NY HELP No Agency People With Developmental Disabilities, Office for Title Employment First Business Relationship Liaison Occupational Category Administrative or General Management Salary Grade NS Bargaining Unit M/C - Managerial/Confidential (Unrepresented) Salary Range From $90931 to $114940 Annually Employment Type Full-Time Appointment Type Temporary Jurisdictional Class Exempt Class Travel Percentage 15% Workweek Mon-Fri Hours Per Week 37.5 Workday From 9 AM To 5 PM Flextime allowed? No Mandatory overtime? No Compressed workweek allowed? No Telecommuting allowed? Yes County Albany Street Address 44 Holland Avenue City Albany State NY Zip Code 12229 Duties Description - Business Outreach and Engagement: Develop and implement strategies to identify, recruit, and cultivate relationships with businesses to create employment opportunities for job seekers with disabilities; Conduct outreach and deliver presentations to businesses to promote Employment First principles and the benefits of hiring workers with disabilities; Build strong partnerships with key business leaders, HR professionals, disability service providers, and essential stakeholders. - Education and Awareness: Educate private industry about the benefits of employing people with disabilities, the value of a diverse workforce and the positive impact on the business, reasonable accommodations, and increase understanding of disabilities and disability etiquette. - Technical Assistance: Provide assistance to businesses in the private sector on how to increase the number of people with disabilities employed and help businesses have a better understanding of the disability-related laws and regulations. - Collaboration: Serve as the liaison and the connector between New York businesses and the providers, networks and state agencies that have people with disabilities seeking jobs. - Data Collection and Analysis: Coordinate with the Employment First Data Manager to collect and analyze data on the effectiveness of Employment First initiatives within the private sector. - Event Planning and Participation: Represent the Office of the Chief Disability Officer at Business Councils, Chamber of Commerce meetings, industry conferences, and other events. Coordination and recruitment of businesses to attend job fairs for people with disabilities. - Policy Development: Make recommendations on policies and initiatives that will increase the number of people with disabilities employed in private LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/nys-office-for-people-with-developmental-disabilities/posts/?feedView=all#LI-JB2 Minimum Qualifications Preferred Qualifications: A bachelor's degree in Business Administration, Human Resources, Marketing, or a related field and four years of experience in community organizations or government agencies focusing on workforce development, employment services for people with disabilities or diverse populations, business development, or related experience. J.D. or master's degree may substitute for one year of specialized experience; Ph.D. may substitute for two years of specialized experience.- Experience with presenting at industry or other conferences, public speaking and written communication. A writing sample and a presentation created will be required.- Strong understanding of Employment First principles and disability-related laws and regulations.- Proficiency in Microsoft Office Suite, Google applications and other related software to prepare presentations, communications and analyze data.- Prior managerial experience.- People with disabilities are strongly encouraged to apply. Additional Comments • The Office for People With Developmental Disabilities (OPWDD) and it's Division of Executive Office is committed to creating and sustaining a culture of inclusion. We believe that we are most effective in managing and improving our service system with a diverse team of employees. With such a large workforce, we rely on the collective individual differences, life experiences, knowledge, self-expression, ideas and talent that our employees bring to their work. This speaks to our culture, and is a key part of our successes. As we continuously recruit people for our team, we welcome the unique contributions that applicants bring in terms of their 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.• Preference will be given to OPWDD employees impacted by closures. If you are being impacted by closure, please indicate this on your resume/cover letter.• In order to be eligible for appointment and to maintain employment, you cannot be listed as an excluded individual or entity on any of the Federal and/or State Medicaid and Medicare exclusion lists (or excluded from any other Federal or Federally assisted program). If you are appointed and subsequently listed as an excluded individual or entity on any of these lists (or excluded from any other Federal or Federally assisted program), you may be terminated from your employment.• OPWDD is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer.• If an employee or job applicant believes that they need a reasonable accommodation, they should contact the Reasonable Accommodation Unit at (518) 486-7222 or email accommodationrequests@opwdd.ny.gov to obtain information and RA forms. Some positions may require additional credentials or a background check to verify your identity. Name Jenna Beck Telephone 518-473-4785 Fax 518-474-9902 Email Address MainOffice.Careers@opwdd.ny.gov Address Street 44 Holland Avenue City Albany State NY Zip Code 12229 Notes on Applying Please submit a cover letter and resume as an attached PDF or Word document by 2/4/25. Please reference the EOA #2025-008 in all correspondence.