination. Employees will then be afforded with all of the same rights and privileges of competitive class employees of New York State. While serving permanently in an NY HELPS title, employees may take part in any promotion examination for which they are qualified.