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Posting Dates: April 1, 2024- April 11, 2024

 

Harvest your potential with the New York State Department of Agriculture and Markets!   Join our team and become an integral part of a team dedicated to fostering a competitive food and agriculture industry that benefits both producers and consumers alike. Here, you can cultivate your career in a dynamic environment that values innovation, sustainability, and community engagement. With a wide range of opportunities spanning from environmental science to economic development, you can find your niche in public service and grow both professionally and personally. Embrace the chance to join our team, and you’ll not only reap a fulfilling career but also sow the seeds for a healthier, stronger New York.

 

Attention all environmental and agriculture enthusiasts! The New York State Department of Agriculture and Markets is seeking a skilled and dedicated Associate Environmental Analyst Agriculture to join our team. The location of this position will be dependent on the selected candidate.  This position will offer the selected candidate the opportunity to travel extensively throughout the state for fieldwork. As our chosen candidate, you will have the chance to make a meaningful difference in our agricultural communities, and New York State's overall environmental health. Your official county station may be considered your residence. Apply now and become a vital part of our mission to help protect and enhance New York State's natural resources and working landscapes.

 

This position manages the Agricultural Environmental Management (AEM) Base Program and works in a team to draft program technical tools and carry out training of County Soil and Water Conservation Districts (SWCDs) and other conservation partners to help build local technical capacity. Managing the AEM Base Program will include developing and evaluating program goals, coordinating the grant solicitation and award process, reviewing and processing contracts, amendments, payment requests, and final reports. This position will incorporate Bond Act criteria and funding into AGM’s/Soil and Water Conservation Committee’s (SWCC)  AEM Base Program and coordinate program policy discussion and development with SWCDs and other key state, federal, and local partners.  This position will also be responsible for conducting local and statewide training of primarily SWCD staff to raise knowledge of agricultural conservation planning, practice protocols, and program management and assist in reviewing, updating, and drafting AEM technical tools and guidance documents.

 

TRAVEL REQUIRMENTS: As this position requires travel throughout New York State, appointees must either possess at the time of appointment and continuously thereafter a valid license to operate a motor vehicle in New York State and have access to a motor vehicle when necessary or otherwise demonstrate their capacity to meet the regular transportation requirements in carrying out their field work responsibilities.

 

This is a PEF-represented position that offers excellent benefits! Benefits include but are not limited to inexpensive Health Insurance options, free Dental and Vision coverage, NYS Pension Plan membership, and generous paid time off. Within the first year, you are eligible for 5 days of personal time, 13 vacation days, 13 sick days, and 13 paid holidays!

 

The Associate Environmental Analyst Agriculture position is in the PEF Salary Grade (SG) 23. The starting salary of the PEF SG-23: $81,705/year. 

The candidate appointed to the Associate Environmental Analyst Agriculture, SG-23, will be eligible to participate in the New York State Performance Evaluation Program. Through this program, employees receive yearly performance evaluations.  Performance advances are payable to PEF employees whose base annual salary is below the job rate for their current position and who were rated "Satisfactory" or its equivalent on their yearly performance evaluation. Performance advance payments are added to an employee's annual salary. Over time, yearly performance advances may lead to the SG-23 job rate salary of $103,350/ year!

 

NY HELPS Qualifications: Either 1: Seven years of work experience in a position having a substantial relationship to agricultural land use analysis, soil and water conservation management, or the protection of farms and farmland resources; OR six years of work experience in any combination of the following roles: Soil and Water Conservation District Technician or Manager; National Resources Conservation Service District or Resources Conservation; New York State Soil and Water Conservation Committee (State Committee) Consultant Service Provider; Professional Staff of Land Trust Organization; Cooperative Extension Agent (Agriculture); or, Regional Planning Commission and County Planning Office;

Or 2: An associate degree in a related field can substitute for two years of specialized experience; a bachelor’s degree in a related field can substitute for four years of experience; a master’s degree in a related field can substitute for five years of experience; and a doctorate in a related field can substitute for six years of experience.

 

 

TRAVEL REQUIRMENTS: As this position requires travel within the region to which assigned, appointees must either possess at the time of appointment and continuously thereafter a valid license to operate a motor vehicle in New York State and have access to a motor vehicle when necessary or otherwise demonstrate their capacity to meet the regular transportation requirements in carrying out their field work responsibilities.

 

Candidates who are eligible and interested in being considered for appointment to one of these opportunities must use this application to apply by April 11, 2024. Within this online application please upload your resume, cover letter, and unofficial transcript. Please specify the location(s) you are interested in on your application.

 

If you have any questions, please contact Amy Sacco in Human Resources at (518) 457-3216 or recruitment@agriculture.ny.gov.

 

This title is part of the New York Hiring for Emergency Limited Placement Statewide

Program (NY HELPS).

 

For the duration of the NY HELPS Program, this title may be filled via a non-competitive appointment, which means no examination is required but all candidates must meet the minimum qualifications of the title for which they apply. At this time, agencies may recruit and hire employees by making temporary appointments. In May 2024, if a temporary NY HELPS employee is satisfactorily performing in the position, the appointment will be changed from temporary pending Civil Service Commission Action to permanent non-competitive and the official probationary period will begin.

 

At a future date (within one year of permanent appointment), it is expected employees hired under NY HELPS will have their non-competitive employment status converted to competitive status, without having to compete in an examination. Employees will then be afforded with all the same rights and privileges of competitive class employees of New York State. While serving permanently in a NY HELPS title, employees may take part in any promotion examination for which they are qualified.

 

Reassignment Qualifications: You must be a current Department of Agriculture and Markets employee and have one year of permanent, contingent-permanent, or 55 b/c service as an Associate Environmental Analyst Agriculture, G-23; if you have less than one year, you must be reachable on the current eligible list for this location if one exists.

 

70.1 Transfer Qualifications to Associate Environmental Analyst Agriculture, G-23: Applicants may be appointed to this position permanently if they have: one year of permanent, competitive service in a title designated as appropriate for transfer under Section 70.1 of the Civil Service Law. Such titles include but are not limited to: Environmental Analyst 2, G-23.

 

70.4 Transfer Qualifications to Associate Environmental Analyst Agriculture, G-23: Applicants may be appointed to this position permanently if they have received a passing score on the most recent Associate Environmental Analyst Agriculture examination and meet the minimum qualifications. 

 

Reinstatement Under Rule 5.4: Applicants may be appointed to this position permanently if they were previous permanent New York State employees who resigned their positions may be reinstated to their former positions, or to positions to which they were eligible for transfer or reassignment without further examination. Employees separated from their positions may be reinstated within one year of the date of their separation. Employees separated from their positions who have also been separated from state service for more than one year may be reinstated upon approval by the state Civil Service Commission.