Chief of Staff to the Chief Communications Officer

The New York City Department of Transportation (NYC DOT) is seeking a highly strategic organized and communications savvy Chief of Staff to support the agencys Chief Communications Officer (CCO). This role sits at the center of one of the most dynamic communications operations in city government overseeing press strategic communications creative services correspondence and other functions.

The Chief of Staff will serve as a force multiplier for the CCO ensuring alignment across teams driving execution of high-priority initiatives and helping translate big picture vision into day-to-day action. This is a fast-paced high-impact role for someone who thrives in complexity exercises strong judgment and can move seamlessly between strategy and execution.

Duties and Responsibilities

-Help drive execution of communications strategy across units in the Communications Division
-Translate leadership priorities into clear workstreams timelines and deliverables
-Track progress on key initiatives and ensure accountability across units
-Identify operational gaps and implement systems to improve efficiency and coordination
-Provide strategic advice and support to the CCO helping prioritize time resources and focus
-Support high-level decision-making with clear analysis and recommendations
-Support coordination between Communications and other NYC DOT divisions
-Ensure alignment and consistency of messaging across teams and stakeholders
-Support staff coordination across a large multi-functional team
-Help build and maintain a high performance collaborative team culture
-Manage special projects and priority initiatives on behalf of the CCO
-Identify workflow bottlenecks and propose solutions to enhance efficiency within the Communications Division
-Contribute to key communications initiatives including podcast production social media content marketing and other cross-unit initiatives
-Supervise the divisions Civil Service Pathways Fellow

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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