Administrative Staff Analyst

*Applicants must be permanent in the Administrative Staff Analyst title. Comparable titles will be considered. Please indicate your civil service title in your cover letter.

The mission of the New York City Police Department is to enhance the quality of life in New York City by working in partnership with the community to enforce the law, preserve peace, protect the people, reduce fear, and maintain order. The NYPD strives to foster a safe and fair city by incorporating Neighborhood Policing into all facets of Department operations and solve the problems that create crime and disorder through an interdependent relationship between the people and its police, and by pioneering strategic innovation.


Under varying levels of managerial or executive direction, with varying degrees of latitude for independent initiative, judgment and decision, manages difficult and responsible professional budget work in the preparation and administration of agency budgets and the conduct of highly complex economic research and studies; serves as deputy to the head of a division or unit of professional and other staff engaged in such budgeting work and/or economic research and studies; plans and manages the activities of one or more units or other subdivisions employing professional and other staff engaged in such budgeting work and/or economic research and studies; serves as agency budget officer; or performs assignments equivalent to those described.

Under varying levels of managerial or executive direction, with varying degrees of latitude for independent initiative, judgment and decision, manages difficult and responsible professional organizational research work in the conduct of highly difficult and complex surveys and studies of organizational and operating problems of great difficulty and complexity, which may require the use of exceptionally difficult quantitative analysis, cost analysis and other research techniques, and makes recommendations to executive management to obtain optimum efficiency in the utilization of staff, machines, equipment and space; determines the need for contractual services and works with the Agency Chief Contracting Officer to define the scope of such services, and to select and evaluate appropriate vendors; serves as deputy to the head of a division or unit of professional and other staff engaged in organizational research activities; plans and manages the activities of one or more units or other subdivisions employing professional and other staff engaged in organizational research activities and coordinates their activities with those of other major organizational units;

1. A master's degree from an accredited college in economics, finance, accounting, business or public administration, public health, human resources management, management science, operations research, organizational behavior, industrial psychology, statistics, personnel administration, labor relations, psychology, sociology, human resources development, political science, urban studies or a Juris Doctor degree from an accredited law school, and two years of satisfactory full-time professional experience in one or a combination of the following: working with the budget of a large public or private concern in budget administration, accounting, economic or financial administration, or fiscal or economic research; or in management or methods analysis, operations research, organizational research or program evaluation; or in personnel or public administration, recruitment, position classification, personnel relations, labor relations, employee benefits, staff development, employment program planning/administration, labor market research, economic planning, social services program planning/evaluation, or fiscal management. Eighteen (18) months of this experience must have been in an executive, managerial, administrative, or supervisory capacity. Supervision must have included supervising staff performing professional work in the areas described above.

2. A baccalaureate degree from an accredited college and four years of satisfactory full-time professional experience in the areas described in “1” above, including the 18 months of executive, managerial, administrative, or supervisory experience, as described in “1” above.

3. An associate degree or completion of 60 semester credits from an accredited college and six years of satisfactory full-time professional experience as described in “1” above, including the 18 months of executive, managerial, administrative, or supervisory experience, as described in “1” above.

4. A four-year high school diploma or its educational equivalent approved by a State’s department of education or a recognized accrediting organization and eight years of satisfactory full-time professional experience as described in “1” above, including the 18 months of executive, managerial, administrative, or supervisory experience, as described in “1” above.

5. A combination of education and/or experience equivalent to “1”, “2”, “3”, or “4” above. College education may be substituted for professional experience at the rate of 30 semester credits from an accredited college for one year of experience. However, all candidates must have a high school diploma and at least two years of experience as described in “1” above, including the 18 months of executive, managerial, administrative, or supervisory 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.