Special Assistant

POSITION ANNOUNCEMENT

Job Title: Special Assistant for the Executive Deputy Commissioner

Salary Grade: 20

Salary Range: $71,613- $72,190 annually

(Includes Location Pay)

The Research Foundation for Mental Hygiene, Inc. is seeking one (1) qualified candidate to fill the full-time position of Special Assistant for the Executive Deputy Commissioner.

Established in 1805, 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 1822, 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 7,000-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 2021, 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 Division of Mental Hygiene is comprised of six bureaus and two offices that apply public health, racial justice, and health equity approaches to policy, programs, and provider oversight related to mental health, substance use, intellectual and developmental disabilities, children and families, and health promotion of people impacted by the criminal legal system. The Office of the Executive Deputy Commissioner (EDC) is responsible for leadership and coordination across the Division.

Job Description:

Reporting to the Executive Director of Programs and Operations and supporting the Executive Deputy Commissioner for Mental Hygiene, the Special Assistant will:

• Develop and present reports, briefings, proposals, position statements, and presentations for internal and external distribution at the direction of the Executive Deputy Commissioner
• Manage agenda setting, note taking, and follow up processes for leadership meetings
• Prepare talking points and presentations for EDCinternal and external meetings
• Manage Divisional communications on behalf of EDC office, including email and all- divisional meetings
• Assist EDC in meeting preparation and travel
• Serve as divisional liaison to complete trackers and performance indicators
• Assist with responding to requests from Commissioner's Office and City Hall as assigned
• Participate in special projects and workgroups as assigned
• Perform other duties as assigned

Minimum Qualifications:

• 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 with one (1) year of responsible full-time experience in an appropriate field of specialization. or
• A bachelor'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 with two (2) years of responsible full-time experience in an appropriate field of specialization.

Preferred Skills:

• Demonstrates astute project management.
• Possesses excellent organizational skills.
• Strong verbal and written communication skills.
• High level of proficiency in office and project management, and daily operations.
• Display traits of a resourceful, meticulous, dependable individual.
• Proven Self-starter.

Remote Work Policy: DOHMH employees working through RFMH are allowed a Hybrid option post training and onboarding.

Sponsorship Policy: Applicants must be authorized to work in the U.S. Unfortunately, we are unable to sponsor or take over sponsorship of an employment Visa at this time.

Location: 42-09 28th Street, Long Island City, NY 11101

To Apply: Submit a resume and cover letter on our website at https://rfmh.applicantpro.com/jobs/ . Only applications submitted through our website will be considered.

The Mission of the Research Foundation for Mental Hygiene, Inc. (RFMH) is to promote the mental health of all New Yorkers, with a focus on providing hope and supporting recovery for adults with serious mental illness and children with serious emotional disturbances. Applicants with lived mental health experience are encouraged to apply. RFMH is deeply committed to supporting underserved individuals, organizations, and communities. To this end, RFMH is focused on implementing activities and initiatives to reduce disparities in access, quality, and treatment outcomes for underserved populations. A critical component of these efforts is ensuring that RFMH is a diverse and inclusive workplace where all employees' unique attributes and skills are valued and utilized to support the mission of the Agency. RFMH is an equal opportunity/affirmative action employer.

The Research Foundation is a private not-for-profit corporation and is not an agency or instrumentality of the State of New York. Employees of the Research Foundation are not state employees, do not participate in any state retirement system, and do not receive state fringe benefits. Excellent Benefits Package. Employer/Minority/Women/Disabled/Veteran Employer. VEVRAA 41 CFR 60-300.5(a) compliant.

Salary : $71,613 - $72,190