The New York City Department of Youth and Community Development (DYCD) invests in a network of community-based organizations and programs to alleviate the effects of poverty and to provide opportunities for New Yorkers and communities to flourish.
The Agency Youll Join:
The New York City Mayors Office is responsible for overseeing city services throughout the five boroughs coordinating public agencies and departments and managing public property. The administration is leading the fight in making the city more affordable reducing inequality improving public safety ensuring delivery of efficient and effective services and working to make New York Citys economy stronger. We value leadership transparency fairness and efficiency as we actively seek diverse talents from various sectors to join our team.
The Team Youll Work With:
The Office of the Deputy Mayor for Economic Justice advances policies that promote a more equitable and vibrant New York City. The portfolio includes the Citys economic cultural and labor agencies including but not limited to the Mayors Office of Talent and Workforce Development the New York City Economic Development Corporation (EDC) and the Department of Small Business Services (SBS).
The Problems Youll Solve:
New York Citys rising cost of living has increasingly put pressure on residents workers and institutions across every neighborhood and sector. Sustaining a dynamic accessible city requires intentional support for career-sustaining jobs worker development and the economic ecosystems that allow communities to thrive. Under the direction of the Chief of Staff and the Deputy Mayor the Senior Advisor for Full Participation will help advance this work by performing the following functions:
-Policy Leadership and Agency Coordination Responsible for establishing policy vision and direction related to Full Participation. Manage and coordinate across the assigned agencies offices and boards. Act as their primary liaison to understand their budget staffing and operational needs while also driving the Mayors vision for the portfolio. Agencies in this portfolio include: the Mayors Office of Immigrant Affairs the Mayors Office of Racial Equity the Mayors Office of Economic Opportunity as well as other offices with a nexus to full participation such as New York City talent and the Mayors Office of Media and Entertainment.
- Initiative Management Oversee initiatives across the economic growth portfolio to ensure goals
deliverables and timelines are met. This includes budget analysis legislative review policy
evaluation and implementation support.
- Sector Oversight Provide timely analysis and updates on key issues in the sector. Foster
collaboration relevant agencies with overlapping goals and strategies to strengthen New York
Citys role as a global leader in economic growth and worker development.
- Internal and External Stakeholder Engagement Represent the administration in meetings with
government partners economic and business leaders community organizations and industry
stakeholders. Engage communities across the five boroughs to support inclusive programming that
reflects the citys diversity.
- Staff Management Directly oversee one full time team member and more as needed.
- General Support Prepare briefing memos conduct background research coordinate meetings
and respond to correspondence from key stakeholders across the business and economic sectors.
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Qualifications :
1. A baccalaureate degree from an accredited college or university and four (4) years
of satisfactory relevant full-time experience in community planning community
relations development and organization including one (1) year in a supervisory
administrative consultative managerial or executive capacity; or
2. A satisfactory combination of education and experience equivalent to 1 above.
However all candidates must have one (1) year of specialized experience as
described in 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
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