Director of Strategic Communications and Partnerships, Bureau of Communicable Diseases

The Bureau of Communicable Disease (BCD), part of the Division of Disease Control, is responsible for the surveillance, prevention, and control of over 70 infectious diseases, including foodborne, enteric, waterborne, respiratory (including COVID-19), zoonotic, and vector-borne diseases. Reporting to BCD’s Assistant Commissioner, the Director of Strategic Communications and Partnerships will oversee the development and implementation of policies, strategic communications, community outreach initiatives and partnerships related to the prevention and control of communicable diseases.

This role will also involve building and maintaining strategic partnerships related to emergency preparedness, laboratory, community outreach and utilizing data visualization to inform and enhance public health strategies.

• Strategic Communications:
  • Develop and implement communication strategies to disseminate critical public health information effectively.
  • Create data visualizations and reports to effectively communicate communicable disease information to a wide variety of audiences from the public to providers.
• Community Outreach and Partnerships:
  • Supervise the Community Outreach and Health Education team.
  • Coordinate community outreach activities to promote awareness and prevention of communicable diseases and work closely with subject matter experts to develop a strategy for health education
  • Build and maintain partnerships with other government agencies, community organizations, laboratories and other stakeholders of communicable disease control in NYC.
• Emergency preparedness and response:
  • Formulate and review policies related to communicable diseases, emergency response and outbreak resilience to ensure alignment with public health goals.
  • Collaborate with colleagues engaged in emergency planning at the Division of Disease Control and with the Division of Emergency Preparedness on communicable disease emergency planning.
• Team Leadership:
  • Provide daily supervision and guidance to the strategic communications and partnership team.
  • Foster a collaborative and inclusive work environment that supports professional growth and development.

• Strong written and verbal communication skills.
• Experience in community outreach and engagement, emergency planning and response, programmatic policy development, and program evaluation.
• Proficiency in data visualization tools and techniques.
• Demonstrated ability to collaborate, lead and manage teams effectively

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://student aid.gov/pslf/)

Benefits:

• 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.

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