The “New Jersey First Act,” N.J.S.A. 52:14-7 (L. 2011, Chapter 70) effective September 1, 2011, contains new
residency requirements for public officers and employees, unless exempted under the law. Current, new or
prospective employees should be aware of the following:
RESIDENCY Effective September 1, 2011, all employees of State and local government must reside in the State of New Jersey,
REQUIREMENTS unless exempted under the law. If you already work for State or local government as of September 1, 2011, and
you do not live in New Jersey, you are not required to move to New Jersey. However, if you begin your office,
position or employment on September 1, 2011 or later, you must reside in New Jersey. If you do not reside in New
Jersey, you have one year after the date you take your office, position or employment to relocate your residence to
New Jersey. If you do not do so, you are subject to removal from your office, position or employment.
Medical Accommodation Requests: The New Jersey Department of Banking and Insurance provides reasonable
accommodations to applicants with disabilities upon request in accordance with the law. If you need a reasonable
accommodation for any part of the application, interview, and/or hiring process, please contact the Department’s
ADA/Medical Accommodations Coordinator, Lisa Clapp, at lisa.clapp@dobi.nj.gov or (609) 940-7337, for
assistance.
Telework: This position may be eligible to participate in the Department's pilot Telework Program/Policy, which
offers eligible employees the opportunity to work remotely up to two (2) days per week, if approved by
Management per operational needs, subject to all requirements of the Department’s Telework Program/Policy. For
questions regarding Telework eligibility, please ask during the interview process if selected for an interview.
GENERAL Benefits: For questions regarding health insurance and other job-related benefits, please direct inquiries to the
INFORMATION Department’s Human Resources Office at the email address provided below.
Hours of Work: The hours of work for this position are Monday through Friday from 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. All No-
Limit (NL) titles will be required to perform work beyond the stated hours of work as needed, in compliance with
applicable collective bargaining agreements and laws.
State as a Model Employer (“SAME”) Applicants: If you are applying for this position under the State of New
Jersey’s SAME Program, please note that your supporting documents (i.e. Schedule A or B Letter), must be
submitted along with your Resume, by the closing date indicated above. For information on the SAME Program,
please visit the New Jersey Civil Service Commission’s (“CSC”) website at: Civil Service Commission | Overview
(https://nj.gov/csc/same/overview/index.shtml), and for any questions regarding the SAME program, please
contact CSC by email: CSC-Same@csc.nj.gov, or by phone at: 609-292-4144, “option 3”.
APPLICATION INSTRUCTIONS
Applicants must submit a Letter of Interest, Resume, transcript(s) if specified above, and three (3) professional references
of your current or former supervisors/ managers- please only provide references for those to whom you have reported in the
workplace and who have supervised or managed your work. Please provide your references’ names, job titles and current
contact information, including email addresses. All application documents must be submitted by the Closing Date specified
above to the Department of Banking and Insurance’s Human Resources Office at human.resources@dobi.nj.gov, with your
last name and the BIA Posting Number above included in the subject line of your email. Thank you.
The New Jersey Department of Banking & Insurance is an Equal Employment Opportunity Employer.
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