Administrative Assistant - Department of Human Rights

 

Code: 100B BU: 06 (Salary Info) Grade: 016 Effective Date: 1/15/2000

Description of Work
General Duty Statement

Performs highly skilled professional work assisting the department director in a variety of administrative duties including planning, communication, programming, community relations, and governmental relations; and performs other related duties as assigned.

Supervision Received

Works under the technical, general, and/or administrative supervision of a unit or division manager.

Supervision Exercised

May exercise technical supervision over lower-level support, technical, or professional staff.

Typical Duties Performed

The listed examples may not include all the duties performed by all positions in this class.

• Assists the department director with a variety of human rights programs and functions.
• Serves as the department director's liaison with community based organizations and district councils to improve the overall conditions of protected class persons in the City.
• Serves as the department's liaison for inter-governmental relationships at the federal, state, and local levels.
• Serves as the department's liaison with other City departments.
• Responds to oral and written communications on behalf of the director or department.
• Serves as liaison for the department with the Hate/Bias Response Network.
• Assists the director and assistant director in revising the ordinance and rules.
• Reviews complaints of discrimination or contractor files for compliance, as assigned.

Competencies

• Considerable knowledge of theories, principles, and functions of human rights.
• Considerable knowledge of federal, state, and local human rights laws.
• Considerable knowledge of human rights issues, developments, trends, and innovations.
• Considerable knowledge of human rights programs and functions and of community based organizations and resources.
• Considerable ability to plan and coordinate work.
• Considerable ability to work independently and meet deadlines.
• Considerable ability to communicate effectively both orally and in writing and to make formal presentations.
• Considerable ability to establish and maintain working relationships with diverse individuals, groups, and organizations.
• Considerable ability to facilitate group process and build consensus.

Requirements

Law degree and three years of experience working with diverse communities; or bachelor's degree and six years of experience in Equal Employment Opportunity/Affirmative Action contract compliance and complaint of discrimination investigative experience; or bachelor's degree and six years of experience working with diverse communities. Specific language ability may be required for specific vacancies.