What are the responsibilities and job description for the Program Specialist 2 (Cannabis), #41001 position at Office of Cannabis Management?
Transfer requirements: Current NYS employee with at least one year of permanent or contingent-permanent service in a title allocated to SG21 and eligible for transfer under Section 52.6 of the NYS Civil Service Law.
Provisional requirement: Bachelor’s degree in accounting, economics, finance, public health, public policy, political science, analytics, statistics, horticulture; chemical engineering; agriculture, plant sciences; communications, urban studies, criminal justice, or a related field and three years of experience in a regulatory compliance/oversight entity where your major job responsibilities (over 50%) included two or more of the following: accounting and auditing; investigating and/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/are meeting requirements that included risk assessment; providing professional level economic development products or services; community outreach which included vulnerable populations; negotiating and/or approving contracts or agreements with suppliers, distributors, federal or state agencies, or other administrative control processes.
Four years of specialized experience as described above may substitute for the bachelor’s degree. A Master’s degree in accounting, economics, finance, public health, public policy, political science, analytics, statistics, horticulture; chemical engineering; agriculture, plant sciences; communications, urban studies, criminal justice, or a related field may substitute for an additional year of experience.
Duties include, but are not limited to:
- Develop regulatory guidance and technical assistance to cultivators, processors, distributers, retailers, and all other applicable participants in the Cannabis program.
- Review applications, including conducting inspections renewals, and tracking data from entities who wish to obtain or renew licensure or registration to engage in cannabis activity.
- Evaluate licensee standard operating procedures, including but not limited to environmental impact of cannabis cultivation methods, manufacturing and extraction methods for cannabis processing, product labeling, packaging, and advertising for cannabis products and assisting with investigating changes in ownership or transfers of the license.
- Review criminal justice history (including fingerprinting utilizing Division of Criminal Justice’s e-Justice reports) for cannabis licensee employees or owners, as applicable.
- Respond to written and verbal inquiries from applicants, licensed entities and various stakeholders reporting complaints or seeking assistance from the Office of Cannabis Management.
- Review and analyze incoming data, including but not limited to compliance data, seed-to-sale data, and inventory and sales data to assess compliance or respond to inquiries reported to the Office of Cannabis Management.
- Present information on various topics at Office of Cannabis Management meetings.
- Research cannabis compliance trends and best practices to make recommendations for program improvements.
- Collaborate with staff to develop program goals and plans for implementation and prepare special studies and reports.
- Perform full range of supervisory functions.
Telecommuting opportunities to be discussed at interview. All Office of Cannabis Management (OCM) employees are required to be tested weekly for COVID-19 unless they are fully vaccinated. Employees who are vaccinated must provide proof of vaccine status through a secure online portal.
