Job Description

Job Title: Senior Policy Analyst & LGBTQ+ Health Access Coordinator

Department: Strategic Policy Initiatives

Division: OEA

Bureau: Office of the Deputy Commissioner

Location: 42-09 28th St., Long Island City, NY 11101

Reports to: Executive Director for Strategic Policy Initiatives

Schedule & Hours: Mon–Fri, 9am–5pm; 35 hours per week

Workplace Flexibility Modality: Hybrid; full-time in office for first 2 months

Work Environment: Occasional travel for meetings across New York City

Grant End Date: 06/30/2029

Created Date: 09/03/2026

Revised Date: N/A

Salary: $98,140 annually

FLSA Classification: Non-Exempt

Who We Are

The Fund for Public Health in New York City (FPHNYC) is a 501(c)3 non-profit organization that is dedicated to the advancement of the health and well-being of all New Yorkers. To this end, in partnership with the New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene (DOHMH), FPHNYC incubates innovative public health initiatives implemented by DOHMH to advance community health throughout the city. It facilitates partnerships, often new and unconventional, between government and the private sector to develop, test, and launch new initiatives. These collaborations speed the execution of demonstration projects, effect expansion of successful pilot programs, and support rapid implementation to meet the public health needs of individuals, families, and communities across New York City.

Our Culture

We embrace a culture of learning, collaboration, innovation, and well-being, where open communication drives our impact.

About the Role

Reporting to the Executive Director for Strategic Policy Initiatives, you will conduct research and analysis regarding city, state, and federal policy changes related to public health and the social determinants of health. The Senior Policy Analyst & LGBTQ+ Health Access Coordinator will monitor for changes in regulations, law, and policy, prepare briefing documents, and provide support to policy staff across the Department on a range of topics. The Senior Policy Analyst & LGBTQ+ Health Access Coordinator will play a critical role in the Strategic Policy Initiatives unit’s work supporting the coordinating among the various divisions’ policy staff and will lead projects of their own on emerging issues.

The Senior Policy Analyst & LGBTQ+ Health Access Coordinator will also play a central role in developing the Department’s response to threats to access to gender-affirming care. New York has been an innovator and leader in sexual and reproductive health. Both our city and state government officials have been proactive in creating protections for not only abortion but also gender-affirming care services.

As part of these efforts, the city will launch three major new initiatives to safeguard and expand access to gender-affirming care for youth and adults across New York City. The initiatives represent a $15 million investment at a time of growing uncertainty and escalating attacks from the federal government. To safeguard access to gender-affirming care, the Department will:

• Establish a direct care access fund for providers of youth gender-affirming care to help ensure that New Yorkers can continue to access medically necessary care.
• Launch a call and text line connecting New Yorkers with care, services, information, resources and support related to gender-affirming care.
• Fund research to identify gaps in health care access and outcomes for transgender and gender non-conforming New Yorkers. As the federal government retreats from supporting this critical research, New York City will invest in better understanding and meeting the needs of LGBTQ+ community.

The Senior Policy Analyst & LGBTQ+ Health Access Coordinator will provide a cross-divisional coordination function to ensure that all three initiatives above are implemented effectively, and to ensure that other agency efforts related to this population’s needs (such as those in the Division of Disease Control and the Division of Mental Hygiene) are coordinated. The Senior Policy Analyst & LGBTQ+ Health Access Coordinator is part of the team primarily responsible for citywide efforts to promote and protect access to gender-affirming care.

About the Program

The Strategic Policy Initiatives unit, within the Bureau of the Deputy Commissioner in the Office of External Affairs, serves as the Department’s central policy coordinating body. The Strategic Policy Initiatives unit supports priority policy development efforts across the divisions and leads policy work in emerging and multi-disciplinary areas as needed, including access to gender-affirming care. In addition, the Strategic Policy Initiatives unit is responsible for compiling and maintaining the agencywide policy agenda. The Strategic Policy Initiatives unit provides support to divisional policy staff by convening a quarterly Policy Collaborative meeting to share updates and bolster cross-divisional policymaking and advocacy collaboration, by serving as a thought partner and strategic advisor to divisions, and by promoting professional development for policy staff.

Responsibilities

• Monitor public health policy trends, bills, and regulations.
• Conduct research and analyses to support the generation of new policy, legislative, and regulatory initiatives.
• Set-up cross-divisional meetings and forums for key program and policy initiatives.
• Coordinate project workplans and track executive and progress on deliverables.
• Prepare briefing materials and presentations on key issues as assigned.
• Compile and coordinate policy positions and briefing documents, reconciling comments across divisions.
• Create and maintain a repository of policy proposals to respond to opportunities.
• Facilitate learning and training opportunities for policy staff across the agency.
• Track agency policy development efforts and provide updates to agency leadership and staff.
• Other special projects as assigned.
• Work closely and collaboratively across bureaus, divisions and agencies to coordinate the Department's gender-affirming care access initiatives, and work across agencies to coordinate citywide response.
• Serve as liaison between executive City and DOHMH leadership and gender-affirming care access initiatives project staff across the Department’s divisions.
• Support the development and implementation of an intergovernmental affairs strategy, in collaboration with the agency’s Office of External Affairs, to include other government agencies, providers, advocates and interested parties.
• Ensure high-quality and timely responses to inquiries regarding DOHMH gender affirming care activities.
• Collaborate with other policy teams to monitor and analyze legislation and regulations affecting gender affirming care.
• Assist with the preparation of relevant presentations, testimony, and policy recommendations for internal and external audiences.
• Participate in intergovernmental forums, hearings, and meetings.
• Together with other NYC Health Department colleagues, promote the Department’s gender-affirming care access initiatives across New York City to key local organizations, community partners and educational institutions.
• Assist with the distribution of marketing materials to current and prospective stakeholders to increase visibility of our programs and promote destigmatizing conversations about gender-affirming care.

Requirements

• Strong planning and project management skills.
• Excellent interpersonal, communications, presentation, and research skills.
• Proactive, flexible, analytical, creative, and able to independently manage several tasks and projects and meet tight timelines.
• Ability to build and maintain effective working relationships across programs and with outside agencies.
• Strong problem-solving skills.
• Attention to detail and excellent organizational skills are a must.
• Commitment to anti-racism, social justice, and equity
• Exceptional prioritization and time management skills with demonstrated ability to manage a diverse and demanding workload in a fast-paced environment.
• Embraces ambiguity and has a willingness to “roll up their sleeves.”
• High degree of self-awareness, humility, and diplomacy.
• A self-starter, comfortable working independently as well as in teams.
• Experience with stakeholder engagement and project management.
• Excellent communication (verbal and written) and interpersonal skills.
• Strong analytical skills and ability to manage and report complex information.
• Experience with data collection, analysis, and interpretation.
• Desire to grow professionally, develop new skills, and willingness to work outside of comfort zone.
• Experience working with the public health sector and coordinating projects involving multiple stakeholders.
• Expertise in sexual and reproductive rights and gender justice preferred.
• Knowledge of community-based, local TGNBNC stakeholders in New York City preferred.
• Understands the experiences, issues and needs of the TGNCNB community.
• Ability to prioritize and work in fast-paced environment with hard deadlines.
• Fluency in Microsoft Word, Excel, Outlook, and PowerPoint.

We encourage qualified applicants with demonstrated commitment to social justice, particularly racial, gender, and LGBTQ equity, to apply.

Employment is contingent upon the successful completion of a background check

Benefits/ Additional Information:

• Public Service Loan Forgiveness (PSLF) eligible employer
• Generous Paid Time Off (PTO) policy
• Medical, dental, and life insurance with low or no employee contribution
• A retirement savings plan with generous employer contribution
• Flexible spending medical and commuter benefits plan
• Meaningful work at an organization striving to advance health equity and social justice

Equal Employment Opportunity Statement

FPHNY is an equal opportunity employer and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any kind. We provide equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, disability, genetic information, marital status, veteran status, or any other legally protected status.

At-Will Employment Statement

Employment with FPHNY is at-will, meaning that either the employee or the company may terminate the employment relationship at any time, with or without cause, and with or without notice. This job description does not constitute a contract of employment.

Residency Requirement

You must live in the New York tri-state area (NY, NJ, CT) to be considered for a position at FPHNY.