Occ. Code 6638960
DIRECTOR DIVISION OF INVESTIGATION, M-4
New York State Department of Civil Service
Classification Standard
BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF CLASS
The Director Division of Investigation manages and coordinates the investigative program related to the professions licensed by the New York State Board of Regents. This one-position class exists only in the State Education Department and is in the non-competitive jurisdictional class.
DISTINGUISHING CHARACTERISTICS
DIRECTOR DIVISION OF INVESTIGATION: responsible for the quality control and timeliness of all investigations. This position involves substantial interaction with other governmental agencies on the federal, State and local levels; with professional associations; and the Education Departments professional State boards.
ILLUSTRATIVE DUTIES
Determines investigation priorities, policies, allocation of staff, and investigative techniques to be used in case development.
Directs training programs.
Participates in the recruitment and selection of new staff.
Personally conducts unusually large and/or complex investigations.
Supervises investigators and other staff.
Prepares or oversees the preparation of reports.
MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS
Non-competitive: Bachelors degree and ten years of experience conducting administrative and/or criminal investigations, writing reports on cases and presenting during administrative hearings and criminal proceedings. Five years of this experience must have involved responsibility for managing an investigations office or unit.
Promotion: one year of permanent service as a Principal Professional Conduct Investigator or two years of permanent service as a Supervising Professional Conduct Investigator.
Date: 3/17
NOTE: Classification Standards illustrate the nature, extent and scope of duties and responsibilities of the classes they describe. Standards cannot and do not include all of the work that might be appropriately performed by a class. The minimum qualifications above are those which were required for appointment at the time the Classification Standard was written. Please contact the Division of Staffing Services for current information on minimum qualification requirements for appointment or examination.