COORDINATED ENTRY RESEARCH ANALYST

The City of New York is hiring a Coordinated Entry Research Analyst to support development and implementation of its Coordinated Assessment and Placement System (CAPS). The role evaluates and analyzes CAPS data, supports policy and reporting needs, monitors program modules, and contributes to research and data-sharing efforts related to supportive housing and homelessness services.

Responsibilities

• Perform evaluation and research using descriptive, process and outcomes data from CAPS to identify operational efficiencies, assess model fidelity, and inform the development of operational performance measures; this includes extracting CAPS information by writing non-automated SQL and SPSS code and reviewing, quantifying, and analyzing data using various research methodologies
• Support DSS/HRA supportive housing policy directives and respond to data and analytic requests from leadership and external stakeholders by: designing, executing and analyzing analyses of CAPS data; developing non-automated ad hoc SQL code for extraction and analysis of complex data sets; designing, preparing and presenting data visualizations; and disseminating research findings beyond the unit through writing memos and reports including Local Law submissions and creating and delivering presentations
• Monitor administrative CAPS data for survey, application, determination, rapid-rehousing, and vacancy control modules; make and record observations, including developing new recording systems; design and prepare visualizations and communicate findings to internal and external stakeholders
• Prepare responses to legal and media requests, including creating non-automated SQL code to extract and analyze CAPS data
• Support Federal reporting to HUD; validate, troubleshoot, and upload file sets extracted from CAPS into NYC's HMIS data warehouse; collaborate with the Office of Business Strategies and Solutions to refine file generation logic as needed
• Conduct data sharing in support of intra- and interagency research and evaluation efforts
• Perform literature and data reviews to evaluate the validity and reliability of prior studies and reports to be used in formulating research questions and future report methodologies
• Perform other related duties as directed

Company

• Municipal government providing public services
• New York, New York, USA
• http://www1.nyc.gov/
• Founded in 1898
• 10001+ employees

Qualifications

• To be appointed to Assignment Level II and above, candidates must have:
• 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
• 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
• 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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Required skills

• Administrative experience, Biological science specialization, City Research Scientist Level I experience, Doctorate degree, Environmental science specialization, Master’s degree, Physical science specialization, Research experience, Responsible research capacity, Social science specialization, Supervisory experience

Experience

• 2+ years