Established in 1805, the New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene (the NYC Health Department) is the oldest and largest health department in the country. Our mission is to protect and improve the health of all New Yorkers, in service of a vision of a city in which all New Yorkers can realize their full health potential, regardless of who they are, how old they are, where they are from, or where they live.

As a world-renowned public health agency with a history of building transformative public health programming and infrastructure, innovating in science and scholarship to advance public health knowledge, and responding to urgent public health crises from New York City’s yellow fever outbreak in 1822, to the COVID-19 pandemic we are a hub for public health innovation, expertise, and programs, and services. We serve as the population health strategist, and policy, and planning authority for the City of New York, while also having a vast impact on national and international public policy, including programs and services focused on food and nutrition, anti-tobacco support, chronic disease prevention, HIV/AIDS treatment, family and child health, environmental health, mental health, and racial and social justice work, among others.

Our Agency’s five strategic priorities, building off a recently-completed strategic planning process emerging from the COVID-19 emergency, are:
1) To re-envision how the Health Department prepares for and responds to health emergencies, with a focus on building a “response-ready” organization, with faster decision-making, transparent public communications, and stronger surveillance and bridges to healthcare systems 2) Address and prevent chronic and diet-related disease, including addressing rising rates of childhood obesity and the impact of diabetes, and transforming our food systems to improve nutrition and enhance access to healthy foods
3) Address the second pandemic of mental illness including: reducing overdose deaths, strengthening our youth mental health systems, and supporting people with serious mental illness
4) Reduce black maternal mortality and make New York a model city for women’s health
5) Mobilize against and combat the health impacts of climate change

Our 7,000-plus team members bring extraordinary diversity to the work of public health. True to our value of equity as a foundational element of all of our work, and a critical foundation to achieving population health impact in New York City, the NYC Health Department has been a leader in recognizing and dismantling racism’s impacts on the health of New Yorkers and beyond. In 2021, the NYC Board of Health declared racism as a public health crisis. With commitment to advance anti-racist public health practices that dismantle systems that perpetuate inequitable power, opportunity and access, the NYC Health Department continues to work in and with communities and community organizations to increase their access to health services and decrease avoidable health outcomes.

PROGRAM AND JOB DESCRIPTION:

The New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene (NYC DOHMH)'s Bureau of Hepatitis, HIV, and Sexually Transmitted Infections (BHHS) oversees the City's response to viral hepatitis, HIV, and sexually transmitted infections (STIs). Across a range of programs and through extensive collaboration with other parts of NYC DOHMH and external stakeholders, BHHS leads testing initiatives; prevention, care, and treatment programming; epidemiology and surveillance; research and evaluation; training and technical assistance; community engagement; social marketing; policy advocacy; and racial equity and social justice initiatives. BHHS's Policy and External Affairs Program oversees the bureau's local, state, and federal legislative, regulatory, and policy advocacy related to HIV, STIs, and viral hepatitis, as well as its intergovernmental affairs and media and public relations.

BHHS seeks a Policy Analyst to join its Policy and External Affairs Program. Reporting to the Director of Policy and External Affairs, the Policy Analyst will support BHHS's HIV, STI, and viral hepatitis policy advocacy, focusing on HIV prevention and viral hepatitis matters.

DUTIES WILL INCLUDE BUT NOT BE LIMITED TO:

Researching and drafting annual local, state, and federal legislative and regulatory agenda items related to HIV, STIs, and Viral Hepatitis, and working with government and community stakeholders to implement agenda items and related policies.

Researching and analyzing existing and proposed local, state, and federal legislation, regulations, and policies related to HIV, STIs, and Viral Hepatitis, and preparing position statements, memoranda of support or opposition, public comments, and policy briefs for diverse audiences.

Monitoring and responding to policy-related components in HIV, STI, and viral hepatitis jurisdictional plans (e.g., New York City 2020 Ending the HIV Epidemic Plan, HIV National Strategic Plan: 2021-2025, Plan to Eliminate Viral Hepatitis as a Major Public Health Threat in New York City by 2030).

Supporting Policy and External Affairs Program leadership to respond to HIV and viral hepatitis policy inquiries from agency staff and external stakeholders in the form of policy briefs, reports, literature reviews, presentations, and grant deliverables.

Conducting extensive scientific, public health, legal, and policy research related to HIV, STIs, and viral hepatitis to support the above duties, focusing on HIV prevention and viral hepatitis policy matters.

Providing policy and programmatic expertise to support the New York City HIV Planning Group (NYC HPG) and its Policy and External Relations Work Group, as well as the NYC HPG/HIV Health and Human Services Planning Council of New York (Planning Council)'s Joint Policy Committee.

Leading BHHS's sexual health education policy advocacy.

Leading BHHS's policy advocacy training initiative.

Working with BHHS's Administrative Program to draft binding agreements with external stakeholders detailing policy-related and programmatic collaborative efforts.

Representing BHHS in local, state, and national coalitions and work groups focused on issues affecting the communities BHHS serves.

Supporting BHHS activities to advance racial equity and Additional duties, as needed.

1. For Assignment Level I (only physical, biological and environmental sciences and public health) A master's degree from an accredited college or university with a specialization in an appropriate field of physical, biological or environmental science or in public health.
To be appointed to Assignment Level II and above, candidates must have:
1. A doctorate degree from an accredited college or university with specialization in an appropriate field of physical, biological, environmental or social science and one year of full-time experience in a responsible supervisory, administrative or research capacity in the appropriate field of specialization; or
2. A master's degree from an accredited college or university with specialization in an appropriate field of physical, biological, environmental or social science and three years of responsible full-time research experience in the appropriate field of specialization; or
3. Education and/or experience which is equivalent to "1" or "2" above. However, all candidates must have at least a master's degree in an appropriate field of specialization and at least two years of experience described in "2" above. Two years as a City Research Scientist Level I can be substituted for the experience required in "1" and "2" above.

NOTE:
Probationary Period
Appointments to this position are subject to a minimum probationary period of one year.

Graduate degree in public health, public policy, and/or law Knowledge of population heath, infectious disease epidemiology, social and structural determinants of health, and health equity Knowledge of HIV, STI, and viral hepatitis testing, prevention, care, and treatment interventions and technologies Experience researching and analyzing HIV-, STI-, and/or viral hepatitis-related legislation, regulations, and policies, with special attention to social and structural determinants of health and health equity Knowledge of viral hepatitis policy, including policy focused on improving the health and well-being of people who inject drugs Experience working and communicating with a diverse array of stakeholders, including local, state, or federal government officials, health professionals, members of the press, and community members Experience delivering remarks and presentations on complex policy issues tailored to diverse audiences, including government officials, health care and supportive service providers, public health professionals, and community members Experience developing educational materials on complex policy issues tailored to diverse audiences, including government officials, health care and supportive service providers, public health professionals, and community members Outstanding interpersonal skills Exceptional writing and editing skills Highly organized and detail-oriented Able to work independently, and with maturity, poise, and exceptional judgment Able to multitask in a fast-paced, high-volume environment and Proficiency in Microsoft Word, Excel, Outlook, and PowerPoint.

New York City residency is generally required within 90 days of appointment. However, City Employees in certain titles who have worked for the City for 2 continuous years may also be eligible to reside in Nassau, Suffolk, Putnam, Westchester, Rockland, or Orange County. To determine if the residency requirement applies to you, please discuss with the agency representative at the time of interview.

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.