Director of Extended Leaves & Benefits at City of New York, New York City, NY

Director of Extended Leaves & Benefits at City of New York in New York City, NY. Full-time. Est. up to $130k. Apply with swipeandhired.

The Office of the Bronx District Attorney is seeking an experienced and detail-oriented professional to serve as Director of Extended Leaves and Benefits within the Human Resources team. The Director will oversee employee benefits, retirement services, and extended leaves of absence, ensuring compliance with applicable laws, regulations, and policies.

Responsibilities include managing complex benefits and leave matters, establishing effective procedures, ensuring accurate and timely processing, and advising employees and management. The Director will also coordinate with internal and external stakeholders, oversee employee education and training, analyze workforce trends, and provide reports to senior management to support operational efficiency and informed decision-making.

Key Responsibilities:

  1. Employee Benefits Administration and Retirement Services
  1. Extended Leaves of Absence and Leave Compliance
  1. Interagency Coordination and Stakeholder Relations
  1. Employee Education, Training, and Outreach
  1. Reporting, Data Analysis, and Workforce Monitoring
  1. Leadership, Program Oversight, and Continuous Improvement

Preferred Qualifications and Skills:

Work Environment and Professional Expectations:
The Director of Extended Leaves and Benefits will work in a dynamic public-sector environment requiring sound judgment, discretion, professionalism, and the ability to manage sensitive and complex personnel matters. The successful candidate must be able to balance employee service needs with agency operational requirements while ensuring compliance, accurate recordkeeping, and effective communication across multiple divisions and external organizations.

ADM MANAGER-NON-MGRL FRM M1/M2 - 1002C

  1. A baccalaureate degree from an accredited college and four years of satisfactory, full-time progressively responsible clerical/administrative experience requiring independent decision-making concerning program management or planning, allocation for resources and the scheduling and assignment of work, 18 months of which must have been in an administrative, managerial, executive or supervisory capacity. The supervisory work must have been in the supervision of staff performing clerical/administrative work of more than moderate difficulty; or
  2. An associate degree or 60 semester credits from an accredited college and five years of satisfactory, full-time progressively responsible experience as described in "1" above, 18 months of which must have been in an administrative, managerial, executive or supervisory capacity. The supervisory work must have been in the supervision of staff performing clerical/administrative work of more than moderate difficulty; or
  3. A four-year high school diploma or its educational equivalent and six years of

satisfactory, full-time progressively responsible experience as described in "1"
above, 18 months of which must have been in an administrative, managerial,
executive or supervisory capacity. The supervisory work must have been in the
supervision of staff performing clerical/administrative work of more than
moderate difficulty; or

  1. Education and/or experience equivalent to "1", "2" or "3" above. However, all

candidates must possess the 18 months of administrative, managerial, executive or supervisory experience as described in "1", "2" or "3" above. Education above
the high school level may be substituted for the general clerical/administrative
experience (but not for the administrative, managerial, executive or supervisory
experience described in "1", "2" or "3" above) at a rate of 30 semester credits
from an accredited college for 6 months of experience up to a maximum of 3½
years.

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.