APPLICANTS MUST BE PERMANENT IN THE ADMINISTATIVECOMMUNITY RELATIONS SPECIALIST CIVIL SERVICE TITLE OR BE PERMANENT IN A COMPARABLE TITLE ELIGIBLE FOR 6.1.9 TITLE CHANGE.


The Office of Supportive/Affordable Housing and Services (OSAHS) helps former homeless clients succeed in permanent housing, by providing access to permanent housing with support services. OSAHS works closely with other divisions of HRA and with other governmental and non-governmental service providers to create new programs and to integrate and refine existing services so that clients experiencing homelessness can move into safe, affordable housing that best supports their stability and integration in the community. Program areas under OSAHS’ purview include the design and implementation of the mayor’s 15,000-unit supportive housing commitment, affordable housing for former homeless households, providing support services for former homeless seniors and developing innovative housing models to house in need individuals and families.


OSAHS supports and coordinates the development of affordable and supportive housing, provides referrals to and services in supportive, senior affordable housing and other related affordable and supportive housing initiatives.


The Office of Supportive/Affordable Housing and Services (OSAHS) is recruiting for one (1) ADMIN COMMUNITY REL ATIONSHIP SPECIALIST (NM) I-II and level to function as a PROJECT MANAGER, who will:

Under general direction of the Executive Director of the Supportive Housing Rent Up Unit in the Office of Supportive/Affordable Housing with wide latitude for the exercise of independent judgment, initiative and decision making the Project Manager is responsible for coordination of HRA/OSAHS staff efforts to support the placement of homeless people into supportive housing. In this role, the project manager will oversee the referral and placement of homeless people into permanent housing in the community. They will also contribute to program planning.

- Work with the Director, Executive Director and community partners to match eligible candidates to housing. Holds weekly meetings with community housing providers, property management agents and government partners to expedite this process and reduce the time that people remain homeless.

- Coordinate and provide administrative support to community housing providers and DHS programs to place of homeless people with special needs into permanent housing. Follows all City and State mandates to ensure that the placements conform to applicable housing regulations.

- Manage relationships with DHS, HPD and community housing providers to ensure an ongoing pipeline of candidates; refine candidate selection criteria; and confirms potential eligibility for rental supplements.

- Generate weekly reports for OSAHS leadership on the status of homeless placements into supportive housing for his/her projects.

- Ensure that all referrals sent to community housing providers are appropriate and contain required information. Maintains accurate daily logs, records and databases which reflect monthly reports, outcomes and statistics.

- Participate in meeting with OSAHS leadership to report on outcomes of specific community housing projects. Identifies operational challenges and makes recommendations as appropriate.

- Serve as a liaison between OSAHS and other HRA departments on technology needs to streamline work- flow. Trains and directs housing coordinators on the use of the Coordinated Assessment and Placement System (CAPS).

- Work on special projects as required and will be required to manage multiple projects simultaneously under tight deadlines.

Salary Range: $72,876 - $78,590

Work Location: 150 Greenwich Street 39th Floor New York, NY 10007

Hours/Schedule: 9:00am-17:00pm (Flexible)

ADMIN COMMUNITY RELATIONS SPEC - 1002F

1. A baccalaureate degree from an accredited college or university, accredited by regional, national, professional or specialized agencies recognized as accrediting bodies by the U. S. Secretary of Education and by the Council for Higher Education Accreditation (CHEA) and four years of satisfactory, full-time community liaison, community organization or community relations experience, at least two years of which must have been in a broad administrative or policy-making capacity with responsibility for planning, organizing, coordinating, developing, evaluating and/or administering a large community service program or activity; or
2. A four-year high school diploma or its educational equivalent approved by a State's Department of Education or a recognized accrediting organization and eight years of satisfactory, full-time experience as described in "1" above, at least two years of which must have been in a broad administrative or policy-making capacity with responsibilities as described in "1" above; or
3. Education and/or experience equivalent to "1" or "2" above. Undergraduate education above the high school level may be substituted for the community liaison, community organization or community relations experience, but not for the two years of broad administrative or policy-making experience described in "1" above, at the rate of 30 semester credits from an accredited college or university (as described above) for each year of experience, up to a maximum of 4 years. Graduate education beyond the baccalaureate degree may be substituted for the community liaison, community organization or community relations experience, but not for the two years of broad administrative or policy-making experience described in "1" above, on the basis of 30 graduate credits from an accredited college or university (as described above) for each year of experience, up to a maximum of 2 years. However, all candidates must possess a four-year high school diploma or its educational
equivalent approved by a State’s Department of Education or a recognized accrediting organization and two years of full-time experience in a broad administrative or policy-making capacity with responsibilities as described in "1" above.

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.