City of New York · 1 week ago
Senior Research Analyst
New York City, NY
Full-time
Hybrid
Mid, Senior Level
4+ years expCity of New York is seeking a Senior Research Analyst to join the Office of Financial Empowerment (OFE) within the Department of Consumer and Worker Protection. The role focuses on leading data reporting and research activities to enhance financial health initiatives for New Yorkers, managing CRM for public programs, and conducting analysis to support policy decisions.
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Responsibilities
Lead the data and analytic support for OFE programs and program development
Oversee research projects on current and emerging topics related to financial empowerment, financial health, financial capability, financial products and services, and predatory business practices impacting New Yorkers
Supervise directly the Research Analyst
Serve as project lead for the update of the Neighborhood Financial Health Indicators on the Neighborhood Financial Health Index Map
Assist OFE’s Director and Assistant Director of Policy and Research to provide support and feedback to OFE staff to ensure program, product, and policy developments incorporate the best and most appropriate research and research practices by conducting exploratory data analysis to detect patterns, trends, and relationships
Lead the management of the Customer-Relationship Management (CRM) for public facing financial empowerment programs
Implement OFE’s monitoring and evaluation processes including defining appropriate metrics for OFE initiatives/programs, working with DCWP’s data analysis team to identify and/or design tools for data collection and tracking metrics, defining and analyzing outcomes, and working with the Director and Assistant Director of Policy and Research as well as senior program staff to report on program progress
Collaborate with OFE’s Assistant Director of Policy and Research to complete timely analysis on the issues, legislation, systems and policies impacting the financial health and stability of New Yorkers with low incomes and of new policy, technologies and research; identify linkages to OFE’s programs and services and provide market and consumer insights to inform OFE’s work
Draft, proofread and/or edit a range of materials, including but not limited to publications, reports, program documents, policy memos, presentations, and grant proposals
Cultivate and maintain relationships with external researchers and field experts to inform research design and work
Stay abreast of the issues, systems, research and policies impacting the financial health and stability of New Yorkers with low incomes; and
Services and provide insights to inform OFE’s work; and
Implement and manage special projects as needed to reduce systemic inequality and build individual and community wealth and assets
Qualification
Required
A master's degree from an accredited college or university with a specialization in an appropriate field of physical, biological or environmental science or in public health
A doctorate degree from an accredited college or university with specialization in an appropriate field of physical, biological, environmental or social science and one year of full-time experience in a responsible supervisory, administrative or research capacity in the appropriate field of specialization
A master's degree from an accredited college or university with specialization in an appropriate field of physical, biological, environmental or social science and three years of responsible full-time research experience in the appropriate field of specialization
Education and/or experience which is equivalent to '1' or '2' above. However, all candidates must have at least a master's degree in an appropriate field of specialization and at least two years of experience described in '2' above
Two years as a City Research Scientist Level I can be substituted for the experience required in '1' and '2' above
Company
City of New York
City of New York, often called as New York City, is the most populous city in United States.
10001+ employees
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