Program Specialist 1 (Cannabis) - VID 216810

New York State Department of Civil Service
Albany, NY

NY HELP No

Agency Cannabis Management, Office of

Title Program Specialist 1 (Cannabis) - VID 216810

Occupational Category Other Professional Careers

Salary Grade NS

Bargaining Unit PS&T - Professional, Scientific, and Technical (PEF)

Salary Range From $32.06 to $32.06 Hourly

Employment Type Full-Time

Appointment Type Temporary

Jurisdictional Class Competitive Class

Travel Percentage 10%

Workweek Mon-Fri

Hours Per Week 37.5

Workday

From 8 AM

To 5 PM

Flextime allowed? No

Mandatory overtime? No

Compressed workweek allowed? No

Telecommuting allowed? Yes

County Albany

Street Address 1220 Washington Ave.

City Albany

State NY

Zip Code 12226

Duties Description The New York State Office of Cannabis Management (OCM) is undergoing integral changes in the way it communicates guidance and materials that effect the cannabis program. The Change Management Office within OCM will be leading the project and is seeking a Temporary Program Specialist 1 to assist. Duties include but are not limited to: - Conduct a deep-dive discovery process to understand goals, current state, and key needs of the agency. - Work with subject matter experts within the agency to develop guidance and materials to announce pertinent information impacting the cannabis program. - Research website best practices and provide recommendations to assure communication of policies and procedures are effectively communicated to the agency.- Engage with internal and external stakeholders to understand critical needs and pain points. - Perform internal controls testing of the unit to ensure correct procedures are being conducted. - Assist with full website content audit including all pages, PDFs, images, and multimedia. - Assist with analytical review to understand overall site traffic and how users engage with the website. - Assist with content evaluation to identify areas of improvement, including navigation, page layout, content readability, accessibility, and reducing duplicative content. - Work with agency subject matter experts to archive outdated content and ensure accurate information. - Assist in drafting new content and the creation of the redesigned website pages. - Conduct user acceptance testing. - Perform other related duties as directed by the Director or other OCM leadership.

Minimum Qualifications Six years of experience where your major job responsibilities included one of the following: accounting and auditing; investigating or inspecting regulated entities and facilities; interpreting and explaining policies, rules, regulations, or laws to organizations, government or corporate officials, or individuals; policy analysis and research; surveillance; quality assurance that included evaluating whether projects met or are meeting requirements that included risk assessment; providing professional level economic development products or services; community outreach which included vulnerable populations; negotiating or approving contracts or agreements with suppliers, distributors, federal or state agencies, or other administrative control processes.Substitution: An associate degree may substitute for two years of experience; a bachelor's degree may substitute for four years of experience; a master's degree may substitute for five years of experience; and a doctorate may substitute for six years of experience.NOTE: IN ORDER TO AWARD THE PROPER CREDIT FOR WORK EXPERIENCE, RESUMES MUST INCLUDE MONTH AND YEAR FOR START AND END DATES. IF ANY OF THIS EXPERIENCE IS LESS THAN FULL TIME YOU MUST INDICATE THE AVERAGE NUMBER OF HOURS WORKED PER WEEK.

Additional Comments NOTE:- Travel may be required (approximately 10%), including during evening and weekends, depending on mission and assignment. - Possession and maintenance of a valid Driver's License issued by the NYS Department of Motor Vehicle is required or otherwise demonstrate the capacity to meet the transportation needs of the job. The Office of Cannabis Management (OCM) is an equal opportunity employer, and we recognize that diversity in our workforce is critical to fulfilling our mission. We encourage applicants for all communities to apply. For a full version of OCM's EEO/AA statement and benefits of joining OCM, please visit: About | Office of Cannabis Management (ny.gov). NYS Office of Cannabis Management does not participate in E-Verify and does not sponsor visa applications. NOTE ON TELECOMMUTING: Employees are required to apply and obtain approval through management to telecommute according to the agency's Telecommuting Program Guidelines.

Some positions may require additional credentials or a background check to verify your identity.

Name Human Resources/JHG

Telephone 518-473-5282

Fax 518-486-1631

Email Address [email protected]

Address

Street NYS Office of General Services, HRM

31st Floor Corning Tower, Empire State Plaza

City Albany

State NY

Zip Code 12242

Notes on Applying Please submit a resume and cover letter to [email protected] detailing how you meet the minimum qualifications along with the month/year and, if less than full time, the average hours worked per week for each position listed. Indicate the Position Title & Vacancy ID number of each position you are applying to.

Posted 2026-05-30

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