Senior Data and Policy Analyst

  • Boston, MA
  • Permanent
  • Full-time
  • 29 days ago
Overview:The mission of the Mayor’s Office of Housing (MOH) is to foster healthy, vibrant, and welcoming communities for all by ensuring stable, green, accessible housing and sustainable use of land. MOH oversees programs that create and preserve affordable housing, support homeowners and renters, provide housing and services to homeless individuals and families, and develop city-owned property. MOH seeks to carry out its mission through a lens of promoting diversity, equity, and inclusion and addressing the effects of systemic racism in our City.The Policy Development and Research Division of the Mayor’s Office of Housing supports the department by preparing essential plans and reports required by the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD). The division plays a key role in developing programs and policies, assisting with grant writing, and providing research analysis, mapping, and data services. Additionally, it oversees the citizen participation process for Boston’s annual grant allocations from HUD, ensuring that public input is incorporated into the City's housing strategy. Through its work, the division helps shape effective housing policies and programs for Boston’s residents.Under the direct supervision of the Data Manager in the Policy Development and Research division, the Senior Data & Policy Analyst is responsible for data-driven policy development, research, and analysis to support the City of Boston's housing and community development programs.This role is an exciting opportunity for a passionate analyst to dramatically impact the lives of people in Boston. It is challenging work that requires the ability to manage multiple priority projects simultaneously, explore new data capture and analysis methods, and represent results in a compelling manner. In particular, the Senior Data & Policy Analyst will work with MOH senior staff and housing leaders to creatively utilize data to assess our existing programs and help frame new policy proposals to ensure the affordability of housing in Boston in the decades to come.Responsibilities:
  • Conducts complex data analysis and develops methodologies to assess existing programs/policies and formulate new policy proposals.
  • Models policy options and distills data analysis into policy recommendations using a data driven approach.
  • Conducts spatial analysis and tells a clear story through the presentation of data in maps and other data visualizations.
  • Drafts memos on data analysis as requested by the Director, the Mayor's Office, HUD, and other clients.
  • Advises the Deputy Director of PDR and MOH senior leadership on policy and program development.
  • Performs data processing tasks to create and maintain key datasets used in data analysis projects and data requests.
  • Responds to data requests.
  • Authors and/or contributes to reports.
  • Works both independently and collaboratively on assignments, creating work plans to advance projects.
  • Performs special projects, initiatives, and other related duties as required by the position.
  • Performs related work as required.
Minimum Entrance Qualifications:
  • Four (4) years experience in conducting research, preparing reports, and creating and managing data systems required. Appropriate educational substitutions may be made.
  • Bachelor's degree in data analytics, research methods, statistics, urban planning, political science, or related field required. MA degree preferred.
  • Strong analytical and critical thinking skills.
  • Experience with research for policy development and/or evaluation.
  • Ability to communicate clearly and concisely, both orally and in writing.
  • Ability to work independently and collaboratively in a fast-paced environment.
  • Strong time-management and project-management skills to handle multiple tasks according to stated timelines.
  • Ability to exercise good judgment and focus on detail as required by the job.
  • Experience with Excel, Google Suite, GIS software (ESRI preferred), Business Intelligency Software (PowerBi preferred), and statistical software (e.g. Stata) required.
  • Experience with a database language (e.g., SQL, R, Python), database management system experience (e.g. PostgreSQL, dbeaver, R Studio, etc), and Salesforce preferred.
  • Familiarity with Boston neighborhoods, community development issues, and housing policy preferred.
Boston Residency RequiredTerms:Union/Salary Plan/Grade: SEIU/N/22Hours Per Week: 35Please refer to the Salary Information section on the Boston Career Center site for more information on compensation. For each Salary Plan, salaries are listed by Grade and Step.“Please note that the Mayor's Office of Housing (MOH) employees and their immediate family members are prohibited from buying or leasing City Involved Housing, with the exception of applicants living in City Involved Housing at the time of hire at MOH. Please refer to the .”

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