Job Description

The Office of Chief Medical Examiner investigates cases of persons who die within New York City from criminal violence, by accident, by suicide, suddenly when in apparent health, when unattended by a physician, in a correctional facility or in any suspicious or unusual manner or where an application is made pursuant to law for a permit to cremate a body of a person.
We exist to provide answers in support of families, victims, and community during times of profound need. The core values of the OCME are to put the mission of the agency first, to be truly dedicated and to have integrity in every aspect of our professional life.

The Office of Chief Medical Examiner is seeking a knowledgeable and experienced Director of Labor Relations and Special Projects to join our team. The ideal candidate will have expertise in NYC City Human Resources Management System (CHRMS), Payroll Management System (PMS), New York City Automated Personnel System (NYCAPS), CityTime, and other personnel-related systems. The Director will support and manage the Human Resources Unit, aligning HR initiatives with organizational goals and objectives. Specific assignments will include, but not limited to:

- Serves as OCME liaison to the NYC Office of Labor Relations concerning contractual issues that may arise with OCME employees, including grievances and hearings.
- Collaborates with DCAS and OLR to ensure accuracy and compliance in title specifications and proposals.
- Aid in the writing of standard operating procedures as well as programmatic and agency policies.
- Responsible for initiating and completing classification projects, including editing, and creating agency-specific title specifications and liaising with DCAS, as necessary.
- Oversees labor relations for the agency, working directly with unions, management, and the Office of Labor Relations.
- Lead the professional development training team in creating and implementing training programs.
- Monitor and ensure personnel compliance.
- Oversee the creation of ad-hoc reports and special projects.
- Serves as the lead for Human Resources in the absence of the Assistant Commissioner.
- Performs other duties as required.

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.