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…