Associate Director, Budget Analysis

City of New York•New York, NY

4d•$110,000 - $110,000

About The Position

The NYC Commission on Racial Equity (NYC CORE) is an independent 15-member commission established to guide and assess the City's racial equity planning process. It is the first of its kind in the nation and is responsible for engaging diverse communities to ensure racial equity and justice are at the heart of city government. NYC CORE provides accountability by regularly evaluating the City’s progress on its racial requirements and goals. The Commission's staff executes the day-to-day mission, translating the vision of the Chair & Executive Director and Commissioners into actionable strategies and plans that implement accountability for racial equity in the city. The staff aims to be representative of New Yorkers from all communities and walks of life, bringing an accountability mindset to their work and collaborating with city agencies while voicing public concerns.

Requirements

At least 4 years of professional experience in budget research, analysis, and reporting with a racial equity lens.
Demonstrated experience cleaning, coding, and merging administrative data sets.
Demonstrated commitment, competency and strong familiarity with issues affecting Black, Indigenous, Latinx, Asian, Middle Eastern, or Pacific Islander communities in New York City, or other marginalized groups.
Candidates should be detail-oriented, analytic, and demonstrate skills necessary to work with large databases.
Substantial experience in quantitative research and policy analysis with experience using SAS, R, SPSS, or similar tools to process and prepare large complex datasets and conduct quantitative analyses, as well as a solid grounding in research methodologies.
Demonstrate strong writing skills to convey complex content clearly and simply for a wide range of audiences, and be able to manage multiple projects simultaneously.
Background of living in, working within, or growing up as a member of communities facing historical oppression will contribute to your ability to guide the planning process.
Demonstrated commitment, competency and strong familiarity with issues affecting Black, Indigenous, Latinx, Asian, Middle Eastern, or Pacific Islander communities in New York City, or other marginalized groups.
Commitment to impartial and independent research is essential, as is the ability to take initiative, handle multiple tasks, and meet deadlines.
Capacity to manage a large portfolio of work while balancing many simultaneous priorities in a fast-paced environment.
Technical skills or project management skills are a necessity.
New York City residency is required within 90 days of appointment.

Nice To Haves

Experience or knowledge of New York City or New York State budget policy are strongly preferred.
Relevant formal education can be helpful, such as in sociology, social work, public administration, public policy, communications, ethnic studies, etc.
Candidates with knowledge of New York City public finance and experience in tax policy analysis are preferred.

Responsibilities

Lead public reports, research, and analysis of New York City’s capital and expense Adopted budgets, financial plans, budget modifications, and agency spending to evaluate alignment with citywide and agency Racial Equity Plans policies and programs.
Deliver timely, efficient, and comprehensive research, data, and financial analyses to fulfill requests from Executive Director, Chair, and Commissioners.
Coordinate special research projects examining the relationship between budgets, government policy, and community well-being outcomes.
Develop and implement data collection, scenario modeling, and work on all aspects of the Racial Equity Planning budgeting and rolling forecasts.
Identify opportunities to improve budget transparency and streamline data and reporting processes to enhance the Commission’s ability to analyze City spending and investments in communities harmed by racism and social injustice.
Prepare NYC CORE citywide budget analysis into clear, accessible reports, executive ready presentations, visualizations, briefing materials, talking points, and any other communication forms to Commissioners, executive leadership, policymakers, community organizations, and the public.
Embeds DEI, anti-racism, and community-centered research principles, practices, and tools into all aspects of the work.
Create an effective and collaborative work environment that supports innovation and excellence while centering community voice.