Public Records Officer

City of New York • New York, NY

4d • Hybrid

About The Position

The Department of City Planning (DCP) plans for the strategic growth and development of the City through ground-up planning with communities, the development of land use policies and zoning regulations applicable citywide and by sharing its perspectives on growth and community needs with sister agencies in collaboration with the Office of Management and Budget (OMB). The New York City Department of City Planning is a great place to work – cultivating intellectual inspiration, professional development and creativity. Visit our website at www.nyc.gov/planning to access the full listing of job opportunities and to learn more about our great agency. The Counsel's Office advises the Department of City Planning (DCP), the City Planning Commission, other governmental agencies, and private entities on all issues related to zoning, land use review, planning, development, environmental review, and agency administration and procedures. DCP’s Records Access Officer, under general direction, with wide latitude for independent judgement and initiative, will: Authorization to work in the United States is required for this position. The NYC Department of City Planning does not offer sponsorship, of any kind, for any type of employment opportunity. Applicants are responsible for ensuring that they meet all minimum qualifying requirements for this position at the time of application. Only applicants under consideration will be contacted. Appointments are subject to Office of Management and Budget (OMB) approval. This position may be eligible for remote work up to 2 days per week, pursuant to the Remote Work Pilot Program agreed to between the City and DC37.

Requirements

• A baccalaureate degree from an accredited college and three years of satisfactory full-time progressively responsible clerical/administrative experience, one year of which must have been in an administrative capacity or supervising staff performing clerical/administrative work of more than moderate difficulty
• An associate degree or 60 semester credits from an accredited college and four years of satisfactory full-time progressively responsible clerical/administrative experience including one year of the administrative supervisory experience described in "1" above
• A four-year high school diploma or its educational equivalent approved by a State's department of education or a recognized accrediting organization and five years of satisfactory full-time progressively responsible clerical/administrative experience including one year of the administrative supervisory experience as described in "1" above
• Education and/or experience equivalent to "1", "2", or "3" above. However, all candidates must possess the one year of administrative or supervisory experience as described in "1" above. Education above the high school level may be substituted for the general clerical/administrative experience (but not for the one year of administrative or supervisory experience described in "1" above) at a rate of 30 semester credits from an accredited college for 6 months of experience up to a maximum of 3½ years.

Responsibilities

• Working with DCP’s Records Access (FOIL) Officer and coordinating with involved DCP staff to acknowledge and respond to FOIL requests
• Using complex eDiscovery system to search and review emails and other correspondence
• Performing computerized research, entering data and generating reports in OpenRecords and DCP databases
• Liaise with the NYC Department of Records on all matters of records retention policy
• Manage the Department records retention schedules for various types of documents, working with assigned team to ensure proper storage and/or disposal are in place.
• Manage the Departments relationship with the NYC Archives to ensure reports, commissioner files and other required documents are shared in a timely matter.
• Manage the Departments schedule of government publications ensuring that DCP reports are uploaded to the publications portal as required.
• Managing the retrieval and return of DCP’s archived hard-copy files stored off-site

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Number of Employees: 101-250 employees