Job Opening: Local Government Specialist 1 for NYS Department of State

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The core responsibility of a Local Government Specialist 1 in the Department of State’s Division of Local Government is to function as a direct resource for local government officials, though training and technical assistance in land use planning and regulation, local government finance and administration processes, and community development planning and implementation.  As a Local Government Specialist 1, you will be expected to perform the following functions:

  • Draft and deliver training courses to local government officials on land use planning and regulations, community development, municipal operation and management, and opportunities for efficiencies in the delivery of local services;

  • Provide technical assistance on planning and zoning matters, municipal operations management, and local government consolidation to local officials;

  • Draft written materials to guide local officials on comprehensive planning, and land use regulation, consolidation of services, government efficiency, and other management topics;

  • Assist local government officials on implementing long-range planning; facilitating inter-agency cooperation; and identifying, analyzing, and proposing solutions to community development needs;

  • Prepare research and policy recommendations to offer resolutions to programmatic and public policy issues through the development of intergovernmental partnerships and municipal consolidation;

  • Promote performance measurement to assess the effectiveness of local governments;

  • Assist with the implementation of new policies and plans that affect New York's local governments; and,

  • Manage community development and local government efficiency projects, including review of grant applications and administration of state contracts for the delivery of local government projects. 

  • Work collaboratively or independently in the field.

  • Occasional travel and evening hours, you must possess a valid New York State driver’s license and have access to a motor vehicle or otherwise demonstrate your capacity to meet the transportation needs of the job. Travel expenses are reimbursed on a fixed schedule.

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