Job Description

Minimum Qualification Requirements:

A Master’s degree in public health, public administration, public policy, social work, economics, business, law or related fields, and at least 2 years of related work experience; or a bachelor’s degree from an accredited college, and at least 5 years of related experience.

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 world-renowned 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 City’s yellow fever outbreak in 1822, to the COVID-19 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, anti-tobacco support, chronic disease prevention, HIV/AIDS treatment, family and child health, environmental health, mental health, and racial and social justice work, among others.

Our Agency’s five strategic priorities, building off a recently-completed strategic planning process emerging from the COVID-19 emergency, are:
1) To re-envision how the Health Department prepares for and responds to health emergencies, with a focus on building a “response-ready” organization, with faster decision-making, transparent public communications, and stronger surveillance and bridges to healthcare systems 2) Address and prevent chronic and diet-related 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 women’s health
5) Mobilize against and combat the health impacts of climate change

Our 7,000-plus team members bring extraordinary diversity to the work of public health. True to our value of equity as a foundational element of all of 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 racism’s 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 anti-racist 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 AND JOB DESCRIPTION:
HealthyNYC is the City’s population health agenda and overarching vision for improving life expectancy and creating a healthier city for all. HealthyNYC will be used to drive citywide public health action around the seven drivers of life expectancy: COVID-19, cardiometabolic conditions (including heart disease, stroke, and diabetes), screenable cancers, drug overdose, suicide, violence, and maternal mortality. Metrics associated with each driver will be regularly reported on, as well as updated as we learn about new conditions and needs through data. Improving life expectancy for New Yorkers will require collaboration, energy, and focus from multiple stakeholders, including city agencies, health care institutions, private and nonprofit businesses, community- and faith-based organizations, state and federal leadership and partners, and everyone who calls New York City home. The Partnerships Manager, in close coordination with the Commissioner, Chief of Staff, Special Projects Coordinator, and other agency leaders, will coordinate efforts to advance HealthyNYC’s mission and raise awareness surrounding the initiative. This position will be responsible for managing a portfolio of existing partner relationships, researching and onboarding potential new partners, and developing a roadmap for engagement over the next 3-5 years. The Partnerships Manager will also play a lead role in designing and executing events, conferences, and convenings related to HealthyNYC.

Reporting to the Chief of Staff, the HealthyNYC Partnerships Manager will drive HealthyNYC’s campaign design and adoption, both with internal NYC Health Department staff and external stakeholders. This position will work closely with other Health Department staff involved in the execution of HealthyNYC, including in the Commissioner’s Office, Office of the Chief Program Officer, Office of the Chief Operating Officer, Office of External Affairs, and the Center for Population Health and Data Science.
Duties:
- Design and drive adoption of all campaign activities related to HealthyNYC.
- Work with internal and external partners to identify areas for collaboration around HealthyNYC.
- Build and maintain key relationships to advance the mission and goals of HealthyNYC, with particular attention to the needs and motivations of distinct stakeholder groups.
- Nurture relationships with partner institutions and other HealthyNYC Champions,’ to develop additional partnerships and points of collaboration with key sectors.
- Work with the Office of External Affairs to develop communications strategies to build awareness and engagement with stakeholders in support of the HealthyNYC initiative.
- Assist with conceptualization and execution of HealthyNYC related events, conferences, and convenings.
- Assist with writing projects related to HealthyNYC, including newsletters, articles, and academic papers.
- In partnership with the Office of the Chief Operating Officer, track and monitor partner uptake and engagement, altering outreach and support strategies as needed.
- Manage and enhance relationships with existing partners.
- Develop strategies for partnership growth and integration.
- Identify and onboard new partners onto the HealthyNYC campaign.
- Oversee partnership performance and ensuring alignment with campaign goals.
- Provide insights and recommendations to senior management based on partnership outcomes.

**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 Driver’s 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 posting’s “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 on-boarding 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.

"FINAL APPOINTMENTS ARE SUBJECT TO OFFICE OF MANAGEMENT & BUDGET APPROVAL”

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