Policy Analyst - job 1 of 2

DCAS's mission is to make city government work for all New Yorkers. From managing New York City’s most iconic courthouses and municipal buildings, to purchasing over $1 billion annually in goods and services for more than 80 City agencies what we do ensures that all agencies can deliver on their mission. Our reach touches every facet of city government and is instrumental to the successful day-to-day operations of the City of New York.

Our commitment to equity, effectiveness, and sustainability guides our work providing City agencies with the critical resources and support needed to succeed, including:
Recruiting, hiring, and training City employees.
Managing 55 public buildings.
Acquiring, selling, and leasing City property.
Purchasing over $1 billion in goods and services for City agencies.
Overseeing the greenest municipal vehicle fleet in the country.
Leading the City's efforts to reduce carbon emissions from government operations.

When you work at DCAS, you're not just working for one agency, but in service of them all. It's an opportunity to provide impactful support, quality customer service, and help protect the future of New York City for generations to come. Visit our website at nyc.gov/dcas to learn more about the work we do.

Citywide Equity and Inclusion (CEI) fosters the City of New York’s global leadership in equitable, diverse, and inclusive employment practices and sets the standards for City agencies to implement the City’s Equal Employment Opportunity Policy (EEO Policy), procedures, laws, and City mandates designed to prevent workplace discrimination and harassment under the City’s legally protected categories. This promotes inclusivity, engagement, and retention for the entire 350,000+ City workforce. CEI designs and implements initiatives that align with and operationalize legal mandates and legislation; ensures the City is compliant with reporting mandates; develops and updates the City’s EEO and diversity, equity and inclusion trainings portfolio that promote awareness of rights, responsibilities and resources for the city workforce; organizes mandatory EEO best practices meetings and other educational programs and professional development for EEO professionals; conducts third-party EEO investigations when the agency head or the EEO officer is a party in the matter; promotes compliance with training programs and reporting; guides agencies in effective use of workforce metrics that inform agencies’ equitable recruitment and retention efforts; designs and maintains compliance tools and reference resources; provides guidance to agencies on emerging issues related to fair and effective employment practices; guides agencies on preparation of their annual EEO plans required by the New York City Charter Chapter 35, Section 814.1.

The Policy Analyst will report to the Director of Policy and Program Development and will work within the PPD unit to assist in implementation of local laws and related initiatives and will perform duties including, but not limited to the following:

Responsibilities / Tasks:

- Draft policy and procedures that advance proposals and program development, including creating and editing associated policy documents and forms;
- Conduct policy analysis, which includes examining efficacy of existing policies and programs to coordinate and adapt strategic planning activities to emerging priorities;
- Review new legislation to operationalize requirements and support the rollout, implementation, and management of requirements set forth in the legal mandates;
- Create spreadsheets and tools to track policies and processes and review relevant policy advisory data to identify programmatic needs and issues;
- Assist in development, implementation, revision, and maintenance of electronic web-based policy formats;
- Analyze quarterly demographic reports to track agencies’ implementation of DEI and EEO initiatives and strategies and provide guidance to agencies as needed.
- Work collaboratively with the Human Capital Division on compliance related to workforce data, training content, and other projects, as needed;
- Carry out special projects and assignments related to CEI operations, evaluate program operations and make recommendations to develop and implement program process improvements, determine trends, resolve operational problems, gain greater program efficiencies and identify and manage risks;
- Assist with drafting and developing EEO-related memoranda, policies, procedures and guidance to be communicated to agency EEO Officers and evaluate program inquiries and coordinate written responses with CEI management;
- Design and implement surveys and review results to evaluate the effectiveness of initiatives; and
- Research, identify and utilize EEO and diversity and inclusion best practices to inform citywide program development and recommendations.

To Apply:

Please go to www.nyc.gov/careers and search for Job ID #. 698289

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1. A master's degree from an accredited college in economics, finance, accounting, business or public administration, public health, human resources management, management science, operations research, organizational behavior, industrial psychology, statistics, personnel administration, labor relations, psychology, sociology, human resources development, political science, urban studies or a Juris Doctor degree from an accredited law school, and one year of satisfactory full-time professional experience in one or a combination of the following: working with the budget of a large public or private concern in budget administration, accounting, economic or financial administration, or fiscal or economic research; in management or methods analysis, operations research, organizational research or program evaluation; in personnel or public administration, recruitment, position classification, personnel relations, labor relations, employee benefits, staff development, employment program planning/administration, labor market research, economic planning, social services program planning/evaluation, or fiscal management, or in a related area; or

2. A baccalaureate degree from an accredited college and three years of satisfactory full-time professional experience in the areas described in "1" above.

3.An associate degree or completion of 60 semester credits from an accredited college and five years of satisfactory full-time professional experience as described in “1” above.

4. A four-year high school diploma or its educational equivalent approved by a State’s department of education or a recognized accrediting organization and seven years of satisfactory full-time professional experience as described in “1” above.

5.A combination of education and/or experience equivalent to “1”, “2”, “3”, or “4” above. College education may be substituted for professional experience at the rate of 30 semester credits from an accredited college for one year of experience. However, all candidates must have a high school diploma and at least one year of experience as described in “1” above.

The City of New York is an inclusive equal opportunity employer committed to recruiting and retaining a diverse workforce and providing a work environment that is free from discrimination and harassment based upon any legally protected status or protected characteristic, including but not limited to an individual's sex, race, color, ethnicity, national origin, age, religion, disability, sexual orientation, veteran status, gender identity, or pregnancy.