Assistant Counsel of Employee Relations

Minimum Qualifications Required Qualifications:

Admittance to the NYS Bar
Experience working in a unionized environment,
Minimum of 3 years' experience practicing public sector labor law in New York State.

Duties Description SPECIFIC DUTIES & RESPONSIBILITIES:

Under the general direction of the Assistant Vice Chancellor for Employee Relations, the Assistant Director of Employee Relations performs the following:

Supervises the administration of six collective bargaining agreements (with CSEA, PBANYS, NYSCOPBA, PEF), and the application of the Civil Service Law Rules, Regulations and Procedures relating to terms and conditions of employment of employees in the classified service.
Represents SUNY by serving on statewide negotiating teams and assists in formulation of employee relations policy for classified service employees.
Serves as the University's representative in the administration of the grievance procedures (contract, non-contract and disciplinary) affecting classified service employees.
Serves as a hearing officer in such proceedings, mediates disputes, develops and executes dispute settlement agreements and renders decisions which are binding upon campus managers.
Serves as the University's representative in the expedited disciplinary arbitration process for all CSEA represented employees.
Advises campus officers on union contract interpretation, dispute resolution, disciplinary matters and other campus employee relations matters as required. This includes guiding campus designees in the preparation of grievance decisions.
Serves as liaison to advocate campus and SUNY positions to various external constituencies including unions, Department of Civil Service, Governor's Office of Employee Relations, etc.
Assists counsel from the Governor's Office of Employee Relations, SUNY Counsel's Office and Attorney General's Office in the preparation of contract and disciplinary arbitrations, improper practice charges before the Public Employment Relations Board, Civil Service Department hearings and other litigation.
Serves as the University representative to statewide committees such as the CSEA and PEF Statewide Labor/Management Committees, the Statewide Clerical Advancement Committee, NYS/CSEA Partnership for Education and Training, the PEF Nursing Issues Committee and other joint labor-management ventures.
Advises campus level labor relations designees.
Provides assistance and training to campus officers as they develop and implement policies and programs such as attendance control, employee assistance, safety, clerical advancement, performance evaluations, counseling and discipline, etc.
Coordinates lay-off activities of campuses for classified service employees.
Assists the Assistant and Associate Vice Chancellors of Employee Relations on special tasks and projects as required.

Additional Comments Additional Information:

Salary is dependent on a variety of factors, including but not limited to, experience, education, training, and certifications. The range for this position is $90,000-$105,000.
Excellent Benefit Package which includes: NYS health insurance, free dental and vision coverage, competitive retirement options, tuition assistance, parental leave at full pay, and generous vacation, sick, and holiday time. 13 days of paid holidays per year; 21 days of vacation and 21 days of sick time accrued each year. Please see our Management/Confidential benefits summary for additional information.
This position will be based in Albany.
Applicants must be currently authorized to work in the United States on a full-time basis.
This is an FLSA exempt position. Frequent travel to the 29 state operated SUNY campuses is required.

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