THIS POSITION IS ONLY OPEN TO CANDIDATES WHO ARE PERMANENT (NOT PROVISIONAL) IN THE CIVIL SERVICE TITLE OF ASSOCIATE STAFF ANALYST.

The Office of Equity Strategies (OES) was founded in 2018 and is part of the Office of the First Deputy Commissioner. OES supports work to promote equity and reduce disparity based on race, gender identity, gender expression, and sexual orientation throughout the agency. It leads agency wide initiatives and serves as an in-house resource, providing technical assistance on the development and implementation of equity centered strategies.

There are two programmatic units: Race Equity Strategies and LGBTQAI+ (lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer, questioning, asexual, agender, intersex) Equity Strategies. The Deputy Director of Race Equity Strategies within the Office of Equity Strategies will report to the Director of Race Equity Strategies. The Deputy Director will provide expert support and assistance on racial equity informed practices across ACS divisions and provide technical assistance on best practices that reduce racial disparities and improve outcomes for BIPOC children, young people, families and staff.

The tasks and responsibilities of the Deputy Director include:
- Project management: Develop and maintain systems to track and maintain fidelity to commitments of the Office. Ensure complete and timely follow-up between OES and the Divisions.
- Research: Research and maintain updated information on best practices in equity.
- Policy: Assess current best practices for implementing equity within organizations and identify key gaps in policy and practice. Support efforts to build relationships with other jurisdictions implementing similar policies, practices and programs, and share recommendations with senior staff about how to adapt aspects of these models within the agency.
- Communications and report writing: Identify opportunities for ACS to highlight its equity work externally and internally, and work with the ACS communications team to amplify that work. Also, support management and development of reports about the agency’s equity work both internally and externally.
- Internal stakeholder management: Help manage key internal stakeholder relationships, working in partnership with the Race Equity and Cultural Competence Committee and others to promote the importance of racial equity, so that it is seen by all ACS employees as an important part of their work.
- External stakeholder management: Provide support to contracted providers of ACS as they work to incorporate equity into their work.
- Training and event development and management: Help manage existing equity trainings and events and support continuous development of new training and events.
- Engagement and learning opportunities: Support and develop engagement opportunities both in person and virtual to connect and inform families, youth, community, ACS staff and/or providers about ideas and strategies related to equity.
- Represent ACS in meetings convened by the Mayor’s Office of Equity (including the Commissioner on Gender Equity) EquityNYC, and any Citywide equity convenings.
- Technical assistance: Trouble shoot/problem solve programmatic, policy and practice issues across ACS divisions. Also support existing agency-wide initiatives to address race equity and support the development of new initiatives.
- Support with special projects and tasks as needed to support the overall work of the office.
- Manage staff.


ADDITIONAL INFO
THE SELECTED CANDIDATE WILL BE OFFERED A SALARY BETWEEN $70,611 - $81,203.

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TO APPLY
APPLICATIONS MUST BE SUBMITTED ELECTRONICALLY USING ONE OF THE OPTIONS BELOW:

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Only candidates selected for an interview will be contacted.

1. A master’s degree from an accredited college or university, accredited by regional, national, professional or specialized agencies recognized as accrediting bodies by the U.S. Secretary of Education and the Council for Higher Education Accreditation (CHEA) in economics, finance, accounting, business or public administration, 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 closely related field, 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; or in management or methods analysis, operations research, organizational research or program evaluation; or 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; or
2. A baccalaureate degree from an accredited college or university, accredited by regional, national, professional or specialized agencies recognized as accrediting bodies by the U.S. Secretary of Education and the Council for Higher Education Accreditation (CHEA) and three years of satisfactory full-time professional experience in the areas described in “1" above.

Openness to diverse opinions Ability to be patient with others Experience leading or supporting marketing campaigns

This position is also open to qualified persons with a disability who are eligible for the 55-a Program. Please indicate at the top of your resume and cover letter that you would like to be considered for the position through the 55-a Program.

As a prospective employee of the City of New York, you may be eligible for federal loan forgiveness programs and state repayment assistance programs. For more information, please visit the U.S. Department of Education’s website at https://studentaid.gov/pslf/

New York City residency is generally required within 90 days of appointment. However, City Employees in certain titles who have worked for the City for 2 continuous years may also be eligible to reside in Nassau, Suffolk, Putnam, Westchester, Rockland, or Orange County. To determine if the residency requirement applies to you, please discuss with the agency representative at the time of interview.

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 individual's sex, race, color, ethnicity, national origin, age, religion, disability, sexual orientation, veteran status, gender identity, or pregnancy.