The New York City Department of Youth and Community Development (DYCD) invests in a network of community-based organizations and programs to alleviate the effects of poverty and to provide opportunities for New Yorkers and communities to flourish.

The Office of Professional Development and Mandated Training provides the critical link between
employee professional development and ensuring policy proficiency of agency-funded programs.

The Office of Professional Development and Mandated Training is responsible for all aspects of
compliance training, curriculum development, and staff training responsible for providing oversight of
programs administered by DYCD.

The programs include but are not limited to, the following:

Citywide Afterschool Programs, Summer Rising, Runaway Homeless Youth, and Adult Literacy.
DYCD also administers services to immigrants, refugees, and non-citizens as well as programs related
to youth enrichment and employment.

-Reporting to the Director of Compliance and Mandated Training, the Senior Training Associate is
responsible for supporting, monitoring, and evaluating training programs designed for agency staff.

The Senior Training Associate serves as a point of contact for communications, interpretation, and
executing training activities and curricula related to Youth Program observation and evaluation, project
management, utilization of Microsoft products (such as Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook, Word), and
compliance trainings.

The Office of Professional Development and Mandated Training is recruiting for one Associate Staff
Analyst to function as Senior Training Associate who will:

-Develop content for Professional Development training including but not limited to: Senior
Management Training, Career Development, Youth Development Programming and Program Manager
Core Competencies.
-Participate in meetings as well as develop surveys and other analysis tools to assess the agency’s
training and professional development needs.

-Coordinate agency-wide and Division-specific training activities and ensure that the development and
implementation of training programs meet the needs and priorities of the agency.

-Participate in train-the-trainer workshops to become familiar with curriculum materials and presentation
methodology for compliance trainings, new hire orientation, and content-specific workshops.

-Co-develop curriculum materials including lesson plans, trainers' guides, trainee workbooks, case
studies, role plays, pre/post-tests, and evaluation instruments, and deliver content to adult learners.

-Play a fundamental role in orientating new employees. Participate in the planning, development, and
implementation of new staff development curricula as well as the evaluation and refinement of existing
programs to enhance the professional, technical, and programmatic capabilities of staff.

-Collaborate with various outside agencies and vendors to identify training opportunities, define
deliverables, and manage vendor delivery of training. Such training may include courses, workshops,
seminars, and staff development institutes.

-Provide rate-of-completion reports on compliance trainings and ad-hoc support with NYCAPS
ePerformance.

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.

Proficiency in writing skills preferred. Proficiency in public speaking preferred. Excellent project management skills. Extensive knowledge of Microsoft Products: Outlook, Work, Excel, and PowerPoint. Extensive knowledge of Youth Services programs and adult learning principles.

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.