Special Projects Director Position Available In New York, New York

The Agency You’ll Join The New York City Mayor’s Office is responsible for overseeing city services throughout the five boroughs, coordinating public agencies and departments, and managing public property. New York City Mayor Eric Adams is head of the executive branch of New York City’s government. Previously, Mayor Adams has served the people of New York City as an NYPD officer, state senator, and Brooklyn borough president. The Adams’ administration is leading the fight to serve the people of the greatest city in the world, ensuring delivery of efficient and effective services, working to make New York City’s economy stronger, reducing inequality, improving public safety, and making the city more affordable that meets the needs of all New Yorkers. We value leadership, transparency, fairness, and efficiency as we actively seek diverse talents from various sectors to join our team. The Team You’ll Work With NYC Service is a division of the Mayor’s Office that provides meaningful access, opportunity, and resources for communities to come together and answer the call to serve NYC. We envision a city where New Yorkers are united by service and together, build a culture where New Yorkers uplift one another and take responsibility for the success of our city. To learn more about NYC Service and connect to volunteer opportunities, visit nyc.gov/service. The Problems You’ll Solve The strategic initiatives director at NYC Service will play a critical role in ensuring cross-sector collaborations are coordinated, effective, and impactful between NYC Service and our NYC communities and stakeholders. Supporting the Chief of Staff/Communications portfolio, the director will be a cross-functional member of the NYC Service team, coordinating efforts toward our vision of building a culture of service in New York City. Through partnerships collaboration, and research informed strategic initiatives, the director will play a pivotal role in supporting the office to bring the public, private, and nonprofit sectors together to support NYC issues through service. This role will focus on coordinating workstreams and weaving external partners into opportunities. The director will collaborate and work closely across teams at NYC Service, coordinating between the intergovernmental, community engagement, national service, and communications teams and aligning teams in carrying out these activities. The director will report to the chief of staff and communications.

Key responsibilities include the following:

• Stakeholder Management + Partnership
• In conjunction with and in support of leadership, conceptualize and execute public, private, and community relations strategies and events that help to advance NYC Service’s mission: o Ensure the development of robust service partnerships between private, community, and governmental partners o Strategize, and develop plans to increase community voice in NYC Service and the City of New York programming, and build external partner support of office initiatives•Cross-Sector Collaborations + Project Management Manage and execute effective practices to plan, efficiently deliver, and evaluate all strategic priorities, including outreach to internal city agency stakeholders and external partners, such as public-sector or private partners, as well as new initiatives, such as those developed through the Service Advisory Council o Coordinates internal and external stakeholders to produce cross-sector service convenings including Women’s Day Mentoring, Businesses in Service convenings, National Service Leadership Council meetings, Mayoral Service Recognition Ceremony, and nonprofit convenings.

o Support the creation and execution of advocacy tools, such as emails and social media.

• Interagency + Intergovernmental Coordination Initiate and coordinate interagency and intergovernmental initiatives that increase overall collaboration with and awareness of NYC Service.

o Support the development and maintenance of strong, positive, collaborative, relationships with elected officials including organizing and attending meetings or events with elected and their staff, as well as representatives of state and national advocacy organizations o Support the internal government relations team in a variety of capacities including policy research and analysis, state and federal legislative tracking, and developing advocacy and communication tools o Work with internal stakeholders and others in the mayoral administration to craft the organization’s legislative agenda

• Policy Research + Analysis Lead research on key areas of interest related to service and civic engagement to identify trends and analysis in support of project goals.

Support data collection and management with teams to develop communications for stakeholders and interagency partners. o Support grant proposals and reports. o Provide critical analysis of proposed policies that might affect cities or partners Advance NYC Service mission, values, and goals

• Liaise and represent NYC Service at internal and external meetings as well as NYC Service allstaff events, as directed
• Be available on select weekends and evenings, as/if needed
• Support City initiatives as needed, including but not limited to possible emergency response (e.g. evacuation shelters, etc.) About You
• You have a Bachelor’s Degree preferred; a High School Diploma or GED considered with significant (5-7 years or more) of previous relevant experience.
• You must believe in the power of service and experience volunteering or with AmeriCorps highly preferred.
• You have excellent written, editing, and verbal communication skills with the ability to present information clearly to a variety of stakeholders and audiences.
• You must have experience leading event planning and execution, as well as running meetings with high-level stakeholders.
• You are a thorough, organized, detail-oriented individual with a keen ability to prioritize, and manage against goals, and who can find creative solutions to challenges.
• You are a team player with excellent interpersonal skills, including the ability to relate to and provide support for internal staff and external partners, and being able to maintain tact in a variety of environments.
• You are a self-starter with a strong work ethic and a flexible work style in a fast-paced environment.
• You are a confident, “take charge” individual who doesn’t get flustered when faced with challenges, no matter how big or small.
• You have excellent computer skills with proficiency in a variety of programs including MS Word, MS Excel, and MS PowerPoint.

STRATEGIC INITIATIVE SPECIALIS

• 50943 Minimum Qualifications A Baccalaureate degree from an accredited college or university and three years satisfactory full-time experience related to the projects and policies to be studied in the particular position. Preferred Skills
• You have salesforce experience.

Residency Requirement City Residency is required for this position. 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 individual’s sex, race, color, ethnicity, national origin, age, religion, disability, sexual orientation, veteran status, gender identity, or pregnancy.