Job 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 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:

The New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene (DOHMH), a recognized leader and innovator in public health and mental hygiene services nationally and internationally, seeks a dynamic Director of Programmatic Fiscal Affairs to join its challenging, fast-paced Bureau of the Controller in the Division of Finance.

DUTIES WILL INCLUDE BUT NOT BE LIMITED TO:

• Under the direction of the Controller, the Senior Director for Fiscal Compliance and Strategic Initiatives, will assume oversight responsibility for the respective units of Cash Management, Miscellaneous Payments, and bureau-wide reporting and fiscal data analysis which are paramount to evaluating the costs and financial burden of various public health problems, as well as their effectiveness and efficiency to protect and promote the health of the diverse clients that we serve within the five boroughs of New York City.

• Engages in cost analysis and feasibility studies of public health intervention programs, and evaluates the cost-effectiveness, cost-benefit, and cost-utility analyses of health screening options within our Bureau of Public Health Clinics for communicable diseases such as HIV, Hepatitis, Tuberculosis, and Sexually Transmitted Infections.

• Performs economic evaluations and health impact assessment for bringing together scientific data, public health expertise, and stakeholder input to identify the fiscal consequences and accompanying health effects of internal and external budgetary policies, plans, programs at the federal, local, and state levels. Health impact assessments will create an opportunity to minimize risks and capitalize on opportunities to improve health.

• Generates financial variance reports to provide a comprehensive economic assessment of a public health policies and clinical interventions.

• Leads research projects, including leading data analysis and relevant literature reviews, to prepare comprehensive reports and recommendations related to topics such as:

• staff compensation in public health titles such as public health nurses, public health sanitarians, social workers, etc.

• assessing the feasibility of contracted out human services program models, deliverables, level of services, and reimbursement structures.

• best practices related to expense auditing and contract closeouts.

• Collaborates with divisions within DOHMH to strategize, identify, and implement process improvements and training needs specific to their programmatic functions.

• Researches, develops, and ensures compliance with all applicable standards and directives from City oversight entities and funder requirements.

• Guide preparation of reports on expenses, and outstanding obligations, and coordinate with the Bureau of Revenue and divisions across the agency to ensure timely, accurate and comprehensive information required for claiming various forms of state, federal and non-governmental reimbursement.

• Exercises independent judgment, uses discretion and organizational savvy, coordinates multiple and diverse projects, responds quickly to changing conditions, and completes tasks in a short turnaround timeframe.

• Collaborates with Procurement, Contracts, Accounts Payable and other key constituents to assess and improve operational efficiency, drawing on operational data, reports, and industry research around best practices.

• Works in partnership with bureau leadership to develop and lead tracking and management of strategic plannings goal setting for the Bureau of Controller.

• Coordinate special projects which may be assigned as needed in the Office.

**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.

**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 Education’s 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 agreed to between the City and DC37.

Qualifications

1. For Assignment Level I (only physical, biological and environmental sciences and public health) A master's degree from an accredited college or university with a specialization in an appropriate field of physical, biological or environmental science or in public health.

To be appointed to Assignment Level II and above, candidates must have:

1. A doctorate degree from an accredited college or university with specialization in an appropriate field of physical, biological, environmental or social science and one year of full-time experience in a responsible supervisory, administrative or research capacity in the appropriate field of specialization; or

2. A master's degree from an accredited college or university with specialization in an appropriate field of physical, biological, environmental or social science and three years of responsible full-time research experience in the appropriate field of specialization; or

3. Education and/or experience which is equivalent to "1" or "2" above. However, all candidates must have at least a master's degree in an appropriate field of specialization and at least two years of experience described in "2" above. Two years as a City Research Scientist Level I can be substituted for the experience required in "1" and "2" above.

NOTE:

Probationary Period

Appointments to this position are subject to a minimum probationary period of one year.

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.