POUGHKEEPSIE – Dutchess County Executive Marcus Molinaro announced that recruitment is underway for the County’s Equal Employment Opportunity and Inclusion Officer position. The position, as highlighted in the County Executive’s 2020 State of the County Address, is responsible for increasing the diversity of Dutchess County Government’s workforce as well as the 73 municipal work forces the County oversees.
“Our goal is to foster an open and diverse work environment, at all levels of public employment, where inclusion and equity are valued. We are looking for an individual who shares those values and will seek to remove barriers that impede civil service employment for underrepresented populations,” said Molinaro. “Our Equal Employment Opportunity and Inclusion Officer will need to be out in the community, finding ways to make government employment more accessible to all individuals it serves.”
The job is a senior-level administrative position responsible for the development, coordination, and implementation of diversity and inclusion initiatives to further the county’s commitment to diversity and inclusion through research, education, and outreach. This position is responsible for investigating complaints of alleged job discrimination and will provide recommendations for addressing issues. The individual will lead the County Diversity Committee and will coordinate the county’s 55-a program as well as coordinate requests for accommodations related to the Americans with Disabilities Act.
The role of equal opportunity officer has been most recently served by Jody Miller, who also serves as chairwoman of Dutchess County’s Human Rights Commission.
As Molinaro announced in his 2020 State of the County Address, the work of the Human Rights Commission will be further amplified with Miller solely focusing on the commission’s work, allowing the commission to take on new tasks and contribute to ongoing efforts to strengthen community resiliency and improve cultural competencies.
Interested candidates should submit a letter of interest and a resume by August 7th to the Dutchess County Department of Human Resources, 22 Market Street, Poughkeepsie, NY, or by email to dcpersonnel@dutchessny.gov.
