Senior Manager, Community and Workforce Initiatives Position Available In New York, New York

Job DescriptionThe Agency You’ll JoinThe New York City Mayor’s Office is responsible for overseeing city services throughout the fiveboroughs, coordinating public agencies and departments, and managing public property. New YorkCity Mayor Eric Adams is head of the executive branch of New York City’s government. Previously,Mayor Adams has served the people of New York City as an NYPD officer, state senator, and Brooklynborough president. The Adams’ administration is leading the fight to serve the people of the greatestcity in the world, ensuring delivery of efficient and effective services, working to make New York City’seconomy stronger, reducing inequality, improving public safety, and making the city more affordablethat meets the needs of all New Yorkers. We value leadership, transparency, fairness, and efficiency aswe actively seek diverse talents from various sectors to join our team. The Team You’ll Work WithThe Mayor’s Office of Community Mental Health (OCMH) coordinates and develops citywide policies andstrategies to fill critical gaps in mental healthcare so every New Yorker, in every neighborhood, has thesupport they need. OCMH was codified into the City Charter by Executive Order 68 and Local Law 155 by the City Council inDecember of 2021, becoming the first mayoral office dedicated to addressing the mental health of NewYorkers. OCMH coordinates the development of citywide policies and strategies to fill critical gaps and reducebarriers to mental healthcare with a focus on underserved communities. OCMH’s priorities are rootedin equity, racial justice, and cultural responsiveness. It adopts a strength-based and community-centeredapproach that recognizes diverse perspectives, lived experiences, resilience, and the unique needs ofNew Yorkers.

OCMH’s priorities are

• Improving Access to Mental Health Care and Equitable Distribution of Resources
• Partnering with Communities to Elevate Mental Health Promotion and Community Resilience.
• Building and Supporting the Behavioral Health Workforce in NYC
• Developing a Coordinated Mental Health Crisis Response System.

The Problems You’ll SolveThe Community and Workforce Initiatives portfolio. includes convening and coordinating among agencypartners and community leaders; providing technical assistance to address gaps and needs of the mentalhealth workforce; and project managing large-scale, ongoing initiatives with multiple partners tostrengthen the NYC mental health workforce and improve access to mental health care for diversecommunities. Reporting to OCMH’s Director of community and Workforce Initiatives, the SeniorManager of Community and Workforce Initiatives will play a key role in the full range of this team’swork.

Project Management

• With supervision from the Director, Community, and Workforce Initiatives, manage currentand future projects within the Community and Workforce Initiatives portfolio by tracking theresponsibilities of all partners involved, drafting project plans, managing timelines, draftingagendas, taking and compiling meeting notes, identifying and facilitating the resolution of keyissues to ensure a project’s success, determining meaningful measures for a project’seffectiveness, and then collecting, storing, and analyzing data on those measures, asappropriate•Support development, implementation, and oversight of cross-agency collaborations andcitywide initiatives focused on strengthening the behavioral health workforce, buildingcommunity-based mental health capacity, and interagency coordination•Draft materials such as presentations, reports, and one-pagers for projects in the Communityand Workforce Initiatives portfolio•The Senior Manager will initially support the following active projects and areas of priority•Community Resilience•Build community capacity to address youth mental health•Plan place-based initiatives to strengthen social determinants of health and expand thefootprint of community care•Workforce Development•Expand apprenticeships in behavioral health•Develop cross-sector partnerships for career exposure, entry, and advancement withinbehavioral health•The Senior Manager will also lead special projects as needed and support other current andfuture projects as assigned by the Director of Community and Workforce Initiatives.

Policy Analysis & Writing

• Research and analyze policy issues related to enhancing the behavioral health workforce andbuilding community capacity
• Draft policy briefs, white papers, reports, and recommendations related to enhancing thebehavioral health workforce and building community-based behavioral health capacity.

About You

• You have experience in policy development, project management, or program implementationin a relevant field
• You have an excellent ability to build and manage relationships with diverse constituencies
• You have excellent organizational and analytical skills, and comfort with project managementand data-driven analysis
• You have strong operational thinking and skills
• demonstrated ability to keep multiple “trains”running on time simultaneously while maintaining attention to detail and quality execution
• You have demonstrated commitment to diversity, equity, inclusion and social justice
• You have excellent written and verbal communication skills
• You are proficient in Microsoft Word, Excel, and PowerPoint.

COMMUNITY COORDINATOR

• 56058Qualifications1.

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.

Additional InformationThe 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.