Project Manager, Programs

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 mission of the Office of Talent and Workforce Development (NYC Talent) is to ensure all New Yorkers can access good-paying careers and employers can access New York Citys talent so they can thrive today and in the future. Sustaining a dynamic accessible city requires intentional support for good jobs worker power and the economic ecosystems that allow communities to thrive.

To achieve this mission NYC Talent aligns efforts across the citys public-private workforce development ecosystem provides data and policy expertise and supports program innovations and process improvements for services offered by the City of New York and other workforce stakeholders. NYC Talent works in partnership with government employers industry professionals educational institutions nonprofits and philanthropic organizations to ensure the Citys workforce development strategy aligns with employer demand jobseeker needs and the rapidly changing economy.

The Problems Youll Solve:
NYC Talent is seeking a Project Manager Programs to provide communications policy and programmatic support to implement and operate the work of NYC Talent. The Project Manager will work collaboratively across NYC Talent staff City Hall staff City agencies and external stakeholders leveraging the resources of New York City and our partners to build an integrated equitable and efficient workforce system that gets New Yorkers good jobs and supports a strong local economy. This role brings creativity and a drive towards measurable results.
The Project Manager Programs will report to the Senior Advisor Programs. The role is full-time and will work primarily from NYC Talents Manhattan office at 1 Liberty Plaza. The role is eligible for hybrid employment per City policies.

Job responsibilities for the Project Manager Programs include but are not limited to:
-Managing project plans and deliverables meeting deadlines and identifying and resolving issues and
challenges that arise.

-Providing administrative support for the Chief Policy and Programs Officer and Senior Advisor
Programs including scheduling meetings maintaining organization of program files and tracking and
reporting on key deadlines and project milestones to City Hall and other applicable agency leaders.

-Providing analysis advice and recommendations on policy and programmatic decisions regarding NYC
Talent initiatives including those that focus on priority populations such as young adults people with
disabilities older adults immigrants Veterans public benefits recipients and justice-impacted.

-Coordinating and preparing briefings for meetings events tasks and other initiatives.

-Drafting meeting agendas tracking next steps and follow-up items and ensuring such tasks are
executed.

-Developing and executing communications tools and strategies such as printed materials newsletters
and social media.

-In collaboration with City agencies support nonprofits and other contracted service providers through
technical assistance and advisement

-Coordinate with other NYC Talent teams such as Industry Partnerships the Workforce Development
Board the Center for Workplace Accessibility and Inclusion and the Apprenticeship Accelerator to
support alignment of programming with industry trends and City priorities.

-Collaborate with NYC Talents External Affairs team to showcase successes share best practices
and promote key initiatives and event planning.

-Support with the supervision of Youth Interns and /or Apprentices as needed.

-Supporting research and policy development to increase program effectiveness in terms of operations
outcomes vendor compliance stakeholder management etc.

-As needed representing NYC Talent at meetings public forums conferences and similar events with
internal and external stakeholders.

-Developing and maintaining subject matter expertise related to local government workforce
development including policy procurement reporting and data.

-Simultaneously managing long-term project deliverables with emergency and time-sensitive requests.

-Undertaking and supporting special projects as assigned.

-Performing other duties as assigned.

About You:
-You have excellent oral and written communication skills including the ability to communicate with
diverse audiences.

-You are highly organized and detail-oriented with the ability to prioritize conflicting demands in a
fast-paced environment.

-You can work independently and exercise a high degree of initiative to accomplish tasks and solve
problems.

-You can learn new skills as needed and adapt to the changing needs and challenges that will arise
with a new citywide initiative.

-You have proven capacity in project management skills including organizing and strategic planning.

-You are proficient in Microsoft 365 including SharePoint PowerPoint Excel and Teams.

-You have familiarity with project management software such as Airtable.

-You have experience with design and communications tools such as Canva Constant Contact and
social media platforms.

-You have strong interpersonal skills the ability to interface and build partnerships with program
stakeholders both in and outside of government.

-You have experience with/knowledge of City government workforce development youth development
and education and/or government procurement.

-You can write and verbally communicate in multiple languages.

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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