NYC Department of Housing Preservation & Development · 3 days ago
DEPUTY DIRECTOR OF POLICY, DIVISION OF BUILDING AND LAND DEVELOPMENT SERVICES
New York, NY
Full-time
Onsite
Lead/Staff, Director/Executive
$63K/yr - $98K/yr
2+ years expThe NYC Department of Housing Preservation & Development (HPD) promotes quality and affordability in housing and neighborhood diversity. The Deputy Director of Policy will support the Director of Policy in developing and implementing policy initiatives for the Division of Building and Land Development Services to achieve the agency's housing production goals.
CommunitiesGovernmentProperty DevelopmentReal Estate
Responsibilities
Support the Director of Policy, who works directly with the senior leadership team to develop written policies and procedures that focus on enhancing the productivity, efficiency, and coordination of BLDS’ services, as well as develop trainings on implementing new policies and procedures
Support the Director of Policy and work with other divisions within HPD to provide guidance on drafts of various local legislation that may impact the design and construction of affordable housing
Support the Director of Policy, who provides updates for the agency website and maintain e-lists of external development partners to provide policy materials and/or informational updates that affect design and/or construction requirements
Develop and enhance efficiency, effectiveness, and outcome-oriented performance metrics that highlight program successes and identify policy/process bottlenecks and vulnerabilities
Support the Director of Policy and work closely with the Director of Operations and Chief of Staff to continually evaluate the operations of the division and conduct analyses of productivity and performance to aide in making recommendations for operational and procedural changes
Utilize HPD databases such as Oracle Business Intelligence (OBI) and dashboards to cross reference and analyze BLDS internal data
Assist with data analysis and requests, identifying potential policy and operational changes, and handle special projects associated with his or her portfolio
Qualification
Required
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
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
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
Background in Housing Development, Policy Development, Data Analytics, Design and Construction, or a related field
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
Use data to make policy and operational recommendations
Efficiently communicate verbally and through memos, presentations, and other materials
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
Possess strong management and leadership skills, be self-motivated, work effectively with others, and be able to work in a fast-paced environment
Able to negotiate with diverse technical specialists and apply sound judgment in technical matters
Excellent writing, interpersonal, organizational, communication, leadership, and negotiation skills
Demonstrated ability to meet deadlines, coordinate multiple projects, and deal with complex issues spanning multiple disciplines
Benefits
Public Service Loan Forgiveness
Company
NYC Department of Housing Preservation & Development
Established in 1978, the New York City Department of Housing Preservation and Development (HPD) is the largest city housing preservation and development agency in the nation.
1001-5000 employees
Funding
Current Stage
Late StageLeadership Team
Ahmed Tigani
First Deputy Commissioner and Chief Diversity Officer
Dave Seliger
Chief Digital Equity Officer
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