Review Vacancy
AgencyHomes and Community Renewal
TitleProgram Research Specialist 1 (NY HELPS)
Occupational CategoryOther Professional Careers
Bargaining UnitRRSU - Rent Regulation Services Unit (DC-37)
Salary RangeFrom $61270 to $77912 Annually
Minimum Qualifications This title is part of the New York Hiring for Emergency Limited Placement Statewide Program (NY HELPS). For the duration of the NY HELPS Program, this title maybe filled via a non-competitive appointment, which means no examination is required but all candidates must meet the minimum qualifications of the title for which they apply. At this time, agencies may recruit and hire employees by making temporary appointments. In May 2024, if a temporary NY HELPS employee is satisfactorily performing in the position, the appointment will be changed from temporary pending Civil Service Commission Action to permanent non-competitive and the official probationary period will begin. At a future date (within one year of permanent appointment), it is expected employees hired under NY HELPS will have their non-competitive employment status converted to competitive status, without having to compete in an examination. Employees will then be afforded with all of the same rights and privileges of competitive class employees of New York State. While serving permanently in a NY HELPS title, employees may take part in any promotion examination for which they are qualified.
NON-COMPETITIVE MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS:
Either 1. A bachelor's degree including or supplemented by nine semester credit hours in biostatistics, data analysis, data modeling, economics, econometrics, mathematics*, research methods, or statistics AND two years of professional research experience performing the collection, manipulation (e.g., data construction, merging data files, data cleaning, working with data files containing different levels of data) and evaluation of quantitative data directed toward review, analysis, and presentation related to program operations OR
2. A master's degree or higher including or supplemented by nine semester credit hours in biostatistics, data analysis, data modeling, economics, econometrics, mathematics*, research methods, or statistics AND one year of professional research experience performing the collection, manipulation (e.g., data construction, merging data files, data cleaning, working with data files containing different levels of data) and evaluation of quantitative data directed toward review, analysis, and presentation related to program operations.
*For the purposes of this examination qualifying mathematics courses will include actuarial science, finance, and mathematics.
COMPETITIVE MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS: Must be reachable on the New York State Civil Service eligible list.
52.6 TRANSFER QUALIFICATIONS: For transfers, a list of approved titles is available through Civil Service GOT-IT at https://careermobilityoffice.cs.ny.gov/cmo/gotit/. The GOT-IT site will inform you if your title is transferrable.
55B/C QUALIFICATIONS:
Candidates must meet the competitive minimum qualifications for this position. Please be sure to submit your 55B/C letter.
Duties Description The incumbent will assist higher-level staff in the unit, including data collection, producing, reviewing and data analysis of owner submissions for the annual ETPA on-line survey for the counties of Nassau, Orange Rockland, Ulster, and Westchester. Provide support to owners for the annual ETPA on-line survey, using all means of communication (i.e. electronic/online, telephone or in-person); assist with the production of Explanatory Statements and Income and Expense tables to the ETPA Guidelines Boards; assist with the data collection and production of Operational Bulletins, NYC Maximum Base Rent (MBR) Program Standard Adjustment Factor (SAF) application; perform work in support of the annual ETPA Billing Program for all municipalities in the current 5 ETPA counties, and any future ETPA counties; includes producing reports, quarterly spreadsheet reports for the unit, as well as quarterly reports to the NYS Comptroller’s office; responds to requests for unit count adjustments from the municipalities treasurers’ offices on behalf of the unit’s Assistant Commissioner, and other higher-level staff; communicates with numerous treasurers’ offices staff, via e-mail and telephone, or in-person. The candidate must be able to provide advice and actively participate in all phases of data collection, data analysis studies, and production mentioned above. Additionally, the candidate must be able to communicate and represent HCR with the public via all means of communications (i.e. electronic, telephone, in-person). Additional work involves preparing tables, graphs, and written reports in conjunction with higher-level staff; update spreadsheets on an annual basis for the unit’s ETPA guidelines activities; assists in production of annual and periodic updates of agency operational bulletins; performs descriptive and multivariate analyses of data, utilizing computer software.
Additional Comments Please provide a current resume and proof of a bachelor's or higher degree (either diploma or transcript indicating conferring of degree), if interested in this position. Please include the vacancy ID in the subject line of your email when applying. If you are applying from Indeed, please indicate the location of the position and paste the job duties into your reply.
It is essential that candidates clearly and concisely indicate exactly how they meet the above minimum qualifications in their resume/email submission. Failure to show how you meet the minimum qualifications above may result in disqualification and removal from consideration.
*PLEASE NOTE: If you are brand new to state service, you will start at the hiring rate of this position which is currently $61,270
Some positions may require additional credentials or a background check to verify your identity.
Email Address job.opportunities@hcr.ny.gov
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Notes on ApplyingPlease provide a current resume and proof of a bachelor's or higher degree (either diploma or transcript indicating conferring of degree), if interested in this position. Please note the vacancy ID in the subject line of your email when applying. If you are applying from Indeed, please indicate the location of the position and paste the job duties into your reply.
It is essential that candidates clearly and concisely indicate exactly how they meet the above minimum qualifications in their resume/email submission. Failure to show how you meet the minimum qualifications above may result in disqualification and removal from consideration.