SENIOR ADVISOR TO THE FIRST DEPUTY COMMISSIONER
SENIOR ADVISOR TO THE FIRST DEPUTY COMMISSIONER
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Job Description
The New York City Department of Homeless Services (DHS) is the largest organization in the United States focused on preventing and addressing homelessness. In collaboration with other City Agencies and nonprofit partners DHS works to prevent homelessness before it occurs reduce street homelessness provide temporary shelter and connect individuals and families to stable housing all with a commitment to accountability empathy and equity. DHS is dedicated to continuously raising the bar and leveraging innovative strategies to deliver highquality services that help people quickly transition from shelter to selfsufficiency. DHS is comprised of 2000 employees and has an annual operating budget of over $3 billion dollars. The Agency is responsible for the management of more than 400 facilities for almost 88000 individuals (single adults adult families and families with children).
The Senior Advisor for the First Deputy Commissioner of the Department of Homeless Services plays a critical role in supporting the leadership team of DHS in shaping and executing the Agencys strategic vision to address homelessness across New York City. This seniorlevel position involves advising on policy and programmatic initiatives and fostering crossdepartmental collaboration. The Senior Advisor reports directly to the DHS First Deputy Commissioner (FDC) and will work closely with the DHS Executive Office Staff as well as Deputy Commissioners and other senior leadership that report to the FDC. Additionally this staff will engage with various stakeholders to implement innovative solutions that advance DHS mission to prevent homelessness provide transitional housing and promote longterm housing stability for individuals and families.
The Department of Homeless Services (DHS) is recruiting one (1) Senior Advisor for the First Deputy Commissioner of the Department of Homeless Services who will:
Lead or support development of highpriority initiatives designed to improve the quality of services efficiency and outcomes within the agency as well as for providers and clients.
Lead efforts to track analyze and report on key performance indicators (KPIs) and outcomes related to the areas overseen by the FDC ensuring that decisions are grounded in data and aligned with best practices of the Agency.
Provide daytoday strategic advice to the First Deputy Commissioner and other DHS senior leadership on internal and external matters impacting the department.
Prepare briefings reports and presentations for the FDC for internal and external use with various partners including the Mayors Office City Council as well as advocacy partners.
Represent the FDC as needed at internal and external meetings task forces and public forums including serving as a key liaison for all matters requiring the FDCs attention.
Work closely with the DHS Administrators staff (Chief of Staff Deputy Chief of Staff) to ensure that the FDC and the DHS Administrator are aligned in all matters connected to the Agency and the Mayoral Administration.
Hours/Schedule: MonFriday 9:00AM 5PM Based on 24/7 coverage.
Qualifications :
Masters degree from an accredited college and four years of fulltime satisfactory professional experience in one or more of the following fields: Program Evaluation Public/Business Administration Public Relations Labor Relations Fiscal/Financial Administration or a related field. A Minimum of (18) months of which must have been in an Administrative Managerial or Executive capacity or supervising professional personnel performing duties in one or more of the fields described immediately 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 :
Fulltime
Employment Type
Full-time
