Job Information
City of New York ASSISTANT DIRECTOR, JOB GENERATION in New York, New York
Job Description
The New York City Housing Authority (NYCHA)’s Office of Resident Economic Empowerment & Sustainability (REES), situated within NYCHA’s Department of Resident Services, Partnerships and Initiatives (RSPI), is charged with working to develop and implement programs, policies and collaborations to measurably support residents increased economic opportunities with a focus on asset building, employment, advancement, adult education and training, and business development.
NYCHA has implemented a Zone Model approach, which leverages NYCHA’s and partner resources to expand economic opportunity for public housing residents through place-based service coordination. Through this new approach, REES enables NYCHA to (1) Generate more economic opportunities for NYCHA residents and NYCHA neighborhoods, while strategically investing and leveraging NYCHA’s spend; (2) Provide a more comprehensive economic empowerment platform with additional capacities around financial literacy, asset building and business development; (3) Reduce the duplication of services – better investing limited resources; (4) Enable NYCHA to be a better partner to community-based organizations, government agencies, philanthropies, community colleges, schools, employers and other key stakeholders; and (5) Drive more resources and investment into public housing neighborhoods.
REES seeks a dynamic Assistant Director of Job Generation to join the REES leadership team to assist with shaping and executing NYCHA’s economic opportunity platform. Under managerial direction, the Assistant Director of Job Generation will oversee REES’s Job Generation Unit focusing on creating meaningful economic opportunities for NYCHA residents throughout New York City. The Assistant Director will be charged with:
Implementing and developing strategies to maximize resident economic opportunities throughout NYCHA’s operations and contracting.
Collaborating with external employers and city agencies to generate new economic opportunities for NYCHA residents.
Ensuring proper collection, analysis, and management of data for internal and external reporting.
Reporting to the REES Director, responsibilities shall include, but not be limited to the following:
Manage a team of two supervisors and 10 staff (project coordinators, recruitment coordinators, community associate and procurement analyst).
Partnership management with various NYCHA’s departments such as Procurement, Human Resources, and Asset & Capital Management to leverage resident employment opportunities and other economic opportunities (i.e. job training, paid internships) through NYCHA direct hiring and NYCHA services vendor relationships.
Continue to develop and manage a portfolio of contracts and vendor relationships in the aforementioned areas to assess workforce needs and connect qualified residents to the opportunities. Examples of portfolio types include Real Estate conversions (PACT/RAD developers) and Sustainability projects (i.e. solar installation on NYCHA rooftops).
Continue to implement and further develop a portfolio of relevant and effective tools to support NYCHA in generating employment and other economic opportunities. These tools include, but are not limited to communications collateral, reporting templates, policies and protocols. Assist with development and implementation of training of NYCHA staff and appropriate external parties as required.
Improve reporting mechanisms to ensure accountability and transparency in achieving job development and other economic opportunity goals. Analyze and finalizing data for internal and external reporting.
Work with REES Assistant Director of Adult Education & Resident Training & Project Manager, Training Initiatives to ensure that graduates of relevant training programs can apply for and attain jobs with NYCHA contractors, NYCHA employer partners, and construction union apprenticeships as well as develop other key pipelines of job ready NYCHA residents through strategic partnerships. Develop and manage ongoing relationships with the building trade unions for the purposes of increasing NYCHA resident enrollment.
Work with REES Outreach and Zone Coordination unit to manage and promote various initiatives with community-based partners, trainers and city agencies ensure maximum participation and benefit to NYCHA residents.
Represent NYCHA/REES with external stakeholders, including with resident leadership, Mayor’s Offices and elected officials, around economic opportunities with some meetings to be scheduled in the evening. Represent REES at NYCHA leadership levels, including direct communication with NYCHA’s CEO Office.
Monitor protocols for filling job orders generated from NYCHA contractors and other employer partners.
Provide support with special initiatives to connect residents to employment, internships, job training and other economic opportunities at NYCHA.
Participate in high visibility working groups and planning discussions to help NYCHA and the City meet immediate or future goals around expanding resident economic opportunities and mobility.
NOTE: IF THIS APPOINTMENT IS MADE ON A PROVISIONAL BASIS PURSUANT TO 65 OF THE NYS CIVIL SERVICE LAW, NO TENURE OR PERMANENCE ACCRUES TO AN INCUMBENT IN THIS POSITION BY VIRTUE OF SUCH APPOINTMENT.
NOTE: This position is open to qualified persons with a disability who are eligible for the 55-a Program. Please indicate in your cover letter that you would like to be considered for the position under the 55-a Program. For detailed information regarding the 55-a Program, please visit the link below:
https://bit.ly/55aProgram
Additional Information
NYCHA employees applying for promotional, title or level change opportunities must have served a period of one year at current location and in current title and level (if applicable).
NYCHA residents are encouraged to apply.
Please read this posting carefully to make certain you meet the qualification requirements before applying to this position.
Qualifications
Qualification Requirements
A baccalaureate degree from an accredited college or university, plus four years of satisfactory full-time experience performing work related to providing employment related services or economic support services to persons in need, at least eighteen months of this experience must have been in a supervisory or managerial capacity; or
A four-year high school diploma or its educational equivalent and eight years of full-time experience equivalent to "1" above; at least eighteen months of this experience must have been in a supervisory or managerial capacity; or
Education and/or experience equivalent to "1" or "2" above. College credits from an accredited college or university may be substituted for experience on the basis of 30 semester credits for one year; year of work experience. However, all candidates must have at least a four-year high school diploma or its educational equivalent and at least eighteen months of experience must have been in a supervisory or managerial capacity as described in "1" 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 individual's sex, race, color, ethnicity, national origin, age, religion, disability, sexual orientation, veteran status, gender identity, or pregnancy.
