Education and Engagement Specialist

The New York City Conflicts of Interest Board is seeking an Education & Engagement Specialist for its Education & Engagement Unit. The Board is an independent City agency responsible for interpreting administering and enforcing the Citys conflicts of interest law annual disclosure law affiliated not-for-profits law legal defense trusts law and lobbyist gift law ( All 300000 New York City public servants are required to get training in the law once every two years.

As a member of the Education & Engagement Unit your job will be to meet public servants wherere theyre at and stay in their heads. To meet them where theyre at youll boil the conflicts of interest law down into an entertaining & understandable hour (or less) tailor-made for the incredibly diverse audiences youll meet using your authentic creative voice. Youll create slides write quizzes and jokes tell stories ask lots of questions and get people talking all in service of making the Citys ethics law both comprehensible and memorable. Youll teach these classes in every nook & cranny of City government and in virtual sessions. Youll also be involved in the day-to-day work of scheduling classes and liaising with City agencies. To stay in their heads youll create all kinds of engaging content in print video and email using the skills you bring and possibly building some new ones. Typical outputs include plain language articles infographics monthly puzzles comedy sketches and posts on social. Youll get a chance to be involved in every phase of production: writing shooting acting directing editing and distribution. Youll also do some very basic website maintenance. To get all this work done youll be expected to be curious both about how the law works and how to more effectively reach people. To familiarize yourself with the Units work please visit: ASSOCIATE - 56057

Qualifications :

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.

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 individuals sex race color ethnicity national origin age religion disability sexual orientation veteran status gender identity or pregnancy.

Remote Work :

No

Employment Type :

Full-time