Chief of Staff Office of Development

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.

The Office of Development’s overall strategy is to support the Mayor’s Housing Plan to create and preserve 300,000 affordable homes by 2026, in close collaboration with other HPD offices, as well as other city, state and federal agencies. The Office of Development administers a broad range of programs and is comprised of nine divisions that administer or support a range of programs.

These include:

• Executive Office of Operations and Policy
• New Construction Finance
• Special Needs Housing
• Building and Land Development Services (BLDS)
• Home ownership Opportunities and Preservation
• Preservation Finance
• Portfolio Management and Conversions
• Housing Incentives
• Compliance and Enforcement

Reporting to the Deputy Commissioner of Development, the Chief of Staff will play a key role in developing policy and coordinating the implementation of agency priorities. This position will include broad contact with Development senior staff, the Office of the Commissioner and other internal and external partners.

• Establish and promote a culture of problem-solving, trust and collaboration across and within development teams and leadership.
• Facilitate annual budget planning process in coordination with Capital Planning and development production programs to ensure targets and available resources are available and aligned.
• Roll out new policies and priorities in coordination with Office of Development leadership.
• Advance the priorities of the Deputy Commissioner of Development which may include representing the Office at external meetings, including those with City Hall leadership, and conveying Deputy Commissioner priorities and needs to other key agency leadership. Additional tasks in support of the Deputy Commissioner may include preparing material such as memos, presentations and emails in support of their priorities.
• Support interagency initiatives that impact development work and priorities and identifying subject matter experts to support related initiatives on behalf of HPD and the Office of Development.
• Delegate critical workloads, analyses and input across relevant development teams to ensure expertise is utilized and development feedback and perspective is targeted and considered.
• Support and communicate three roles that report directly to the Chief of Staff, including an Executive Assistant, Policy Analyst and the Deputy Chief of Staff. Ensure direct reports are supported with clear portfolio and expectations as well as opportunities for feedback.
• Ensure Deputy Commissioner and Commissioner priorities are communicated to development leadership and staff, and key staff feedback is reviewed and considered by leadership.
• Respond to time sensitive data requests and exercises related to development’s portfolio, pulling in development staff as needed.
• Communicate critical production targets and milestones with partners within and outside of the agency.
• Model new programs and policies to ensure they work with business teams and existing resources.
• Work closely…