Agency Description:
The NYC Department Housing Preservation & Development (HPD) promotes quality and affordability in the city's housing, and diversity and strength in the city’s neighborhoods because every New Yorker deserves a safe, affordable place to live in a neighborhood they love.
- We maintain building and resident safety and health
- We create opportunities for New Yorkers through housing affordability
- We engage New Yorkers to build and sustain neighborhood strength and diversity.
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Your Team:
The Office of Enforcement and Neighborhood Services (OENS) leads the agency’s effort to work closely with other HPD divisions and outside community partners to identify buildings in distress, assess and develop appropriate strategies to address those properties and work closely with responsible owners to develop a plan to improve conditions and return buildings to firm financial footing and physical health. OENS uses enforcement tools within its Division of Code Enforcement, Housing Litigation Division, Emergency Operations and Enhanced Enforcement, and the Division of Neighborhood Preservation to ensure compliance with legal and regulatory obligations.
The Office of Enforcement and Neighborhood Services is composed of seven divisions: Data Management & Technology (DMT), Division of Neighborhood Preservation (DNP), Administration & Internal Compliance (AIC), Housing Litigation Division (HLD), Division of Code Enforcement (DCE), and Emergency Operations and Enhanced Enforcement Division (EOD) and Division of Emergency Housing Services (EHS).
Your Impact:
Under direct supervision of the Director of Registration Assistance Unit in the Division of Administration and Internal Compliance (AIC) in the Office of Enforcement and Neighborhood Services (OENS), the division would like to hire a Registration Assistant /Community Associate.
Your Role:
As a Registration Assistant for the Division of Administration and Internal Compliance (AIC), you will be responsible for but not be limited to the following:
Your Responsibilities:
- Accept and Process payments of various types of fees from owners of multiple dwellings and private dwellings in New York City who are statutorily required to annually register their properties with HPD in accordance with NYC Housing Maintenance Code, Sections 27-2097 through 27-2109;
- Monitor the Unit’s electronic in-box to ensure prompt response to written inquiries from owners, managing agents, elected officials and other city Agencies in regards to annual property registration issues;
- Liaison to and providing customer service through research, over the phone and in-person contact to owners and managing agents seeking information and assistance with property registration matters;
- Represent the Unit at outreach and community events such as Owner and Resource Fairs to enhance and increase the number or annual registrations;
- Process requests for certified copies, invalidations and not required to register forms;
- Review and evaluation of documents, submitted by building owners for accuracy and completeness;
- Perform special projects.
Preferred skills:
- Strong interpersonal skills which allow effective direct communications with HPD officials, agency staff and external parties to which the office relates.
- Ability to work under pressure and restrictive deadlines, in an atmosphere of intense activity.
- Excellent analytical ability & research skills.
- Strong Customer Service Focus.
- Excellent verbal, writing and computer skills.
- Bilingual a Plus -Spanish Preferred
Note: Selected candidates may be ask to work evenings and weekends if needed.
Authorization to work in the United States is required for this position. The NYC Department of Housing Preservation and Development does not provide sponsorship for international employees for visa applications, extensions, or status changes, including H-1B visas. Applicants are responsible for ensuring that they meet all qualifying requirements for this position at the time of application.
COMMUNITY ASSOCIATE - 56057
Qualification Requirements
1. High school graduation or equivalent and three years of experience in community work or community centered activities in an area related to duties described above; or
2. Education and/or experience which is equivalent to "1" above.
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