Senior Policy Analyst

City of New York•New York City, NY

About The Position

The New York City Mayor’s Office is responsible for overseeing city services throughout the five boroughs, coordinating public agencies and departments, and managing public property. The administration is leading the fight in making the city more affordable, reducing inequality, improving public safety, ensuring delivery of efficient and effective services, and working to make New York City’s economy stronger. MORMC is responsible for developing and recommending strategies, policies, procedures, and techniques to assess and manage financial, operational, and reputational risks in City agencies and offices. MORMC recommends measures to address risks identified in specific agency and City programs, activities, and issues. MORMC operates at the direction of the Office of the Chief Counsel to the Mayor and City Hall. Under the overall direction of the Director and Deputy Director of Strategy & Operations, the Senior Policy Analyst will work directly with City agencies to coordinate strategies that identify risks and opportunities to improve services through a dynamic structure that prevents fraud, waste, and abuse and fosters compliance with legal requirements and best practices.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree required, master’s degree preferred
2+ years of experience in City government, urban planning, policy, or operations preferred
Experience and expertise in project management, including a track record of managing substantial projects from conception through implementation and review.
Academically and/or professionally trained in data analysis and capable of conducting descriptive and inferential statistical analyses with challenging datasets.
Experience delivering work products utilizing SQL, Python, R, and Power BI.
Expert skills in MS Office Suite tools and the ability to produce highly professional work products in PowerPoint.
Strong professional writing skills and experience drafting memos, project summaries, project updates, and other work products.

Nice To Haves

Interest in City government strategy and operations and a general understanding of city functions.
Highly organized and can proactively guide project-related work.

Responsibilities

Assist MORMC management to develop practical and affordable measures to manage risk and increase overall city efficiency.
Conduct research, including qualitative and quantitative reviews of existing City programs and best practices.
Develop and update confidential agency risk, compliance, and organizational profiles.
Conduct robust contract reviews and other compliance-focused investigations.
Undertake data analysis and fact-finding exercises to identify risks and make evidence-based recommendations to MORMC leadership.
Conduct end-to-end project management of strategic initiatives, including the development of confidential project-related documents, schedules, project plans, meeting agendas, minutes, status reports, etc.
Develop robust data visualization products, including geospatial analysis and dashboards using SQL, R, Power BI, and other software tools.
Produce professional presentations, memos, data summaries, and other materials necessary to present project findings and recommendations to City leadership.
Coordinate with City agencies to ensure compliance with project timelines, schedule meetings, and request supplemental documentation, as required.
Manage and assist in the production of support materials for meetings and functions, schedule rooms, and assist with any required logistics and office management needs.