THE ACTUAL SALARY RANGE FOR THIS POSITION IS $225,000.00-$245,000.00.

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.

Reporting directly to the Chief Executive Officer of the Housing Authority, the Chief Compliance Officer (“CCO”) will be responsible for overseeing NYCHA’s compliance with federal, state, and local regulatory obligations; regularly assessing the Authority’s compliance risks; developing and maintaining up to date procedures that are aligned with regulations and adopted by NYCHA staff; ensuring the accuracy of external regulatory reporting and statements by NYCHA; maintaining a forum for and taking action on compliance complaints made by NYCHA residents, employees, and external parties, as appropriate; and creating a culture of compliance through communication, training, and enforcement. NYCHA’s proposed candidate must receive the concurrence of NYCHA’s Federal Monitor after providing Department of Housing and Urban Development and the Southern District of New York an opportunity to comment on the candidate.

The CCO’s responsibilities include:

- Monitor city, state and federal regulations to ensure that NYCHA's operational policies and procedures are up to-date. Oversee the revision of existing policies and procedures and the creation of new ones.
- Develop an annual compliance plan outlining NYCHA's risk exposure and where NYCHA will focus compliance efforts for the coming year.
- Monitor the National Standards for the Physical Inspection of Real Estate (NSPIRE) inspection process to ensure the integrity of the process.
- Ensure that compliance is integrated into property management, both frontline staff and management and overseeing compliance training for frontline staff and management.
- Act as liaison to the Environmental Health and Safety Officer.
- Communicate with the public and stakeholders regarding compliance issues, including creating a platform for employee and resident complaints.
- Establish processes designed to ensure the accuracy of external reporting and statements by NYCHA.
- Report regularly to the CEO on issues related to compliance and regulatory oversight.

Key Competencies

- Integrity - Imbue the Authority with strong ethical principles.
- Superb Communication - Ability to communicate expertly and clearly, both written and verbal, to a wide range of stakeholders.
- Partnership and Collaboration - Establish a strong network of relationships among peer leaders across other City, State and Federal agencies and government and external stakeholders.
- Creative Problem Solving - Develop innovative and impactful solutions that help address operation needs.
- Strategy and Vision - Identify trends, project consequences, and plan accordingly.
- Goal and Outcomes Oriented - Demonstrated ability to make timely and sound decisions; establish priorities and successfully carry out multiple assignments, meeting critical deadlines and timeframes.

Additional Information

1. Preference will be given to candidates who include a cover letter.
2. 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).
3. 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.

Admission to the New York State Bar; and four years of recent full-time responsible, relevant, satisfactory legal experience subsequent to admission to any bar, eighteen months of which must have been in the supervision of other attorneys, in an administrative, managerial or executive capacity, or performing highly complex and significant legal work.

Incumbents must remain Members of the New York State Bar in good standing for the duration of this employment.

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.