ASSISTANT COMISSIONER (DOHMH), BUREAU OF HUMAN RESOURCES AND LABOR RELATIONS - job 1 of 2

Agency/Office Overview:

The New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene (DOHMH) is a world-renowned agency with a long tradition of protecting and promoting health in the nation’s most culturally and linguistically diverse city. Our 7,000-plus team members bring an extraordinary array of languages, cultures, and experiences to bear on the work of public health. Our diversity fuels creativity because all perspectives are heard and valued. DOHMH aims to improve the health outcomes of all New Yorkers by centering persistent racial inequities and promotion of social justice at the core of its work.

Position Overview:

The New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene seeks a dynamic and experienced professional to serve as the Assistant Commissioner for Human Resources and Labor Relations. Under Executive direction, and with the broadest possible latitude to exercise independent judgment and decision making, the incumbent will be responsible for implementing HR strategies that support DOHMH including oversight of recruitment, leaves, and labor relations. The successful candidate will lead, oversee, direct, and manage all aspects of Human Resources for DOHMH.

The candidate will be expected to provide strategic leadership, direction and guidance to a team of HR professionals and their respective staff; ensure the efficient daily operations of all human resources and personnel functions, administration, HR strategic planning, civil service hiring, and workforce planning; analyze existing policies and processes to determine and make recommendations as necessary to improve existing practices; collaborate with the senior leadership team to ensure HR initiatives support DOHMHs strategies and goals; advise and make recommendations to senior leadership on matters pertaining to workforce administration, compensation, promotions, and ensure the efficient and effective resolution of HR issues in accordance with applicable laws, established rules and regulations.
Proposed Duties

Duties include but not limited to:

- Manage a staff of approximately 60 people in the bureau of Human Resources and Labor Relations, including Recruitment and Hiring, Civil Service, Compliance, Labor Relations, Workforce Analytics, Leaves and Benefits, and Employee Relations.

- Provide strategic leadership for recruitment strategies, civil service hiring, succession management, administrative processing workflows, and labor management resolutions.

- Provide expert HR counsel to agency leadership and serve as liaison to unions, oversight bodies and external stakeholders.

- Develop and implement HR policies and procedures consistent with civil service laws, collective bargaining agreements and agency goals.

- Oversee recruitment, onboarding, and retention strategies to ensure skilled and diverse public health workforce that reflects the communities we serve

- Update agency staff on changes in HR policy.

- Ensure that recruitment, hiring, and promotion/salary actions are done equitably in accordance with all related laws and regulations.

- Work closely with EEO office and Occupational Safety and Health to ensure adherence to laws and regulations.

- Ensure that leave and workers compensation requests are processed with applicable laws.

- Work closely with the Employee Law Unit on disciplinary matters.

- Lead agency staffing efforts in emergency activations.

- Work closely with DCAS on civil service appointments, title classifications, and citywide HR policies.

- Conduct analysis on salary parity, recruitment efforts, and workforce needs.

- Provide data to agency leadership on vacancies, separations, staff demographics, and other workforce related data.

- Responsible for overall leadership of all Human Recourses and Labor Relations matters.

Preferred Skills:

- Experience leading a Human Resources department for a large organization, preferably in the public sector.

- Experience working with a unionized workforce.

- Ability to interpret and implement personnel rules and regulations and requirements set forth by Civil Service Laws and other applicable regulations.

- Strong analytical, interpersonal, problem-solving, decision-making, and organizational skills.

- Ability to communicate highly complex information clearly and succinctly, both orally and in writing.

- MS Office (Word, Excel, Outlook, PowerPoint) proficiency.

- Ability to maintain a high level of confidentiality.

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 (https://studentaid.gov/pslf/)
- Benefits: City employees are entitled to unmatched benefits such as:
o a premium-free health insurance plan that saves employees over $10K annually, per a 2024 assessment.
o additional health, fitness, and financial benefits may be available based on the position’s associated union/benefit fund.
o a public sector defined benefit pension plan with steady monthly payments in retirement.
o a tax-deferred savings program and
o 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.

Established in 1805, 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. As the primary population health strategist and policy authority for NYC, with a rich history of public health initiatives and scientific advancements, from addressing the 1822 yellow fever outbreak to the COVID-19 pandemic, we serve as a global leader in public health innovation and expertise.

Come join us and help to continue our efforts in making a difference in the lives of all New Yorkers!

The NYC Health Department is an inclusive equal opportunity employer committed to providing access and reasonable accommodation to all individuals. To request reasonable accommodation to participate in the job application or interview process, contact Sye-Eun Ahn, Director of the Office of Equal Employment Opportunity, at [email protected] or 347-396-6549.

ASSISTANT COMISSIONER (DOHMH) - 06943

1. Graduation from an approved school of medicine and have received the degree of Doctor of Medicine, Doctor of Osteopathic Medicine, or comparable equivalent and a master's degree in Public Administration, Personnel Administration, Business Administration, Human Services, Social Work, Public Health, Health Administration, Health Policy, Health Science, Community Health, Environmental and Occupational Health, Psychiatric Health, Nursing, Infectious/Communicable Diseases, Epidemiology, Biomedical Sciences, Biology, Pathology, Immunology, Biostatistics, Mathematics, Statistics, Data Science, Computer Science, Political Science, Psychology from an accredited college or university and two years of satisfactory experience of a nature to qualify for the duties and responsibilities of the position, at least 18 months of which must have been in an administrative, managerial, or executive capacity or supervising personnel performing activities related to the duties of the position; or

2. A Master’s Degree from an accredited college in Public Administration, Personnel Administration, Business Administration, Human Services, Social Work, Public Health, Health Administration, Health Policy, Health Science, Community Health, Environmental and Occupational Health, Psychiatric Health, Nursing, Infectious/Communicable Diseases, Epidemiology, Biomedical Sciences, Biology, Pathology, Immunology, Biostatistics, Mathematics, Statistics, Data Science, Computer Science, Political Science, Psychology or a related field, plus three years of satisfactory experience of a nature to qualify for the duties and responsibilities of the position, at least 18 months of which must have been in an administrative, managerial, or executive capacity or supervising personnel performing activities related to the duties of the position; or

3. A bachelor’s degree from an accredited college and five years of satisfactory experience of a nature to qualify for the duties and responsibilities of the position, at least 18 months of which must have been in an administrative, managerial, or executive capacity or supervising personnel performing activities related to the duties of the position; or

4. A four-year high school diploma or its educational equivalent and nine years of satisfactory, full-time progressively responsible experience as described in "1" above, 18 months of which must have been in an administrative, managerial, executive or supervisory capacity.

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.