The Fund for Public Health in New York City (FPHNYC) is a 501(c)3 non-profit organization that is dedicated to the advancement of the health and well-being of all New Yorkers. To this end, in partnership with the New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene (DOHMH), FPHNYC incubates innovative public health initiatives implemented by DOHMH to advance community health throughout the city. It facilitates partnerships, often new and unconventional, between government and the private sector to develop, test, and launch new initiatives. These collaborations speed the execution of demonstration projects, effect expansion of successful pilot programs, and support rapid implementation to meet the public health needs of individuals, families, and communities across New York City.

POSITION OVERVIEW

The Center for Health Equity & Community Wellness (CHECW) seeks to eliminate racial and other inequities resulting in premature mortality. With an unwavering grounding in history and structural analysis, CHECW works to increase visibility of the harm perpetuated by centuries of racist, socially unjust policy while pushing towards redress for the most impacted NYC communities. CHECW addresses inequity across community and healthcare systems in partnership with community, faith-based, and health care organizations. CHECW’s work focuses on social determinants of health, including environmental and commercial determinants, and addresses both upstream and downstream factors to improve health and well-being of New Yorkers. CHECW is comprised of the Bureau of Bronx Neighborhood Health, the Bureau of Brooklyn Neighborhood Health, the Bureau of Harlem Neighborhood Health, the Bureau of Chronic Disease Prevention, the Bureau of Health Equity Capacity Building, the Bureau of Equitable Health Systems and the Bureau of Finance, Administration, and Services. The division’s Deputy Commissioner also serves as the Agency’s Chief Equity Officer and oversees Race to Justice, the Agency’s internal reform effort to help our staff learn what they can do to better address racial health gaps and improve health outcomes for all New Yorkers. CHECW also houses the Office of the Chief Medical Officer.

QUALIFICATIONS

• Excellent interpersonal, collaborative and team skills
• Exceptional written and oral communication skills
• Keen attention to detail
• Ability to work independently and exercise a high degree of initiative, apply project management strategies, accomplish tasks and solve problems
• Experience and ability to critically review and assess the scientific literature
• Keen ability to prioritize and handle multiple assignments
• Comfort and competence with data interpretation and reporting
• Experience and comfort applying a racial equity lens.

The Special Assistant’s responsibilities include the following:

• Work closely with other members of the Chief Equity Officer and Deputy Commissioner’s team, ensuring seamless support for daily tasks, meetings, reports, and activities, as well as high-priority projects.
• Manage data gathering and reporting projects, including division wide performance measures, Agency-wide surveys, and publication tracking.
• Coordinate and manage requests across CHECW’s seven bureaus, including coordination of a weekly meeting with bureau liaisons to share information and build collaborative relationships across the division and oversight of the division’s approval and review request processes.
• Assist with and conduct assigned research, literature reviews, memos, and other summaries, including work on the application anti-racist public health practice.
• Maintain an up-to-date knowledge base on critical issues in public health, chronic disease prevention and management, place-based work, community engagement, bridging public health and health care, and social determinants of health, including research, policy, and programmatic interventions.
• Coordinate and lead staff across the Division to create, refine, format, proofread, and organize deliverables, metrics, and reports, applying a racial equity lens to documents in review.
• Manage and/or lead special projects at the request of the Deputy Commissioner, as needed.
• Organize divisional activities, including all-staff meetings and guest speakers.
• Attend meetings and events on behalf of the Chief Equity Officer and Deputy Commissioner’s office, as requested.
• Maintain and improve upon organizational systems to manage information flow within the Office of the Chief Equity Officer and Deputy Commissioner.
• Facilitate division wide activities, including a monthly all-staff meeting, division wide emails, and division wide team building activities, in collaboration with the Chief Equity Officer and Deputy Commissioner and other team members
• Liaise with the Chief Medical Officer’s team and Race to Justice, including working closely with staff supporting division operations, policy, press, communications, and racial equity efforts.