System Integration Specialist
- Location
- New York City, NY, United States
- Work mode
- On-site
- Employment type
- Full-time
About the job
Job Description The New York City Department of Youth and Community Development (DYCD) invests in a network of community-based organizations and programs to alleviate the effects of poverty and to provide opportunities for New Yorkers and communities to flourish.
DYCD’s initiatives serve New Yorkers from age five to Older Adults and include COMPASS, the City’s comprehensive afterschool system, Beacon Community Centers, adult and youth literacy programs, youth employment programs, services for runaway and homeless youth, and community development programs.
DYCD also collaborates with other City agencies on a range of mayoral initiatives to improve City services and ensure greater opportunities for minority and immigrant youth and families.
This role would be situated within the Division of Strategy, Performance and Impact (S-PI), whose mission is to design tools, processes, and policies to drive growth, impact, and innovation that make
DYCD, its programs, and CBOs more effective. S-PI drives the implementation of best practices and data-informed decision-making both internally and externally.
- The Division supports continuous improvement through capacity building and training to DYCD staff and providers; analyzing and
- The Division supports continuous improvement through capacity building and training to DYCD staff and providers; analyzing and
- This role would be a part of the System Integration team which designs and enhances user centered, standardized data systems and tools. By aligning systems, providing system training, and
- This role would be a part of the System Integration team which designs and enhances user centered, standardized data systems and tools. By aligning systems, providing system training, and
Responsibilities:
- Works closely with the Bureau of Information Technology (IT) to engage end users and internal stakeholders in human-centered design processes to develop system requirements and increase
- Works closely with the Bureau of Information Technology (IT) to engage end users and internal stakeholders in human-centered design processes to develop system requirements and increase
- Acts as a liaison between program units; evaluation, analytics, and program design teams; and agency leadership to ensure the system reflects program design changes as new requirements roll
- Acts as a liaison between program units; evaluation, analytics, and program design teams; and agency leadership to ensure the system reflects program design changes as new requirements roll
- Develops processes for adding new functionality to DYCD systems and coordinates project management with IT to support agency priorities.
- Demonstrated understanding of IT governance principles, with the ability to guide decision making processes.
- Conduct business process reviews to identify system gaps and operational inefficiencies.
- Facilitates and documents decision-making with DYCD program units for data system requirements.
- Coordinates the rollout of DYCD systems such as new program areas and functionality in DYCDConnect and participant-facing functionality, including drafting communications, training
- Coordinates the rollout of DYCD systems such as new program areas and functionality in DYCDConnect and participant-facing functionality, including drafting communications, training
- Conducts stakeholder engagement, including focus groups, surveys, and user acceptance testing, to inform and test DYCD systems.
- Develop and maintain a process for updating DYCD’s public-facing systems, applications/forms, and protocols.
- Engage with community members and nonprofit providers to understand data collection practices and needs and inform system development accordingly.
- Develop communications and marketing strategies to build awareness of DYCD systems.
- Convene interagency workgroups to inform system design and policies.
- Other tasks as assigned.
CITY RESEARCH SCIENTIST - 21744
Qualifications 1. For Assignment Level I (only physical, biological and environmental sciences and public health) A master's degree from an accredited college or university with a specialization in an appropriate field of physical, biological or environmental science or in public health. To be appointed to Assignment Level II and above, candidates must have: 1. 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 2. 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 3. 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.
NOTE: Probationary Period Appointments to this position are subject to a minimum probationary period of one year.
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.
From City of New York's careers page (SmartRecruiters), checked 3 Nov 2026.
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