Program Manager, Bureau of Chronic Disease Prevention

• Full-time
• Agency: DEPT OF HEALTH/MENTAL HYGIENE
• Job Category:
  Policy, Research & Analysis
• Salary Band: $100,000 to $125,000
• Compensation: USD 87,743 - USD 100,904

The Center for Health Equity & Community Wellness (CHECW) seeks to eliminate racial and other inequities resulting in premature mortality. With an unwavering grounding in history and structural analysis, CHECW works to increase visibility of the harm perpetuated by centuries of racist, socially unjust policy while pushing towards redress for the most impacted NYC communities. CHECW addresses inequity across community and healthcare systems in partnership with community, faith-based, and health care organizations.

CHECW's work focuses on social determinants of health, including environmental and commercial determinants, and addresses both upstream and downstream factors to improve health and well-being of New Yorker. CHECW is comprised of the Bureau of Bronx Neighborhood Health, the Bureau of Brooklyn Neighborhood Health, the Bureau of Harlem Neighborhood Health, the Bureau of Queens Neighborhood Health, the Bureau of Chronic Disease Prevention, the Bureau of Equitable Health Systems and the Bureau of Finance, Administration and Services.

The division's Deputy Commissioner also serves as the Agency's Chief Equity Officer and oversees Race To Justice, the Agency's internal reform effort to help our staff learn what they can do to better address racial health gaps and improve health outcomes for all New Yorkers. The NYC Health Department's Bureau of Chronic Disease Prevention (BDCP) strives to reduce the burden of chronic disease, including heart disease, diabetes, and cancer, among New Yorkers.

BCDP focuses on nutrition, tobacco use, the built environment, and reducing the impact of cancer. BCDP aims to advance evidence-based policies, programs, community engagement, and research aimed at shifting environments, changing systems and promoting health equity. As a bureau within the NYC Health Department's Center for Health Equity & Community Wellness (CHECW), BCDP contributes to CHECW's goal of eliminating racial inequities and reducing overall premature mortality among New Yorkers.

BCDP puts a focus on reducing exposure to and consumption of unhealthy foods and tobacco industry products and countering industry practices that negatively impact health. In addition to pursuing population-level approaches, BCDP prioritizes communities that bear a disproportionate burden of chronic disease.

The Active Design Unit within BCDP seeks to hire a Program Manager, the Program Manager will oversee the implementation and day to day management of the unit's place-based programs in schools and neighborhood settings, including program planning, partnership coordination, research, and evaluation activities.

• Oversee and implement place-based program projects that advance the goals of the Active Design Unit and BCDP, in close collaboration with community-based organizations, government agencies, consultants, and other external partners.
• In collaboration with unit Director, manage and oversee programmatic budgets, contracts, and procurement.
• Manage strategic relationships with peer city agencies, community organizations, academic institutions, and other external partners to share information, coordinate activities, and collaborate on projects that support and inform the work of the Active Design Unit.
• Support community engagement and partner coordination throughout program planning and implementation, including activities that incorporate community perspectives and lived experience into Active Design projects.
• Prepare program updates, grant proposals, funder progress reports, and other written…