25 NCAC 01E .1802. DEFINITIONS

As used in this Section:

(1)           Employed Outside of State Government means employed with an organization that is not part of the State of North Carolina government or not an organization for which the State currently accepts transferred accrued vacation leave upon hire.

(2)           Executive Management Position means a senior management position that reports directly to an appointed or elected agency head and is delegated authority to make decisions that impact the overall direction of the agency and whose duties typically involve planning, strategy, policy-making and line-management. Typical job titles include chief executive officer, chief operating officer, chief financial officer, and deputy secretary.

(3)           Middle Management Position means a position that reports directly to an executive management position and supervises lower level management positions and is delegated authority to make decisions that impact the overall direction of a department or division of an agency and whose duties typically involve program planning and coordination, organization structure, determining goals and standards, determination and interpretation of policy, and fiscal control.

(4)           Middle or Late Career Applicant means an applicant with 10 or more years of directly related experience in their profession.

(5)           Newly Appointed means the initial appointment as an employee of the State of North Carolina, or an appointment following a break in service of at least 12 months from a previous appointment as an employee of the State of North Carolina.

(6)           Recruitment Difficulties means positions that are highly competitive in the labor market due to specialized competencies, licenses, or certifications, or geographic location or those positions in which there is a high turnover which impacts the agency's efforts to recruit and provide services.  Recruitment typically involves active recruitment efforts utilizing multiple recruitment resources that require an extended period of recruitment and results in a limited qualified applicant pool.

 

History Note:        Authority G.S. 126-4;

Eff. January 1, 2011.