CODE Administrative Support

Code Administrative Support

The NYC Department Housing Preservation & Development (HPD) promotes quality and affordability in the city's housing, and diversity and strength in the city's neighborhoods because every New Yorker deserves a safe, affordable place to live in a neighborhood they love. - We maintain building and resident safety and health - We create opportunities for New Yorkers through housing affordability - We engage New Yorkers to build and sustain neighborhood strength and diversity. HPD is entrusted with fulfilling these objectives through the goals and strategies of Housing Our Neighbors: A Blueprint for Housing and Homelessness, Mayor Adams' comprehensive housing framework. To support this important work, the administration has committed $5 billion in new capital funding, bringing the 10-year planned investment in housing to $22 billion the largest in the city's history. This investment, coupled with a commitment to reduce administrative and regulatory barriers, is a multi-pronged strategy to tackle New York City's complex housing crisis, by addressing homelessness and housing instability, promoting economic stability and mobility, increasing homeownership opportunities, improving health and safety, and increasing opportunities for equitable growth.

The Office of Enforcement and Neighborhood Services (OENS) lead the agency's effort to work closely with other HPD divisions and outside community partners to identify buildings in distress, assess and develop appropriate strategies to address those properties and work closely with responsible owners to develop a plan to improve conditions and return buildings to firm financial footing and physical health. OENS uses enforcement tools within its Division of Code Enforcement, Housing Litigation Division, Emergency Operations and Enhanced Enforcement, and the Division of Neighborhood Preservation to ensure compliance with legal and regulatory obligations. The Office of Enforcement and Neighborhood Services is composed of seven divisions: Data Management & Technology (DMT), Division of Neighborhood Preservation (DNP), Administration & Internal Compliance (AIC), Housing Litigation Division (HLD), Division of Code Enforcement (DCE), and Emergency Operations and Enhanced Enforcement Division (EOD) and Division of Emergency Housing Services (EHS).

Your Role: Your role will be an Administrative Support/Community Coordinator in the Division of Code Enforcement (DCE). You will be responsible for, but not limited to, the following:

• Perform very complex, responsible, analytical and coordination work related to Lead.
• Monitor Lead performance reports. Meets with staff to discuss any deficiencies and recommend changes to the Chief and Deputy Chief to improve performance outcomes.
• Ensures that Lead files, records and logs are maintained.
• Maintain a variety of difficult and responsible statistical reports, including maintaining, examining, preparing, and creating spreadsheets.
• Conduct research and respond to inquiries.
• Update tracking reports, inventory logs and review program plans.
• May review Lead forms and documents and perform scanning functions.
• Provide technical assistance and training to staff in techniques of program implementation and management.
• Provide interpretation.
• Make recommendations on Lead policies and procedures.
• Assists the Lead Unit Chief and Deputy Chief with special projects as necessary.

Preferred Skills:

• Must possess excellent written and verbal communications skills.
• Must be proficient with PC software applications, such as Excel and Microsoft Word.
• Candidates with bi-lingual skills.

Note: Candidates may be assigned to any office within the 5 boroughs and may be assigned to work evenings and weekends.

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.