Field Operations Project Coordinator

Field Operations Project Coordinator

The Office of School Health (OSH) within the Division of Family and Child Health (DFCH) is a joint program of the Department of Education (DOE) and the Department of Health and Mental Hygiene (DHMH) responsible for promoting the health of over 1.3 million school children enrolled in approximately 1,800 public and non-public schools in New York City. Services to students include case management of chronic health problems, preventive health screening, urgent care, medication administration, preventive counseling, health education, referral for care and assurance of ongoing effective treatment. The Office of Field Operations supports the coordination and implementation of services.

Duties include but are not limited to:

• Work with the operations team to establish projects which support business workflow, including inventory/supply management, fit-testing, CPR/ADT.
• Establish project plans, tasks, resources and ownership to ensure timelines are met.
• Coordinate internal and external resources for the planning and execution of projects.
• Drive the enhancement of project management processes, tooling and templates to improve the project management function.
• Provide timely status reports and program summaries including scope/schedule/quality risks, project status, resource allocation and customer impact.
• Assure customer delivery and quality is not impacted by project execution and create, document, and implement new processes as required.

Preferred skills:

• Proven record of initiating and managing complex, interdisciplinary projects involving multiple partners and technologies.
• Extensive experience in mediating among groups with competing perspectives.
• Strong written and oral communication skills.
• Experience working with Microsoft Planner or comparable project management software.
• Experience working with Microsoft Suite, specifically: Excel, Teams, PowerPoint.

Additional information:

Why you should work for us:

• Loan Forgiveness: As a prospective employee of the City of New York, you may be eligible for federal/state loan forgiveness and repayment assistance programs that lessen your payments or even fully forgive your full balance. For more information, please visit the U.S. Department of Education's website.
• Benefits: City employees are entitled to unmatched benefits such as a premium-free health insurance plan that saves employees over $10K annually, additional health, fitness, and financial benefits may be available based on the position's associated union/benefit fund, a public sector defined benefit pension plan with steady monthly payments in retirement, a tax-deferred savings program and a robust Worksite Wellness Program that offers resources and opportunities to keep you healthy while serving New Yorkers.
• Work From Home Policy: Depending on your position, you may be able to work up to two days during the week from home.
• Job Security - you could enjoy more job security compared to private sector employment and be able to contribute to making NYC a healthy place to live and work.

The New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene (NYC Health Department) is the oldest and largest health department in the U.S., dedicated to protecting and improving the health of NYC. Our mission is to safeguard the health of every resident and cultivate a city where everyone, regardless of age, background, or location, can achieve their optimal health. We provide a wide array of 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 social justice initiatives.

Commitment to Equity: 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.