New York City, NY-posted 3 months ago
Full-time • Entry Level
Remote • Queens, NY
5,001-10,000 employees
Justice, Public Order, and Safety Activities

The Bureau of Community Awareness, Action, Response and Engagement (BCAARE) engages and supports community action to learn from community members' experiences and expectations to develop and disseminate behavioral health linkages and supports for wellness, and for preparing for and responding to local and widespread events and emergencies. The bureau invites and includes peer and lived experience perspectives to integrate equitable access to behavioral health across sectors and settings. BCAARE is organized into five offices and units: Community Response and Engagement Unit, Community Engagement and Training, Consumer Affairs, Data Aggregation, Translation and Analytics, and Strategy and Operations. The Bureau seeks an Evaluation Associate who will report to the Director of Office of Data Aggregation Translation and Analytics (ODATA), to support Bureau monitoring, evaluation, and research activities. Under direction from the ODATA Director, with latitude for the exercise of independent judgment and initiative, the Evaluation Associate will attend to the below-described duties and responsibilities.

  • Develop or support the development of tools to manage, monitor, and evaluate data from existing and new Bureau-wide initiatives.
  • Collaborate with the ODATA Director, BCAARE leadership, and program managers/staff to plan and execute QI/QA and other evaluation activities.
  • Contribute to data collection, including quantitative and qualitative data, data management, and maintenance of data accuracy.
  • Support the organization of data, including developing data collection tools, assisting with database creation, developing data entry procedures, and preparing preliminary documentation.
  • Conduct ongoing quality checks of process and outcome data during regular monitoring and reporting.
  • Extract, clean, manipulate, organize, and analyze data using R, SAS, Excel, SQL, and other platforms.
  • Prepare regular reports for internal or external stakeholders and support reporting of programmatic data, including regular, ongoing reports and ad-hoc data requests.
  • Contribute to the design of data management, monitoring, and evaluation plans, study protocols, questionnaires, and surveys.
  • Experience practicing public health and working across systems to further a public health approach to mental wellness.
  • Experience with programs serving people who have mental health or substance use issues.
  • Experience with statistical software such as SAS, R, SPSS, and SQL.
  • Experience with quantitative data, including the ability to read, interpret and synthesize epidemiologic and other scientific literature.
  • Proficient in Microsoft Office (e.g. Word, Excel, and PowerPoint).
  • Ability to multi-task in a fast paced, high volume environment.
  • Experience with data visualization and dashboards, for example with Power BI and Tableau.
  • Have an MA/MS/MPH in public health, statistics, or a related social science or health care field with a focus on quantitative research or BA/BS with experience in program evaluation and/or research.
  • Loan Forgiveness: As a prospective employee of the City of New York, you may be eligible for federal/state loan forgiveness and repayment assistance programs that lessen your payments or even fully forgive your full balance.
  • A premium-free health insurance plan that saves employees over $10K annually, per a 2024 assessment.
  • Additional health, fitness, and financial benefits may be available based on the position's associated union/benefit fund.
  • A public sector defined benefit pension plan with steady monthly payments in retirement.
  • A tax-deferred savings program.
  • A robust Worksite Wellness Program that offers resources and opportunities to keep you healthy while serving New Yorkers.
  • Work From Home Policy: Depending on your position, you may be able to work up to two days during the week from home.
  • Job Security - you could enjoy more job security compared to private sector employment.
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