Special Assistant, Deputy Commissioner Chief Equity Officer

The New Salary for CRS, 01 is $72, - Flat Rate

Established in , the New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene (the NYC Health Department) is the oldest and largest health department in the country.

Our mission is to protect and improve the health of all New Yorkers, in service of a vision of a city in which all New Yorkers can realize their full health potential, regardless of who they are, how old they are, where they are from, or where they live.

As a world-renowned public health agency with a history of building transformative public health programming and infrastructure, innovating in science and scholarship to advance public health knowledge, and responding to urgent public health crises from New York City’s yellow fever outbreak in , to the COVID-19 pandemic we are a hub for public health innovation, expertise, and programs, and services.

We serve as the population health strategist, and policy, and planning authority for the City of New York, while also having a vast impact on national and international public policy, including programs and services focused on food and nutrition, anti-tobacco support, chronic disease prevention, HIV / AIDS treatment, family and child health, environmental health, mental health, and racial and social justice work, among others.

Our Agency’s five strategic priorities, building off a recently-completed strategic planning process emerging from the COVID-19 emergency, are :

1) To re-envision how the Health Department prepares for and responds to health emergencies, with a focus on building a response-ready organization, with faster decision-making, transparent public communications, and stronger surveillance and bridges to healthcare systems 2) Address and prevent chronic and diet-related disease, including addressing rising rates of childhood obesity and the impact of diabetes, and transforming our food systems to improve nutrition and enhance access to healthy foods

3) Address the second pandemic of mental illness including : reducing overdose deaths, strengthening our youth mental health systems, and supporting people with serious mental illness

4) Reduce black maternal mortality and make New York a model city for women’s health

5) Mobilize against and combat the health impacts of climate change

Our 7,-plus team members bring extraordinary diversity to the work of public health. True to our value of equity as a foundational element of all of our work, and a critical foundation to achieving population health impact in New York City, the NYC Health Department has been a leader in recognizing and dismantling racism’s impacts on the health of New Yorkers and beyond.

In , the NYC Board of Health declared racism as a public health crisis. With commitment to advance anti-racist public health practices that dismantle systems that perpetuate inequitable power, opportunity and access, the NYC Health Department continues to work in and with communities and community organizations to increase their access to health services and decrease avoidable health outcomes.

The Center for Health Equity & Community Wellness (CHECW) seeks to eliminate racial and other inequities resulting in premature mortality.

With an unwavering grounding in history and structural analysis, CHECW works to increase visibility of the harm perpetuated by centuries of racist, socially unjust policy while pushing towards redress for the most impacted NYC communities.

CHECW addresses inequity across community and healthcare systems in partnership with community, faith-based, and health care organizations.

CHECW's work focuses on social determinants of health, including environmental and commercial determinants, and addresses both upstream and downstream factors to improve health and well-being of New Yorkers.

CHECW is comprised of the Bureau of Bronx Neighborhood Health, the Bureau of Brooklyn Neighborhood Health, the Bureau of Harlem Neighborhood Health, the Bureau of Chronic Disease Prevention, the Bureau of Health Equity Capacity Building, the Bureau of Equitable Health Systems and the Bureau of Finance, Administration, and Services.

The division's Deputy Commissioner also serves as the Agency's Chief Equity Officer and oversees Race to Justice, the Agency's internal reform effort to help our staff learn what they can do to better address racial health gaps and improve health outcomes for all New Yorkers.

CHECW sits under the Agency's Chief Medical Officer.

We seek to hire a Special Assistant to join the CHECW Office of the Chief Equity Officer and Deputy Commissioner. Reporting to the Chief Equity Officer and Deputy Commissioner, the Special Assistant will manage coordination of performance and planning activities.

DUTIES WILL INCLUDE BUT NOT BE LIMITED TO :

Work closely with other members of the Chief Equity Officer and Deputy Commissioner's team, ensuring seamless support for daily tasks, meetings, reports, and activities, as well as high-priority projects.

Liaise with the Chief Medical Officer's team, including working closely with staff supporting division operations, policy, press, communications, and racial equity efforts.

Manage data gathering and reporting projects, including division-wide performance measures, Agency-wide surveys, and publication tracking.

Coordinate initiatives and manage requests across CHECW's seven bureaus, including coordination of a weekly meeting with bureau liaisons to share information and build collaborative relationships across the division and oversight of the division's approval and review request processes.

Assist with and conduct assigned research, literature reviews, memos, and other summaries, including work on the application anti-racist public health practice.

Maintain an up-to-date knowledge base on critical issues in public health, chronic disease prevention and management, place-based work, community engagement, bridging public health and health care, and social determinants of health, including research, policy, and programmatic interventions.

Coordinate and lead staff across the Division to create, refine, format, proofread, and organize deliverables, metrics, and reports, applying a racial equity lens to documents in review.

Manage and / or lead special projects at the request of the Deputy Commissioner, as needed.

Organize divisional activities, including all-staff meetings and guest speakers.

Attend meetings and events on behalf of the Chief Equity Officer and Deputy Commissioner's office, as requested.

Maintain and improve upon organizational systems to manage information flow within the Office of the Chief Equity Officer and Deputy Commissioner.

Facilitate division wide activities, including a monthly all-staff meeting, division-wide emails, and division-wide team building activities, in collaboration with the Chief Equity Officer and Deputy Commissioner and other team members.

IMPORTANT NOTES TO ALL CANDIDATES :

Please note : If you are called for an interview you will be required to bring to your interview copies of original documentation, such as :

• A document that establishes identity for employment eligibility, such as : A Valid U.S. Passport, Permanent Resident Card / Green Card, or Driver’s license.
• Proof of Education according to the education requirements of the civil service title.
• Current Resume
• Proof of Address / NYC Residency dated within the last 60 days, such as : Recent Utility Bill (i.e. Telephone, Cable, Mobile Phone)

Additional documentation may be required to evaluate your qualification as outlined in this posting’s Minimum Qualification Requirements section.

Examples of additional documentation may be, but not limited to : college transcript, experience verification or professional trade licenses.

If after your interview you are the selected candidate you will be contacted to schedule an on-boarding appointment. By the time of this appointment you will be asked to produce the originals of the above documents along with your original Social Security card.

LOAN FORGIVENESS

As a prospective employee of the City of New York, you may be eligible for federal loan forgiveness programs and state repayment assistance programs.

For more information, please visit the U.S. Department of Education’s website at StudentAid.gov / PSLF.

FINAL APPOINTMENTS ARE SUBJECT TO OFFICE OF MANAGEMENT & BUDGET APPROVAL

Minimum Qualifications

1. For Assignment Level I (only physical, biological and environmental sciences and public health) A master's degree from an accredited college or university with a specialization in an appropriate field of physical, biological or environmental science or in public health.

To be appointed to Assignment Level II and above, candidates must have :

1. A doctorate degree from an accredited college or university with specialization in an appropriate field of physical, biological, environmental or social science and one year of full-time experience in a responsible supervisory, administrative or research capacity in the appropriate field of specialization; or

2. A master's degree from an accredited college or university with specialization in an appropriate field of physical, biological, environmental or social science and three years of responsible full-time research experience in the appropriate field of specialization; or

3. Education and / or experience which is equivalent to "1" or "2" above. However, all candidates must have at least a master's degree in an appropriate field of specialization and at least two years of experience described in "2" above.

Two years as a City Research Scientist Level I can be substituted for the experience required in "1" and "2" above.

NOTE : Probationary Period

Probationary Period

Appointments to this position are subject to a minimum probationary period of one year.

Preferred Skills

Excellent interpersonal, collaborative and team skillsExceptional written and oral communication skillsKeen attention to detailAbility to work independently and exercise a high degree of initiative, apply project management strategies, accomplish tasks and solve problemsExperience and ability to critically review and assess the scientific literatureKeen ability to prioritize and handle multiple assignmentsComfort and competence with data interpretation and reportingExperience and comfort applying a racial equity lens.

Residency Requirement

New York City residency is generally required within 90 days of appointment. However, City Employees in certain titles who have worked for the City for 2 continuous years may also be eligible to reside in Nassau, Suffolk, Putnam, Westchester, Rockland, or Orange County.

To determine if the residency requirement applies to you, please discuss with the agency representative at the time of interview.

NOTE : This position may be eligible for remote work up to two days per week, pursuant to the Remote Work Pilot Program agreed to between the City and DC37.