What are the responsibilities and job description for the Senior Program Coordinator position at Fund for Public Health in NYC?
Job Title: Senior Program Coordinator
Department: Capacity Building Team
Division: Center for Health Equity and Community Wellness (CHECWELL)
Bureau: Brooklyn Neighborhood Health
Location: 485 Throop Ave, Brooklyn, NY 11221
Reports to Title: Director of Program
Direct Reports Title(s): Interns
Schedule & Hours: Monday - Friday 9:00 am - 5:00 pm
Workplace Flexibility Modality: Hybrid work schedule,35 hours per week
Work Environment: Office Environment
Grant End Date: June 30th, 2026
Created Date:11/3/2025
Revised Date: 11/17/2025
Salary: $85,000 - $90,000
FLSA Classification: Exempt
Who We Are:
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.
Our Culture:
We embrace a culture of learning, collaboration, innovation, and well-being, where open communication drives our impact.
About The Role:
DOHMH is seeking a Senior Program Coordinator to support the Neighborhood Diabetes Health Equity Initiative. This position will be part of the Brooklyn Health Equity and Capacity Building team. Our work is aimed at closing the premature mortality gap caused by uncontrolled diabetes in the neighborhoods of our catchment area (Bedford-Stuyvesant, Bushwick, East New York, and Brownsville). We aim to achieve this by increasing the number of evidence-based diabetes self-management classes offered and ensuring that all community residents are aware of where they might access a diabetes class.
The Senior Program Coordinator will support the establishment of a place-based approach to by working closely with the Program Manager and Director to identify develop systems to efficiently coordinate and track community engagement work. The role will be a combination of direct interfacing with community members—including promotion of classes and conducting street surveys-- as well as using technological tools to support program management and evaluation. There will be opportunities for the Senior Program Coordinator to be trained to facilitate classes as well.
About the Program:
This role sits in the Bureau of Brooklyn Neighborhood Health in the Center for Health Equity & Community Wellness (CHECW), which 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 healthcare organizations. CHECW’s work focuses on social determinants of health, including environmental and commercial determinants, and addresses both upstream and downstream factors to improve the health and well-being of New Yorkers. CHECW is a division of the NYC Department of Health and Mental Hygiene.
Responsibilities:
Community Engagement:
Benefits:
FPHNY is an equal opportunity employer and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any kind. We provide equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, disability, genetic information, marital status, veteran status, or any other legally protected status.
At-Will Employment Statement:
Employment with FPHNY is at-will, meaning that either the employee or the company may terminate the employment relationship at any time, with or without cause, and with or without notice. This job description does not constitute a contract of employment.
Residency Requirement:
You must live in the New York City Tri-state area (NY, NJ, CT) to be considered for a position at FPHNY.
Department: Capacity Building Team
Division: Center for Health Equity and Community Wellness (CHECWELL)
Bureau: Brooklyn Neighborhood Health
Location: 485 Throop Ave, Brooklyn, NY 11221
Reports to Title: Director of Program
Direct Reports Title(s): Interns
Schedule & Hours: Monday - Friday 9:00 am - 5:00 pm
Workplace Flexibility Modality: Hybrid work schedule,35 hours per week
Work Environment: Office Environment
Grant End Date: June 30th, 2026
Created Date:11/3/2025
Revised Date: 11/17/2025
Salary: $85,000 - $90,000
FLSA Classification: Exempt
Who We Are:
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.
Our Culture:
We embrace a culture of learning, collaboration, innovation, and well-being, where open communication drives our impact.
About The Role:
DOHMH is seeking a Senior Program Coordinator to support the Neighborhood Diabetes Health Equity Initiative. This position will be part of the Brooklyn Health Equity and Capacity Building team. Our work is aimed at closing the premature mortality gap caused by uncontrolled diabetes in the neighborhoods of our catchment area (Bedford-Stuyvesant, Bushwick, East New York, and Brownsville). We aim to achieve this by increasing the number of evidence-based diabetes self-management classes offered and ensuring that all community residents are aware of where they might access a diabetes class.
The Senior Program Coordinator will support the establishment of a place-based approach to by working closely with the Program Manager and Director to identify develop systems to efficiently coordinate and track community engagement work. The role will be a combination of direct interfacing with community members—including promotion of classes and conducting street surveys-- as well as using technological tools to support program management and evaluation. There will be opportunities for the Senior Program Coordinator to be trained to facilitate classes as well.
About the Program:
This role sits in the Bureau of Brooklyn Neighborhood Health in the Center for Health Equity & Community Wellness (CHECW), which 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 healthcare organizations. CHECW’s work focuses on social determinants of health, including environmental and commercial determinants, and addresses both upstream and downstream factors to improve the health and well-being of New Yorkers. CHECW is a division of the NYC Department of Health and Mental Hygiene.
Responsibilities:
Community Engagement:
- In collaboration with the Program Manager, design an outreach plan using a place-based approach. This include executing Shop Talk, a program in which bodegas, barbershops, hair salons and laundromats are systematically canvassed to provide public health information.
- Work with local clinics to direct patients with diabetes to self-management classes offered by the health department and our partners.
- Direct community engagement including supporting class facilitation, surveying community residents and leaders as needed, assisting with planning and executing health awareness and promotion activities in diverse settings (some evening and weekend work required).
- Support the development, and implementation of a community engagement strategy focused on leveraging community-based organizations/stakeholders to address factors contributing to chronic disease, i.e. diabetes, hypertension, mental health, social service needs, COVID-19 vaccine hesitancy, and delayed cancer screening.
- Collaborate with Bureau of Equitable Health Systems, Bureau of Health Equity and Capacity Building and Bureaus of Neighborhood Health (Harlem, Brooklyn and Bronx) leadership to align chronic disease, COVID-19 vaccine hesitancy, and delayed cancer screening strategies, deliverables with division goals.
- Modernize and integrate data systems including developing an Airtable database, building Power BI dashboards that centralize metrics, lead the bureau implementation of Apricot, a case management overseeing program discover, build-out, customization, and team adoption.
- Support evaluation efforts including IRB submission, data collection and reporting.
- Ensure all data collected is a way that adheres to agency guidelines for private information.
- Provide support in the emergency response efforts.
- Support other programmatic needs within the Bureau.
- Other duties as assigned to support the overall goals and mission of the department/ organization.
- College degree and three years of experience in community work or community centered activities in an area related to duties described above
- Quick learner and self-starter
- Strong knowledge of data quality methodologies and tools
- Knowledge of data platforms such as PowerBi, Salesforce, and Tableau or a willingness to learn
- Excellent analytical skills with attention to detail
- Strong written and verbal communication abilities
- Works well independently and within team
- Some community engagement experience, a plus
- Experience working and/or engaging in priority neighborhoods
- Strong organizational skills with good follow-through to complete assignments within specified timeframes.
- Physical Requirements: Able to canvas neighborhoods
- Bilingual in Spanish
- Demonstrable experience in working in a complex organization or bureaucracy
- Demonstrated commitment to supporting communities who have experienced systemic oppression and bias (e.g., people of color, LGBTQ people, immigrants, justice involved persons, etc.)
Benefits:
- Public Service Loan Forgiveness (PSLF) eligible employer
- Generous Paid Time Off (PTO) policy
- Medical, dental, and life insurance with low or no employee contribution
- A retirement savings plan with generous employer contribution
- Flexible spending medical and commuter benefits plan
- Meaningful work at an organization striving to advance health equity and social justice.
FPHNY is an equal opportunity employer and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any kind. We provide equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, disability, genetic information, marital status, veteran status, or any other legally protected status.
At-Will Employment Statement:
Employment with FPHNY is at-will, meaning that either the employee or the company may terminate the employment relationship at any time, with or without cause, and with or without notice. This job description does not constitute a contract of employment.
Residency Requirement:
You must live in the New York City Tri-state area (NY, NJ, CT) to be considered for a position at FPHNY.
Salary : $85,000 - $90,000