About the Agency:
The Department of Housing Preservation and Development (HPD) oversees housing standards across all 3.7 million homes in New York City.

As the nation’s largest municipal housing agency, HPD is responsible for building and preserving affordable housing, protecting tenants from harassment and displacement, and holding landlords accountable across the five boroughs. Under Commissioner Dina Levy and the Mamdani Administration, HPD is pursuing an ambitious housing agenda focused on the needs of New York’s tenants. With a broad set of tools including standards enforcement, tenant resources, and the creation of new affordable housing, HPD is committed to making New York City a more affordable place for renters and homeowners alike.

Your Impact:

Under the supervision of the Director of Special Programs in the Division Program Policy and Innovation in Office of Housing Access and Stability (HAS), the selected candidate will be responsible for supervising and assisting in the program design of an expanded Family Self Sufficiency Program (FSS). FSS, available to Section 8 participants, is an innovative program that provides a financial incentive for families to achieve their employment related goals over the course of five years. The program focuses on long-term stability through education, training, employment, case management and other support. Successful graduates of the program leave with an average of $7,000 and steady employment, the FSS Deputy Director helps to make sure that the program maximizes the success of every program participant.

Your Role:

The Deputy Director for FSS would be responsible for managing the Family Self-Sufficiency program, including both enrollment as well as on-going participation. The Deputy Director would manage a team of 2 team leaders and approximately 9 FSS specialists. The team works closely with program participants and Community Based Organizations on developing and implementing plans to improve employment and other positive outcome for clients participating in the Section 8 program. The team is responsible for creating Individual Service Plan for each participating household, identifying long terms goals, then working closely with the CBO and implementing a plan to achieve those goals. The team is responsible for conducting annual FSS program activities, as well as special events such as FSS Graduations or enrollment events. In addition, the candidate will be responsible for planning group meetings as needed for FSS clients, formulating program policy and procedures to be included in the FSS Action Plan and communicated to the team; The Deputy Director will also ensure the team meets ongoing federal reporting requirements and assist in completing the funding application for the program.

Your Responsibilities:

The Deputy Director will regularly meet with PPI Executive staff to evaluate performance and service design for the Family Self Sufficiency program and other Workforce/Financial service-related initiatives. She/he will also be responsible for overseeing the collection of program data and for reporting on various metrics.

The selected candidate will represent the Director of Special Programs at internal and external meetings and projects, resolving issues of concern to clients, partners, the agency, and the public. She/he will oversee and implement public outreach and service delivery activities, ensuring that accurate information is relayed to potential clients, to program participants, and the public, elected officials and other governmental entities. She/he will also provide written and/or statistical analyses as needed, and produce relevant memoranda, analytical reports, and spreadsheets and/or presentation summarizing findings. She/he will be responsible for ensuring that program policies, procedures and practices are consistent with Section 8 FSS regulations and that the FSS staff have the support and structure needed to follow these requirements.

Preferred skills

- Excellent communication skills (both written and oral)
- Strong analytical and research skills
- Strong program management skills
- Strong organizational skills and attention to detail
- Knowledge of Microsoft Office Suite
- Ability to work independently and as part of a team
- Supervisory experience
- Employment Services and Case Management experience a plus
- Comfort with electronic databases and Case management systems will be key requirements for the position.

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1. A baccalaureate degree from an accredited college and two years of experience in community work or community centered activities in an area related to the duties described above; or
2. High school graduation or equivalent and six years of experience in community work or community centered activities in an area related to the duties as described above; or
3. Education and/or experience which is equivalent to "1" or "2" above. However, all candidates must have at least one year of experience 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.