Government Affairs and Strategic Initiatives Coordinator (Coordinating Manager - Level B)

NYC Health + Hospitals; New York (NY); On-site; USD 55,000 - 85,000; Full time

Job summary

NYC Health + Hospitals is seeking a Government Affairs and Strategic Initiatives Coordinator to support city priorities. Under the Assistant Vice President of External Affairs and Enterprise Strategy, you will help manage relationships with government partners and advance policy objectives across the system.

This role requires coordinating hearings, preparing briefing materials, tracking data for monthly reports, and providing administrative support to multiple leaders.

Qualifications

• Master’s or Bachelor’s degree with 1–2 years in healthcare settings, or an equivalent combination.
• High school diploma minimum; substitution rules apply per policy.

Responsibilities

• Support Government Affairs and Enterprise Strategy in city priorities.
• Coordinate hearings, prepare briefing materials and manage logistics.
• Maintain communications with city, state and federal officials.
• Provide administrative and project management support for initiatives.

Skills

MS Office

Advocacy

Community outreach

Interpersonal skills

Communications

Education

Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in related field

Job description

Marketing Statement

NYC Health + Hospitals is the largest public health care system in the United States. We provide essential outpatient, inpatient and home-based services to more than one million New Yorkers every year across the city’s five boroughs. Our large health system consists of ambulatory centers, acute care centers, post-acute care/long-term care, rehabilitation programs, Home Care, and Correctional Health Services. Our diverse workforce is uniquely focused on empowering New Yorkers.

Marketing Statement

NYC Health + Hospitals is the largest public health care system in the United States. We provide essential outpatient, inpatient and home-based services to more than one million New Yorkers every year across the city’s five boroughs. Our large health system consists of ambulatory centers, acute care centers, post-acute care/long-term care, rehabilitation programs, Home Care, and Correctional Health Services. Our diverse workforce is uniquely focused on empowering New Yorkers.

At NYC Health + Hospitals, our mission is to deliver high quality care health services, without exception. Every employee takes a person-centered approach that exemplifies the ICARE values (Integrity, Compassion, Accountability, Respect, and Excellence) through empathic communication and partnerships between all persons.

Duties & Responsibilities

The Government Affairs and Strategic Initiatives Coordinator will support the various elements of the City government portfolio. The role will be under the primary supervision of the Assistant Vice President of External Affairs and Enterprise Strategy, but will also manage and execute projects for other leaders within the team, including the Chief External Affairs Officer. The Government Affairs and Strategic Initiatives Coordinator will be responsible for a wide range of tasks to develop and sustain the team’s relationships with government partners. The Coordinator will also be responsible for identifying and managing longer-term opportunities to advance NYC Health and Hospital’s city priorities.

Summary Of Duties And Responsibilities

• Work in partnership with the Government Affairs team and other departments to advance the System’s legislative objectives and policy priorities.
• Coordinate legislative hearings by preparing briefing materials, supporting subject matter experts in testimony preparation, coordinating logistics, attending hearings, and managing follow-up activities.
• Maintain communications with elected officials and staff members on the city, state and federal level, including correspondence, requests for support, event invitations, and other outreach.
• Provide administrative and project management support for Government Affairs initiatives, including preparing meeting materials, recording minutes, maintaining tracking documents, and supporting special projects.
• Assist in meeting management including developing and preparing materials, sending invitations, coordinating logistics, recording meeting minutes, and other associated tasks
• Coordinate system-wide reporting for monthly Board meetings, Mayor’s Management Report (MMR) and Preliminary Mayor’s Management Report (PMMR), including collecting and tracking data from facilities.
• Support facilities in applying for City funding opportunities including participatory budgeting and discretionary funding applications.
• Serve as a liaison for Community Board requests by coordinating responses and maintaining required reporting.
• Monitor social media and public communications relevant to legislative and policy priorities.
• Perform additional administrative, analytical, and special project duties as assigned.

Minimum Qualifications

• Master’s Degree from an accredited college or university; and one (1) year of full-time experience in a health care setting; or
• Bachelor’s Degree from an accredited college or university; and two (2) years of full-time experience in a health care setting; or
• A satisfactory equivalent combination of education, training and/or experience, in which each year of relevant training and/or experience can be substituted for 30 semester credits from an accredited college or university. However, all applicants must at least have a High School diploma or its educational equivalent, approved by a State’s Department of Education or a recognized accrediting organization.

Department Preferences

• High degree of proficiency with Microsoft Office, especially Word and Excel
• Experience in advocacy, community organizing, or strategic outreach
• Strong interpersonal skills and excellent verbal & written communications skills
• Ability to use critical thinking and sound judgement to identify and solve problems
• Excellent organizational skills with the ability to prioritize, manage multiple tasks at a time and maintain a strong attention to detail
• Ability/willingness to attend evening and weekend meetings and events