Senior Policy Advisor
About The Position
The New York City Mayor’s Office of Risk Management and Compliance (MORMC) is seeking a Senior Policy Advisor to support citywide initiatives that sustain good governance and effective operations. Under the overall direction of the Director and Deputy Director of Strategy & Operations, the role works directly with City agencies to coordinate strategies for identifying risks and opportunities to improve services, prevent fraud, waste, and abuse, and foster compliance with legal requirements and best practices. MORMC develops and recommends strategies, policies, procedures, and techniques to assess and manage financial, operational, and reputational risks across City agencies and offices, and operates at the direction of the Office of the Chief Counsel to the Mayor and City Hall. The Senior Policy Advisor leads complex strategic initiatives, supervises senior policy analysts, oversees research and compliance-focused reviews, and develops evidence-based recommendations for MORMC leadership. The role also manages project planning and agency coordination, creates data visualization products, and prepares professional materials presenting findings and recommendations to City leadership.
Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree required.
- At least four years of experience in City government, urban planning, policy, or operations.
- Experience managing junior staff across complex projects.
- Experience and expertise in project management, including managing substantial projects from conception through implementation and review.
- Ability to organize and proactively guide project-related work.
- Academic or professional training in data analysis, with the ability to conduct descriptive and inferential statistical analyses using challenging datasets.
- Experience delivering work products using SQL, Python, R, and Power BI.
- Expertise in Microsoft Office Suite tools and ability to produce highly professional PowerPoint work products.
- Strong professional writing skills and experience drafting memos, project summaries, project updates, and other work products.
- Interest in City government strategy and operations and a general understanding of city functions.
- A cover letter is required in addition to a resume.
Nice To Haves
- Master’s degree.
Responsibilities
- Develop, test, and propose practical and affordable measures to manage risk and increase City efficiency.
- Supervise, manage, and lead senior policy analysts in completing complex initiatives.
- Conduct and oversee qualitative and quantitative research on existing City programs and best practices.
- Develop and update confidential agency risk, compliance, and organizational profiles.
- Oversee staff conducting contract reviews and other compliance-focused investigations.
- Undertake and oversee data analysis and fact-finding to identify risks and make evidence-based recommendations to MORMC leadership.
- Manage strategic initiatives end to end, including developing confidential project documents, schedules, plans, agendas, minutes, and status reports.
- Develop and supervise data visualization products, including geospatial analysis and dashboards using SQL, R, Power BI, and other software tools.
- Prepare presentations, memos, data summaries, and other materials to present project findings and recommendations to City leadership.
- Coordinate with City agencies to meet project timelines, schedule meetings, and request supplemental documentation.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Senior
