Deputy Commissioner, Strategic Initiatives

Job Description

The NYC Department of Probation (DOP) is a world leader in working creatively and effectively engaging with people under court-mandated community supervision. Through innovative partnerships with people and organizations throughout the New York City, DOP provides opportunities for those on probation to access services and opportunities that positively impact their life trajectory. Following the best current data on “what works,” staff at DOP engage in meaningful relationships with those on probation to enhance community safety and decrease recidivism.

The Department is seeking to hire a Deputy Commissioner of Strategic Initiatives to serve as a primary advisor to the Commissioner regarding the Department’s short- and long-term strategic goals and examines new technologies and innovative solutions to help the Department fulfill its primary mission of keeping New York City safe. The duties will include but not be limited to:

- Implementing the Commissioner’s vision and assist with advancing agency priorities by providing strategic guidance and high-level support.
- Creating and executing of strategy; formalizing the agency’s strategic-planning processes; analyzing the efficacy of existing strategies; forging new working relationships and synergies across the agency.
- Establishing greater transparency and accountability for carrying out the agency’s strategy.
- Making quick decisions that can be agency wide; planning and overseeing the financial, marketing, and operational efforts.
- Coordinating staff with projects; engendering commitment to plans to make sure every business unit and all employees understand the details of the strategic plan.
- Being able to drive immediate change; creating shared alignment around a vision and execute that vision.
- Ensuring that the members of the leadership team come to agreement on strategy decisions; and being able to walk into anyone’s office and test whether the decisions being made are aligned with the strategy and are working towards the agency’s goals.


*Maximum salary is not guaranteed.

DEPUTY COMMISSIONER, STRATEGIC - 06874

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.