Operations Lead

The New York City Department of Sanitation (DSNY) keeps New York City healthy safe and clean by collecting recycling and disposing of waste cleaning City streets and vacant lots and clearing snow and ice. DSNY is the nations largest municipal sanitation agency with nearly 10000 employees 59 district garages and a fleet of more than 5000 trucks cars and other types of equipment. The Department clears litter snow and ice from approximately 6500 miles of City streets and removes debris from vacant lots as well as abandoned vehicles from City streets. Under Local Law 199 of 2019 the Department of Sanitation is required to implement a program known as Commercial Waste Zones (CWZ) which transfers the regulation of private waste haulers to the Department of Sanitation.
DSNY is seeking a Community Coordinator to join the Bureau of Strategic Initiatives within the Agency & Building Containerization Units Agencies Team. Reporting to Senior Management with varying degrees of latitude for independent initiative judgment and decision making the successful candidate will assist in managing and assigning staff work perform both in-person and remote outreach professional complex and responsible program management data management and stakeholder correspondence vendor & contract management overseeing field operations work and community engagement on Department waste management & containerization programs and initiatives within NYC Agencies (including schools) non-profits as well as special residential containerization programs including:
-Conducting and directing outreach to New York City agencies schools and nonprofits receiving DSNY service.
-Assigning work to support staff based on Unit priorities and containerization projects as well as tracking and reporting progress.
-Managing online tools workflow processes and communications pertaining to recycling programs; gathering and analyzing related operational and educational data regularly.
-Managing vendors and reviewing invoices for accuracy.
-Preparing comprehensive reports and presentations on the status of programs and the results of research studies.
-Serving as a Department liaison with New York City agencies schools non-profits and residential building staff.
-Support for other Bureau functions as needed. May require evening or weekend work as relevant.

COMMUNITY COORDINATOR - 56058

Qualifications :

1. A baccalaureate degree from an accredited college and two years of experience in community work or community centered activities in an area related to the duties described above; or
2. High school graduation or equivalent and six years of experience in community work or community centered activities in an area related to the duties as described above; or
3. Education and/or experience which is equivalent to 1 or 2 above. However all candidates must have at least one year of 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