Special Projects Manager

City of New York • New York, NY

1d • Onsite

About The Position

The New York City Housing Authority (NYCHA) seeks a Special Projects Manager for the Public Housing Tenancy Operations Department (PHTO). This position reports to the Vice President and Director and will work closely with PHTO leadership, staff, and other departments on Authority and PHTO priorities. PHTO supports Trust and PACT conversions from public housing to project-based Section 8, LIHTC compliance at LLC developments, and property management’s Section 8 and general tenancy administration functions at Trust and LLC developments. The department consists of approximately 32 staff. This is a critical position on a dynamic team that prioritizes excellent communication skills, process-orientation, and collaboration. Great organization, detail-orientation, analytic skills, and the ability to drive multiple projects independently and within deadlines are a must. The Special Projects Manager role is under the general direction of the PHTO Director and Vice President, with latitude for independent initiative and judgment.

Requirements

• Permanent civil service status in the title of Associate Staff Analyst.
• A master's degree from an accredited college in economics, finance, accounting, business or public administration, public health, human resources management, management science, operations research, organizational behavior, industrial psychology, statistics, personnel administration, labor relations, psychology, sociology, human resources development, political science, urban studies or a Juris Doctor degree from an accredited law school, and one year of satisfactory full-time professional experience in one or a combination of the following: working with the budget of a large public or private concern in budget administration, accounting, economic or financial administration, or fiscal or economic research; in management or methods analysis, operations research, organizational research or program evaluation; in personnel or public administration, recruitment, position classification, personnel relations, labor relations, employee benefits, staff development, employment program planning/administration, labor market research, economic planning, social services program planning/evaluation, or fiscal management, or in a related area.
• A baccalaureate degree from an accredited college and three years of satisfactory full-time professional experience in the areas described above.
• An associate degree or completion of 60 semester credits from an accredited college and five years of satisfactory full-time professional experience as described above.
• A four-year high school diploma or its educational equivalent approved by a State’s department of education or a recognized accrediting organization and seven years of satisfactory full-time professional experience as described above.
• A combination of education and/or experience equivalent to the above. College education may be substituted for professional experience at the rate of 30 semester credits from an accredited college for one year of experience. However, all candidates must have a high school diploma and at least one year of experience as described above.

Nice To Haves

• Excellent communication skills
• Process-orientation
• Collaboration
• Great organization
• Detail-orientation
• Analytic skills
• Ability to drive multiple projects independently and within deadlines

Responsibilities

• Report program performance analysis.
• Document process and procedure/maintaining procedural guides.
• Develop and maintain communication and program support materials such as presentations, checklists, training collateral, etc.
• Assist PHTO better leverage existing system tools.
• Liaise with IT and others on system enhancements/issues/changes.
• Provide general administrative and project support.
• May assist with special projects.

Benefits

• Choice of medical coverage plans
• Deferred compensation plans
• Defined pension benefit plan as a member of the New York City Employees’ Retirement System (NYCERS)

What This Job Offers

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