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Job Description

APPLICANTS MUST BE PERMANENT IN THE STAFF ANALYST CIVIL SERVICE TITLE OR BE PERMANENT IN A COMPARABLE TITLE ELIGIBLE FOR 6.1.9 TITLE CHANGE.

The New York City Department of Homeless Services (DHS) is the largest organization in the United States dedicated to preventing and addressing homelessness. In partnership with other City agencies and nonprofit organizations, DHS works to prevent homelessness before it begins, reduce street homelessness, provide temporary shelter, and connect individuals and families to stable housing all with a focus on accountability, empathy, and equity.

DHS is committed to continuous improvement and employs innovative strategies to deliver high-quality services that support a swift transition from shelter to self-sufficiency. The agency manages hundreds of facilities and operates with a large team as well as a several billion-dollar budget to meet the diverse needs of New Yorkers experiencing homelessness.

The Street Homeless Solutions (SHS) Division runs a continuum of programs that help move street homeless clients from the street and into transitional and permanent housing. The programs include Outreach, Safe Haven, Stabilization Beds and Drop-In programs. The program contracts outreach providers in New York City in every borough and within the subway system. SHS leads a 24 / 7 / 365 Street Homelessness Solutions - Joint Command Center (JCC) that conducts interagency rapid outreach deployment from a central location using precision mapping, client information, and rapid response to incoming notifications. This initiative partners existing homeless response and prevention programs with a series of new initiatives that have been designed to better identify, engage, and transition homeless New Yorkers to appropriate services and, ultimately, permanent housing.

Street Homeless Solutions is recruiting for one (1) Staff Analyst, to function as an Analyst, who will :

• Monitor and track data related to End of Line (EOL) outreach, warming buses, the PATH initiative, and nurse deployment.
• Collect and analyze field reports, program updates, and staff check-ins to ensure accurate and timely reporting.
• Prepare nightly summaries highlighting key activities, trends, and urgent issues across all initiatives.
• Maintain communication with field teams and providers to support coordination and problem-solving in real time.
• Enter and update data logs and tracking tools to reflect overnight activities and outcomes.
• Escalate critical incidents or coverage concerns to JCC leadership and relevant partners as needed.
• Support overnight planning and ensure all initiatives are operating in alignment with expected protocols.
• Participate in overnight JCC coordination efforts and maintain records of staff deployment and response.
• Perform other analytic and administrative duties to support the continuity and efficiency of overnight operations.
• Draft administrative, management, and fiscal reports. Ensures reporting is reliable and relevant. Designs and constructs form layouts, charts, graphs, and other graphic presentations.
• Respond to requests for information from external and internal stakeholders via emails on behalf of Street Homeless Solutions Division as needed. Interacts with other city agencies, including but not limited to, Human Resources Administration (HRA), Department of Health and Mental Health Services (DOHMH), Department for the Aging (DFTA).
• Participate in special projects as assigned.

Hours / Schedule : Monday -Friday 12AM to 8AM

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Qualifications

A master's degree from an accredited college 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 Juris Doctor degree from an accredited law school; or

A baccalaureate degree from an accredited college and two years of satisfactory full- time professional experience working in one or a combination of the following areas : working with the budget of a large public or private concern in budget administration, accounting, economic or financial administration, or fiscal or economic research; in management or methods analysis, operations research, organizational research or program evaluation; 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.

An associate degree or completion of 60 semester credits from an accredited college and four years of satisfactory full-time professional experience as described in "2" above.

A four-year high school diploma or its educational equivalent approved by a State's department of education or a recognized accrediting organization and six years of satisfactory full-time professional experience as described in "2" above.

A combination of education and / or experience equivalent to "1", "2", "3", or "4" above. College education may be substituted for professional experience at the rate of 30 semester credits from an accredited college for one year of experience. However, all candidates must have a high school diploma.

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