DATA ANALYST

New York City Emergency Management (NYCEM) helps New Yorkers before during and after emergencies through preparedness education and response. NYCEM is responsible for coordinating citywide emergency planning and response for all types and scales of emergencies. We are staffed by more than 200 dedicated professionals with diverse backgrounds and areas of expertise including individuals assigned from other City agencies.

The Office of the Chief Operating Officer (COO) is comprised of Human Capital Management (HCM) Information Technology (IT) Support Services and Geographic Information Systems (GIS). The Office of the COO is focused on implementing agency initiatives and strategies into daily operations to meet agency objectives and goals.
The Geographic Information Systems (GIS) unit produces reliable locationbased information through the integration analysis and visualization of essential data distributed in the form of maps datasets summary metrics and associated applications.

NYCEM has an exciting opportunity for two motivated Data Analysts to join the Geographic Information Systems (GIS) Division at New York City Emergency Management (NYCEM).

Under the supervision of the Directors of Data Engineering and GIS Data Development the selected applicant will be a Data Analyst working to improve analyze visualize and report on geospatial information to support the work of the agencys executive planning and operations staff. The Analysts will work as part of the Divisions Data Engineering or GIS Data Development teams and will perform data acquisition QA/QC data maintenance and data management tasks. The selected applicant will also make maps and data products in support of preparedness and response operations. In addition the selected applicant will:

Analyze and display GIS data using applications including but not limited to: Power BI Fulcrum Survey123 Field Maps Tableau Microsoft and Adobe products.
Identify acquire integrate and document citywide data resources from NYC OpenData geospatial data services and partner agencies.
Perform detailed QA/QC on key datasets and maintain data consistency between NYCEMs onpremises and cloudbased environments.
Create applications dashboards and experiences in Esri Enterprise and ArcGIS Online.
Contribute to the development of automated data pipelines models and analytics tools.
Support GIS staff and agency users with the development and deployment of geospatial data and related tools.
Fulfill ad hoc requests for maps rapid data acquisition geospatial analysis and reports.
Assist in the management of the GIS knowledge base including documentation of Division standard operating procedures for routine and complex incidents

**PLEASE NOTE THE FOLLOWING:

The selected candidate will be assigned to an oncall Emergency Operations Center (EOC) team and will be expected to work nonbusiness hours during some emergencies. These nonbusiness hours include nights weekends holidays and extended week hours outside of a 9AM5PM schedule. The selected candidate will also participate in trainings to build skills and competencies in emergency response; will participate in drills and exercises associated with the oncall EOC team; and may volunteer to assist with Ready NY emergency preparedness presentations to external groups. EOC teams are on call for three weeks at a time with six weeks off in between.

Funding This position is supported with a federal Urban Area Security Initiative (UASI) grant funding through 8/31/2027 with the possibility of an extension.

Candidates must be authorized to work in the United States without employer support to be eligible for selection.

The selected candidate will be required to be in person in the office location three days per week with exceptions for extenuating circumstances.

For this position the Special Note below in the Minimum Qualification Requirements does not apply.

IN ORDER TO BE CONSIDERED FOR THIS JOB PLEASE SUBMIT A SEPARATE COVER LETTER IN THE ATTACHMENTS SECTION OF THE APPLICATION PORTAL.


PREFERRED SKILLS

Experience with Esri cloud (ArcGIS Online) and desktop products (ArcGIS Pro)
Demonstrated experience working with geospatial data types
Experience with data analytics scripting languages including but not limited to Python R SQL or ArcPy
Demonstrated skills and experience with data development or engineering
Familiarity with open source platforms including but not limited to Carto PostGIS or GeoPandas
Familiarity with SharePoint MS Power Platform and Microsoft 365 products
Experience with HTML CSS and/or JavaScript is a plus
Ability to thrive in an agile fastpaced mapping and data management environment
Demonstrated experience working with technical and nontechnical staff
Familiarity with NYC data sets and geocoding processes
Ability to identify the needs of end users and communicate possible solutions to them
Strong organizational and project management skills
Ability to handle multiple projects simultaneously under tight deadlines
Ability to collaborate effectively within a team environment

In addition the selected candidate will be able to demonstrate a proven ability in the following areas from the agencys performance management model:

Competencies:
oKnowledge possesses appropriate subject matter expertise.
oWork Ethic and Productivity produces consistently high quality accurate and ontime deliverables; takes responsibility is dependable and accountable and follows through; is responsive to requests from leadership.
oStrategic Problem Solving and Innovation is thoughtful and deliberate in approach to solving problems; demonstrates innovation and creative thinking.
oEffective Communication communication is clear precise and timely; understands their audience and display confidence in delivering their message.
oTeamwork encourage collaboration and motivate others; is able to both lead and follow when necessary; is an active listener and consider a broad range of perspectives.

**Studies have shown that women people of color and other underrepresented groups are less likely to apply for jobs unless they believe they are able to perform every task in the job description. We are interested in finding the best candidate for the job and will consider any equivalent combination of knowledge skills education and experience to meet qualifications. If you are interested in applying we encourage you to think broadly about your background and skill set for the role.**

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Qualifications :

1. A fouryear high school diploma or its educational equivalent approved by a states department of education or a recognized accrediting organization and six years of satisfactory fulltime professional experience in one or a combination of the following: emergency management fire police or military service public safety public health public administration urban planning engineering or another specialized area to which the appointment is to be made; or

2. A baccalaureate degree from an accredited college and two years of satisfactory full time professional experience in the areas listed in 1 above; or

3. A masters degree from an accredited college in emergency management public administration urban planning engineering economics political science the physical sciences or related field and one year of satisfactory fulltime professional experience in the areas listed 1 above at least two years of which must have been in one of those areas or another specialized area to which the appointment is to be made.

4. Education and/or experience equivalent to 1 2 or 3 above. However all candidates must have a fouryear high school diploma or its educational equivalent.

Special Note:
To be eligible for placement in Assignment Level II individuals must have after meeting the minimum requirements one additional year of professional experience as described in 1 above.

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