Deputy Director of Policy, Division of Building and Land Development Services

Agency Description :

The New York City Department of Housing Preservation & 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 Development (OOD) leads the agencys effort to create and preserve affordable housing as a critical part of Housing Our Neighbors : A Blueprint for Housing and Homelessness in collaboration with other HPD offices as well as other city state and federal agencies. The OOD is comprised of eight divisions that administer a range of programs. These divisions include New Construction Finance Special Needs Housing Housing Incentives Building and Land Development Services (BLDS) Homeownership Opportunities and Preservation Preservation Finance Portfolio Management and Conversions and Compliance and Enforcement.

The Division of Building and Land Development Services (BLDS) provides architectural engineering cost valuation environmental planning and construction support services to the various divisions within HPDs Office of Development. BLDS is the largest division within the Office of Development with over 120 staff composed of seven units which include : the Bureau of New Construction Design Review Services the Bureau of Preservation Design Review Services the Bureau of Engineering the Bureau of Construction Services the Environmental Planning Unit the Policy Unit and the Program Management Unit.

As Deputy Director of Policy you will work closely with the Director of Policy and support the Executive Office with the development and implementation of policy initiatives for BLDS to assure that the goals and objectives of the division and agency are met.

Your Role :

The Deputy Director of Policy will be a critical member of the Policy team within the Executive Office which is responsible for policy development data management and analytics and process implementation for BLDS. The Policy team works with various teams in BLDS as well as other teams in the agency to support the housing production goals for the Office of Development under the Mayors Housing Our Neighbors : A Blueprint for Housing and Homelessness.

Your Responsibilities :

Preferred skills

1. Background in Housing Development Policy Development Data Analytics Design and Construction or a related field.

2. Understand business and data processes to identify gaps or underlying issues opportunities for efficiencies and overlap with other business areas and information throughout the agency.

3. Use data to make policy and operational recommendations.

4. Efficiently communicate verbally and through memos presentations and other materials.

5. Has experience with advanced Excel at a minimum and GIS and Access preferred; experience with SharePoint Python and Pandas SAS R writing SQL queries or business intelligence tools is a plus.

6. Possess strong management and leadership skills be self-motivated work effectively with others and be able to work in a fast-paced environment.

7. Able to negotiate with diverse technical specialists and apply sound judgment in technical matters.

9. Excellent writing interpersonal organizational communication leadership and negotiation skills.

10. Demonstrated ability to meet deadlines coordinate multiple projects and deal with complex issues spanning multiple disciplines.

11. Candidate may be subject to a background investigation conducted by the New York City Department of Investigation.

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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

Key Skills

Crisis Management,Marketing,Public Relations,Fundraising,Media Relations,Constant Contact,Strategic Planning,Social Media Management,Team Management,Public Speaking,Wordpress,Writing Skills

Experience : years

Vacancy : 1