Brief job description (essential functions of the job):   The Boston Public Library is seeking applicants for a part - time position in the Charlestown Branch. Mature, dependable individuals are invited to apply. Daytime, evening, and weekend hours are available depending upon the needs of the department. Knowledge of one or more foreign languages is desirable.

This is a provisional appointment.   Brief Job Description (essential functions of the job):   Under supervision, serves as an instrument person in a field survey party

This is a provisional appointment.   Brief Job Descrtiption (essential functions of the job):   The Boston Transportation Department (BTD) is seeking a highly motivated Vision Zero/Active Transportation Planner to work on projects that will realize the City's vision to create streets and public spaces that are vibrant, multi-modal, resilient, and technologically advanced. The selected individual will work to lower the number of fatal and serious crashes on Boston's roadways and increase the number of people bicycling and walking in the City. Reporting to the Commissioner or designee, and as part of the Vision Zero Priorities Team, the Vision Zero/Active Transportation Planner addresses a variety of concerns about transportation's interface with urban design and the public realm and envisions and implements cutting-edge initiatives in a changing transportation environment where needs, resources, and opportunities vary enormously.   

This is a provisional appointment    Brief Job Description (essential functions of the job):    The Department of Innovation and Technology is looking for a Senior Geospatial Analyst to join our growing Citywide Analytics Team.    As part of a highly-collaborative group using data to improve all aspects of city government, the Senior Geospatial Analyst will develop and manage Citywide Analytics Team projects from beginning to end. Successful candidates will be able to work closely with other technical staff, project stakeholders, and external partners across City government, manage diverse technologies and projects, and develop tools and best practices that can be implemented across the organization. The Senior Geospatial Analyst will also seek out opportunities for learning that will complement the team’s existing capabilities, provide expert guidance to other members of the Citywide Analytics Team, and assist in training, mentoring, and hands-on assistance as needed.   The Citywide Analytics team is a diverse group of analysts, data scientists, project managers, developers, and engineers with a range of skills and backgrounds, working together to use data to improve life for those who live and work in Boston. The Senior Geospatial Analyst will fulfill the responsibilities listed below and bring a collaborative spirit that will strengthen and expand the team’s overall range of abilities.

The Department of Innovation and Technology (DoIT) provides and maintains mission-critical technologies for the City’s more than 18,000 employees and the hundreds of thousands of constituents they serve.   As a Sr Systems engineer, you will work with our infrastructure team to design, implement, and support the infrastructure, applications, and services that City residents and employees depend on every day.  In this role you will have the opportunity to work with a wide breadth of enterprise systems and interact with stakeholders to create purposeful and meaningful changes for your City.

This is a temporary, capital project-funded position for approximately three to five years or until the ending of the project.       This is a provisional appointment.   Brief Job Description (essential functions of the job):   Under the direction of the Commissioner and his/her designee, performs work of moderate difficulty in the department's Design & Construction Division in the planning, management and review of design and development projects and performs related work as required.

This is a provisional appointment.  Brief Job Description (essential function of the position):  Under the general supervision of the Manager of Service Desk and Incident Management, provides technology support and solutions that improve efficiency and enhance services performed by City Agencies. The successful applicant will perform a variety of tasks, including analyzing and troubleshooting City technology assets. These may include but are not limited to: hardware, software, email, network connectivity, user configuration, installations, and account management. Other tasks may include: receiving and deploying technology assets, analyzing technology energy consumption to obtain savings and other special projects as required. 

This is a provisional appointment.   Under general supervision, the Emergency Communications Specialist – Support Analyst is assigned to the Support Unit of the Operations Division.   Brief Job Description (essential functions of the job):   The Support Analyst is responsible for performing several mission-critical, 24-hour-a-day functions of the Boston Police Department. Analysts may be assigned to the following areas in the Unit daily: tow section, missing person section, warrants section, stolen car section, Channel 8 – Nova Base section, and the verification/validation function.  

This is a provisional appointment.   Under general supervision, the Emergency Communications Specialist – Police Dispatcher will be assigned to the Operations Division of the Boston Police Department.   Position Summary:   The Operations Division of the Boston Police Department serves as the critical link between the public and emergency responders in the City of Boston. The Division is the City's primary Public Safety Answering Point (PSAP), handles all initial 911 calls and requests for assistance from the general public, and is responsible for all dispatch-related services for the Boston Police Department.  

This is a provisional appointment.   Under general supervision, the Emergency Communications Specialist – 911 Call-Taker will be assigned to the Operations Division.   Brief Job Description (essential functions of the job):   The Operations Division of the Boston Police Department serves as the critical link between the public and emergency responders in the City of Boston. The Division is the City's primary Public Safety Answering Point (PSAP) and handles all initial 911 calls and requests for assistance from the general public.

Brief Job Description (essential functions of the job):   The mission of the Mayor's Office of Food Justice is to build a food system that is equitable, resilient, sustainable, and just. In pursuit of this mission, OFJ will work to expand equitable access to nutritious food with respect to affordability, physical accessibility, and cultural connectedness; support Boston’s food economy; and promote environmentally sustainable and resilient food production. Building on the work of the city’s previous Office of Food Access, OFJ works to embed food systems and racial equity approaches into existing food access programming, and to pursue whole-of-government strategies, in partnership with GrowBoston, that leverage city resources and partnerships to shift the city and region’s food system, reduce food insecurity and address the food system’s impact on climate. This includes close partnerships with other city and state departments, along with facilitating a community of practice of organizations, businesses and entities in the city who are addressing food insecurity and inequitable food access by developing a new food system.   In partnership with the Director of the Mayor's Office of Food Justice, the Deputy Director will lead operational, planning and evaluation work, manage contracts, pursue funding relationship and identify strategic opportunities. As a key leader in the department, the Deputy Director plays a backbone role in infrastructure, providing guidance to the team about internal City procedures and ensuring a synergistic external approach across programmatic areas.

This is a provisional appointment.   Brief Job Description (essential functions of the job):   Under the general supervision of the Commissioner of Inspectional Services and under the immediate direction of the Chief Building Inspector/or the Supervisor of Inspections, performs inspections for building and structures or anything attached to or connected to therewith as to structural soundness for conformance with all applicable codes and ordinances.

Boston Parks and Recreation Department (BPRD) is seeking a planner in the Design and Construction Unit to be responsible for the land use planning, including the acquisition of open space, and grant management by the Department.  BPRD is the 2nd largest landowner in the City of Boston. As Boston grows, so must resident’s access to equitable, high quality open space.  BPRD has recently restarted an active acquisition program and is seeking qualified applicants for its management, in addition to other property needs.

Brief Job Description (essential functions of the position):   Under direction of the Director of Maintenance, supervises the crews assigned to the general maintenance of trees under the jurisdiction of the Boston Parks & Recreation Dept. and does related work as required. 

The Department of Innovation and Technology is looking for an experienced software development senior manager, eager to have an impact through our core financial and people systems. A successful candidate will have experience managing software development teams - bringing tools that improve the speed and quality of software, with the goal of making our City government a better employer and a better steward of financial resources.   The Software Development Senior Manager will support and supervise a group of developers that manage both back-end and front-end enterprise software applications- primarily Oracle PeopleSoft, as well as other web technologies. The Software Development Senior Manager will also work in partnership with the Financial and HCM Team Sr. Managers to prioritize and manage technical projects and to ensure cross-functional collaboration and smooth delivery of software solutions..   PeopleSoft has a number of development tools and automated testing frameworks. An experienced and passionate senior manager will enable this team to deliver software capabilities needed to achieve business outcomes with predictability along with high quality, security and privacy. 

This is a provisional appointment. Under the direction of the Financials Application Manager, this position will support the PeopleSoft (BAIS - Boston Administrative Information System) Accounts Receivable, Billing and Loan Management (bolt-on) modules and related functions in a manner that ensures the maximization of delivered functionality and the efficient and effective use of the application by the City of Boston.  The Department of Innovation and Technology, in partnership with the Administration and Finance Cabinet for the City of Boston, is looking for an enthusiastic,  knowledgeable, organized and collaborative Analyst to join our BAIS team.  As a member of a highly-collaborative team managing the City’s Financials technology solutions, the Business Analyst will work closely with the functional analysts, developers and stakeholders to research and assess new functionality and business process improvements, and move new features and enhancements to our production environment, and ensures they are adopted in a timely and efficient manner. This position will work closely with the project director, project managers, technical resources, change managers, business stakeholders and leadership.   We are looking for an innovative individual who is knowledgeable of best practice business processes and procedures and can provide clear communication, training, and assessments to ensure the changes associated within the PeopleSoft Update Manager (PUM) Images provide users with an experience that is highly useful and widely adopted across all City of Boston departments.

Reporting to the Chief Technology Officer, the Information Technology (IT) Cybersecurity Analyst is responsible for ensuring the security of Boston Public Library’s (BPL) information assets through the full systems lifecycle of initiation, operation, enhancement, and replacement or retirement.   The Cybersecurity Analyst works closely with the systems administration and support teams in the BPL IT Department, including the Network Team, Server Team, Application Team, Help Desk Team, and A-V staff, as well as the Web Services and Digital Services Teams to ensure their systems and practices conform to information security best practices to ensure the integrity and availability of BPL information systems. The Cybersecurity Analyst also coordinates with others to assist in developing and deliver employee, affiliate, and patron training relating to information security.

Millions of people interact with the City of Boston digitally each year to do everything from finding information on City services to paying a parking ticket. On the Digital Services team, we believe these experiences should be easy to navigate, dignified, and even delightful. The Digital Services team within DoIT is focused on partnering with City departments to improve service delivery across the City. We’re a cross-functional team with a mission to improve the user experience of existing digital services, better engage and communicate with our residents, and build new systems to improve how the City delivers services online.  The Department of Innovation and Technology (DoIT) provides and maintains mission-critical technologies for the City’s more than 18,000 employees and the hundreds of thousands of constituents they serve.  As the Senior UX Designer / Researcher, you will create service experiences that are designed around the people that use them. This is a multidisciplinary design role where you’ll use the full range of your experience, exercising your skills in service design, research, digital strategy and product design. You’ll collaborate with teammates and stakeholders to build services that are simple and easy-to-use for staff, residents and businesses.  You’ll be a champion for user needs, improve business processes and streamline systems. You’ll work with a cross-functional team to analyze services, conduct user research, map user experiences across channels (for both staff and the public), communicate ideas, and lead change management. You will work directly with City departments, and must have strong communication and relationship management skills.  The Senior UX Designer / Researcher comes with solid experience managing multi-stakeholder projects, developing and executing human-centered research plans, conducting fieldwork, capturing and synthesizing information from various stakeholders, and analyzing and developing key insights that can lead to actionable solutions and measurable outcomes.

  Brief Job Description (essential functions of the job):   The Department of Innovation and Technology (DoIt) is seeking an Operations Coordinator to join their Operations team. Under the general supervision of the Department of Innovation’s Director of Operations, the operations coordinator will perform a variety of human resource and financial functions, participate in special projects, use the BAIS Financials and Human Capital Management to research and report on information requests, and assists documenting business procedures.

This is a provisional appointment.   Brief Job Description (essential functions of the job):   The Department of Innovation and Technology (DoIt) is seeking a Service Desk Technician to provide end-user support and resolution to internal and external customers on basic hardware, network, software, and application problems.  This will include problem recognition, research, isolation, and resolution steps.  Applicant will need to interact with appropriate personnel in order to resolve on-going issues.  Applicant must perform all work duties and activities in accordance with City of Boston policies & procedures.  Applicant will be expected to resolve work orders both at City Hall and off-site City locations.