Senior Project Officer, Bureau of Hepatitis, HIV, and STI

City of New York • New York, NY

5d • $87,743 - $100,904 • Hybrid

About The Position

The New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene (NYC DOHMH)’s Bureau of Hepatitis, HIV, and Sexually Transmitted Infections (BHHS) oversees the City’s response to viral hepatitis, HIV, and sexually transmitted infections (STIs). BHHS leads testing initiatives; prevention, care, and treatment programming; epidemiology and surveillance; research and evaluation; training and technical assistance; community engagement; social marketing; policy advocacy; and racial equity and social justice initiatives. This role is for a Senior Project Officer who will play an important role in the NYC Health Department’s HIV testing and prevention initiative, New York Knows. New York Knows seeks to make HIV testing, with referral to care and prevention services, an integral part of the lives of all New Yorkers, while also promoting testing and screening for Hepatitis C and other sexually transmitted infections (STI). The project officer will engage and collaborate with organizations, health care facilities, community-based organizations, faith-based organizations and businesses to reach the goals of the initiative. The project officer will also provide technical assistance to partner agencies related to HIV testing and prevention. In addition, the project officer will also manage the Free Test Kits Program and participate in activities related to management of PHPC HIV testing records within Salesforce and additional projects for the HIV Planning Group (HPG), as needed. New York Knows re-launched its successful collaborative initiative in 2019 following the success of its first five years. Since 2008, the Health Department has engaged community partners through the Bronx, Brooklyn, and New York Knows program to promote HIV testing, prevention, and linkage to care. In 2020, NYK began to incorporate Hepatitis C and STIs into its efforts, which aligns with the recent merger and creation of the Bureau of Hepatitis, HIV, and STIs (BHHS).

Requirements

• 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.
• 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
• 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
• 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.

Nice To Haves

• Strong interpersonal skills, and the ability to work with a variety of people including healthcare providers, faith leaders, and community members.
• Professional working knowledge relating to HIV/AIDS and the history of the epidemic, epidemiological profile, transmission, prevention treatment, and associated socio political issues, with specific expertise around women.
• Experience working with contracted agencies and providing capacity building assistance.
• Highly organized, with the ability to work on multiple projects concurrently.
• Proficiency in Word, Excel, and Access.
• Experience with Salesforce is also highly encouraged.
• Comfortable navigating within and among diverse and inclusive, equity-based organizations, communities, institutions and groups with competing priorities.
• Ability to lift up to 30 pounds.
• Valid driver’s license.
• Knowledge of social media and community engagement strategies.

Responsibilities

• Lead a borough coalition to convene community partners to discuss HIV and other prevention services.
• Lead ad hoc coalitions as identified by community to develop HIV prevention strategies for priority populations.
• Establish and maintain working relationships with New York Knows community partners.
• Coordinate, in collaboration with other project officers, the planning and execution of workshops and meetings for community partners.
• Coordinate community testing events with other project officers and community partners.
• Coordinate with the Prevention Research and Evaluation Unit to support the monitoring and evaluation of the initiative, including data collection and analysis, as well as event and programmatic evaluation.
• Provide technical assistance and coordinate trainings to community partners on HIV testing, linking people living with HIV to care, and linking those who test negative for HIV to prevention services, as well as on Hepatitis C and STI screening and testing.
• Collaborate with community partners to collect initiative data, including aggregate testing data, data from outreach events, and evaluation data from meetings and workshops.
• Support and guide community partners in implementing prevention and testing programs and events.
• Lead, plan, and manage the Free Test Kits Program, including monitoring and evaluating the impact of the initiative.
• Oversee monitoring of Free Test Kit Program partner data, ensuring complete and timely reporting.
• Support Free Test Kit Program partners in applying quality management approaches to assess and improve program services.
• Work with Research and Evaluation Unit to assess the performance of Free Test Kit Program partners and provide performance feedback to them.
• Serve as the HIV Prevention Partnerships lead in internal and external projects related to data management of HIV testing records, specifically in regard to Open Data and PHPC.
• Participate in projects related to The HIV Planning Group, as needed.

Benefits

• Loan Forgiveness: As a prospective employee of the City of New York, you may be eligible for federal/state loan forgiveness and repayment assistance programs that lessen your payments or even fully forgive your full balance.
• Premium-free health insurance plan that saves employees over $10K annually, per a 2024 assessment.
• Additional health, fitness, and financial benefits may be available based on the position’s associated union/benefit fund.
• A public sector defined benefit pension plan with steady monthly payments in retirement.
• A tax-deferred savings program.
• A robust Worksite Wellness Program that offers resources and opportunities to keep you healthy while serving New Yorkers.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Senior