DIRECTOR DIVISION ON CIVIL RIGHTS
Career Family: DIRECTOR
As an unclassified state title, Director Division on Civil Rights is filled by appointment, and its published pay band is more of a guide than a fixed grade.
The spec names a doctoral degree, but it leaves the door open to substitute experience for the degree. Its salary schedule (frozen at an older rate) lists $101,138 to $141,594, though managerial and exempt titles like this are usually paid individually rather than on the step schedule.
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The text below is the official specification published by the New Jersey Civil Service Commission. The plain-language summary and analysis above are derived from it by NJ Civil Service Navigator. Source: the official specification page at NJ CSC.
Examples of work
- Responsible to the Attorney General for the operation of the Division.
- Insures the enforcement of the Law Against Discrimination in employment, housing, and public accommodations.
- Oversees and takes responsibility for planning, implementing and supervising civil rights programs for the purpose of protecting the rights and privileges of all citizens of the State of New Jersey.
- Is responsible for providing information, technical assistance and cooperation with groups both public and private in regards to educational and human relations programs.
- Responsible for supervising and directing the operations of Bureau of Enforcement, Compliance and Education and Administration. These Bureaus are responsible for intake, investigation, conciliations, public hearings, Multiple Dwelling Reporting Rule, contract compliance, A-95 Reviews, central docketing, police-community relations, budget preparation, logistics and fiscal controls.
- Personally confers with the Deputy Attorney Generals assigned to the Division in coordinating the procedures for administrative hearings and for other legal proceedings to include both administrative and state court appearances in enforcement or appeal actions.
- Represents the Attorney General in public meetings, conferences, seminars and other related activities and appearances.
- Develops proposals for federal funds to assist and support the Division in its operating functions, and/or for research activities with local law schools.
- Designs and develops systems and procedures for the efficient operation of the Division while keeping in mind the concepts of affirmative action and management by objectives.
- Is responsible for both the personnel functions and preparation of agency budget proposals.
- Insures that all conciliation agreements are reviewed and that appropriate orders are prepared and issued after public hearings.
- Prepares and directs the preparation of extensive correspondence often of a technical nature relevant to civil and human rights laws, rules and procedures.
- Corresponds with other State civil and human rights agencies throughout the country and other professional groups in the interest of the exchange of information.
- Prepares monthly and annual reports of the work programs, procedures and activities of the Division, to include statistical, technical and fiscal reports.
- <b>REQUIREMENTS
- EDUCATION </b>
- Graduation from an accredited college with a Bachelor's degree.
Experience
Seven years of experience planning and implementing civil rights and/or affirmative action programs or directing the investigations of alleged discriminatory practices involving equal opportunity or other civil rights complaints, of which a minimum of two years shall have been in an executive/managerial or administrative position in a large business or government agency.
Applicants who do not possess the required education may substitute experience as indicated on a year for year basis.
A Master's degree in public personnel administration, industrial management or related areas, may be substituted for two years of non-supervisory experience.
A LLB, Juris Doctorate or Doctorate degree in public personnel administration, industrial management or related areas may be substituted for three years of non-supervisory experience.
Knowledge, skills and abilities
- Ability to read, write, speak and understand English sufficiently to perform the duties of this position.
- Thorough knowledge of the functions objectives policies, and procedures of the New Jersey Division on Civil Rights and the Law Against Discrimination.
- Thorough knowledge of the local, State and federal legislation pertaining to civil rights.
- Thorough knowledge of the civil rights practices as applied to industry employment agencies, unions, real estate, and public accommodations.
- Ability to motivate and gain the cooperation of persons or groups in employment, housing and public accommodations.
- Ability to manage a professional staff engaged in implementing and developing civil rights programs.
- Ability to present ideas clearly, orally and in writing.
- Ability to analyze work problems, operations and organization from a broad standpoint.
- Ability to speak effectively before lay and professional groups.
- Ability to prepare comprehensive and periodic statistical, procedural, financial and other reports relevant to the technical work of the Division.
- Ability to organize the work of the Division and to set forth realistic standards of performance and productivity.
- Ability to exercise a high degree of tact and diplomacy in relating to leaders in business, government and community organizations.