Senior Advisor for Transformation & Delivery

Job description

About the Agency: The Department of Housing Preservation and Development (HPD) oversees housing standards across all 3.7 million homes in New York City. As the nation’s largest municipal housing agency, HPD is responsible for building and preserving affordable housing, protecting tenants from harassment and displacement, and holding landlords accountable across the five boroughs. Under Commissioner Dina Levy and the Mamdani Administration, HPD is pursuing an ambitious housing agenda focused on the needs of New York’s tenants. With a broad set of tools including standards enforcement, tenant resources, and the creation of new affordable housing, HPD is committed to making New York City a more affordable place for renters and homeowners alike. Your Role The Senior Advisor for Transformation & Delivery will help advance HPD’s highest-priority initiatives by working across the agency to solve complex operational challenges and drive implementation. The role will support agency leadership in improving how HPD plans, executes, and delivers its work. Your Responsibilities - Lead high-priority, cross-cutting initiatives from planning through implementation. - Develop clear workplans, milestones, roles, and decision points to keep projects moving. - Identify operational challenges and barriers to implementation and develop practical solutions. - Coordinate across teams to resolve dependencies, risks, and competing priorities. - Use data and other information to assess progress, identify issues, and recommend course corrections. - Develop recommendations and materials to support senior leadership decision-making. - Support the launch and stabilization of new initiatives, processes, and operating models. Preferred Skills & Experience - Strong project management and organizational skills, with the ability to manage multiple complex initiatives. - Excellent analytical and problem-solving skills. - Ability to translate broad or ambiguous priorities into clear, actionable plans. - Strong written and verbal communication skills, including the ability to synthesize complex information. - Sound judgment and ability to work effectively with senior leaders and across organizational boundaries. - Experience in operations, strategy, process improvement, organizational change, management consulting, or a related field. Minimum Qualifications 1. A baccalaureate degree from an accredited college and four years of full-time, satisfactory professional experience in one or more of the following fields: public and/or business administration, public relations, labor relations, fiscal/financial administration or a related field; at least eighteen months of which must have been in an administrative, managerial or executive capacity or supervising professional personnel performing duties in one or more of the fields described immediately above; or 2. Education and/or experience equivalent to "1" above. However, all candidates must possess the eighteen months of supervisory, administrative, managerial or executive experience as described in "1" above. EXECUTIVE ASSISTANT TO THE DEP - 95539 Minimum Qualifications 1. A baccalaureate degree from an accredited college and four years of full-time, satisfactory professional experience in one or more of the following fields: public and/or business administration, public relations, labor relations, fiscal/financial administration or a related field; at least eighteen months of which must have been in an administrative, managerial or executive capacity or supervising professional personnel performing duties in one or more of the fields described immediately above; or 2. Education and/or experience equivalent to "1" above. However, all candidates must possess the eighteen months of supervisory, administrative, managerial or executive experience as described in "1" above. 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.