AEP Coordinator

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Company Description Job Description About the Agency: 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. ________________________________________ Your Team: The Office of Enforcement and Neighborhood Services (OENS) leads the agency’s effort to works 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 Repair Program, the Division of Neighborhood Preservation and the Division of Special Enforcement 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 Impact: The Emergency Operations and Enhanced Enforcement Division (EOD) Alternative Enforcement Program (AEP) is an enforcement program which identifies the 250 most distressed multiple dwellings citywide each year. AEP allows the city to make repairs to these buildings and bill the landlord for the repairs. This keeps residents in the direst of conditions from waiting for landlords to act. The AEP staff perform roof to cellar inspections, determine the underlying cause of the violations and order the owner to perform system replacement work. When an owner fails to perform the ordered system replacement work, AEP may perform the work and bill the landlord for the cost. Your Role: As a Coordinator/Community Coordinator in the Alternative Enforcement Program (AEP), your role will include, but not be limited to the following: Your Responsibilities: - Working closely with a team consisting of a Housing Inspector and a Construction Project Manager; - Planning, coordinating, and monitoring field work assignments; - Compiling, and recording data for participating buildings; - Preparing, posting, mailing, and tracking all AEP notices and correspondence; - Contacting owners and tenants in participating AEP buildings to schedule inspections, and resolving access issues; - Researching owner registration and emergency repair information; - Monitoring all complaints and violations for buildings participating in AEP; - Processing AEP Dismissal Request Inspection applications; - Promptly and accurately responding to inquiries from the public; - Performing field visits to buildings in caseload to gather data, post notices, and resolve access issues; - Assisting with monitoring compliance with AEP mandates; - Conducting and attending meetings pertaining to AEP issues as requested. Preferred skills: - Candidates must possess excellent written and verbal communications skills - Candidates 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. Authorization to work in the United States is required for this position. The NYC Department of Housing Preservation and Development does not provide sponsorship for international employees for visa applications, extensions, or status changes, including H-1B visas. Applicants are responsible for ensuring that they meet all qualifying requirements for this position at the time of application. COMMUNITY COORDINATOR - 56058 Qualifications 1. A baccalaureate degree from an accredited college and two years of experience in community work or community centered activities in an area related to the duties described above; or 2. High school graduation or equivalent and six years of experience in community work or community centered activities in an area related to the duties as described above; or 3. Education and/or experience which is equivalent to "1" or "2" above. However, all candidates must have at least one year of experience as described in "1" above. Additional Information 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.