The Office of Research and Policy Innovation (ORPI) brings together four units that provide critical policy-related information through scientific research and evaluation methods to agency leadership. ORPI also supports a broad network of homeless services providers, as the official NYC government partner for federal Housing and Urban Development (HUD) grants.
Housed within ORPI, Federal Homeless Policy and Reporting (FHPR) directs the NYC Continuum of Care (CoC). The CoC is the NYC planning body that develops long-term strategic plans and manages year-round planning efforts to address housing and service needs of persons experiencing homelessness in NYC. FHPR also serves as the Homeless Management Information System (HMIS) lead. The HMIS team conducts data-analytic work and produces all federally mandated HMIS reports for NYC. The HMIS team manages the $2 million HMIS grant and oversees multiple vendor contracts necessary to meet grant outcomes. HMIS staff are the agency lead content experts on HMIS and HUD technical requirements. The HMIS team is additionally responsible for managing the annual Homeless Outreach Population Estimate (HOPE) survey of unsheltered individuals, which is required by HUD as part of the Point-In-Time Count.
This role will include coordinating with not-for-profit service providers, CoC community stakeholders, homelessness researchers, other city agency staff, and persons with lived experience of homelessness with the goal of successfully implementing HOPE. The CRS II will additionally work on CoC-funded and other homeless housing projects to improve data quality and program performance in HMIS and support reporting to HUD. The position entails considerable latitude for independent judgment and initiative and requires strong analytic skills, excellent written and verbal communication skills, attention to detail, and the ability to work both independently and as part of a team, managing multiple projects and deadlines.
ORPI is recruiting for a City Research Scientist (CRS II) to function as HOPE Project Manager/Homeless Management Information System (HMIS) Analyst, who will serve under supervision of the HMIS Director. As the project manager for HOPE, the CRS II will be responsible for managing all HOPE logistics, including organizing efforts to recruit, train, and direct the hundreds of staff and more than 1,000 volunteers involved in the annual survey effort.
HOPE-related Duties and Responsibilities:
HMIS-related Duties and Responsibilities:
Work Location: 4 WTC
Hours/Schedule: 9:00 am to 5:00 pm
1. For Assignment Level I (only physical, biological and environmental sciences and public health) A master's degree from an accredited college or university with a specialization in an appropriate field of physical, biological or environmental science or in public health.
To be appointed to Assignment Level II and above, candidates must have:
1. A doctorate degree from an accredited college or university with specialization in an appropriate field of physical, biological, environmental or social science and one year of full-time experience in a responsible supervisory, administrative or research capacity in the appropriate field of specialization; or
2. A master's degree from an accredited college or university with specialization in an appropriate field of physical, biological, environmental or social science and three years of responsible full-time research experience in the appropriate field of specialization; or
3. Education and/or experience which is equivalent to "1" or "2" above. However, all candidates must have at least a master's degree in an appropriate field of specialization and at least two years of experience described in "2" above. Two years as a City Research Scientist Level I can be substituted for the experience required in "1" and "2" above.
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Probationary Period
Appointments to this position are subject to a minimum probationary period of one year.
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