Data and Compliance Specialist

Job description

The New York City Department of Correction (DOC) is an integral part of the City’s evolving criminal justice system, participating in reform initiatives and strategies aimed to move the City towards a smaller jail system without compromising public safety. The DOC is responsible for maintaining a safe and secure environment for our employees, visitors, volunteers, and people in our custody. Importantly, safe jails enable DOC to provide people in custody with the tools and opportunities they need to successfully re-enter their communities. The DOC operates facilities and court commands across the five boroughs with more than 7,500 diverse professionals and knowledgeable experts. The NYC DOC is seeking a Community Coordinator for the Nunez Compliance Unit (NCU) to assist DOC in meeting its obligations under the Nunez Consent Decree, a landmark settlement aimed primarily at reducing unnecessary and excessive force across the agency and improving the management and safety of DOC’s 18-year-old population, and its subsequent Remedial Orders. The Community Coordinator, under direction, with wide latitude for independent initiative and judgment performs difficult professional work in the preparation and administration of research and studies and in the preparation and conduct of administrative, procedural, and operational studies and analysis concerning the agency's organization and operations. The Community Coordinator will be responsible for: - Analyzing adherence to DOC policies and procedures, including but not limited procedures following Use of Force incidents and corrective actions relating to misconduct. - Assisting in the development, implementation and management of audit tools to conduct efficient reviews of Department operations relevant to the Nunez Consent Decree. - Maintaining and enhancing dashboards/reports to present audit results to Department leadership. - Generating reports, analyses, and data for the Federal Monitoring Team as mandated in the Nunez Consent Decree. - Assisting in the compilation of appendices and information for the Department’s bi-annual compliance report to the Nunez plaintiffs and the Federal Monitoring Team. - Must be able to analyze trends, identify areas for improvement, and verify results for accuracy; meet restrictive deadlines. - Oversee and partake in urgent projects pertaining to the Nunez Consent Decree; and implement reports that track key business metrics; and perform related duties as assigned. - Collect/receive data from multiple sources, including MS Excel and on-database sources and produce outcome results and reports. - Understanding of the functions of both MS Excel and Tableau. COMMUNITY COORDINATOR - 56058 1. A baccalaureate degree from an accredited college and two years of experience in community work or community centered activities in an area related to the duties described above; or 2. High school graduation or equivalent and six years of experience in community work or community centered activities in an area related to the duties as described above; or 3. Education and/or experience which is equivalent to "1" or "2" above. However, all candidates must have at least one year of experience as described in "1" above. 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.