Senior Research Advisor

About the role

The New York City Mayor’s Office oversees city services throughout the five boroughs, coordinates public agencies and departments, and manages public property. The administration focuses on affordability, inequality reduction, public safety, efficient service delivery, and a stronger economy.

The Office of the First Deputy ensures city government runs efficiently and works on administration priorities such as youth opportunity and civic infrastructure, partnering with stakeholders inside and outside government to develop, scale, coordinate, and deliver equitable and sustainable policies, plans, and operations.

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

Responsibilities

• 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.

Requirements

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

• Baccalaureate degree from an accredited college or university.
• Associate degree from an accredited college or university plus two years of experience in administrative, analytic, coordinative, supervisory, or liaison responsibilities.
• Four-year high school diploma (or equivalent) plus four years of experience as described above.
• A satisfactory combination of education and/or experience equivalent to the above.

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 the interview.

Skills

• Familiar with the NYC criminal justice landscape.
• Demonstrated ability to generate and drive a project from conception to implementation, to identify gaps, relevant partners, criteria for decision‑making, and analytic strategy.

Benefits

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/.

Pay

$145,000.00 – $145,000.00