Strategic Advisor

City of New York•New York City, NY

2d•$115,000 - $125,000

About The Position

The Strategic Advisor works in the Administration for Children’s Services’ Family Services Division, within the Office of Program Management & Sustainability (OPMS), which oversees multi-partner projects advancing prevention strategies, innovation, and the sustainability of evidence-based programs in the child welfare system. The role manages cross-functional work involving program development, systems, data analysis, and practice support, and supports contracted agencies and other partners in improving outcomes for children and families and strengthening providers’ capacity to deliver services and meet performance goals. The position reports to the Associate Commissioner for OPMS. The preferred candidate has strong knowledge of fiscal procedures, case practice requirements, and program development. The selected candidate must be permanent—not provisional—in the civil service title of Administration Staff Analyst. The stated salary range is $115,000–$125,000. The position includes leadership of strategic projects and workstreams, staff supervision and capacity building, partner communications, data-informed system improvement, provider technical assistance, and development of operational guidance. The position’s stated minimum qualifications are detailed in the job posting under the Administrative Staff Analyst title.

Requirements

Must be permanent (not provisional) in the civil service title of Administration Staff Analyst.
Strong knowledge of fiscal procedures, case practice requirements, and program development is preferred.
Meet one of the listed Administrative Staff Analyst qualification pathways, or an equivalent combination of education and experience. All pathways require a high school diploma and at least two years of qualifying professional experience, including 18 months in an executive, managerial, administrative, or supervisory capacity supervising staff performing professional work in the specified fields.
The listed qualification fields include budget administration, accounting, economic or financial administration or research; management or methods analysis, operations or organizational research, or program evaluation; and personnel or public administration, social services program planning or evaluation, fiscal management, and related areas.
The education-and-experience pathways include a qualifying master’s degree and two years of relevant experience; a bachelor’s degree and four years; an associate degree or 60 credits and six years; a high school diploma and eight years; or an equivalent combination. College education may substitute for professional experience at 30 semester credits per year.

Nice To Haves

Strong knowledge of fiscal procedures.
Strong knowledge of case practice requirements.
Strong knowledge of program development.

Responsibilities

Manage the strategic vision and ensure workflows remain consistent across OPMS teams.
Directly supervise and build staff capacity in project management, data analytics, and human-centered design.
Supervise and support the Strategy and Insight Senior Associate on the Family Experience Survey, including compliance with Local Law 17 and implementation of the Family Feedback Initiative.
Support the Family Feedback Initiative’s process for gathering families’ experiences with prevention services and making service-improvement recommendations to leadership.
Plan and facilitate communication with internal and external partners regarding the prevention continuum and related programmatic and policy areas.
Partner with the Associate Commissioner to implement communication strategies and align messaging across teams and contracted providers, including drafting emails and guidance.
Lead workstreams that crosswalk Prevention Standards and Indicators requirements with PAMS and Scorecard requirements.
Collaborate with internal teams, including the Division of Policy, Planning, and Measurement, to collect and analyze data for system-health assessment and policy, funding, and advocacy decisions.
Work with contracted resources to ensure prevention services respond to families’ needs and are delivered efficiently.
Inform FSD leadership about emerging and operational issues and provide technical assistance to provider agencies.
Lead special projects, including development of OPMS’ Operational Guide for Contract Processes.
Prepare documents and presentations for key partners to build buy-in and improve families’ experiences and circumstances.
Represent division priorities on behalf of the OPMS Associate Commissioner in internal and external workgroup meetings.
Identify appropriate metrics and criteria to evaluate programs’ fiscal and programmatic sustainability.
Manage projects by defining problems, identifying resource needs, executing workstreams, and delivering insights across the program portfolio.