Neighborhood Planner for the Division of Neighborhood Development and Stabilization
Neighborhood Planner for the Division of Neighborhood Development and Stabilization
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About the Agency:
The New York City Department of Housing Preservation and Development (HPD) promotes quality and affordability in the citys housing and diversity and strength in the citys neighborhoods because every New Yorker deserves a safe affordable place to live in a neighborhood they love.
-We maintain building and resident safety and health.
-We create opportunities for New Yorkers through housing affordability.
-We engage New Yorkers to build and sustain neighborhood strength and diversity.
HPD is entrusted with fulfilling these objectives through the goals and strategies of Housing Our Neighbors: A Blueprint for Housing and Homelessness Mayor Adams comprehensive housing framework. To support this important work the administration has committed $5 billion in new capital funding bringing the 10-year planned investment in housing to $22 billion the largest in the citys history. This investment coupled with a commitment to reduce administrative and regulatory barriers is a multi-pronged strategy to tackle New York Citys complex housing crisis by addressing homelessness and housing instability promoting economic stability and mobility increasing homeownership opportunities improving health and safety and increasing opportunities for equitable growth.
Your Team:
The Office of Neighborhood Strategies (ONS) is charged with ensuring that HPDs development and preservation efforts are guided by meaningful community engagement and coordinated with public investments in infrastructure and services as put forth in the Mayors Housing Plan. ONS is composed of two divisions and a cross-divisional unit reporting to the Deputy Commissioner:
-The Division of Neighborhood Development & Stabilization (ND&S) leads the agencys commitment to neighborhood planning and strategic preservation through engagement with tenants landlords community leaders and neighborhood stakeholders as we work to enable strong and healthy neighborhoods anchored by affordable housing.
-The Division of Planning & Predevelopment (P&P) is central to developing and managing HPDs housing production pipeline from project proposal phases through the land use review and entitlement process to ensure that HPDs investments contribute to building strong healthy resilient neighborhoods in all five boroughs.
-The Strategy and Operations Unit leads special ONS initiatives and provides essential technical planning and policy support to staff and the Deputy Commissioner of Neighborhood Strategies.
Your Impact:
As the Neighborhood Planner for the Neighborhood Planning Unit in the Division of Neighborhood Development and Stabilization you will ensure that HPD investments are leveraging and incentivizing other public and private investments to achieve broader community objectives that strengthen the social economic and physical health of neighborhoods. The Neighborhood Planning Unit partners with other HPD divisions City and State agencies local stakeholders and community-based organizations to facilitate comprehensive community-based planning processes and produce neighborhood housing plans and policies.
Your Role:
Under the direction of the Director and Deputy Director of Neighborhood Planning you will design and implement community-based planning processes with the goal of identifying neighborhood needs developing goals and strategies and creating implementable housing and neighborhood plans. Candidates should have knowledge of or experience with NYC housing policies and programs land use and zoning and community-based organizations working on housing issues. Strong written and verbal communications and project management skills are required.
Your Responsibilities:
All planners in the Neighborhood Planning Unit are expected to perform similar duties to ensure a flexible and multi-disciplined team including:
-Analyzing complex neighborhood planning and geo-spatial issues including demographic housing and real estate trends and conditions as well as development and preservation opportunities.
-Undertaking neighborhood planning studies and developing implementation strategies in collaboration with other City agencies including the Economic Development Corporation the Department of City Planning the New York City Housing Authority; State agencies; for- and non- profit housing and community developers; community boards and other local organizations; public officials; and neighborhood residents.
-Developing innovative public participation techniques to effectively collaborate with communities in the design of affordable housing and the development of place-based affordable housing strategies.
-Collaborating with the Division of Planning and Predevelopment on the planning and implementation of community visioning workshops to inform Requests for Proposals for the development of affordable housing on City-owned land.
-Developing agendas managing logistics and creating communications materials for public engagement activities and community workshops.
-Planning and supervising neighborhood workshops and other engagement activities.
Preferred skills:
1. Thorough knowledge of New York City government and housing issues.
2. Knowledge of zoning land use planning and regulatory requirements.
3. Successful experience working with community boards civic associations and neighborhood groups.
4. Experience with community-based planning and neighborhood development issues.
5. Experience conducting studies writing reports and conducting meetings with community and interagency partners.
6. Ability to work independently take initiative and work effectively with others.
7. Excellent research analytical writing and public speaking skills.
8. Demonstrated ability to meet deadlines and manage multiple projects in a timely manner.
9. Proficiency in GIS Adobe Creative Suite and Microsoft Office applications including Excel and PowerPoint.
10. Candidates with masters degrees in urban planning urban design/architecture or business administration with a focus in real estate finance and development are strongly preferred.
11. A minimum 2 years experience in urban planning is strongly preferred preferably involving the practical application of real estate principles in finance and/or development.
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Qualifications :
1. A baccalaureate degree from an accredited college and two years of experience in community work or community centered activities in an area related to the duties described above; or
2. High school graduation or equivalent and six years of experience in community work or community centered activities in an area related to the duties as described above; or
3. Education and/or experience which is equivalent to 1 or 2 above. However all candidates must have at least one year of experience as described in 1 above.
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 individuals sex race color ethnicity national origin age religion disability sexual orientation veteran status gender identity or pregnancy.
Remote Work :
No
Employment Type :
Full-time
Employment Type
Full-time
