City Of New York

Deputy Director

City Of New York$100K — $120K *
Education, Government & Non-Profit
Less than 5 years of experience
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Qualifications

  • Baccalaureate degree with 4 years of relevant administrative experience, including 18 months in a managerial capacity.
  • Associate degree or 60 credits plus 5 years of relevant experience, including 18 months in management.
  • High school diploma or equivalent with 6 years of relevant experience, including 18 months in management.
  • Experience must include supervising personnel in clerical or administrative tasks.
  • Candidates must show ability for independent decision-making and program management.

Responsibilities

  • Assist in strategic planning and daily operations of the Central Records Division.
  • Provide executive oversight of information dissemination for public safety.
  • Develop and implement policies to improve efficiency and accountability.
  • Coordinate with internal units and external agencies.
  • Represent the Division in critical meetings and decisions.
  • Participate in hiring processes to maintain adequate staffing levels.
  • Evaluate performance and actively seek to improve team morale.

Benefits

  • Comprehensive health insurance for employees and family members under 26.
  • Union benefits including dental and vision coverage.
  • Paid annual leave and sick leave, plus paid holidays.
  • Pension plan and optional savings programs.
  • Flexible spending accounts available.
Full Job Description
*THIS POSITION IS ONLY OPEN TO NYPD EMPLOYEES WHO ARE PERMANENT IN THE CIVIL SERVICE TITLE OF ADMINISTRATIVE MANAGER; OR THOSE ON THE ADMINISTRATIVE MANAGER PROMOTION LIST WITH A SCORE OF 100**

The Central Records Division (CRD) is a critical operational command within the Support Services Bureau of the New York City Police Department. CRD directly supports NYPD units, ensures regulatory compliance, and collaborates with outside agencies.

The Division oversees four sub-units: Identification Unit (24hrs-7days), Stolen Property Inquiry Unit (24hrs-7days), Certificate of Conduct & Non-Criminal Fingerprint Unit, and the Criminal Records Unit. Some of the responsibilities of the Division's sub-units include: acting as the central repository for criminal and non-criminal identification of persons through fingerprints, transmitting alarms related to property, such as firearms and vehicles used in the commission of crimes, providing real-time responses to local, state, and nationwide law enforcement inquiries, issuing verifications of crime/lost property reports to complainants, and conducting background checks for members of the public requesting Certificates of Conduct.

The Deputy Director assists in the overall administration, strategic planning, and daily operation of the Central Records Division and its sub-units. This role provides executive-level oversight of the controlled dissemination of criminal justice information essential to public safety, while maintaining compliance with applicable laws, regulations, and NYPD policies. The Deputy Director will oversee managerial and other titles, provide leadership, guidance, evaluate performance, and continuously seek opportunities to build morale. The selected candidate will coordinate with internal NYPD units and external agencies. Key responsibilities include; developing, implementing and monitoring policies and procedures to enhance operational efficiency and accountability.

Whenever necessary, the Deputy Director will serve as the Division's representative and must exercise independent judgment by making critical operational decisions. This role requires active participation in executive meetings. The Deputy Director will assist in strategic decision-making and the execution of both short- and long-term goals to ensure efficiency and effectiveness across the Division and its sub-units. The selected candidate will serve as the Division's hiring manager, working in collaboration with the Staffing Administration Unit to maintain adequate staffing levels by interviewing candidates and making sound hiring recommendations to fill vacancies. Candidate must have a willingness to work in a fast-paced environment supporting four sub-units that render assistance to members of the Department, the public, and national law enforcement agencies.

WORK SCHEDULE:
0900X1700 Hours can vary based on the needs of the Department.

WORK LOCATION:
375 Pearl Street, 16 Floor, New York, NY, 10038

TO APPLY:
Please click the 'Apply' button below, or visit: https://cityjobs.nyc.gov and search for Job ID #793616

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION:
This lateral opportunity is open to Administrative Managers only. Selections will be based on a review of applicants' time and leave records, disciplinary record, performance evaluations, etc. If selected, a Commanding Officer's recommendation is needed prior to the transfer.

The City of New York offers a comprehensive benefits package including health insurance for the employee and his or her spouse or domestic partner and unemancipated children under age 26, union benefits such as dental and vision coverage, paid annual leave and sick leave, paid holidays, a pension, and optional savings and pre-tax programs such as Deferred Compensation, IRA, and a flexible spending account.

ADM MANAGER-NON-MGRL FRM M1/M2 - 1002C

Qualifications

1. A baccalaureate degree from an accredited college and four years of satisfactory, full-time progressively responsible clerical/administrative experience requiring independent decision-making concerning program management or planning, allocation for resources and the scheduling and assignment of work, 18 months of which must have been in an administrative, managerial, executive or supervisory capacity. The supervisory work must have been in the supervision of staff performing clerical/administrative work of more than moderate difficulty; or
2. An associate degree or 60 semester credits from an accredited college and five years of satisfactory, full-time progressively responsible experience as described in "1" above, 18 months of which must have been in an administrative, managerial, executive or supervisory capacity. The supervisory work must have been in the supervision of staff performing clerical/administrative work of more than moderate difficulty; or
3. A four-year high school diploma or its educational equivalent and six years of
satisfactory, full-time progressively responsible experience as described in "1"
above, 18 months of which must have been in an administrative, managerial,
executive or supervisory capacity. The supervisory work must have been in the
supervision of staff performing clerical/administrative work of more than
moderate difficulty; or
4. Education and/or experience equivalent to "1", "2" or "3" above. However, all
candidates must possess the 18 months of administrative, managerial, executive or supervisory experience as described in "1", "2" or "3" above. Education above
the high school level may be substituted for the general clerical/administrative
experience (but not for the administrative, managerial, executive or supervisory
experience described in "1", "2" or "3" above) at a rate of 30 semester credits
from an accredited college for 6 months of experience up to a maximum of 32 years.

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