Workwell Nyc Program Director

The WorkWell NYC Program Director is responsible for the overall expansion and utilization of wellness programs at City of New York worksites to create workplaces that engage and empower employees to live healthy, active lifestyles, and to provide health and well-being services, programs, and resources. Reporting to the Assistant Commissioner of Workforce Engagement and Innovation, with the widest latitude for the exercise of independent judgment and initiative, the WorkWell NYC Program Director performs tasks such as the following:
1. Develops the strategic direction, staffing and budgetary priorities for WorkWell NYC
2. Provides leadership and direction to WorkWell NYC staff for planning, conducting, and coordinating city-wide and agency specific initiatives
3. Manages, supervises, and develops senior leadership team and other assigned staff in such areas as: evaluation and research; program development; engagement and outreach;
communications; and administration
4. Directs research and evaluation of worksite wellness programs
5. Approves, modifies, or disapproves studies/programs recommended by subordinate employees
6. Plans and carries out activities to develop effective coordination between the research/programmatic efforts of WorkWell NYC and other City initiatives and priorities
7. Participates and presents at conferences, meetings, seminars, etc., on the planning and development of worksite wellness programming
8. Oversees and manages the administration of the department including procurement, contracting and expense tracking
9. Provides regular reports to OLR leadership and other key stakeholders (I.e.-Municipal Labor Committee)
10. Leads team development and enrichment efforts, including staff meetings, learning and engagements tools
11. Develops and maintain relationships with key stakeholders to further the WorkWell NYC mission and work, including agency leadership, industry partners, union leadership, etc.

1. A master's degree from an accredited college in economics, finance, accounting, business or public administration, human resources management, management science, operations research, organizational behavior, industrial psychology, statistics, personnel administration, labor relations, psychology, sociology, human resources development, political science, urban studies or a closely related field, and two years of satisfactory full-time professional experience in one or a combination of the following: working with the budget of a large public or private concern in budget administration, accounting, economic or financial administration, or fiscal or economic research; in management or methods analysis, operations research, organizational research or program evaluation; in personnel or public administration, recruitment, position classification, personnel relations, employee benefits, staff development, employment program planning/administration, labor market research, economic planning, social services program planning/evaluation, or fiscal management; or in a related area. 18 months of this experience must have been in an executive, managerial, administrative or supervisory capacity. Supervision must have included supervising staff performing professional work in the areas described above; or
2. A baccalaureate degree from an accredited college and four years of professional experience in the areas described in "1" above, including the 18 months of executive, managerial, administrative or supervisory experience, as described in "1" above.

1. Knowledge and experience utilizing various methods to engage and communicate with employees
2. Demonstrated ability managing and supervising a diverse team
3. Experience implementing employee engagement and wellness initiatives
4. Knowledge of organizational and behavior change tools and techniques
5. Demonstrated project management skills for individual and organization-wide tracking
6. Experience developing systems and tools to effectively evaluate progress/impact and then to utilize knowledge to enhance organizational performance
7. Demonstrated ability utilizing Microsoft Office and Outlook 365. Experience with Airtable and Canva a plus

To apply please submit your resume and cover letter electronically using one of the following methods:
CITY EMPLOYEES: Apply through Employee Self Service (ESS) at nyc.gov/ess
ALL OTHER APPLICANTS: Go to nyc.gov/careers
SEARCH FOR JOB ID#: 587875
SUBMISSION OF A RESUME IS NOT A GUARANTEE YOU WILL RECEIVE AN INTERVIEW

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.

New 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.