PROJECT MANAGER

City of New York•New York, NY

9h•$87,743 - $100,904

About The Position

The Project Manager is a City Research Scientist-II in the Office of Performance Management and Data Analytics (OPMDA), which reports and analyzes data on programs administered by New York City’s Human Resources Administration and Department of Homeless Services. OPMDA supports data-driven management by developing performance management systems that measure operational processes and outcomes. City Research Scientists work with agency program areas, create reports that track program and agency goals, maintain existing reports, transform administrative data into useful indicators, and conduct ad hoc analyses. The Project Manager analyzes large administrative datasets and examines legislative proposals, proposed budgets, policy initiatives, and their potential effects on DSS programs. The role collaborates with business analysts on technical programming and automation of performance reports and analytics products, incorporates feedback, and adapts reporting to changing business needs. It identifies and conducts planning analyses, research, and policy and program evaluations to support agency initiatives and inform decision makers. The position extracts and organizes data from agency source systems, develops applications, evaluates system requests using supporting data and data matches, and designs and automates reports using Power BI, SQL, PL/SQL in Oracle, and MS SQL Server. Other special projects may be assigned as needed. The stated schedule is 9–5. Appointments are subject to a minimum one-year probationary period.

Requirements

For Assignment Level II and above, a doctorate in an appropriate physical, biological, environmental, or social science field and one year of full-time responsible supervisory, administrative, or research experience in the specialization; or a master's degree in an appropriate field and three years of responsible full-time research experience in the specialization; or equivalent education and/or experience.
Candidates qualifying through the equivalency provision must have at least a master's degree in an appropriate field and at least two years of the specified research experience.
Two years as a City Research Scientist Level I may substitute for the experience required under the doctorate or master's qualification pathways.
Knowledge or use of Power BI, SQL, PL/SQL in Oracle, and MS SQL Server is associated with designing and automating reports.

Responsibilities

Analyze large administrative datasets to inform operations and policy implementation.
Analyze legislative proposals, proposed budgets, policy initiatives, and their corresponding impacts on DSS programs.
Collaborate with business analysts to support technical programming and automation of performance management reports and data analytics products.
Incorporate feedback to improve reports and tailor them to evolving business needs.
Determine appropriate planning analyses and research projects to support and enhance agency and program initiatives.
Identify issues and projects suitable for research or evaluation to provide policy and programmatic alternatives for decision makers.
Conduct routine and advanced policy and program analyses using data techniques and research methodologies.
Extract, compile, and organize data from agency source systems; develop applications and automate reports for performance management reporting and development.
Evaluate new or modified system requests by generating supporting data and data matches.
Design and automate reports using Power BI, SQL, PL/SQL in Oracle, and MS SQL Server.
Support the technical aspects of analyses and research projects aimed at enhancing agency and program initiatives.
Complete special projects as assigned.