Chief Policy Analyst

The NYC Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) enriches the environment and protects public health for all New Yorkers by providing 1.1 billion gallons of highquality drinking water managing wastewater and stormwater and reducing air noise and hazardous materials pollution. DEP is the largest combined municipal water and wastewater utility in the country with more than 5000 employees.

DEP is currently seeking a dynamic individual to serve as a Senior Policy Analyst in the Bureau of Environmental Compliance. The Bureau of Environmental Compliance (BEC) enforces the Citys Air and Noise Codes regulations that affect the health and safety of the public and environment. The Bureau has the goal of enhancing quality of life for New Yorkers by relieving neighborhoods of environmental pollutants and stressors.

DEP is seeking an experienced chief policy analyst and strategist with project management skills to refine and implement innovative policies. A successful candidate will be a strategic thinker and excellent communicator with a proven track record of project management policy analysis policy development and implementation.

The selected individual will report directly to the Deputy Commissioner of the Bureau of Environmental Compliance and will work closely with Bureau leadership to fulfill BECs mission and strategic goals. Working closely with BEC staff the Policy Analyst will be responsible for a variety of tasks in support of the Bureau:
Analyze quantitative data and synthesize into compelling datadriven narratives that position the Bureau to advance its strategic priorities.
Conduct policy research draft policy recommendations and present in a format appropriate to the audience.
Act as a point of contact between the Bureau and other bureaus within BEC external stakeholders including members of the public other agencies subject matter experts and the Mayors
Office.
Manage special projects such as:
a.Identifying subject matter experts for participation in a public/private committee tasked with developing and evaluating policies establishing goals and timelines for the group and acting as
point person for the group.
b.At a high level overseeing the status of environmental review for Bureau initiatives.
c.Designing new programs such as an Indirect Source Rule developing a project plan for implementation and assisting with implementation.

Other duties include:
a.Developing written documents and slide decks that convey complex technical information accurately in a manner suitable to the general public and nontechnical City stakeholders.
b.Prepare agendas and minutes for meetings and track follow up actions.
c.Identifying opportunities to share the Bureaus accomplishments and future goals with the agencys executive staff and the public.

Qualifications :

1. A masters 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 fulltime 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 fulltime professional experience in the areas 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