Human Rights Specialist
- Full Time, onsite
- NYC Department of Housing Preservation & Development
- New York, United States of America
Salary undisclosed
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The New York City Commission on Human Rights (CCHR) works every day to implement the city’s Human Rights Law through enforcement, education, and outreach. The Commission seeks to address historic and contemporary inequities to cultivate a city where everyone can live, work, and thrive free from discrimination.
Through training, education, and policy initiatives, the Commission aims to root out discrimination. The Commission proactively identifies patterns of discrimination through testing employers, housing providers, and providers of public accommodation. The Commission also uses investigations, litigation, and other enforcement tools to address allegations of discrimination.
The Commission is seeking to hire a highly motivated Human Rights Specialist with expertise in engaging diverse communities, particularly in Upper Manhattan. The ideal candidate will have a proven track record of creating innovative outreach strategies to advance our mission.
Key Responsibilities
Minimum Qualifications
Qualification Requirements
Preferred Skills
This position is also open to qualified persons with a disability who are eligible for the 55-a Program. Please indicate at the top of your resume and cover letter that you would like to be considered for the position through the 55-a Program.
Public Service Loan Forgiveness
As a prospective employee of the City of New York, you may be eligible for federal loan forgiveness programs and state repayment assistance programs. For more information, please visit the U.S. Department of Education’s website at https://studentaid.gov/pslf/.
Residency Requirement
New York City residency is generally required within 90 days of appointment. However, City Employees in certain titles who have worked for the City for 2 continuous years may also be eligible to reside in Nassau, Suffolk, Putnam, Westchester, Rockland, or Orange County. To determine if the residency requirement applies to you, please discuss with the agency representative at the time of interview.
Additional Information
The City of New York is an inclusive equal opportunity employer committed to recruiting and retaining a diverse workforce and providing a work environment that is free from discrimination and harassment based upon any legally protected status or protected characteristic, including but not limited to an individual's sex, race, color, ethnicity, national origin, age, religion, disability, sexual orientation, veteran status, gender identity, or pregnancy.
Through training, education, and policy initiatives, the Commission aims to root out discrimination. The Commission proactively identifies patterns of discrimination through testing employers, housing providers, and providers of public accommodation. The Commission also uses investigations, litigation, and other enforcement tools to address allegations of discrimination.
The Commission is seeking to hire a highly motivated Human Rights Specialist with expertise in engaging diverse communities, particularly in Upper Manhattan. The ideal candidate will have a proven track record of creating innovative outreach strategies to advance our mission.
Key Responsibilities
- Reporting to the Manhattan Director, plan, implement, coordinate, and monitor proactive outreach initiatives to educate communities about the New York City Human Rights Law, to a wide range of entities- landlords, employers, and businesses to make them aware of their obligations. As well as extensive outreach to New Yorkers on their rights.
- Prepare and submit reports, conducts analyses, and create strategic outreach plan to support the agency’s mission.
- Provide technical assistance and trainings to communities; facilitate workshops and trainings on the New York City Human Rights Law for community groups, youth groups, community-based organizations, faith-based organizations, sibling agencies and other entities to promote the Commission’s mandate, to further the Commission’s work, including providing support to general outreaches in the Bronx.
- Conducts intakes for potential discrimination inquiries from the members of the public.
- Represent the Commission at public meetings, local neighborhood community projects, community/cultural celebrations, and community events.
- Enter, update, and retrieve information on an electronic information storage system to facilitate agency operations.
- Performs all other duties as needed within the civil service title to advance the work of the agency.
Minimum Qualifications
Qualification Requirements
- A baccalaureate degree from an accredited college plus two years of satisfactory full- time experience in intergroup relations#; community relations; civil rights law enforcement; block or tenant organizing; investigations related to law enforcement; labor or industrial relations; education; social work; or law; or
- A four year high school diploma or its educational equivalent and four years of experience as described under "1" above; or
- Education and/or experience equivalent to "1" or "2" above. However, all candidates must have a four year high school diploma or its educational equivalent, and must possess at least one year of experience described under "1" above.
Preferred Skills
- Strong knowledge of human rights issues and experience working with diverse communities, particularly in Upper Manhattan. - Expert communicator and demonstrated success in engaging with a wide range of audiences through strong oral and written communication skills. - Demonstrated experience in restorative practices and responding to harm. - Skilled at facilitating restorative circles, conflict coaching, and restorative conferences. - Proven analytical and strategic planning skills to conduct both research and outreach and use different tools of outreach. - Demonstrated ability to engage diverse and vulnerable communities, especially communities that are hard to reach. - Advanced working proficiency in Microsoft Office program, Internet-based research, computer skills, and data management systems - Demonstrated abilities to be well-organized, attentive to detail, and able to work independently and collaboratively. - Ability to effectively prioritize, execute and follow-up in a timely manner, anticipating problems and roadblocks. - Demonstrated ability in communicating laws like the NYCHRL to everyday New Yorkers. And/or ability to read and understand complex laws, rules and regulations and communicate the complexities in simple language - Written and spoken fluency in a language other than English, preferably a language covered under Local Law 30
This position is also open to qualified persons with a disability who are eligible for the 55-a Program. Please indicate at the top of your resume and cover letter that you would like to be considered for the position through the 55-a Program.
Public Service Loan Forgiveness
As a prospective employee of the City of New York, you may be eligible for federal loan forgiveness programs and state repayment assistance programs. For more information, please visit the U.S. Department of Education’s website at https://studentaid.gov/pslf/.
Residency Requirement
New York City residency is generally required within 90 days of appointment. However, City Employees in certain titles who have worked for the City for 2 continuous years may also be eligible to reside in Nassau, Suffolk, Putnam, Westchester, Rockland, or Orange County. To determine if the residency requirement applies to you, please discuss with the agency representative at the time of interview.
Additional Information
The City of New York is an inclusive equal opportunity employer committed to recruiting and retaining a diverse workforce and providing a work environment that is free from discrimination and harassment based upon any legally protected status or protected characteristic, including but not limited to an individual's sex, race, color, ethnicity, national origin, age, religion, disability, sexual orientation, veteran status, gender identity, or pregnancy.
The New York City Commission on Human Rights (CCHR) works every day to implement the city’s Human Rights Law through enforcement, education, and outreach. The Commission seeks to address historic and contemporary inequities to cultivate a city where everyone can live, work, and thrive free from discrimination.
Through training, education, and policy initiatives, the Commission aims to root out discrimination. The Commission proactively identifies patterns of discrimination through testing employers, housing providers, and providers of public accommodation. The Commission also uses investigations, litigation, and other enforcement tools to address allegations of discrimination.
The Commission is seeking to hire a highly motivated Human Rights Specialist with expertise in engaging diverse communities, particularly in Upper Manhattan. The ideal candidate will have a proven track record of creating innovative outreach strategies to advance our mission.
Key Responsibilities
Minimum Qualifications
Qualification Requirements
Preferred Skills
This position is also open to qualified persons with a disability who are eligible for the 55-a Program. Please indicate at the top of your resume and cover letter that you would like to be considered for the position through the 55-a Program.
Public Service Loan Forgiveness
As a prospective employee of the City of New York, you may be eligible for federal loan forgiveness programs and state repayment assistance programs. For more information, please visit the U.S. Department of Education’s website at https://studentaid.gov/pslf/.
Residency Requirement
New York City residency is generally required within 90 days of appointment. However, City Employees in certain titles who have worked for the City for 2 continuous years may also be eligible to reside in Nassau, Suffolk, Putnam, Westchester, Rockland, or Orange County. To determine if the residency requirement applies to you, please discuss with the agency representative at the time of interview.
Additional Information
The City of New York is an inclusive equal opportunity employer committed to recruiting and retaining a diverse workforce and providing a work environment that is free from discrimination and harassment based upon any legally protected status or protected characteristic, including but not limited to an individual's sex, race, color, ethnicity, national origin, age, religion, disability, sexual orientation, veteran status, gender identity, or pregnancy.
Through training, education, and policy initiatives, the Commission aims to root out discrimination. The Commission proactively identifies patterns of discrimination through testing employers, housing providers, and providers of public accommodation. The Commission also uses investigations, litigation, and other enforcement tools to address allegations of discrimination.
The Commission is seeking to hire a highly motivated Human Rights Specialist with expertise in engaging diverse communities, particularly in Upper Manhattan. The ideal candidate will have a proven track record of creating innovative outreach strategies to advance our mission.
Key Responsibilities
- Reporting to the Manhattan Director, plan, implement, coordinate, and monitor proactive outreach initiatives to educate communities about the New York City Human Rights Law, to a wide range of entities- landlords, employers, and businesses to make them aware of their obligations. As well as extensive outreach to New Yorkers on their rights.
- Prepare and submit reports, conducts analyses, and create strategic outreach plan to support the agency’s mission.
- Provide technical assistance and trainings to communities; facilitate workshops and trainings on the New York City Human Rights Law for community groups, youth groups, community-based organizations, faith-based organizations, sibling agencies and other entities to promote the Commission’s mandate, to further the Commission’s work, including providing support to general outreaches in the Bronx.
- Conducts intakes for potential discrimination inquiries from the members of the public.
- Represent the Commission at public meetings, local neighborhood community projects, community/cultural celebrations, and community events.
- Enter, update, and retrieve information on an electronic information storage system to facilitate agency operations.
- Performs all other duties as needed within the civil service title to advance the work of the agency.
Minimum Qualifications
Qualification Requirements
- A baccalaureate degree from an accredited college plus two years of satisfactory full- time experience in intergroup relations#; community relations; civil rights law enforcement; block or tenant organizing; investigations related to law enforcement; labor or industrial relations; education; social work; or law; or
- A four year high school diploma or its educational equivalent and four years of experience as described under "1" above; or
- Education and/or experience equivalent to "1" or "2" above. However, all candidates must have a four year high school diploma or its educational equivalent, and must possess at least one year of experience described under "1" above.
Preferred Skills
- Strong knowledge of human rights issues and experience working with diverse communities, particularly in Upper Manhattan. - Expert communicator and demonstrated success in engaging with a wide range of audiences through strong oral and written communication skills. - Demonstrated experience in restorative practices and responding to harm. - Skilled at facilitating restorative circles, conflict coaching, and restorative conferences. - Proven analytical and strategic planning skills to conduct both research and outreach and use different tools of outreach. - Demonstrated ability to engage diverse and vulnerable communities, especially communities that are hard to reach. - Advanced working proficiency in Microsoft Office program, Internet-based research, computer skills, and data management systems - Demonstrated abilities to be well-organized, attentive to detail, and able to work independently and collaboratively. - Ability to effectively prioritize, execute and follow-up in a timely manner, anticipating problems and roadblocks. - Demonstrated ability in communicating laws like the NYCHRL to everyday New Yorkers. And/or ability to read and understand complex laws, rules and regulations and communicate the complexities in simple language - Written and spoken fluency in a language other than English, preferably a language covered under Local Law 30
This position is also open to qualified persons with a disability who are eligible for the 55-a Program. Please indicate at the top of your resume and cover letter that you would like to be considered for the position through the 55-a Program.
Public Service Loan Forgiveness
As a prospective employee of the City of New York, you may be eligible for federal loan forgiveness programs and state repayment assistance programs. For more information, please visit the U.S. Department of Education’s website at https://studentaid.gov/pslf/.
Residency Requirement
New York City residency is generally required within 90 days of appointment. However, City Employees in certain titles who have worked for the City for 2 continuous years may also be eligible to reside in Nassau, Suffolk, Putnam, Westchester, Rockland, or Orange County. To determine if the residency requirement applies to you, please discuss with the agency representative at the time of interview.
Additional Information
The City of New York is an inclusive equal opportunity employer committed to recruiting and retaining a diverse workforce and providing a work environment that is free from discrimination and harassment based upon any legally protected status or protected characteristic, including but not limited to an individual's sex, race, color, ethnicity, national origin, age, religion, disability, sexual orientation, veteran status, gender identity, or pregnancy.