<p>The New York City Department of Youth and Community Development (DYCD) invests in a network of community-based organizations (CBOs) to alleviate the effects of poverty and to provide opportunities for New Yorkers and communities to flourish. DYCD's initiatives include COMPASS, the City's comprehensive afterschool system, Beacon Community Centers, adult and youth literacy programs, youth employment programs, services for runaway and homeless youth, community safety programs, and community development programs.</p> <p>The New York City Department of Youth and Community Development (DYCD) invests in a network of</p> <p>community-based organizations (CBOs) to alleviate the effects of poverty and to provide opportunities</p> <p>for New Yorkers and communities to flourish. DYCD's initiatives include COMPASS, the City's</p> <p>comprehensive afterschool system, Beacon Community Centers, adult and youth literacy programs,</p> <p>youth employment programs, services for runaway and homeless youth, community safety programs,</p> <p>and community development programs.- DYCD also collaborates with other City agencies on a range</p> <p>of mayoral initiatives to improve City services and ensure greater opportunities for minority and</p> <p>immigrant youth and families.</p> <p>This role would be situated within the Bureau of Planning, Program Integration, and Evaluation (PPIE). PPIE was established to lead DYCD's efforts to transform the agency from-three co-located</p> <p>organizations to one agency focused on providing an-integrated network of neighborhood-based highquality services to New Yorkers.</p> <p>PPIE's mission is to drive growth, impact, and innovation to make DYCD, its programs, and CBOs more effective. PPIE designs tools, builds processes and shapes policies to elevate the</p> <p>implementation of best practices and data-informed decision-making both internally and externally.</p> <p>PPIE supports continuous improvement through providing capacity building and training to DYCD staff</p> <p>and providers; analyzing and elevating data and community voices; increasing funding for innovation</p> <p>and expansion; and developing centralized approaches and systems to support a unified vision for</p> <p>DYCD.</p> <p>PPIE's core functions have evolved over time into five robust centers of excellence:-</p> <p>Office of-Analytics, Performance Management, and Reporting</p> <p>Office of Capacity Building-and Professional Development</p> <p>Office of Planning, Program Design and Grant Development</p> <p>Office of Evaluation</p> <p>Office of System Integration</p> <p>This role is in PPIE's Evaluation team, which is responsible for managing the development of</p> <p>monitoring and evaluation indicators for the agency, supporting outcomes development and tracking,</p> <p>and overseeing evaluation projects completed by external evaluation firms.</p> <p>Reporting to the Senior Director of Evaluation, the Research and Evaluation Specialist will assume the</p> <p>below responsibilities.</p> <p>Support coordinating and overseeing DYCD's evaluation contracts, with a focus on the evaluation of</p> <p>afterschool programs. Evaluation support includes:</p> <ul> <li>Writing vendor solicitations, and supporting the design of effective scopes for program evaluation </li></ul> <p>projects;</p> <ul> <li>Ensuring that evaluation and research designs proposed by external evaluators are appropriate and </li></ul> <p>confidentiality protocols are adhered to;</p> <ul> <li>Coordinating communication and project management with external evaluators, including co-design </li></ul> <p>of data collection tools, project methodology, reports and other deliverables;</p> <ul> <li>Ensuring external evaluators are abiding by best practices in evaluation, including participatory action </li></ul> <p>research and human-centered design, as applicable;</p> <ul> <li>Preparing summaries and reports on results of evaluation and research findings and processes, </li></ul> <p>presentations, testimony and memoranda; design and facilitate presentations to support agencywide</p> <p>and external learning, encouraging data-informed program management and consistent</p> <p>implementation in policies and practices;</p> <ul> <li>Partnering with units across the agency to ensure evaluation findings are translated into change and </li></ul> <p>consistently implemented, and communicate evaluation findings widely to others in the agency or the</p> <p>field more broadly as appropriate;</p> <p>Conduct and coordinate data collection and outcomes management, particularly in afterschool</p> <p>programs, which includes:</p> <ul> <li>Supporting implementation of assessment tools and related evaluation projects; </li><li>Supporting onboarding of afterschool programs into all applicable data systems; and </li><li>Conducting, supporting, and/or providing technical assistance for in-person survey administration in </li></ul> <p>school and community-based afterschool settings.</p> <ul> <li>Collaborate across PPIE to ensure alignment and mutual reinforcement between external </li></ul> <p>evaluations, program logic models, agencywide Theory of Change, Requests for Proposals (RFPs),</p> <p>EMS indicators, and referrals to Capacity Building supports;</p> <ul> <li>Support the design, revision, and data entry of indicators for DYCD's Evaluation and Monitoring System (EMS) to improve data quality and use; </li><li>Oversee and conduct training as needed to support high-quality monitoring of DYCD programs; </li><li>Conduct research (e.g., literature reviews, summaries and briefs of reports by external evaluators, </li></ul> <p>experts, foundations, and advocates) on best practices in various programmatic areas and agencywide initiatives;</p> <ul> <li>Conduct qualitative & quantitative data analysis, including cleaning data sets, preparing tables and </li></ul> <p>charts, and compiling trend data;</p> <ul> <li>Develop logic models and outcomes frameworks for DYCD program areas to facilitate decisionmaking on investments and program refinements by the executive team; and </li><li>Additional tasks as needed, including interacting with other DYCD bureaus, community-based </li></ul> <p>organizations (CBOs), and other City agencies to coordinate joint initiatives</p> <p>CITY RESEARCH SCIENTIST - 21744</p> <p>Minimum Qualifications</p> <ol> <li>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. </li></ol> <p>To be appointed to Assignment Level II and above, candidates must have:</p> <ol> <li> <p>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</p> </li><li> <p>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</p> </li><li> <p>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.</p> </li></ol> <p>NOTE:</p> <p>Probationary Period</p> <p>Appointments to this position are subject to a minimum probationary period of one year.</p> <p>Preferred Skills</p> <ul> <li>Relevant program evaluation experience. - Excellent project management skills, including ability to develop and manage processes involving multiple stakeholders and deadlines. - Excellent facilitation, communication, and consensus-building skills. - Experience communicating complex analyses to stakeholders and translating findings into actionable recommendations. - Skilled in creating visuals for presentations, including Powerpoints, infographics, data visualizations, etc. </li></ul> <p>Public Service Loan Forgiveness</p> <p>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/.</p> <p>Residency Requirement</p> <p>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.</p> <p>Additional Information</p> <p>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.</p>