Fingerprint Unit Specialist

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 DOI Fingerprint Unit is looking for a candidate who is responsible for the retrieval review and analysis of fingerprint results for individuals applying to work in childcare settings that fall under NYC Dept. of Health and Mental Hygiene oversight. The candidate will retrieve electronic fingerprint results review and analyze results for processing and conduct additional research and outreach as needed. The candidate will maintain results within internal systems will also process daily and weekly reports and perform related administrative tasks.

If selected the candidate will be fingerprinted and undergo a background investigation.

Preferred Skills

1. Excellent verbal communication; active listening conflict resolution and interpersonal skills.
2. Excellent written communication skills.
3. Experience with Microsoft software programs (Excel Word Outlook) and Adobe software programs (PDFs).
4. Comfortable working in a fast paced environment and addressing unforeseen challenges.
5. Ability to analyze assess and draw conclusions from a variety of sources.
6. Experience with investigative legal journalistic and/or academic research.

To Apply

All applicants including current City Employees may apply by going to and search for the specific Job ID #679841.

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.

**Only permanent Principal Administrative Associates will be considered.**

Qualifications :

1. A baccalaureate degree from an accredited college and three years of satisfactory fulltime progressively responsible clerical/administrative experience one year of which must have been in an administrative capacity or supervising staff performing clerical/administrative work of more than moderate difficulty; or
2. An associate degree or 60 semester credits from an accredited college and four years of satisfactory fulltime progressively responsible clerical/administrative experience including one year of the administrative supervisory experience described in 1 above; or
3. A fouryear high school diploma or its educational equivalent approved by a States department of education or a recognized accrediting organization and five years of satisfactory fulltime progressively responsible clerical/administrative experience including one year of the administrative supervisory experience as described in 1 above;
4. Education and/or experience equivalent to 1 2 or 3 above. However all candidates must possess the one year of administrative or supervisory experience as described in 1 above. Education above the high school level may be substituted for the general clerical/administrative experience (but not for the one year of administrative or supervisory experience described in 1 above) at a rate of 30 semester credits from an accredited college for 6 months of experience up to a maximum of 3 years.

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