Senior Advisor, Government Operations

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. For current job opportunities visit our careers page.

The Team Youll Work With:
The Deputy Mayor for Operations oversees a robust portfolio of City Agencies including the Departments of Citywide Administration Services Design & Construction Environmental Protection Parks and Recreation Records Sanitation Technology & Innovation Transportation as well as the New York City Fire Department and NYC Emergency Management. The Deputy Mayor of Operations also oversees the Mayors Offices of Capital Project Delivery Climate & Environmental Justice Environmental Coordination Data & Analytics Contract Services Nonprofit Services and Operations.

The Problems Youll Solve:
Reporting to the Chief of Staff to the Deputy Mayor for Operations (DMO) the Senior Advisor Government Operations will be responsible for the following:

-Serve as a liaison between the DMO and the Departments of Citywide Administrative Services Mayors Office of Contract Services and the Mayors Office of Operations.
-Advance Administration priorities related to City-service delivery efficiency and operational excellence to make city government work for all New Yorkers.
-Lead inter-agency coordination and collaboration to support and ensure project and program delivery.
-Provide program and project management and oversight especially on sensitive logistically complex initiatives related to contract services procurement administrative services and operations.
-Work with the Mayors Office of Operations on the review of the Mayors Management Report and support City agencies in the measurement of service delivery and strategic planning.
-Guide agency staff who establish implement and monitor aggressive and streamlined schedules budgets and deliverables while mitigating setbacks and impacts.
-Anticipate regulatory processes and critical path items to ensure that they do not impede the progress of project goals and objectives.
-Provide and develop strategic guidance direction and assistance with an understanding of operational feasibility on execution particularly around the issues of contract registration Agency property transactions and operations.
-Work with Intergovernmental Affairs City Legislative Affairs State Legislative Affairs and Federal Legislative Affairs to address incoming requests from elected officials and support agencies.
-Develop and maintain positive and robust stakeholder relationships with nonprofits community-based organizations and advocates.
-Manage at least one Senior Policy Analyst and additional staff as appropriate.
-Develop and facilitate systems and processes for City Hall coordination.
-Coordinate across Deputy Mayor teams.

About You:
-You have experience in business operations process design and project management experience.
-You can operate independently with excellent time management skills and confirmed ability to deliver on multiple competing priorities in a dynamic environment.
-You can effectively interact with people and partners across all levels within an organization.
-You have proven ability to follow through on complex projects from ideas to implementation.
-You have excellent written and verbal communication skills with the ability to translate. complex technical information into clear and compelling presentations for an array of audiences.

Minimum Required Qualifications:
-Bachelors Degree required.
-7 years of experience in policy or programming related to government service delivery contracting & procurement or city operations.

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Qualifications :

1. Do you have a baccalaureate degree from an accredited college or university

2. Do you have an associate degree from an accredited college or university along with two (2) years of experience with administrative analytic coordinative supervisory or liaison responsibilities

3. Do you have a four-year high school diploma or its educational equivalent approved by a states Department of Education or a recognized accrediting organization along with four (4) years of experience as described in question 2 above

4. Do you have a satisfactory combination of education and/or experience equivalent to that described in questions 1 2 and/or 3 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