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The New York City Department of Investigation seeks a Deputy Inspector General to enhance the effectiveness of the NYPD. Responsibilities include overseeing investigations, guiding data analysis, and ensuring effective policy recommendations. Ideal candidates will have significant experience in investigations and management, contributing to the improvement of police operations in New York City.
The New York City Department of Investigation (DOI) is one of the oldest law enforcement agencies in the country with a mission of combating municipal corruption. It serves the people of New York City by acting as an independent and nonpartisan watchdog for New York City government, City agencies, and City employees, vendors with City contracts, individuals and entities that receive City funds.
The Department of Investigation's Office of Inspector General for the New York Police Department ("Office" or "OIG- NYPD") is authorized to "investigate, review, study, audit and make recommendations relating to the operations, policies, programs and practices," of the NYPD, with the goals of enhancing the effectiveness of the police department, increasing public safety, protecting civil liberties and civil rights, and increasing the public's confidence in the police force. The Deputy Inspector General will support the Inspector General by overseeing assistant inspectors general, investigative analysts, and an investigative attorney in its investigations, reviews, and studies relating to the operations, policies, programs and practices of NYPD. The Deputy Inspector General, as a member of the OIG-NYPD leadership team will help set OIG-NYPD's investigative priorities by developing systematic approaches for identification of areas of concern where improvements may be needed at NYPD; supporting a data-driven approach to evaluating the Department's performance; determining best methods of investigating NYPD policies and practices, while supporting data analysis appropriate to the methods; and providing the analytical investigative foundations for OIG-NYPD's findings and recommendations.
The Deputy Inspector General will work closely with the Inspector General and another Deputy Inspector General.
Other responsibilities of the Deputy Inspector General for Policy Analysis may include:
- Planning investigations, reviews, and studies of NYPD operations. policies, and procedures.
- Providing guidance and supervisory review of ongoing investigations.
- Assisting the Office with collection, development, and analysis of data to measure the effectiveness of policies, procedures, and other initiatives of NYPD.
- Drafting and editing reports and recommendations.
- Working with OIG-NYPD's executive staff to develop OIG-NYPD's policies, protocols, and priorities.
- Professional development guidance of staff.
- Keeping current with national research on best practices in independent police review.
- Performing such other tasks related to investigative policy analysis as the Inspector General deems necessary to fulfill OIG-NYPD's mandate.
If selected, the candidate will be fingerprinted and undergo a background investigation. In addition for positions that have a law enforcement and/or investigative function, the candidate's consumer credit history will be reviewed during the background investigation, and as otherwise permitted by NYC Administrative Code 8-107(24)(b)(2)(A).
To Apply
All applicants, including current City Employees may apply by going to https://a127-jobs.nyc.gov and search for the specific Job ID #711048
Please do not email, mail, or fax your resume to DOI directly. Submissions of resumes do not guarantee an interview. Due to the high volume of resumes DOI receives for positions, only selected candidates will be contacted.
Appointments are subject to Office of Management & Budget approval for budgeted headcount
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1. A baccalaureate degree from an accredited college or university and four years of full-time experience in investigation, auditing, law enforcement, law security, management analysis, or in a major operational area of the agency to which the assignment is to be made; at least 18 months of which must have been in a supervisory, administrative, managerial or executive capacity, and the approval of the Commissioner of Investigation; or
2. Education and/or experience equivalent to "1" above. However, all candidates must have the approval of the Commissioner of Investigation and 18 months of supervisory, administrative, managerial or executive experience; or 18 months of experience in the exercise of discretion and professional judgment in significant policy matters related to criminal justice or areas particularly relevant to the Office of the Inspector General to which the candidate would be assigned.
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.