N.J.A.C. 4A:3-2.2 Designation of SES positions: State service
N.J.A.C. 4A:3-2.2, Designation of SES positions: State service. To be allocated to the SES, a position must have substantial managerial, policy influencing or policy executing responsibilities. Allocations to SES shall b Full text with 4 recorded amendments.
Current through New Jersey Register, Vol. 58 No. 14, July 20, 2026. Reviewed as of July 26, 2026.
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In plain language
A position qualifies for the SES on what it does, not on what it is called: substantial managerial, policy influencing, or policy executing responsibility, judged position by position rather than by title or category. Substantial managerial or policy executing means significant control of substantial resources, responsibility for major programmatic outcomes, or responsibility for a major organisational unit. Policy influencing means influence on the department direction, mission, priorities or major goals. One structural rule constrains where such a position can sit on a chart: an SES position may report only to a higher level unclassified position or to another SES position. Departments submit executive and senior management plans carrying their SES position requests, and a vacant SES position whose major functions have changed without appearing in that plan is reviewed before it is posted or filled. A department head may move an SES member from one SES position to another, with compensation reviewed at the time and the Chairperson notified. Moves covering an emergency or emergent need of six months or less need no notice.
Written by the NJ Civil Service Navigator editorial team from the text of N.J.A.C. 4A:3-2.2. It is a description of the rule, not the rule itself, and not legal advice.
(a) To be allocated to the SES, a position must have substantial managerial, policy influencing or policy executing responsibilities. Allocations to SES shall be determined on the basis of specific positions, not by job titles or category. #
1. A substantial managerial or policy executing position is one which has significant control of substantial resources, responsibility for major programmatic outcomes and/or responsibility for a major organizational unit. #
2. A policy influencing position is one which has influence on the department's/agency's direction, mission, priorities, major goals or objectives. #
(b) An SES position shall only report to a higher level unclassified position or to another SES position. #
(c) The Chairperson shall establish procedures for the submission of executive/senior management plans for each department. #
1. Each department head shall submit an executive/senior management plan to the Chairperson which shall include the department's SES position requests. #
2. A position allocated to the SES shall be part of the executive/senior management cadre of a department. #
3. The Chairperson may request information about the position necessary to process the SES position request. #
4. If the original major functions and responsibilities of a vacant position allocated to the SES change but are not included in the executive/senior management plan of the department, the new functions of the position shall be reviewed by the Chairperson before posting for or filling the position. #
(d) At the discretion of a department head, an appointing authority may move an SES member from one position allocated to the SES to another position allocated to the SES. The appointing authority shall review the compensation of the SES member at that time and may recommend a salary adjustment, if appropriate. An appointing authority so moving an SES member shall notify the Chairperson or designee of this change. #
(e) An appointing authority may move an SES member to cover an emergency assignment or other emergent need for six months or less, at the discretion of the department head. The appointing authority need not notify the Chairperson or designee of such movement. #
Amendment history
Rule numbers, effective dates and New Jersey Register citations as published. 4 recorded changes.
- AmendedR.2017 d.10048 N.J.R. 2653(a); 49 N.J.R. 1182(a)
- AmendedR.1996 d.42728 N.J.R. 2538(a); 28 N.J.R. 4220(a)
- date not statedAdministrative correction21 N.J.R. 1824(a)
- date not statedAdministrative correction21 N.J.R. 3295(a)