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The Human Resources Manager is responsible for the personnel and labor obligations, procedures and systems covering all Boston Public Library personnel and positions; in conjunction with the Library and City of Boston systems, policies and leadership, especially the City of Boston Offices of Human Resources and Labor Relations.
These include administrative, technical and professional duties in the areas of: position development, classification & compensation; vacancy management; recruitment, selection & onboarding; labor relations; performance appraisal, benefits administration, civil service responsibilities; and a coordinating role in ongoing staff and professional development; as well as technical work in developing, maintaining and ensuring compliance with the personnel policies and procedures of the Library. This role is also the principal personnel officer for individual labor and labor contract matters.
Reports to:
Director of Finance & Administration or as delegated by the President of the Library.
The Policy Advisor & Legal Affairs Liaison is a key role on the BPL Leadership team with two key primary areas of responsibility. First, working in close cooperation with the City of Boston’s Corporation Counsel (CC)’s office and the designated City of Boston legal counsel for the library, the liaison role acts as a bidirectional conduit for legal questions and matters, may take lead on matters when delegated by CC or at the direction of the President; this role acts primarily as a resource for staff and for Trustees of the library (in the exercise of their duties and responsibilities as Trustees. No action may be taken and no advice given on matters that are within the formal purview of CC unless directed to do so. Second, the role acts as the primary reviewer and policy researcher for internal matters of policy and policy matters of interest and public interest specific to the work of the library in serving the public generally, across its local, national and international contexts.
The Boston Public Library is both a department of the City of Boston and a separately incorporated entity for certain purposes, i.e. as a library. In its legal role, this position is oriented to supporting Corporation Counsel in the development of guidance for the library staff in the exercise of their duties.
Reports To:
President of the Boston Public Library or designee, with determinative and general oversight provided as appropriate by the City of Boston Corporation Counsel or designee.
This is a provisional appointment.
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Under general direction, assists in the direction and formulation of all programs.
This is a provisional appointment.
Under the supervision of the Director, Boston Regional Intelligence Center, performs required duties as the Crime Analysis and Criminal Intelligence Supervisor.
The Boston Retirement Board seeks to provide accurate, timely and consistent guidance and benefits to its members. Reporting to the Operations Officer, and in accordance with performance indicators such as quality of service and productivity, the Member Contact Representative acts as the front desk receptionist and is often the first point of contact for members with the Boston Retirement Board. Duties include, but are not limited to, answering all calls to the general numbers, greeting members and other office visitors upon arrival; performing duties to maintain the customer relationship management (CRM) function in the V3 system such as logging all contact events, and using the V3 system to perform some functions related to enrollment, verification, and document processing.
This is a provisional appointment.
Reporting to the Director of Application Development, the Data Processing Systems Analyst will be assigned to the Information Systems Group.
This is a provisional appointment.
Brief Job Description (essential functions of the job):
Under the general direction of the Manager of Application Development, in the Information Systems Group, the Business Operations Data Analyst reviews and analyzes business data to provide insights leading to opportunities to refine workflows and procedures within the department to operate in a more efficient manner.
This is a provisional appointment.
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The Senior Technical Project Manager will work under the direction of the Director of Application Development within the Technology Services Division. The Senior Technical Project Manager will oversee assigned projects of moderate to high complexity concentrating in software development. This position is responsible for assembling and working with the project team, assigning responsibilities, and managing schedules and resources to ensure timely completion of assigned projects. An essential function of the position will include direction of staff resources on application development projects. This position requires specialized knowledge of appropriate programming languages and development tools. This is a senior level professional position requiring the ability to manage and complete development projects on a timely basis.
As part of Mayor Wu’s vision for a Green New Deal for Boston, the City of Boston is seeking a Director of Energy Justice. The Director will oversee all of the City of Boston’s energy work, specifically the Equitable Electrification and Municipal Energy Teams. The Director will lead the development and implementation of strategic initiatives and programs to ensure the City of Boston becomes a national leader in equitable, community-driven energy resilience and grid modernization work. The Director oversees the ongoing work of the Renew Boston Trust, the City’s program to implement energy and water efficiency and decarbonization measures in municipally-owned buildings and street lighting, and the development of related new initiatives to advance this work.The Director also oversees the City’s municipal aggregation program, Boston Community Choice Electricity. The Director is responsible for developing partnerships across the city, particularly with infrastructure and energy planners in the Office of Planning and the Boston Planning and Development Agency, as part of an all-of-government approach to equitable climate action. The Director is a leader for the City in equity and the energy sector, engaging with Boston’s energy utilities and in the engagement of other municipal offices as well as stakeholders in all segments of the Boston community.
The Director of Energy Justice reports to the Commissioner of the Environment Department, and interacts with all segments of Boston’s municipal government and of the Boston community. As part of the management team of the Environment Department, they will work closely with other members of the management team and have important administrative responsibilities.
As part of Mayor Wu’s vision for a Green New Deal for Boston, the City of Boston is seeking a Director of the Municipal Energy Unit (MEU). The Director works to understand how is used energy in the City and seeks to reduce the impact from energy use by implementing energy conservation measures in municipal buildings, reducing the carbon and other emissions from energy sources used, implementing and managing the operational and energy functions of the community choice energy program, and encouraging other parties to follow the City’s leadership.
The Director of the MEU reports to the Director of Energy Justice in the Environment Department, and interacts with all segments of Boston’s municipal government and of the Boston community.
Under the direction of the Animal Care Facility Veterinarian, assist in providing high-quality medical care to animals in the care and custody of the City of Boston and any animals accessing services available through the City of Boston community medicine efforts.
This is a provisional appointment.
Brief Job Description (essential functions of the job):
Under the general direction of the Director of Animal Control, removes any dog or other animal that is injured, maimed, or diseased..
Maintains and oversees the security of the building and participates in security duties, i.e., periodically checks doors and windows, and performs security and reception duties in the building as required.
Direct patrons, answer telephones, type correspondence and reproduce documents, and provides information regarding the Center’s programs and servicing.
Under the direction of the Manager, Employee Experience, the HR Communications Coordinator will plan, edit and write content for a variety of employee communications related to the City of Boston’s Office of Human Resources (OHR) services, and will support OHR leadership and business units to communicate consistent messages, establish a strong and positive OHR brand, and deliver key information to employee audiences across the City’s employee population.
This is a provisional appointment.
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Responsible for collecting all taxes, fees, fines, charges and other sums due the City of Boston with particular emphasis on delinquent accounts.
The Deputy Commissioner will serve within the Property Management group. This role will report directly to the Commissioner of Property Management and oversee and provide strategic direction for the Municipal Protective Services and the Security Systems divisions, including oversight of all the City’s alarm intrusion systems.
The mission of the Property Management Department (“PMD”) is to manage, maintain, repair, and provide security for the City's municipal buildings, including City Hall and Faneuil Hall; to preserve the useful life of City facilities and reduce operating costs through effective preventive maintenance measures.
This is a provisional appointment.
Under the direction of the Paid Details Manager, the Senior Accountant is assigned to the Paid Details Payment Unit.
Brief Job Description (essential functions of the job):
Under the supervision of the Director of Planning and Development, the Resource Development Manager will oversee and coordinate the planning and resource development for one (1) to two (2) BCYF regions and two (2) program divisions, along with assisting with the coordination of research, marketing and community partnership.
This is a provisional appointment.
Brief Job Description (essential functions of the job):
Under the general supervision of the Assistant Commissioner of Legal, Supervises Inspectional Services Department’s non criminal disposition of Building, Sanitary, Zoning, Environmental and City of Boston Ordinance violations.