Senior Project Manager, Owner Engagement and Events

Senior Project Manager For Owner Engagement And Events

About the Agency : The New York City Department of Housing Preservation and Development (HPD) promotes quality and affordability in the city's housing, and diversity and strength in the city's 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 city's history. This investment, coupled with a commitment to reduce administrative and regulatory barriers, is a multi-pronged strategy to tackle New York City's 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 HPD's development and preservation efforts are guided by meaningful community engagement and coordinated with public investments in infrastructure and services, as put forth in the Mayor's Housing Plan. ONS is composed of two divisions and a cross-divisional unit reporting to the Associate Commissioner :

• The Division of Neighborhood Development & Stabilization (ND&S) leads the agency's 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 HPD's housing production pipeline from project proposal phases through the land use review and entitlement process, to ensure that HPD's investments contribute to building strong, healthy, resilient neighborhoods in all five boroughs.
• The Strategic Initiatives 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 a Senior Project Manager for Owner Engagement and Events, you will help develop, manage, and lead the implementation of innovative programs to educate homeowners and multifamily property owners about their responsibilities and available resources to maintain safe, high quality, and affordable housing. The team implements these programs in close collaboration with a wide range of stakeholders, including community-based organizations, other government agencies, and elected officials.

Your Role : The Owner Engagement and Events Unit is seeking an enthusiastic candidate with excellent project management, writing, and policy analysis skills; knowledge of housing issues (with an emphasis on issues affecting homeowners and multi-family property owners); the ability to effectively collaborate with community and government partners; and a commitment to racial equity and social justice. Your role will be to support the formation of the Office of the Homeowner Advocate at HPD as well as to help manage the owner engagement programs, including the Homeowner Help Desk and the Zombie Homes Initiative.

Building on the success of a pilot in 2021-2022, the program will be expanded citywide beginning in the summer of 2024.

The selected candidate will join a team with wide-ranging professional backgrounds and report to the Director.

Your Responsibilities :

Minimum 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.

Preferred Skills

Public Service 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.

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