Public Affairs Coordinator, World Trade Center Health Registry

Open to permanent. Associate Public Information Specialist and those who are reachable on the civil service list, exam # may be eligible to apply.

Established in , the New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene (the NYC Health Department) is the oldest and largest health department in the country. Our mission is to protect and improve the health of all New Yorkers, in service of a vision of a city in which all New Yorkers can realize their full health potential, regardless of who they are, how old they are, where they are from, or where they live.

As a world-renowned public health agency with a history of building transformative public health programming and infrastructure, innovating in science and scholarship to advance public health knowledge, and responding to urgent public health crises from New York City’s yellow fever outbreak in , to the COVID-19 pandemic we are a hub for public health innovation, expertise, and programs, and services. We serve as the population health strategist, and policy, and planning authority for the City of New York, while also having a vast impact on national and international public policy, including programs and services focused on food and nutrition, anti-tobacco support, chronic disease prevention, HIV/AIDS treatment, family and child health, environmental health, mental health, and racial and social justice work, among others.

Our Agency’s five strategic priorities, building off a recently-completed strategic planning process emerging from the COVID-19 emergency, are:
1) To re-envision how the Health Department prepares for and responds to health emergencies, with a focus on building a “response-ready” organization, with faster decision-making, transparent public communications, and stronger surveillance and bridges to healthcare systems 2) Address and prevent chronic and diet-related disease, including addressing rising rates of childhood obesity and the impact of diabetes, and transforming our food systems to improve nutrition and enhance access to healthy foods
3) Address the second pandemic of mental illness including: reducing overdose deaths, strengthening our youth mental health systems, and supporting people with serious mental illness
4) Reduce black maternal mortality and make New York a model city for women’s health
5) Mobilize against and combat the health impacts of climate change

Our 7,-plus team members bring extraordinary diversity to the work of public health. True to our value of equity as a foundational element of all of our work, and a critical foundation to achieving population health impact in New York City, the NYC Health Department has been a leader in recognizing and dismantling racism’s impacts on the health of New Yorkers and beyond. In , the NYC Board of Health declared racism as a public health crisis. With commitment to advance anti-racist public health practices that dismantle systems that perpetuate inequitable power, opportunity and access, the NYC Health Department continues to work in and with communities and community organizations to increase their access to health services and decrease avoidable health outcomes.

PROGRAM AND JOB DESCRIPTION:

The World Trade Center Health Registry (WTCHR) was developed as a public health response to document and evaluate the physical and mental health impact of the September 11 th disaster on a large, diverse population of about 71, exposed people who volunteered to participate in the WTCHR. The WTCHR also responds to 9/11-related health needs and concerns through referrals of enrollees to care and dissemination of findings and related health materials to enrollees and the public. Housed within the Center for Population Health Data Sciences (formerly Division of Epidemiology) in the New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene (NYC DOHMH), the WTCHR's research influences national policies concerning healthcare for those who survived the attacks and contributes novel epidemiologic findings to the post-disaster public health literature. The WTCHR is funded by a federal grant from NIOSH's World Trade Center Health Program. NYC DOHMH is a world-renowned agency with a long tradition of protecting and promoting the health of New Yorkers in the nation's most culturally and linguistically diverse city. The Department's internal reform process for advancing racial equity and social justice (Race to Justice) provides important context for the agency's work and recruitment strategy as it aims to build capacity within the agency to improve health outcomes for all New Yorkers. To learn more, visit: The Public Affairs Unit is seeking an Associate Public Information Specialist to serve as a Public Affairs Coordinator whose focus will be on a continuing effort to maintain and increase engagement with a Registry enrollee base that include a variety of ages, ethnicities and preferred languages. This is to be accomplished by assisting the Public Affairs Manager in the creation of compelling content that is uploaded onto the WTC Health Registry website and mailed and emailed to Registry enrollees. The candidate should also be highly organized and have some familiarity with tracking website data.

DUTIES WILL INCLUDE BUT NOT BE LIMITED TO:

- Coordinate multiple communications projects. This will include maintaining an updated communications calendar and monitoring workflow to ensure deadline are met, including work by vendors.
- Assist Registry research team in translating findings into practical resources for uptake amongst enrollees, the public, enrollees, policy makers, and healthcare providers.
- Assist with developing content for Registry communication assets (e.g., research videos, testimonial videos, newsletters, health handouts and social media tweets) and ways to increase traffic to and enrollee awareness of our website and social media.
- Assist in monitoring traffic to our website, the open and click through rates on our e-Newsletters and the mentions and citations of our research papers by using Google Analytics and Altmetrics.
- Support development and implementation of a new framework to measure impact of the Registry.
- Assist in monitoring of scientific advancements from diverse media and scientific outlets and compilation into weekly feed for Registry staff to stay apprised of the latest advances in science-related are-as of work.
- Participate in planning, recruitment, and implementation of focus groups with Registry enrollees to improve the quality of Registry communication assets.

**IMPORTANT NOTES TO ALL CANDIDATES:

Please note: If you are called for an interview you will be required to bring to your interview copies of original documentation, such as:
- A document that establishes identity for employment eligibility, such as: A Valid U.S. Passport, Permanent Resident Card/Green Card, or Driver’s license.

- Proof of Education according to the education requirements of the civil service title.

- Current Resume

- Proof of Address/NYC Residency dated within the last 60 days, such as: Recent Utility Bill (i.e. Telephone, Cable, Mobile Phone)

Additional documentation may be required to evaluate your qualification as outlined in this posting’s “Minimum Qualification Requirements” section. Examples of additional documentation may be, but not limited to: college transcript, experience verification or professional trade licenses.

If after your interview you are the selected candidate you will be contacted to schedule an on-boarding appointment. By the time of this appointment you will be asked to produce the originals of the above documents along with your original Social Security card.

**LOAN FORGIVENESS

As a prospective employee of the City of New York, you may be eligible for federal loan forgiveness programs and state repayment assistance programs. For more information, please visit the U.S. Department of Education’s website at StudentAid.gov/PSLF.

"FINAL APPOINTMENTS ARE SUBJECT TO OFFICE OF MANAGEMENT & BUDGET APPROVAL”

Minimum Qualifications

Qualification Requirements
1. A master's degree in journalism or public relations from an accredited college; or

2. A baccalaureate degree from an accredited college and one year of full-time satisfactory experience in public relations, journalism or advertising; or

3. An associate degree or completion of 60 credits from an accredited college and two years of full-time satisfactory experience in public relations, journalism or advertising; or

4. Education and/or experience equivalent to "1", "2" or "3" above. However, all candidates must have at least 60 credits from an accredited college.

For Assignment Level II
To be eligible for placement in Assignment Level II, individuals must have, after meeting the minimum requirements described above for Assignment Level I, at least one additional year of the full-time experience in public relations, journalism, or advertising.

Preferred Skills
- Outstanding organizational, project management, administrative skills and proven ability to effectively juggle and track multiple projects, responsibilities, and deadlines.- Excellent writing, editing and proofreading skills.- Strong communication and interpersonal skills.- Proficiency with Excel and GANNT charts.- Proficient in a second language (Spanish or Chinese).- Experience with focus groups and interviews.
55a Program
This position is also open to qualified persons with a disability who are eligible for the 55-a Program. Please indicate at the top of your resume and cover letter that you would like to be considered for the position through the 55-a Program.
Public Service Loan Forgiveness
As a prospective employee of the City of New York, you may be eligible for federal loan forgiveness programs and state repayment assistance programs. For more information, please visit the U.S. Department of Education’s website at class="jobad-residencyRequirement"> Residency RequirementNew York City residency is generally required within 90 days of appointment. However, City Employees in certain titles who have worked for the City for 2 continuous years may also be eligible to reside in Nassau, Suffolk, Putnam, Westchester, Rockland, or Orange County. To determine if the residency requirement applies to you, please discuss with the agency representative at the time of interview.

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