This title is part of the New York Hiring for Emergency Limited Placement Statewide Program (NY HELPS)* and applicants must meet the following minimum qualifications to be considered for this position:
This title includes a traineeship opportunity and applicants will be appointed to the appropriate level** based on their experience and education.
Required experience: regulatory compliance/oversight experience within a regulatory entity with primary (over 50%) responsibility on two or more of the following: accounting and auditing; investigating and/or inspecting regulated entities and facilities; interpreting and explaining policies, rules, regulations, or laws to organizations, government or corporate officials, or individuals; policy analysis and research; surveillance; quality assurance that included evaluating whether projects met/are meeting requirements that included risk assessment; providing professional level economic development products or services; community outreach which included vulnerable populations; negotiating and/or approving contracts or agreements with suppliers, distributors, federal or state agencies, or other administrative control processes. Master's and higher-level degrees will substitute for one year of required experience.
**Program Specialist 1 Cannabis level requirements:
- Program Specialist Trainee 1 Cannabis (equated to SG-13): bachelor or higher degree.
- Program Specialist Trainee 2 Cannabis (equated to SG-14): bachelor or higher degree and one year of required experience.
- Program Specialist 1 Cannabis, SG-18: bachelor or higher degree and two years of required experience.
Applicants may also be appointed to this position if currently reachable on the appropriate eligible list for this title OR are a current New York State employee with one year or more of qualifying permanent service in a position allocated to a Grade 11 or above and eligible for transfer under Section 52.6 of the Civil Service Law.