Job Description

The New York City Housing Authority (NYCHA) is the nation’s oldest and largest public housing authority with more than 176,000 apartments, and responsibility for administering a citywide Section 8 leased housing program that serves over 200,000 additional tenants. NYCHA’s mission is to provide quality housing for New Yorkers that is sustainable, inclusive, and safe, while fostering opportunities for economic mobility.

Under the direction of the Vice President of Policy, the Policy Analyst will join the policy team within the Office of the CEO and perform work focused on policy development, analysis, coordination, implementation, and evaluation. The Policy Analyst, in conjunction with the Vice President of Policy, should expect to work in close collaboration and coordination with all NYCHA departments.

The policy team within the Office of the CEO is the primary coordinator of policymaking within the Authority and leads the Authority’s work in developing and evaluating policy. As a member of the policy team, the Policy Analyst will work on several key types of policy matters, including:

1) NYCHA-specific cross-departmental initiatives at the intersection of policy and operations. The policy team will lead process improvement for critical areas of strategic importance that cut across multiple NYCHA departments and require significant levels of inter-departmental collaboration. In this area of policy, the policy team will lead working groups comprised of subject matter experts from different NYCHA departments to identify problem areas, analyze data and trends, determine solutions, and evaluate performance. Topics will span the breadth of the Authority and could include Section 3, vacant unit turnover, and rent collection.

2) Key NYCHA policies, rules, and regulations addressing broader societal or citywide policy issues. The policy team will lead the process of evaluating and developing NYCHA’s key policies, rules, and regulations, particularly those that touch on multiple NYCHA departments and involve broader citywide and societal issue areas. In coordinating this policy area, the policy team will make sure that all relevant departments are consulted and coordinated, preparing recommendation materials for review by the Chief of Staff and CEO. Key policies, rules, and regulations could include topics such as micromobility, changes to resident rights, and criminal justice practices.

3) Housing policy & research for NYCHA in the 21st Century. The policy team will work with the Chief of Staff and CEO to evaluate long-term strategic policy matters. This research and development will help to inform NYCHA’s decision-making on both long- and short-term policy questions, particularly those that further NYCHA’s mission to provide-low rent housing to low-income New Yorkers. Examples of such policy areas could include the impact of different re-building strategies, opportunities and impacts of expanding public housing and other new construction pathways, and long-term risk mitigation of converting properties to project-based Section 8 subsidy.

As part of the scope of the position, the Policy Analyst will also assist the other members of the policy team in:

• Refining NYCHA’s policymaking and decision-making process on key issues of internal and external policy, particularly those that cut across different NYCHA departments.

• Representing the Vice President of Policy, Chief of Staff and CEO in internal and external situations, including to federal, state, and local partners, as well as in discussions with residents.

• Working in close collaboration with the Department of Intergovernmental Affairs and Law Department to determine which legislative and regulatory issues must be elevated to the Office of the CEO. For these topics, the policy team will work with the Intergovernmental and Law teams to assist in determining the Authority’s policy positions.

• Serving as a subject matter expert on public and affordable housing policy.

The broad scope of the Office of the CEO’s functions requires that candidates for the Policy Analyst role combine an exceptional strategic mindset with the ability to quickly develop significant subject matter expertise. Candidates should have a strong process and analytical toolkit and excellent data fluency, along with the ability to drive cross-functional and cross-departmental coordination. Ideal candidates will also bring familiarity with NYC government, housing policy, housing operations, stakeholder engagement, capital programs / projects, and/or public sector procurement, along with an ability to build consensus within complex organizations.

Additional Information

1. NYCHA employees applying for promotional, title or level change opportunities must have served a period of one year at current location and in current title and level (if applicable).

2. NYCHA residents are encouraged to apply.

Please read this posting carefully to make certain you meet the minimum qualification requirements before applying to this position.

Qualifications

Qualification Requirements

1. High school graduation or equivalent and three years of experience in community work or community centered activities in an area related to duties described above; or

2. Education and/or experience which is equivalent to "1" above.

Additional Information

The 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.