Senior Research Advisor

The New York City Mayor’s Office is responsible for overseeing city services throughout the five boroughs, coordinating public agencies and departments, and managing public property. The administration is leading the fight in making the city more affordable, reducing inequality, improving public safety, ensuring delivery of efficient and effective services, and working to make New York City’s economy stronger. We value leadership, transparency, fairness, and efficiency as we actively seek diverse talents from various sectors to join our team.

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The Office of the First Deputy ensures that City government runs efficiently and focuses on many of the administration’s top priorities – from creating opportunities for young people to strengthening the city’s civic infrastructure – the office works in partnership with stakeholders inside and outside of city government to develop, scale, coordinate, and deliver policies, plans and operations in an equitable and sustainable way.

The Office of the First Deputy Mayor is seeking a qualified individual to serve as the Senior Research Advisor. This individual will serve as a trusted advisor to the Criminal Justice Coordinator.

• Monitor and synthesize emerging research, best practices, and evidence relevant to criminal justice and related fields.
• Develop and execute high-impact research projects for the Criminal Justice Coordinator in pursuit of advancing the administration’s criminal justice agenda.
• Conduct data analysis on deflection, diversion, bail, pretrial services and supervised release, detention, case delay, case outcomes, youth justice, and reentry.
• Work in partnership with and conduct cross-agency collaboration with the Mayor’s Office of Criminal Justice and other city agencies.
• Produce executive briefings, research summaries, internal presentations, and evidence-based recommendations for senior leadership to support decision-making related to criminal justice.
• Translate complex evidence into clear, accurate insights that inform policy development, and support communications colleagues in representing research findings faithfully to the public.
• Report directly to the Criminal Justice Coordinator within the Office of the First Deputy Mayor;
• Additional responsibilities as required.

• You can work independently and within a fast-paced environment, as well as thrive in a collaborative and supportive team environment.
• You are highly organized and able to track multiple work streams, timelines, and deliverables.
• You have demonstrated expertise in research design, policy evaluation, cross-system analysis, administrative data integration, quantitative and qualitative research methods, and evidence-building efforts.
• You are highly analytical and data-driven.
• You have exceptional written, oral communication, and presentation skills.
• You have experience working with multiple stakeholders.
• You are solution-oriented and able to analyze multiple policy perspectives into clear policy recommendations and options.
• You maintain confidentiality and use outstanding judgment daily.

• Bachelor's degree required.
• 5+ years of experience designing, conducting, and presenting complex research and data analysis.

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