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Review Vacancy

Date Posted 07/30/25

Applications Due08/13/25

Vacancy ID193381

NY HELPNo

AgencyMedicaid Inspector General, NYS Office of the

TitleChief Diversity Officer

Occupational CategoryAdministrative or General Management

Salary Grade663

Bargaining UnitM/C - Managerial/Confidential (Unrepresented)

Salary RangeFrom $115283 to $145682 Annually

Employment Type Full-Time

Appointment Type Permanent

Jurisdictional Class Exempt Class

Travel Percentage 20%

Workweek Mon-Fri

Hours Per Week 37.5

Workday

From 8:30 AM

To 4:30 PM

Flextime allowed? No

Mandatory overtime? No

Compressed workweek allowed? No

Telecommuting allowed? Yes

County Albany

Street Address 800 North Pearl Street

City Albany

StateNY

Zip Code12204

Duties Description Reporting to the Agency Head, the Chief Diversity Officer oversees the Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, Accessibility, and Belonging (DEIA) program within the Office of the Medicaid Inspector General. Specific duties include, but are not limited to:
Develop and direct the OMIG DEIA Strategic Plan:
• Oversee the implementation of the plan as well as new programs, procedures, policies, and trainings to ensure compliance.
• Facilitate and/or oversee and coordinate strategies to protect and promote diversity, equity, inclusion, accessibility, and a sense of belonging in OMIG’s workforce.
• Ensure compliance with the requirements of the New York State Human Rights Law, the Americans with Disabilities Act, and all other applicable federal or State law, Executive Order, or other directives.
• Work collaboratively with the Department of Civil Service to meet statewide goals.
• Create metrics and measures to gauge program effectiveness.
• Ensure that trainings, recruitment efforts, and other agency operations and programs are offered in a manner consistent with cultural, ethnic, linguistic, and spiritual norms, beliefs, and values.
• Conduct ongoing dialogue with agency executive leadership team around DEIA principles; develop specific goals and make recommendations for integration of best DEIA/B practices into daily work life, recruitment/hiring/promotion/retention, and agency operations.
• Develop and communicate or disseminate materials regarding agency goals.
• Develop and design, or research and procure, training or other programming and materials to help create and maintain a culturally competent workforce.
• Create awareness and education around DEIA/B principles and their incorporation into daily work life, and in response to specific agency needs.

Oversee or Lead DEIA Advisory Committee(s):
• Develop procedures and protocols for committee operations.
• Conduct listening sessions and/or develop or oversee other forums and methods to solicit input and feedback into agency policies, procedures, and practices.
• Analyze feedback and prepare recommendations to agency leadership for integration of changes into agency operations.

Supervise Equal Opportunity Specialist 2:
• Oversee preparation of annual reports and other reporting.
• Participate in various committees and councils or remain apprised of developments within the DEIA/B community of professionals.

Work collaboratively with Bureau of Human Resources staff and other stakeholders; make recommendations or provide advice and guidance in responding to Reasonable Accommodations requests, allegations of discrimination, and other sensitive topics.

Minimum Qualifications This is a position in the exempt jurisdictional class. As such no minimum qualifications exist. Preferred qualifications: bachelor's degree and six years of applicable experience. Three years of the experience must have been at a supervisory level; or one year of the experience must have been at a managerial level

Additional Comments Full-time, exempt. Salary within the posted range will be commensurate with experience. This is an appointment to a position in the exempt jurisdictional class. All exempt appointments require completion of a background check prior to appointment, and completion of an annual Financial Disclosure Statement. Incumbents serve at the pleasure of the appointing authority, and the employment relationship can be altered at any time by either party.

Free parking is available.

Some positions may require additional credentials or a background check to verify your identity.

Name Grethe Kvernes

Telephone

Fax

Email Address recruitment@omig.ny.gov

Address

Street 800 North Pearl Street

City Albany

State NY

Zip Code 12204

 

Notes on ApplyingThe Office of the Medicaid Inspector General is proud to be an equal opportunity employer. We encourage those with unique backgrounds and contributions such as education, culture, ethnicity, race, sex, gender identity and expression, nation of origin, age, languages spoken, veteran’s status, color, religion, disability, sexual orientation, and beliefs to apply.

We provide reasonable and religious accommodations for any part of the application and hiring process. If you have a disability or special need that requires accommodation, please send a request to RARequest@omig.ny.gov.

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