Special Projects Manager

POSITION ANNOUNCEMENT

Job Title: Special Projects Manager

Grade: 25, Salary Range: $92,055 - $98,474

The Research Foundation for Mental Hygiene, Inc. is seeking one (1) qualified candidate to fill the full-time position of Special Projects Manager at the Department of Health and Mental Hygiene (DOHMH).

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.

The Bureau of Health Promotion for Justice-Impacted Populations (HPJIP) in the Division of Mental Hygiene aims to reduce the negative social and health consequences of criminal legal system involvement through innovative policy and practice change. By centering community, addressing racial inequities, honoring lived experience, and elevating trauma-and-resilience-informed-approaches, we promote evidence-based best practices to address the needs of those disproportionately impacted by the criminal legal system.

Duties and Responsibilities:

• Manage special projects (which may involve programs, research, policy, or community input) related to key strategic areas for the Bureau. These areas may include strategies to prevent criminal legal system involvement, wholistic re-entry, racial health disparities, and other relevant topics.
• Support decision making by Bureau leadership and the work of the Bureau Action Team and implementation of resulting equity initiatives.
• Write/present reports, briefings, proposals, position statements and presentations for internal and external distribution.
• Consult and collaborate with various offices within the Division and Department as well as external partners in the community.
• Represent the Assistant Commissioner as requested to community partners, providers and the public.
• Coordinate development of indicators, data collection and reporting for the bureau for Division Accountability Metrics, Mayor's Management Reports, Office of Community Mental Health requests and other reports.
• Delegate assignments to Bureau senior staff and collaborate with them to ensure timely completion.
• On behalf of the AC, review data and work products of Bureau senior staff to ensure they meet the expectations of the Bureau and Division.
• Develop and administer tools and tracking sheets to organize Bureau workflows.
• Organize internal and external meetings, e.g., prepare agenda, meeting materials, and minutes; draft communications to meeting participants; ensure appropriate follow-up on action items.
• Prepare AC for high level meetings and speaking events, including development of background documents, presentations and/or talking points.
• Offer support in coordinating conferences and forums hosted by the Bureau.
• Coordinate development of testimony for public hearings.
• Work closely with the AC to ensure bureau strategy is well-documented and executed effectively.
• Collaborate across the agency to ensure effective education and programming that support the justice involved population in other bureaus.
• And other duties not listed here.

Minimum Requirements:

• Bachelor's degree in Psychology, Social Work, Public Heath, Public Administration, Public Policy, or relevant field and 3-5 years of relevant project coordination and/or project management experience.

Preferred Skills:

• Understand the NYC mental health system for persons with criminal legal system involvement. Understanding of other agencies and systems in the criminal-legal system (e.g., courts, probation, incarceration, parole) highly desirable
• Excellent organizational skills; ability to plan ahead, prioritize, and ensure the Bureau is meeting its deadlines
• Able to work flexibly and multi-task in a fast paced environment
• Able to coordinate and facilitate others' work
• Strong research and communication skills (written and verbal)
• Excellent interpersonal skills; ability to engage diplomatically with colleagues, leadership and external parties
• Able to act independently and exercise good judgment
• Proficient in Excel, Microsoft Project, Word, PowerPoint, Visio, and MS Teams

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. Affirmative Action/Equal Opportunity Employer/Minority/Women/Disabled/Veteran Employer. VEVRAA 41 CFR 60-300.5(a) compliant.

Salary : $92,055 - $98,474