Harlem Neighborhood Health Administration Business Partner

ONLY PERMANENT EMPLOYEES IN THE TITLE PRINCIPAL ADMINISTRATIVE ASSOCIATE.

AGENCY DESCRIPTION:

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 worldrenowned 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 Citys yellow fever outbreak in 1822 to the COVID19 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 antitobacco support chronic disease prevention HIV/AIDS treatment family and child health environmental health mental health and racial and social justice work among others.

Our Agencys five strategic priorities building off a recently completed strategic planning process emerging from the COVID19 emergency are:
1) To reenvision how the Health Department prepares for and responds to health emergencies with a focus on building a responseready organization with faster decisionmaking transparent public communications and stronger surveillance and bridges to healthcare systems 2) Address and prevent chronic and dietrelated 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 womens health
5) Mobilize against and combat the health impacts of climate change

Our 7000plus team members bring extraordinary diversity to the work of public health. True to our value of equity as a foundational element of all 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 racisms 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 antiracist 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.

PROGRAM/JOB DESCRIPTION:

The Bureau of Harlem Neighborhood Health (Harlem BNH) supports the agencys mission to protect and promote the health of all New Yorkers. Harlem BNH catchment area includes the entire community of Harlem including East Central and West Harlem as well as Washington Heights and Inwood. Harlem BNH focuses on the structural and root causes of health disparity outcomes and develop programs to address these outcomes with input from partners and residents. Addressing the social determinants of health (SDOH) is a key focus point and is enshrined in programs such as the Harlem Health Advocacy Partnership and the Asthma Counselor Program. Other Bureau offerings include a variety of programs and activities focused on the health and wellness of Harlem residents. The Harlem Bureau also houses the East and Central Harlem Neighborhood Health Action Center which is a key part of the NYCs effort to promote healthy equity and reduce health disparities. The Bureau of Harlem Neighborhood Health seeks to hire an Administrative Business Partner to organize and manage the Bureaus administration and office duties.

Duties will include but not be limited to:
Provide administrative support to AC and ED by coordinating internal (ex. Trainings celebrations) and external (ex. Partner developments) meetings events and presentations.
Manage bureau meetings (leadership directors and allstaff) by setting agendas facilitating discussions gathering meeting outcomes and tracking action items/next step.
Support leadership in operationalizing annual goals by providing feedback and experience informing on community themes and staff trends.
Manage administrative functions of the bureau including:
a) Partner with BFAS/HR to update and track Bureau staffing and HR policies.
b) Coordinate new hire onboarding and staff offboarding.
c) Manage administrative procurement complete purchase orders and contract and support with budget tracking.
d) Liaise with BFAS Operations facility management and IT.
e) Identify areas of improvement across bureau and make actionable recommendations.
Organize office operations and procedures and assign and monitor administrative functions.
Oversee facility conditions and coordinate with vendors and IT.
Coordinate building events and guests.
Manage and supervise office management staff.
Complete special projects and initiatives.
Represent Bureau of Harlem Neighborhood Health at meetings as needed.

**IMPORTANT NOTES TO ALL CANDIDATES:

Please note: If you are called for an interview you will be required to bring to your interview copies of original documentation such as:
A document that establishes identity for employment eligibility such as: A Valid U.S. Passport Permanent Resident Card/Green Card or Drivers license.

Proof of Education according to the education requirements of the civil service title.

Current Resume

Proof of Address/NYC Residency dated within the last 60 days such as: Recent Utility Bill (i.e. Telephone Cable Mobile Phone)

Additional documentation may be required to evaluate your qualification as outlined in this postings Minimum Qualification Requirements section. Examples of additional documentation may be but not limited to: college transcript experience verification or professional trade licenses.

If after your interview you are the selected candidate you will be contacted to schedule an onboarding appointment. By the time of this appointment you will be asked to produce the originals of the above documents along with your original Social Security card.

**LOAN FORGIVENESS

As a prospective employee of the City of New York you may be eligible for federal loan forgiveness programs and state repayment assistance programs. For more information please visit the U.S. Department of Educations website at StudentAid.gov/PSLF.

FINAL APPOINTMENTS ARE SUBJECT TO OFFICE OF MANAGEMENT & BUDGET APPROVAL

NOTE: This position MAY be eligible for remote work up to two days per week pursuant to the Remote Work Pilot Program.

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Qualifications :

1. A baccalaureate degree from an accredited college and three years of satisfactory fulltime progressively responsible clerical/administrative experience one year of which must have been in an administrative capacity or supervising staff performing clerical/administrative work of more than moderate difficulty; or
2. An associate degree or 60 semester credits from an accredited college and four years of satisfactory fulltime progressively responsible clerical/administrative experience including one year of the administrative supervisory experience described in 1 above; or
3. A fouryear high school diploma or its educational equivalent approved by a States department of education or a recognized accrediting organization and five years of satisfactory fulltime progressively responsible clerical/administrative experience including one year of the administrative supervisory experience as described in 1 above;
4. Education and/or experience equivalent to 1 2 or 3 above. However all candidates must possess the one year of administrative or supervisory experience as described in 1 above. Education above the high school level may be substituted for the general clerical/administrative experience (but not for the one year of administrative or supervisory experience described in 1 above) at a rate of 30 semester credits from an accredited college for 6 months of experience up to a maximum of 3 years.

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