Job postings as of November 25, 2020

POSITION: Temporary Nutritionist (60 East Tremont Ave)
ORGANIZATION: BronxWorks, SNAP-Ed Nutrition Education and Obesity Prevention program

Description:

BronxWorks helps individuals and families improve their economic and social well-being. From toddlers to seniors, we feed, shelter, teach, and support our neighbors to build a stronger community. In all aspects of our work, we strive for the highest ethical and performance standards and are guided by the belief that people are to be treated with dignity and respect regardless of their present situation or past experiences.

The BronxWorks SNAP Nutrition Education and Obesity Prevention (SNAP-Ed) Program aims to promote health and prevent and/or postpone the onset of diet-related diseases amongst the SNAP population of the Bronx by providing nutrition education and obesity prevention services. We will focus heavily on Bronx CDs 1-6, including: (1) children in grades 1-5 and (2) adults and caregivers with children ages 2 through 18, (3) Older Adults 55+. The program includes conducting evidence-based nutrition education courses and workshops, food demonstrations, grocery store tours, operating nutrition education at two youth- led farms stands, and implementing healthy bodega store interventions to increase access to healthy food in Bronx neighborhoods. The program also includes the implementation of the CATCH Kids Club program at five school-aged after school program sites. 

BronxWorks is seeking a temporary full-time Nutritionist to deliver nutrition class series and one-time workshops, guided grocery store tours, and farmers market food demonstrations across BronxWorks and partner sites. 

Responsibilities:

• Prepare for and implement in-person and virtual nutrition education sessions including nutrition class series, one-time workshops, guided grocery store tours, and farmers market food demonstrations.
• Conduct background research necessary to supplement workshop curriculum and topics 
• Coordinate and schedule program activities with site coordinators 
• Conduct program outreach nutrition education workshop sessions to ensure participation is achieved 
• Ensure food safety standards and integrity of the program 
• Participate in trainings and meetings with other program staff 
• Support program evaluation efforts, track progress, maintain detailed documentation of program activities, and enter data into database 
• Perform other duties as assigned by Program Director 

Qualifications: 

• Minimum of 15 college credit hours in nutrition. Bachelors degree in nutrition, community health, public health or related field required. Registered Dietitian or eligible is a plus 
•  Experience educating or engaging with a low-income community-based setting required 
•  Bilingual English/Spanish speaker strongly preferred 
•  Experience conducting nutrition workshops preferred 
•  Experience using microsoft office suite, Zoom meeting platform, social media platforms
•  Ability to design and edit simple program flyers and handouts as needed 
•  Experience conducting nutrition workshops at farmers markets a plus 
•  Knowledge of or enthusiasm about food access issues and food justice 
• Dynamic personality and excellent presentation, interpersonal and communications skills. 
•  Experience working as part of a team preferred 
•  ServSafe certification or successful completion of the NYC Food Protection course a plus 
•  Places value on cultural awareness in a multi-ethnic community 

PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS 

• Excellent communication, writing and interpersonal skills. 
• Ability to use a computer for prolonged periods. 
• Ability to lift and/or move up to 40 pounds. 
• Ability to stand, walk, or sit for long periods of time. 
• Ability to bend and retrieve objects and/or documents. 
• Ability to travel in the boroughs of New York City and its adjacent counties via public transportation. 

BronxWorks offers a variety of benefits to full-time salaried employees as well as part-time salaried employees who work at least 20 hours per week year-round. Generous paid time off for personal, vacation, parental, and medical leave and a pension plan that is 100% employer paid.

We support all aspects of diversity, and in accordance with federal, state and local laws, does not discriminate unlawfully against employees and applicants for employment on the basis of age, color, creed, disability, marital status, military status, national origin (including ancestry), predisposing genetic characteristic, race, sex, gender, actual or perceived sexual orientation (including actual or perceived heterosexuality, homosexuality, bisexuality and asexuality), status as a victim of domestic violence, or any other characteristic protected by law. 

To Apply:

For more information and to apply go here. 

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POSITION: Senior Program Officer, Healthy Food Healthy Lives
ORGANIZATION: New York State Health Foundation

NYSHealth Background: The New York State Health Foundation (NYSHealth) is a private foundation dedicated to improving the health of all New Yorkers, especially the most vulnerable. NYSHealth began operations in 2006; today, it has approximately $300 million in assets, as well as a $15 million annual grants and operations budget. 

The Foundation is committed to making grants, but also to making a difference beyond grant dollars: informing health care policy and practice; spreading effective programs to improve the health system; serving as a convener of health leaders across the State; and providing technical assistance to grantees and partners. Today, the Foundation concentrates its initiatives in two strategic priority areas: Building Healthy Communities and Empowering Health Care Consumers. 

NYSHealth also engages in responsive grantmaking through a Special Projects Fund and maintains a special interest in veterans’ health. NYSHealth is launching a new priority area in January 2021, Healthy Food, Healthy Lives, and is winding down its Building Healthy Communities area. The primary goal of this new priority area is to advance policies and programs that connect New Yorkers with the healthy and affordable food they need to thrive through two core strategies: 

1. Enabling policies that promote healthy and affordable food; and 
2. Testing and scaling programs that connect people to healthy and affordable food. This statewide focus on healthy food is especially urgent as the COVID-19 pandemic threatens the food security of millions of New Yorkers, with a disproportionate impact on communities of color. 

Position Overview: 

Reporting to the Vice President (VP) for Programs, the Senior Program Officer (SPO) will support the development, launch, and implementation of Healthy Food, Healthy Lives in collaboration with the priority area’s team. The SPO will be responsible for generating project ideas/initiatives; managing programs and grants; reviewing proposals; making grantmaking recommendations to the VP for Programs and other senior staff; and working collaboratively across priority areas to advance shared goals. 

The SPO plays a leadership and mentorship role. They will be an effective ambassador of the Foundation by contributing to NYSHealth’s growing media presence and visibility by hosting convenings; contributing to policy research products and advocacy efforts; and representing the Foundation at conferences and meetings throughout New York State and nationally. 

This position is ideal for a creative and strategic thinker with strong content expertise. The SPO will co-lead the process of shaping and implementing this priority area to ensure that NYSHealth is maximizing the impact of its investments and adapting its strategy as new learning emerges. A successful candidate must bring deep and sophisticated understanding of and experience in the following: 

• The New York State food system, including in the areas of purchasing and financing policies, local food systems, and/or public institution food landscape; 
• The policymaking process, including state and local legislative processes, regulatory and contracting processes, and federal rulemaking; 
• Federal nutrition programs and related policies, including the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) and the Special Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program for Women, Infants, and Children (WIC); 
• Food as a social determinant of health and the links between nutrition, healthy food, chronic disease, and related interventions (e.g. food as medicine); and 
• Working directly with food access and distribution points, including emergency food networks, food hubs, mobile markets, and farmers markets. 

Responsibilities: 

• Partner with the VP for Programs and other program staff to build a Healthy Food, Healthy Lives strategic plan that translates into specific grantmaking, research, and thought leadership opportunities. Design and implement annual program goals and strategies. 
• Develop, cultivate, and implement ideas for projects and initiatives. 
• Lead and facilitate meetings with grantees, conduct site visits, review grantee submissions, track grantee performance, and summarize grant outcomes. Work with grantees to identify potential enhancements to project development and ensure that contractual objectives are met. 
• Work with grantees to identify and lead efforts to help leverage the Foundation’s resources and develop opportunities to partner with other private and public funders. 
• Prepare and present written proposal summaries for various levels of the grant review process and provide recommendations to senior staff and review panels. 
• Respond to public inquiries about the priority area and the application process. Work to disseminate and communicate the Foundation’s goals, objectives, and grantmaking results. 
• Develop and maintain working relationships with stakeholders, policymakers, community members, researchers, and others to support program development and implementation. Cultivate NYSHealth’s partnerships with policymakers (e.g., NYSDOH, NYC DOHMH, USDA), hospital and primary care systems, food businesses, and food policy community-based organizations. 
• Convene grantees, stakeholders, and policymakers to advance program development and implementation. 
• In partnership with NYSHealth’s Policy and Research team, synthesize learning from grantees, policymakers and researchers to publish original NYSHealth content and to make evidence-based recommendations to adapt the priority area. 
• Prepare and submit various written products, including journal (or other) articles, blog posts, issue briefs, and commentaries, at least several times a year. 
• Contribute to quality improvement of the Foundation’s operations, including facilitating internal communications and evaluation, specifically as it informs future program development and grantmaking. 
• Participate in conferences, seminars, and other professional development activities to maintain and enhance expertise and leadership status. 
• Contribute to the NYSHealth website by identifying relevant grantee materials to be posted to the site. 
• Contribute to and advance the field by developing creative ways to address grantmaking challenges. 
• Complete special projects as assigned. 

Required Experience and Qualifications: 

The Senior Program Officer must have a graduate degree in health, public health, public policy, nutrition, or a relevant discipline. The successful candidate will have more than 10 years of experience in a setting or settings related to Healthy Food, Healthy Lives issue areas. 

Other qualifications include: 

• Proven expertise and experience navigating and partnering with policymakers, community organizations, and New York food system experts. 
• In-depth experience with the policymaking process, such as preparing public comments, briefings, and policy analyses. 
• Extensive networks of professional contacts and partnerships in the local, state, and national policymaking spaces with policymakers, government agencies, researchers, and community-based organizations. 
• Knowledge of the health sector, nutrition policy, and social determinants of health 
• Superb project management and organizational skills. Attention to detail and followthrough ability, including management of workflow and time. 
• Philanthropy/grantmaking experience and/or experience in applying for, receiving, and managing grants. 
• Excellent written and oral communication skills. 
• Excellent analytic abilities, including clear judgment and creative thinking. 
• Excellent interpersonal skills: collegial, energetic, able to develop productive relationships with colleagues, grantees, consultants, and others who contribute to program development and management. Works well with and welcomes opportunities to work across diverse cultures. 
• Demonstrated maturity and seasoned judgment. Ability to make decisions, justify recommendations, and be responsive and clear with Foundation applicants. 
• Ability to travel, for site visits and to represent the Foundation at outside meetings. (Note: NYSHealth travel is currently suspended because of the ongoing pandemic. When travel restrictions are lifted and it is safe to do so, travel will resume.) 

Application Process: 

Candidates are encouraged to describe their skill sets and experience in light of the above qualifications. NYSHealth offers a competitive package of benefits, including employer-paid health insurance, dental, vision, and life insurance, and employer contribution to a 403b retirement account. The salary range for this position is $120,000–$150,000, depending on experience and qualifications. This position will be based at the Foundation’s New York City office, although all staff are currently working remotely. 

Send résumé, and statement of interest to HR@nyshealth.org and include “Senior Program Officer” in the subject line. 

The New York State Health Foundation welcomes applications from people of all cultures, backgrounds, and experiences, and values having a diverse staff. Employment opportunities are based upon individual capabilities and qualifications without regard to race, gender, religion, sexual orientation, age, national origin, disability, veteran status, or any other protected characteristic as established under law.

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POSITION: Policy Researcher
ORGANIZATION: New York State Health Foundation

The New York State Health Foundation (NYSHealth) seeks a Policy Researcher to monitor and analyze health policy issues in New York State. 

NYSHealth Background: 

The New York State Health Foundation (NYSHealth) is a private foundation dedicated to improving the health of all New Yorkers, especially the most vulnerable. NYSHealth began operations in 2006; today, it has approximately $300 million in assets, as well as a $15 million annual grants and operations budget. 

The Foundation is committed to making grants, but also to making a difference beyond grant dollars: informing health care policy and practice; spreading effective programs to improve the health system; serving as a convener of health leaders across the State; and providing technical assistance to grantees and partners. Today, the Foundation concentrates its initiatives in two strategic priority areas: Empowering Health Care Consumers and Building Healthy Communities. NYSHealth also engages in responsive grantmaking through a Special Projects Fund and maintains a special interest in veterans’ health. 

Position Overview: 

The Policy Researcher will strengthen the capacity within NYSHealth to identify ways the Foundation can inform key health policy issues related to its programmatic goals. In this role, the Policy Researcher will conduct both policy analyses and public health research. 

The role includes identifying and tracking key New York State and local—as well as federal— policy initiatives that are relevant to the Foundation’s work. The Policy Researcher will conduct research on the extent of the problems and potential solutions. The person in this position will contribute to identifying ways in which the Foundation can align with or respond to those policy developments and help inform the Foundation’s strategic plans. 

The Policy Researcher, in consultation with the Director, Policy and Research, will generate ideas for and lead research projects. The person in this position will analyze data and other materials and author issue briefs, data briefs, white papers, and other publications relevant to the Foundation’s priorities. It is expected that the portfolio of projects that the Policy Researcher will work on at any point in time will span a diverse array of public health and health care delivery system issues. Although many of the projects are likely to be responsive to time-sensitive, near-term needs, the Policy Researcher will also be working on larger-scale projects with longer durations. The Policy Researcher will work collaboratively and productively with the Foundation’s program staff to identify promising areas for analysis that can inform both NYSHealth’s work and the fields in which we work. The Policy Researcher will also work with the Foundation’s communications staff to prepare reports for external publication, create documents for the NYSHealth website, prepare materials for NYSHealth-sponsored convenings, and help operationalize more advanced data visualizations. The Policy Researcher will be expected to represent the Foundation at public meetings, as well as to cultivate relationships with policy leaders throughout the State. 

This position reports to the Director, Policy and Research. As a member of a small team, this position offers an excellent opportunity to be involved in a wide range of research projects informing policy issues at the national, State, and local levels. NYSHealth is committed to mentoring and providing learning opportunities. 

Responsibilities: 

The Policy Researcher will be responsible for:  

• Developing and maintaining internal expertise on policy issues in New York State, keeping current on literature, and synthesizing issues for NYSHealth staff and leadership.  
• Cultivating relationships with policy leaders throughout the State.  
• Identifying new research ideas, including developing research designs, to inform priority areas of the Foundation.  
• Conducting and/or overseeing assessments and background research to track policy developments and help determine how NYSHealth should respond to emerging issues.  
• Conducting and/or overseeing statistical analyses.  
• Writing NYSHealth-produced publications, including fact sheets, issue briefs, data briefs, infographics, blog posts, and reports, as well as drafting components of peer reviewed publications.  
• Briefing NYSHealth staff on research-related projects and identifying areas for collaboration and knowledge-sharing across NYSHealth teams.  
• Working with the communications team to help build an external-facing presence for NYSHealth research projects.  
• Attending and presenting at external meetings and conferences.  
• Possible supervision of other staff depending on the level of experience.  
• Performing other duties as assigned. 

Required Experience and Qualifications: 

Prior academic and/or work experience should demonstrate the ability to understand and synthesize complicated health policy issues, manage projects from start to finish, produce written analytic products, and show an affinity for working with data and statistics. 

Other qualifications include:  

• A graduate degree in Public Policy, Health Economics, Health Services Research, Public Health, or a related field is required.  
• 5–8 years of relevant work experience as a policy analyst/researcher within a health oriented research/policy organization, a government agency or legislative branch, thinktank, foundation, or consulting firm.  
• Deep understanding of New York State health policy issues and experience with the policy-making processes at the State and local levels.  
• Knowledge of food and nutrition policy, such as food systems and food assistance benefits, and issues relevant to empowering consumers such as health care price transparency and patient advocacy.  
• Instinct for conceiving and then conducting policy-relevant and actionable research.  
• Excellent data analysis capabilities, including experience with statistical programming software such as SAS or R and with using large and varied datasets such as Census data (American Community Survey), County Health Rankings, BRFSS, NHIS, MEPS, SPARCS, and claims data.  
• Experience writing memos, reports, and manuscripts that translate research into policy relevant and actionable messages.  
• Superb project management and organizational skills, including attention to detail and the ability to multitask.  
• Ability to lead small teams and to complete tasks with limited oversight and supervision.  
• Ability to interact with high-level individuals and organizations.  
• Exceptional interpersonal skills: collegial, energetic, flexible, motivated, and able to develop productive relationships with colleagues, grantees, consultants, and others who contribute to program development and management. 
• Can work independently and as part of a team, and welcomes opportunities to work across diverse cultures.  
• Demonstrated maturity and seasoned judgment. 
• Ability to make decisions and justify recommendations. 

Application Process: 

Candidates are encouraged to describe their skill sets and experience in light of the above qualifications. 

NYSHealth offers a competitive package of benefits, including employer-paid health insurance, dental, vision, and life insurance, employer contribution to a 403b retirement account, and an employer-paid monthly MetroCard. 

The salary range for this position is $90,000–$120,000, depending on experience and qualifications. 

This position will be based at our New York City office or in Albany, although we currently are working remotely. 

Send résumé, statement of interest, and preferred location to HR@nyshealth.org and include “Policy Researcher” in the subject line. 

The New York State Health Foundation welcomes applications from people of all cultures, backgrounds, and experiences, and values having a diverse staff. Employment opportunities are based upon individual capabilities and qualifications without regard to race, gender, religion, sexual orientation, age, national origin, disability, veteran status, or any other protected characteristic as established under law.

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POSITION: Data Coordinator & Analyst
ORGANIZATION: NYC DHS Medical Office 

Job description: 

– Assist DHS staff with tracking of COVID cases, data management and analysis

– COVID cases and tests data entry, verification and cleaning 

– monitoring of data trends

– create databases as needed

– data QA

Minimum Qualifications: 

A master’s degree from an accredited college or university with specialization in Public Health

Preferred Skills: Experience in database management and analysis.

Work location: Remote

To Apply:

Interested individuals can send resumes/ CV to Radhika Sood, soodr@dhs.nyc.gov, with subject: Data Coordinator & Analyst Position

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POSITION: Assistant Commissioner, Bureau of Equitable Health Systems/CHECW
ORGANIZATION: The City of New York

Job ID	Business Title	Civil Service Title	Date
453617	Assistant Commissioner, Bureau of Equitable Health Systems/CHECW	EXECUTIVE PROGRAM SPECIALIST	11/16/2020

 

451916	NFP Director, Bureau of Maternal Infant and Reproductive Health	ADMINISTRATIVE PUBLIC HEALTH N	11/17/2020
450624	Division Chief of Construction Managment	ADMINISTRATIVE ENGINEER	11/17/2020

To Apply:

Click the link above and enter the Job ID number into the ID field and click “Search” to be brought to the job description.

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POSITION: Two positions – Research Project Manager and a Research Project Coordinator
ORGANIZATION: The Center on Gender Equity and Health at UC San Diego 

The Center on Gender Equity and Health at UC San Diego (geh.ucsd.edu) is hiring for two MPH-level positions, a Research Project Manager and a Research Project Coordinator, to join our team in evaluating sexual violence prevention programs across the state of California. The two projects will involve collection and analysis of program participant data and social network data, as well as utilization of existing social media data and other public data sources. Both projects are being conducted in partnership with the California Department of Public Health, CALCASA, local rape crisis centers, and other local organizations across the state and are funded by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. 

Cover letters and applications should be submitted through the UCSD’s hiring portal by 11/25/20: 

• Research Project Manager: https://jobs.ucsd.edu/bulletin/job.aspx?jobnum_in=106488
• Research Project Coordinator: https://jobs.ucsd.edu/bulletin/job.aspx?jobnum_in=106495

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POSITION: Data Analysts (multiple positions)
ORGANIZATION: Test and Trace Corps (T2) 

As the leading public health agency in New York City,  (NYC) Department of Health & Mental Hygiene (DOHMH) continues to serves as the first line of defense in controlling the spread of the COVID-19 Epidemic, while promoting and protecting the health of all New Yorkers. In close coordination with the NYC Health + Hospitals, the largest public health care system in the United States, City agencies and City Hall, the Test and Trace Corps (T2), New York City’s COVID-19 initiative (T2) is supporting citywide efforts to allow programs and services to operate amidst the COVID-19 pandemic.

Accordingly, this serves to advise you that the Test and Trace Corps (T2) is hiring a team of Data Analysts with strong competence in data analysis and experience in application of data to inform, drive and improve operations and disease surveillance and to provide targeted data management and analytic support for the facility investigation team.

This position is fully-remote and targets healthcare professionals that are  passionate about public health and are in possession of “A master’s degree from an accredited college or university with a specialization in an appropriate field of physical, biological or environmental science or in public health”.

Consequently, we are hoping that upon reviewing this email you will be able to spread the word exclusively to your alumni, soon-to-be graduates and other colleagues that would benefit from this information. By referring some of your most qualified alumni and students to us, this will result in them potentially gaining meaningful employment that can enhance their professional career at one of the nation’s leading public health agencies with over 200 years of leadership in the field. Additionally, this will also create an opportunity to promote your institution’s program. In return, our agency would also benefit by filling critical Data Analyst vacancies that are fundamental to our agency’s operational needs and the diverse community that we serve. It is therefore a win-win situation all around.

Summary of Test and Trace Corps (T2), COVID-19 Initiative:

• The Test and Trace Corps (T2) – the City’s initiative to test all New Yorkers, break chains of COVID-19 transmission in a timely fashion through contact tracing, and ensure they can isolate and quarantine safely – is pivotal as New York City continues to stay open.
• T2, in close coordination with NYC Department of Health, is hiring a team of Data Analysts to provide targeted data management and analytic support regarding findings related to investigations of COVID-19 exposures that occur in a facilities, such as Child Cares, Camps, Schools, Universities, Houses of Worship (i.e. Church, Synagogue, Mosque, Temple), Private Gatherings, Restaurants/Bars, Work sites outside the home, or other events.

For more information about this position and how to apply, click here.