Job Opening: NYS Department of State - Local Government Specialist
/The New York Department of State’s Division of Local Government Services is recruiting for a Local Government Specialist. Ideal candidates will have worked with local officials in local or county government.
https://statejobs.ny.gov/public/vacancyDetailsView.cfm?id=143598
DUTIES:
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 administration and efficiency processes, and community development planning and implementation.
The Local Government Specialist 1 duties will include but are not limited to the following:
• 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, 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.
This position often works independently in the field and requires regular statewide travel as well as frequent evening hours.
This is a specialized professional planning position with primary work assignments focused on the areas of historic preservation, neighborhood planning and urban design. In addition to these responsibilities, the incumbent performs general professional planning duties in the office and in the field. General direction and project assignments are received from the Director of Planning, Housing and Community Development. The details of the work are independently planned and carried to completion. Work is performed independently with other planners both as support and lead staff. Supervision may be exercised over c