City of New York · 2 hours ago
Director of Strategy
Manhattan, NY
Full-time
Onsite
Lead/Staff, Director/Executive
$82K/yr - $122K/yr
1+ years expThe City of New York is seeking a Director of Strategy for the Department of Youth and Community Development (DYCD), which focuses on alleviating poverty and providing opportunities for New Yorkers. The role involves program design, budget planning, and communication with various stakeholders to enhance workforce development initiatives.
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Responsibilities
Conduct research and literature reviews to determine best practices, design and plan programs, including but not limited to focus groups, stakeholder interviews, and data analysis (e.g., census bureau, labor market, internal system data)
Lead program design development processes for all Workforce program areas across DYCD, including in-school and out-of-school programs such as SYEP, Work, Learn, & Grow and WIOA youth programming
Support the COMPASS expansion through the development of strategic partnerships with the Youth Services team to bridge career exploration programming for middle school students to high school work-based learning programs
Liaison with DYCD’s Bureau of Planning, Program Integration, and Evaluation (PPIE) team as a representative from the Workforce team on policies and procedures to encourage consistent implementation practice across DYCD with respect to the Workforce team, including indicators related to COMPASS expansion on early career exposure programming
Facilitate meetings with multiple units to create and/or revise program goals, requirements, policies, and procedures
Draft RFPs, concepts papers, and other procurement documents for Workforce programs for youth and young adults
Coordinate with program and fiscal teams to develop budgets for programs and initiatives
Liaise with DYCD leadership and external oversights to create explanations and justifications for new program models and program model changes
Analyze and review budgets for long and short-term fiscal planning and expense management for all programs
Responsible for all ongoing and year-end fiscal tracking and reporting, including but not limited to, accruals, surplus need and encumbrances
Prepares analytical and specialized report, correspondence, and memoranda regarding fiscal and budget matters for executive management
Provide budget projections and comparisons for special projects
Interprets budgets and fiscal documentation to forecast or explain spending trends and spending plans for program needs
Serve as the liaison between Workforce and the DYCD Bureau of Budget and Finance ensuring program compliance with all agency financial policies and procedures
Provide interpretation and analysis of fiscal policies and procedures to executive management
The Director of Strategy is responsible for all internal and external audit requests
Manage external relationships with other City government agencies and City Hall on workforce development strategies and data coordination
Prepare high-level reports, presentations, and policy briefings for leadership, elected officials, and oversight bodies
Create user-friendly materials summarizing program models and policies for Community-Based Organizations and the general public
Develop Workforce’s presentations for trainings and pre-proposal conferences to describe RFPs and answer questions from various stakeholders
Support the integration of new programs into DYCD’s ecosystem of services, including new Workforce programs
Develop and update agency-wide policies, standards, frameworks, toolkits, and other best practices to foster consistency and incorporate emerging best practices, learning, and innovation across program areas
Set and track team priorities and goals and align to agency priorities
Develop processes and templates for team deliverables as needed
Actively maintain connections to all Workforce teams to understand the priorities and projects of the Unit, leverage Unit expertise, and intentionally represent the Unit across projects
Sets clear goals and expectations for team members by defining roles, responsibilities, and performance metrics during onboarding and ongoing performance reviews and adjust based on team capacity
Additional tasks including reviewing and rating proposals, assisting with grant-writing, participating in workgroups with other units and divisions within DYCD, and interacting with other City agencies to coordinate joint initiatives
Qualification
Required
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
A baccalaureate degree from an accredited college and three years of satisfactory full-time professional experience in the areas described in '1' above
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
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
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
Preferred
Bachelor's Degree required, Master's Degree Preferred (social service, public administration, education, or related human service field)
Excellent writing and editing skills
Excellent project management skills, including ability to develop and manage processes involving multiple stakeholders and deadlines
Excellent organizational, time-management, and multi-tasking skills, including the ability to take initiative, problem solve, prioritize duties and deadlines, balance competing priorities, work independently and with teams
Ability to engage diverse stakeholders and communities
Knowledge and/or experience in workforce development programs including those that address barriers to employment
Excellent facilitation, communication, and consensus-building skills
Experience leading decision-making meetings and using strategies to reach consensus
Direct program experience
Familiarity with the use of Microsoft Word, PowerPoint and intermediate Excel, Google Suite
Benefits
Public Service Loan Forgiveness
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