About the Agency:

The New York City Department of Housing Preservation and 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.________________________________________

HPD’s Office of Policy and Strategy (OPS) leverages its expertise to guide and support HPD and its many offices in their efforts to deepen their impact, optimize their efficiency, and become more data-driven, compliance-attentive, climate-adaptive, and mission-focused. To do so, OPS collaborates with staff and senior leadership from across the agency, as well as with representatives from other Agencies. OPS carries out its work through delivery of rigorous data, policy, and financial/credit analysis; technical and statistical research; compliance awareness and adherence; and techniques in program visioning and design to all of HPD’s areas of practice.

The Division of Housing Policy (DHP) coordinates the agency’s response to high-priority housing policy initiatives. The Assistant Commissioner for Housing Policy will report to the Deputy Commissioner for Policy and Strategy, working closely with the Research & Evaluation, Credit and Special Underwriting, Strategic Operations and Analytics, and Sustainability teams within OPS and others across the agency, to develop and build support for policy recommendations that advance the agency’s mission and further our commitment to fair housing and equity.

The Assistant Commissioner for Housing Policy will oversee:
- Fair Housing Policy and Investments Team: Addresses discrimination, segregation, and disparities in access to opportunity by promoting programs and policies that further fair housing. Develops the City’s comprehensive five-year fair housing plan and related reports, identifying challenges, setting goals, strategies, and actions. These investments empower New Yorkers with realistic housing choices and ensure access to fundamental resources regardless of race, ethnicity, disability, religion, or other protected characteristics.
- Policy Development and Special Initiatives Team: Collaborates with teams across the agency to assess policy proposals, design new initiatives, and review the impacts of existing and proposed legislation on HPD's work. Provides policy insights, analytical support, and in-depth assessments for various projects.
- Senior Policy Advisors: Develops and applies subject matter expertise to integrate the Division's work into HPD's broader policy agenda. Ensure policies advance the City's climate objectives, address the needs of New Yorkers with disabilities, and bridge the digital divide for populations served.

The Assistant Commissioner will:
- Lead team of policy analysts, data analysts and special advisors with a wide range of expertise, building and maintaining a culture of rigor, collaboration and inclusivity;
- Grow and leverage expertise within OPS to analyze internal and external housing policy proposals, including but not limited to proposed local, state and federal legislation;
- Identify opportunities to, and respond to colleagues’ requests to, better align agency policies and programs;
- Work closely with the Chief Research Officer / Assistant Commissioner for Research and Evaluation to better integrate cutting-edge research into the policy development and analysis;
- Coordinate across OPS to fully leverage the range of skills, insights and resources available to advance the division’s and the office’s work;
- Build relationships with colleagues and teams across the agency to improve and build support for policy recommendations and proposals;
- Represent the team internally and externally in a variety of settings;
- Undertake critical special projects/initiatives as requested by the Deputy Commissioner, as needed.

Preferred Skills:

- Exceptional critical thinking, analytical thinking and problem-solving skills;
- Very strong understanding of local, state and federal housing policy, particularly in the New York City context and/or other large American cities;
- Excellent leadership skills with the ability to build team culture, provide feedback and build capacity among individual team members;
- Excellent people skills with the ability to build relationships, develop coalitions and influence others to achieve outcomes and thrive in a team environment;
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills, including ability to present/convey complex concepts effectively;
- Ability to adapt and work under pressure and restrictive deadlines in an atmosphere of intense activity;
- Creativity and grit;
- Passion for public service; and
- An equity lens and deep commitment to radical inclusivity.

We serve New York City best, when our team mirrors the diversity and varied strengths of the population we serve. We strongly encourage people of all backgrounds to apply.

Graduation from an accredited college with a baccalaureate degree and three years of progressively responsible supervisory, administrative or consultative experience in a large-scale real estate management or maintenance operations, government subsidized relocation activities or a related field. Graduate work in an appropriate field may be substituted for up to two years of the general experience required; or high school graduation and seven years of the experience as described in the aforementioned

As a prospective employee of the City of New York, you may be eligible for federal loan forgiveness programs and state repayment assistance programs. For more information, please visit the U.S. Department of Education’s website at https://studentaid.gov/pslf/.

New York City Residency is required for the duration of 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.

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Assistant Commissioner for Housing Policy, Office of Policy & Strategy