Skip to content
CV Rocket
Get started
How it worksThe enginePricingBlogContactSign in

Open nowPosted 7 hours ago

Associate Commissioner of Administration for the Office of Administration

City of New York1,638 open roles

Where
New York City, NY, United States
Work mode
On site
Get the CV for this job

From $25 per CV, paid once. No subscription.

Your applicationOpen nowAssociate Commissioner of Administration for the Office of AdministrationCity of New York · New York City, NY, United States

  1. YouYes, apply to this one.

  2. CV RocketCV written for this posting.

  3. 25 readersRecruiter, hiring manager, skeptic. Round after round.

  4. CV RocketApplied on City of New York's own form.

The reply lands in your private mailbox

3×more interviews than doing it yourself with ChatGPT.

The clock on this job

Early applications get read.

8.1% of postings close within 7 days. Measured by our own scanner across the market. City of New York postings stay open a median of 29 days.

Share of postings closed within
  1. 1.7%1 day
  2. 3.6%3 days
  3. 8.1%7 days
  4. 15.0%14 days
  5. 34.0%30 days
This job: posted 7 hours ago

City of New York median: 29 days open

The posting

Job Description

About the Agency:

The Department of Housing Preservation and Development (HPD) oversees housing standards across all 3.7 million homes in New York City.

As the nation’s largest municipal housing agency, HPD is responsible for building and preserving affordable housing, protecting tenants from harassment and displacement, and holding landlords accountable across the five boroughs. Under Commissioner Dina Levy and the Mamdani Administration, HPD is pursuing an ambitious housing agenda focused on the needs of New York’s tenants. With a broad set of tools including standards enforcement, tenant resources, and the creation of new affordable housing, HPD is committed to making New York City a more affordable place for renters and homeowners alike.

Your Team:

The New York City Department of Housing Preservation & Development (HPD) is seeking a dynamic, strategic, and people-centered leader to serve as Associate Commissioner of Administration. Reporting directly to the Executive Deputy Commissioner, the Associate Commissioner will oversee the Divisions of Human Resources and General Services, working in close partnership with the Office of Labor Relations and Investigations to ensure the agency’s administrative infrastructure is strong, equitable, and aligned with HPD’s mission.

Your Impact:

This senior role is central to shaping the employee experience, strengthening operational support systems, and ensuring HPD has the talent, resources, and administrative capacity needed to advance the Mayoral Housing Plan and deliver high-impact services to New Yorkers.

Your Role:

The Associate Commissioner of Administration will provide strategic leadership across HPD’s administrative portfolio, guiding policies and operations that support almost 2,500 employees. The position will oversee workforce management, labor relations coordination, facilities and fleet operations, space planning, and agencywide administrative services. This role requires a collaborative senior leader with deep experience in public-sector administration, strong organizational leadership skills, and a commitment to building an inclusive, high-performing workplace.

Your Responsibilities:

- Lead administrative operations by overseeing the Divisions of Human Resources and General Services to ensure cohesive strategies, operational excellence, and alignment with agency priorities. - Serve as principal advisor to the Executive Deputy Commissioner on workforce strategy, administrative policy, and organizational effectiveness. - Partner with the Office of Labor Relations and Investigations to support labor-management engagement, contract interpretation, and issue resolution. - Guide staffing, headcount management, and recruitment planning to meet agency needs. - Ensure HR practices comply with City, State, and Federal regulations and promote equity and transparency. - Oversee office space planning, workplace design, and facilities operations across HPD locations. - Manage agency fleet operations, equipment, and logistical support services. - Ensure readiness and continuity of operations during emergencies or major disruptions. The Associate Commissioner of Administration plays a critical role in: - Building a modern, inclusive, and high performing public workforce - Ensuring HPD’s administrative systems support mission critical housing work - Strengthening the agency’s operational resilience and service delivery - Creating a workplace where employees feel supported, valued, and empowered This is a unique opportunity to shape the administrative foundation of the nation’s largest municipal housing agency and directly contribute to improving the lives of millions of New Yorkers.

Preferred skills

- Proven experience leading complex service delivery operations in government settings - Strong project and process management skills with a results-driven mindset - Proven ability to drive organizational change and continuous improvement initiatives - Experience developing workforce strategies to enhance engagement and staff retention - Ability to cultivate a positive, inclusive, and accountable workplace culture - Experience leading initiatives to integrate best practices and business process improvements

ASSISTANT COMMISSIONER (EVALUA - 95554

Qualifications

1. Graduation from accredited college with a baccalaureate degree; and four (4) years of progressively responsible supervisory, administrative, or consultative experience in law, management of multiple dwellings administration of housing development programs, community organizations, rehabilitation of residential properties, or related work, including either one (1) year of executive-level experience in administering government-subsidized housing programs, or one (1) year of experience directing a legal program related to government-subsidized housing programs. A law degree from an accredited college and admission to the Bar of the state of New York may be substituted for up to two (2) years of the general experience required; or 2. A satisfactory equivalent.

Additional Information

The City of New York is an inclusive equal opportunity employer committed to recruiting and retaining a diverse workforce and providing a work environment that is free from discrimination and harassment based upon any legally protected status or protected characteristic, including but not limited to an individual's sex, race, color, ethnicity, national origin, age, religion, disability, sexual orientation, veteran status, gender identity, or pregnancy.

From $25, paid onceGet the CV for this job

What happens when you press

One press. We do the rest.

  1. A CV for this posting

    Written against City of New York's own wording, from every piece of relevant proof in your profile.

  2. 25 readers review it

    Recruiter, hiring manager, skeptic and more read every draft, round after round. You get the best round.

    The review screen in CV Rocket: how each CV was read, round by round.

  3. We apply on City of New York's form

    Our application engine gets through the hardest forms there are. Where a question needs you, AI suggests the best answer. Don't want us applying from our IP addresses? Use our Chrome extension: we apply straight from your own browser.

    An application in CV Rocket: every answer filled in on the employer's form.

  4. Every reply, sorted

    City of New York's answer lands in your private mailbox, and we classify it on arrival: interview, question, rejection.

    The CV Rocket inbox: each employer reply classified as an interview, an action or a rejection.

  5. Reply with AI

    AI helps you write the email, checks it and sends it. We show you whether the recruiter read it.

  6. The interview in your calendar

    Full integration with your calendar. The invitation goes straight in.

    An interview invitation in the CV Rocket inbox, added to the candidate's calendar.
Get the CV for this job

From $25 per CV, paid once. No subscription.

Why it works

3×

more interviews than doing it yourself with ChatGPT.

ChatGPT writes a CV and never learns what happened to it. We see every reply. For each CV we know:

  • How it was written, and how the review scored it
  • When we applied, and how long after the posting went up
  • Which posting, which company, which city
  • Who got the interview, and who heard nothing

That is how we know which CVs get called.

Get the CV for this job

From $25 per CV, paid once. No subscription.

The numbers game

More applications. More interviews.

Every application goes out with its own CV, written for that posting and paid once. Send enough of them and the law of large numbers finds you the job.

Get the CV for this job
By hand5–10
With CV Rocket100
applications a day

Nearby

Live postings like this one

Same employer first, then the same role elsewhere.

Before you press

Straight answers

Get the CV for this job

From $25 per CV, paid once. No subscription.

What if my background isn't good enough?

We make the most of the background you have. The CV uses every piece of relevant proof your profile holds, and one of the 25 readers reads your whole profile and flags what the CV left out.

Do you really apply for me?

Yes, on the employer's own form, the hardest ones included. Where a question needs you, you answer it right there and AI suggests the best answer. Don't want us applying from our IP addresses? Use our Chrome extension: we apply straight from your own browser.

Is it a subscription?

No. You pay once per CV, from $25. Every application goes out with its own CV, written for that posting.

One job. One CV.
Paid once.

Pick the posting you want. We write for it, apply for you and catch the reply.

Get the CV for this job

From $25 per CV, paid once. No subscription.