Project Manager Policy Development and Project Management
Project Manager Policy Development and Project Management
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Job Description
The New York City Department of Correction (DOC) is an integral part of the Citys evolving criminal justice system and public safety infrastructure. DOC is responsible for maintaining a safe and secure environment for employees visitors volunteers and people in custody. Importantly safe jails enable DOC to provide people in custody with the tools and opportunities they need to successfully reenter their communities. The DOC operates facilities and court commands across the five boroughs with more than 7500 diverse professionals and knowledge experts.
DOC is currently seeking highly motivated collaborative and goaloriented candidates to join the Strategic Initiatives Unit in the role of Project Manager. The Strategic Initiatives Unit plays a key role in the planning and implementation of innovative and reformminded efforts in support of the Departments vision mission and values. These may include shortterm highimpact Departmentspecific initiatives as well as longerterm capital projects requiring coordination with both internal and external stakeholders. The selected candidates responsibilities include but will not be limited to the following:
Managing complex multistakeholder projects by developing clear systems and structures to
track progress. milestones and deliverables.
Evaluating project progress and reporting results to leadership ensuring that changes to
scope resources and risks are communicated in an effective and timely manner.
Liaising between DOC leadership and project stakeholders to ensure project objectives are
achieved and goals are aligned.
Building and maintaining professional relationships on behalf of the Department with a wide
range of individuals including internal and external entities.
Identifying opportunities for process improvements and efficiencies.
Developing expertise in jail operations industry standards correctional best practices and
national reform efforts.
Identifying and escalating issues and risks to appropriate stakeholders and preparing relevant
reports/documentation.
Utilizing problemsolving skills along with research and data collection to make informed
recommendations to agency leadership; and
Performing special projects assignments and related duties as assigned.
CITY RESEARCH SCIENTIST 21744
Qualifications :
1. For Assignment Level I (only physical biological and environmental sciences and public health) A masters degree from an accredited college or university with a specialization in an appropriate field of physical biological or environmental science or in public health.
To be appointed to Assignment Level II and above candidates must have:
1. 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 fulltime experience in a responsible supervisory administrative or research capacity in the appropriate field of specialization; or
2. A masters 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 fulltime research experience in the appropriate field of specialization; or
3. Education and/or experience which is equivalent to 1 or 2 above. However all candidates must have at least a masters 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.
NOTE:
Probationary Period
Appointments to this position are subject to a minimum probationary period of one year.
Additional Information :
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 individuals sex race color ethnicity national origin age religion disability sexual orientation veteran status gender identity or pregnancy.
Remote Work :
No
Employment Type :
Fulltime
Employment Type
Full-time
