City Of New York

STRATEGIC INITIATIVE ADVISOR

City Of New York$90K — $120K *
Education, Government & Non-Profit
Less than 5 years of experience
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Qualifications

  • Master's degree in relevant fields such as economics, business, or public administration
  • Two years of full-time professional experience in budget administration or program evaluation
  • 18 months of executive or supervisory experience
  • Ability to manage administrative projects for efficiency improvements
  • Experience with personnel administration or public administration.

Responsibilities

  • Act as a representative for Deputy Commissioner on programmatic and policy issues
  • Evaluate and develop recommendations for existing and new program initiatives
  • Prepare reports and design presentations for shelter operations
  • Manage divisional tasks related to staffing and recruitment processes
  • Coordinate budgetary needs and create spending justifications
  • Oversee donation management and maintain relationships for resource disbursement
  • Assist in the monitoring of projects and policy initiatives across departments.

Benefits

  • Comprehensive health coverage including medical and dental benefits
  • Pension plan and retirement savings options
  • Generous annual leave policy including vacation and sick leave
  • Investment in professional development and training
  • Flexible work arrangements where applicable.
Full Job Description
APPLICANTS MUST BE PERMANENT IN THE ADMINISTRATIVE STAFF ANALYST CIVIL SERVICE TITLE OR BE PERMANENT IN A COMPARABLE TITLE ELIGIBLE FOR 6.1.9 TITLE CHANGE.

The New York City Department of Homeless Services (DHS) is the largest organization in the United States dedicated to preventing and addressing homelessness. In partnership with other City Agencies and Nonprofit Organizations, DHS works to prevent homelessness before it begins, reduces street homelessness, provide temporary shelter, and connect individuals and families to stable housing all with a focus on accountability, empathy, and equity.

DHS is committed to continuous improvement and employs innovative strategies to deliver high-quality services that support a swift transition from shelter to self-sufficiency. The agency manages hundreds of facilities and operates with a large team as well as a several billion-dollar budget to meet the diverse needs of New Yorkers experiencing homelessness.

The Division of Shelter Operations oversees the day-to-day operations of the agency's Single Adult, Adulty Families and Families with Children shelter systems, both directly run and contracted providers. The work done in this Division centers on the re-housing of all shelter populations and the implementation of programming/shelter initiatives. This Division is responsible for making sure that services to the City's most vulnerable population are delivered 24 hours a day, seven days a week, 365 days a year and throughout the five boroughs.

The NYC Department of Homeless Services (DHS) is recruiting for one (1) Administrative Staff Analyst NM-III to function as a Strategic Initiative Advisor who will:

-Act as a key representative for the Deputy Commissioner concerning programmatic issues and broad policy issues related to the division's day-to-day orderly operations. Initiate and conduct administrative planning and projects for improving efficiency.

-Evaluate and establish research programs, recommend changes in existing programs when indicated and develops recommendations for new programs. Develop and execute new growth initiatives.

-Prepare reports and draft documents related to the design and construction of form layouts, charts, graphs, and other graphic presentations. Maintain confidential records and prepares confidential reports for the Deputy Commissioner of Shelter Operations.

-Manage and coordinate divisional tasks related to Adult Shelter Operations including submitting requests to fill vacancies, preparing job descriptions, scheduling and conducting interviews, and submitting candidate selection recommendations.

-Coordinate with administration on previous year's spending and predict following years needs towards spending. Create justifications, obtain bids, complete purchase orders. Prepares and submits spending plan report to Deputy Commissioner.

-Oversee and manage the division's donations, create and maintain relationships, manage disbursement of donations and donations receipts.

-Coordinate with appropriate team members, DHS Internal Units and External City Agencies, assist in supporting and monitoring projects, legislation, and policy initiatives to ensure that goals and timelines are met. Coordinate with Provider Agencies, DHS Units and organizations as needed.

ADMINISTRATIVE STAFF ANALYST - 1002E

1. A master's degree from an accredited college in economics, finance, accounting, business or public administration, human resources management, management science, operations research, organizational behavior, industrial psychology, statistics, personnel administration, labor relations, psychology, sociology, human resources development, political science, urban studies or a closely related field, and two years of satisfactory full-time professional experience in one or a combination of the following: working with the budget of a large public or private concern in budget administration, accounting, economic or financial administration, or fiscal or economic research; in management or methods analysis, operations research, organizational research or program evaluation; in personnel or public administration, recruitment, position classification, personnel relations, employee benefits, staff development, employment program planning/administration, labor market research, economic planning, social services program planning/evaluation, or fiscal management; or in a related area. 18 months of this experience must have been in an executive, managerial, administrative or supervisory capacity. Supervision must have included supervising staff performing professional work in the areas described above; or

2. A baccalaureate degree from an accredited college and four years of professional experience in the areas described in "1" above, including the 18 months of executive, managerial, administrative or supervisory experience, as described in "1" above.

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