Co-Inspector General

Job Description
The New York City Department of Investigation (DOI) is one of the oldest law enforcement agencies in the country with a mission of combating municipal corruption. It serves the people of New York City by acting as an independent and nonpartisan watchdog for New York City government City agencies and City employees vendors with City contracts individuals and entities that receive City funds.

The Department of Investigations Office of Inspector General for the New York Police Department (Office or OIG-NYPD) is authorized to investigate review study audit and make recommendations relating to the operations policies programs and practices of the New York City Police Department (NYPD) with the goals of enhancing effectiveness of the police department increasing public safety protecting civil liberties and civil rights and increasing the publics confidence in the police force.

The Co-Inspector General working as one of two Co-Inspectors General will oversee a multi-disciplinary office of investigative analysts deputy inspectors general assistant inspectors general outreach staff and support personnel in performing analyses of various aspects of NYPD policies practices and operations in order to identify deficiencies issue substantive public reports and develop actionable recommendations for improvements to the NYPD. The Co-IG will also take on the role of an executive project manager that includes creating structure and guidance to ensure efficient and exact project/investigative management. This function includes reviewing revising and providing quality control for substantive systemic investigative reports related to NYPD policies operations and practices. The Co-IG will be involved in all aspects of managing the unit (including personnel decisions managing staff overseeing office operations assessing needs and resources etc.). The ideal candidate working with investigative staff should be able to analyze investigatory evidence and structure draft and edit analyses and recommendations into crisp focused cohesive reports.

Specific responsibilities of the Inspector General are:
-Overseeing and guiding the offices systemic investigations analyses and evaluations of NYPD policies operations and practices.
-Managing the production of investigative reports to ensure that they are written clearly concisely and accurately with practical and actionable recommendations for reforms. Including providing input into the drafting of investigative plans and administrative requests.
-Creating management systems to ensure that investigative staff stay maintain progress and meet deadlines during the course of systemic investigations and reviews.
-Balancing a wide range of investigative matters and other projects with varying deadlines.
-Participating in recruitment hiring and management of staff.
-Building and maintaining constructive relationships with NYPD and other City and government officials as well as community members and advocacy groups to obtain data understand community concerns and inform the public of OIG-NYPDs work.
-Representing OIG-NYPD and its work in a variety of settings including meetings with and presentations to external groups.
-Maintaining familiarity with current policing issues both at NYPD and nationwide to identify possible areas of concern and topics for further review.
-Providing updates to DOIs Executive staff as required.
- Working in partnership with the Co-IG in overseeing operations and administration of the office.


If selected the candidate will be fingerprinted and undergo a background addition because the position has a law enforcement and/or investigative function the candidates consumer credit history will be reviewed during the background investigation as permitted by NYC Administrative Code 8-107(24)(b)(2)(A).

To Apply
All applicants including current City Employees may apply by going to and search for the specific Job ID #717691

Please do not email mail or fax your resume to DOI directly. Submissions of resumes do not guarantee an interview. Due to the high volume of resumes DOI receives for positions only selected candidates will be contacted.

Appointments are subject to Office of Management & Budget approval for budgeted headcount

INSPECTOR GENERAL - 31145

Qualifications :

1. A baccalaureate degree from an accredited college or university and four years of full-time experience in investigation auditing law enforcement law security management analysis or in a major operational area of the agency to which the assignment is to be made; at least 18 months of which must have been in a supervisory administrative managerial or executive capacity and the approval of the Commissioner of Investigation; or

2. Education and/or experience equivalent to 1 above. However all candidates must have the approval of the Commissioner of Investigation and 18 months of supervisory administrative managerial or executive experience; or 18 months of experience in the exercise of discretion and professional judgment in significant policy matters related to criminal justice or areas particularly relevant to the Office of the Inspector General to which the candidate would be assigned.

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 :

Full-time