data visualization specialist - New York, United States - City of New York

Description

Job Description

New York City Emergency Management (NYCEM) helps New Yorkers before, during, and after emergencies through preparedness, education, and response. NYCEM is responsible for coordinating citywide emergency planning and response for all types and scales of emergencies.

We are staffed by more than 200 dedicated professionals with diverse backgrounds and areas of expertise, including individuals assigned from other City agencies.

The Office of Strategic Operations is composed of three units:

Analysis and Evaluation Unit, which conducts qualitative and quantitative analyses to identify and track to completion strategic recommendations that improve the City's emergency response posture;

Strategy and Innovation Unit, which conducts strategic planning and implements novel initiatives and programs that enhance the City's emergency management practice; and

Continuity of Operations (COOP) Unit, which manages the City's COOP Program, enabling City agencies to continue providing essential services during emergencies.

The Analysis and Evaluation Unit is responsible for analyzing and evaluating NYCEM's operations and developing doctrine and policy to improve the City's emergency management capability.

The Data Visualization Specialist will report to the Data Visualization Program Manager and be responsible for supporting the development and implementation of data visualizations to establish situational awareness during emergencies, identify trends and potential areas for improvement, and encourage data-driven decision-making during day-to-day operations.

The ideal candidate should have prior experience responding to requests for data and analysis, contributing to projects from scope development to delivery, and interpreting the results in a concise, easy-to-understand manner.

Duties include:
Visualizing quantitative data from City agencies to make quantitative assessments, predict outcomes and prioritize resources, as needed, during emergencies.

Contributing to the design and development of data visualization tools to improve data sharing and situational awareness within NYCEM and with other City agencies.

Developing data reports or templates for a range of natural and man-made hazards and supporting internal and external trainings on completing templates.

Supporting internal and external outreach to programs for guidance on data collection, metrics identification, and visualization recommendations for blue- and gray-sky operations.

Serving on the agency's Emergency Data Team responsible for time-of data collection, analysis. and visualization needs during incidents.

Scheduling and managing intra- and interagency meetings and presenting in working groups and conferences, when necessary.

Building partnership with other emergency management professionals, universities, community-based groups, and private-sector partners.

Working on special projects and assignments, as needed.

Subject to field deployment during emergencies, as needed.

*PLEASE NOTE: The selected candidate will be assigned to an on-call Emergency Operations Center (EOC) team and will be expected to work non-business hours during some emergencies. These non-business hours include nights, weekends, holidays, and extended week hours outside of a 9AM-5PM schedule. The selected candidate will also participate in trainings to build skills and competencies in emergency response; will participate in drills and exercises associated with the on-call EOC team; and may volunteer to assist with Ready NY emergency preparedness presentations to external groups. EOC teams are on call for three weeks at a time, with six weeks off in between.

Qualifications

A master's degree from an accredited college in emergency management, public administration, urban planning, engineering, economics, political science, the physical sciences or related field and one year of satisfactory full-time professional experience in one or a combination of the following: emergency management, fire, police, or military service, public safety, public health, public administration, urban planning, engineering, or another specialized area to which the appointment is to be made; or

A baccalaureate degree from an accredited college and two years of satisfactory full-time professional experience in the areas listed in "1" above; or

A four-year high school diploma or its educational equivalent approved by a state's

department of education or a recognized accrediting organization and six years of satisfactory full-time professional experience in the areas listed in "1" above, at least two years of which must have been in one of those areas, or another specialized area to which the appointment is to be made.

Additional Information

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.