Chief of Staff for the Deputy Mayor of HHS

New York City, NY - USA

Monthly Salary: Not Disclosed

Posted on: 15 hours ago

Vacancies: 1 Vacancy

Job Summary

The Agency Youll Join:
The New York City Mayors Office is responsible for overseeing city services throughout the five boroughs coordinating public agencies and departments and managing public property. The administration is leading the fight in making the city more affordable reducing inequality improving public safety ensuring delivery of efficient and effective services and working to make New York Citys economy stronger. We value leadership transparency fairness and efficiency as we actively seek diverse talents from various sectors to join our team.

The Team Youll Work With:
The Office of the Deputy Mayor for Health and Human Services is responsible for ensuring that agencies that oversee the Citys social services programming are run compassionately equitably and effectively and that the Citys public health and healthcare delivery systems are delivering results for all New Yorkers. Overseeing a portfolio with a combined budget of over $20B annually and a workforce of approximately 68000 staff the Office of the Deputy Mayor for Health and Human Services is focused on implementing bold efforts within and across City agencies and Mayors Offices.

Agencies and Mayors Offices reporting to the Deputy Mayor for Health and Human Services include: NYC Health Hospitals Department of Health and Mental Hygiene Office of Chief Medical Examiner Department of Social Services (Human Resources Administration and Department of Homeless Services) Administration for Childrens Services Department for the Aging Department of Veterans Services and the Mayors Office of Immigrant Affairs the Mayors Office to End Domestic and Gender-Based Violence the Mayors Office of Community Mental Health and the Mayors Office for People with Disabilities.

The Problems Youll Solve:
-Supervise DMHHS team members including management of staff daily operations advising team on
immediate and long-term strategies with HHS agencies managing ongoing crises and liaising
between staff and Deputy Mayor along with the Chief of Staff.

-Develop and execute portfolio-wide strategic projects and plans in coordination with HHS agencies and
other City Hall offices to ensure cohesion across vision goals projects and timelines.

-Lead policy development and project management for the Deputy Mayor on a number of complex high
priority workstreams from City Hall leadership including emerging health and housing strategies
behavioral health policy and legal services.

-Oversee the development and presentation of all materials from the DMHHS team for approval from City
Management of the policy team under the DMHHS; support of direct reports to the Deputy Mayor.

-Participating in internal and external meetings with or on behalf of the Deputy Mayor to ensure appropriate
follow-up.

-Coordinating and implementing special projects at the Deputy Mayors request and organizing team capacity
to complete the Deputy Mayors projects.

-Developing and facilitating systems and processes for City Hall coordination.

-Coordinating across Deputy Mayor teams.

-Assist the Deputy Mayor with oversight of confidential structural or organizational issues facing agencies
within the portfolio as well as advising on key hiring or appointments within City Hall and the agencies.

-Serve as surrogate for the Deputy Mayor in meetings with City senior leadership and external stakeholders
including those where decision making capacity is required.

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Qualifications :

-A masters degree in public health public administration public policy social work economics business law or related fields and at least 2 years of related work experience; or a bachelors degree from an accredited college and at least 5 years of related experience
-An understanding of the health and human services policy issues related to New York City and the provision of services across its five boroughs; an understanding of New York Citys government agencies and/or community-based organizations a plus
-Excellent communication writing research analytical and organizational skills with ability to rapidly problem solve and pay close attention to detail
-Ability to complete work independently with broadly defined work objectives and limited review of overall results
-Experience managing multiple employees as part of a team as well as interfacing with senior officials
-A demonstrated commitment to social services health equity and public service
-Enthusiasm for working in a fast-paced collaborative and dynamic team culture

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 :

Employment Type :

Full-time