Geographic Coordinator
About The Position
The Population Division of the New York City Department of City Planning is hiring a quantitatively oriented Geographic Coordinator to assist with preparations for the 2030 Census. The work focuses on compiling, mapping, analyzing, and verifying address data, including research into hidden and hard-to-enumerate housing. It combines extensive fieldwork across New York City neighborhoods with in-office research using GIS and other software. The role also involves creating and maintaining address and group quarters facility lists from administrative data, conducting outreach, producing charts and other visualizations, and performing quality assurance on address data and geographic files. This is a two-year temporary position concluding in December 2028. It may be eligible for remote work up to two days per week under the City’s Remote Work Pilot Program.
Requirements
- Meet one of the stated qualification pathways: a bachelor's degree and two years of related community work or community-centered activities; high school graduation or equivalent and six years of related experience; or equivalent education and/or experience. Candidates must have at least one year of qualifying experience.
- Authorization to work in the United States is required.
- Applicants must meet the minimum qualifying requirements at the time of application.
Nice To Haves
- Facility in analyzing and managing large datasets.
- Familiarity with New York City neighborhoods and comfort navigating across the five boroughs.
- Willingness to work in slightly challenging weather conditions and ability to walk for hours while operating a tablet computer.
- Ability to work cooperatively and independently.
- GIS experience, particularly ArcGIS Online, and proficiency with Microsoft Excel.
- Working knowledge of Spanish, Chinese, or other languages commonly spoken in New York City.
- Coursework in geography, demography, other social sciences, or statistics.
Responsibilities
- Assist with 2030 Census preparations by researching hidden housing.
- Create, manage, and verify address and group quarters facility lists using administrative data sources, including city agencies and organizations.
- Conduct extensive field research across city neighborhoods to document low-visibility or hard-to-enumerate housing.
- Conduct in-office research to verify hard-to-enumerate housing using GIS and other software.
- Conduct outreach related to identifying and documenting hard-to-enumerate housing.
- Assist in generating charts, tables, and other visualizations.
- Perform quality assurance vetting of address data and other geographic files.
