IT Service Director

About the Office:
The Mayor’s Office of Criminal Justice (MOCJ) advises the Mayor of the City of New York on criminal justice policy. MOCJ develops and implements strategies, with partners inside and outside government, to reduce crime and incarceration and to promote fairness and legitimacy. MOCJ works with law enforcement, city agencies, non-profits, foundations, and others to implement data-driven strategies that address current crime conditions, prevent offending, and build the strong neighborhoods that ensure enduring safety.

About the Role:
The Mayor’s Office of Criminal Justice (MOCJ) is hiring for an IT Service Director (ITSD). The ITSD oversees IT services' management and technical support, ensuring they meet quality standards and business goals. In this role, you will manage issues and incidents, oversee the IT staff, ensure smooth change implementation, and cultivate good connections with stakeholders.

Job Responsibilities include, but are not limited to:
- Oversee IT services to ensure they are provided effectively ensuring efficient service delivery and customer satisfaction. Ensure timely and accurate completion of service requests, work orders and documentation, maintaining high attention to detail and quality.
- Problem and incident resolution, root cause analysis, develop proactive/preventive measures.
- Change Management, create and carry out change management strategies for IT services.
- Stakeholder Communication
- Monitor and analyze service metrics, such as response time, resolution rate and customer satisfaction and take proactive measures to drive continuous improvement.
- Provide IT Service Delivery reports – Incident, Service Request and Problem Management.
- Provide 2nd and 3rd level technical support of IT infrastructure consisting of MS Windows Servers, Microsoft Active Directory/Azure AD, Cloud Computing, Cisco Switches, Wireless Access, VPN and end user computing.
- Acting as a point of escalation for complex customer issues, demonstrating good problem-solving skills and resolving conflicts in a professional and effective manner.
- Fostering a customer-centric culture within the service team, emphasizing empathy, professionalism and effective problem-solving.

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1. Do you have a baccalaureate degree from an accredited college or university?

2. Do you have an associate degree from an accredited college or university along with two (2) years of experience with administrative, analytic, coordinative, supervisory or liaison responsibilities?

3. Do you have a four-year high school diploma, or its educational equivalent approved by a state's Department of Education or a recognized accrediting organization along with four (4) years of experience as described in question "2" above?

4. Do you have a satisfactory combination of education and/or experience equivalent to that described in questions "1," "2," and/or "3" above?

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.