Temporary Program Communication AnalystSenior Analyst for the Office of Development’s Executive Oper

About the Agency:

The Department of Housing Preservation and Development (HPD) oversees housing standards across all 3.7 million homes in New York City.

As the nation’s largest municipal housing agency, HPD is responsible for building and preserving affordable housing, protecting tenants from harassment and displacement, and holding landlords accountable across the five boroughs. Under Commissioner Dina Levy and the Mamdani Administration, HPD is pursuing an ambitious housing agenda, Block by Block, focused on the needs of New York’s tenants. With a broad set of tools including standards enforcement, tenant resources, and the creation of new affordable housing, HPD is committed to making New York City a more affordable place for renters and homeowners alike.

Your Team:

The Office of Development (OOD) leads the agency’s effort to create and preserve affordable housing as a critical part of the Block by Block housing agenda in collaboration with other HPD offices as well as city, state and federal agencies. The OOD is comprised of nine divisions that administer or support a range of programs. These divisions include:

· Executive Office of Operations and Policy

· New Construction Finance

· Special Needs Housing

· Building and Land Development Services (BLDS)

· Homeownership Opportunities and Preservation

· Preservation Finance

· Portfolio Management and Conversions

· Housing Incentives

· Compliance and Enforcement

The Executive Office’s Operations and Policy Team is responsible for a variety of Office-wide functions aimed at supporting its divisions, including fiscal functions, technology and data, strategic operations and program management. The team is led by the Executive Director of Operations & Policy and is organized across three core functions that include: Fiscal Management, Staff Support & Training and Strategic Operations & Policy.

Your Impact:

In 2023, the Capacity Accelerator Program (CAP) was launched to help the agency meet critical goals in its development portfolio. The CAP program’s core workstreams include staff training, the use of temporary staff to help meet key housing plan goals, the use of outside legal counsel to support transactions and other legal needs, and programmatic support to meet key preservation goals.

The Executive Operations and Policy team seeks a Senior Analyst who will primarily be responsible for assisting with the day-to-day management of the CAP program for the program’s duration. The Senior Analyst will be responsible for tracking and analyzing budget use for CAP contracts, ensuring timesheet submission and ensuring timely invoicing for the contracts from HPD’s side in close coordination with selected vendors and HDC.

The Senior Analyst will also be responsible for ensuring CAP workstreams are organized, contracts are renewed in a timely manner, and leadership and internal teams are kept abreast of progress. The Senior Analyst will additionally provide general support to the operations and policy team which may include tracking inquiries, drafting communication and program related material to send to development leadership and staff and special projects as needed.

Your Responsibilities:

Primary responsibilities of the Senior Analyst will include, but not be limited to:

· Supporting invoicing and ensuring contractor payment in accordance with the program’s requirements

· Managing and oversight of all CAP contracts, including preparing for renewals and finalizing key contract terms with relevant teams

· Interacting with legal team to ensure contracts are renewed on time and in coordination with vendors and partners at the NYC Housing Development Corporation (HDC)

· Providing support and guidance to HPD staff who are utilizing CAP contracts

· Tracking and reporting out on CAP invoicing and payments and maintaining a shared tracker that details payments, maintaining backup documentation in an accessible and organized format

· Supporting projects across the Operations and Policy team including making improvements to templates and tools, coordinating training space and attendance, and helping to draft materials related to team projects

· Maintaining oversight and support for the Office of Development SharePoint Library, updating materials and sharing out with relevant staff

Preferred Skills

· Strong accounting skills and mastery of Microsoft Excel to track and manage multiple budgets.

· Clear communication skills and comfort interacting with legal documents and staff;

· Program or process management and proven ability to follow through and focus;

· Demonstrated experience updating tracking systems and creating reports;

· Excellent interpersonal skills and ability to collaborate effectively with others;

· Excellent written and verbal communication skills;

· Meticulous, organized, and great attention to detail;

· Proficiency of Smartsheet and Microsoft Office, specifically Excel (fluency with Excel formulas, pivot tables and ‘best practices’ around data and analytics)

How to Apply:

Please email resume and cover letter to: ExecCAPjobs@hpd.nyc.gov with subject line that says “Senior Analyst”

Salary range for this position is: $46.70 hourly (equivalent of approximately $85,000 annual salary based on a 35-hour work week with a required unpaid lunch).

NOTE: Please note that this is a temp position that is currently anticipated to conclude approximately 12 months from hire date, with possibility of future extension. Candidates must be able to be in person in our office at 100 Gold Street with an opportunity after a 3 month period, to work remotely up to but not more than 2 days a week.

Work Location: 100 Gold Street, New York, NY

Job Type: Temporary

Pay: $46.70 per hour

People with a criminal record are encouraged to apply

Work Location: In person

Salary : $85,000