Intra-Agency Emergency Preparedness and Response Coordinator

The New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene (DOHMH)s Office of Emergency Preparedness and Response (OEPR) was created to promote DOHMHs and NYCs ability to prevent prepare for respond to and recover from health emergencies. OEPR is responsible for coordinating agencywide emergency preparedness planning exercises and training evaluation of incident response and exercise performance as well as coordinating with community stakeholders city state and federal partners. OEPR envisions a healthy resilient city in which all New Yorkers are able to achieve and maintain optimal and equitable health outcomes before during and after emergencies. OEPRs work recognizes the social inequities that can negatively impact our efforts to maintain and improve the health of New Yorkers during and after a disaster. OEPR works to improve its application of a social justice and racial equity lens to its emergency preparedness and response work to ensure the most equitable postdisaster public health outcomes possible.

DUTIES WILL INCLUDE BUT NOT BE LIMITED TO:
Support implementation of strategies to promote and support agencywide collaboration on public health emergency preparedness projects and policy implementation.
Support development and implementation of programming that increases Agency readiness including plans policies and procedures as well as training exercises and evaluation.
Lead development and implementation of a process for Divisions to enhance internal preparedness and response capabilities.
Develop tools and templates to help Divisions rapidly stand up scale up or adapt routine operations to respond to smallerscale incidents including identification of response functions development of plans/protocols identification and training of staff and best practices related to management coordination and information sharing.
Work with Divisions to develop procedures for smoother transition to/from the Incident Command System (ICS).
Liaise with Divisions to build and maintain collaborative relationships to complete preparedness initiatives.
Collaborate with Units in the Bureau as well as other Bureaus in OEPR to align efforts in engaging and coordinating with Divisions on preparedness initiatives.
Assist with development of best practices emergency preparedness and response education and uptodate policies regarding emergency response.
Respond to public health emergencies when called upon.

PREFERRED SKILLS:
Strong organizational and project management skills.
Strong written and verbal communication
Strong interpersonal skills and emotional intelligence.
Ability to coordinate teams.
Ability to engage and foster relationships with colleagues partners and stakeholders to ensure joint progress and accountability.
High level of accuracy and attention to detail.
Ability to work both independently and with a team.
Familiarity with and ability to comfortably navigate general office software including Microsoft Office applications (Word Excel PowerPoint SharePoint Teams).

Why you should work for us:

Loan Forgiveness: As a prospective employee of the City of New York you may be eligible for federal/state loan forgiveness and repayment assistance programs that lessen your payments or even fully forgive your full balance. For more information please visit the U.S. Department of Educations website ()
Benefits: City employees are entitled to unmatched benefits such as:
oa premiumfree health insurance plan that saves employees over $10K annually per a 2024 assessment.
oadditional health fitness and financial benefits may be available based on the positions associated union/benefit fund.
oa public sector defined benefit pension plan with steady monthly payments in retirement.
oa taxdeferred savings program and
oa robust Worksite Wellness Program that offers resources and opportunities to keep you healthy while serving New Yorkers.
Work From Home Policy: Depending on your position you may be able to work up to two days during the week from home.
Job Security you could enjoy more job security compared to private sector employment and be able to contribute to making NYC a healthy place to live and work.

Established in 1805 the New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene (NYC Health Department) is the oldest and largest health department in the U.S. dedicated to protecting and improving the health of NYC. Our mission is to safeguard the health of every resident and cultivate a city where everyone regardless of age background or location can achieve their optimal health. We provide a wide array of programs and services focused on food and nutrition antitobacco support chronic disease prevention HIV/AIDS treatment family and child health environmental health mental health and social justice initiatives. As the primary population health strategist and policy authority for NYC with a rich history of public health initiatives and scientific advancements from addressing the 1822 yellow fever outbreak to the COVID19 pandemic we serve as a global leader in public health innovation and expertise.

Come join us and help to continue our efforts in making a difference in the lives of all New Yorkers!


The NYC Health Department is an inclusive equal opportunity employer committed to providing access and reasonable accommodation to all individuals. To request reasonable accommodation to participate in the job application or interview process contact SyeEun Ahn Director of the Office of Equal Employment Opportunity at or.

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