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About the Role

The Chief of Staff will serve as an integral member of the NYC CORE Commission, acting as the primary advisor to the Chair and Commissioners on agency matters. This role focuses on driving improvements and efficiencies across the agency to enable staff to work smarter and deliver better results to government and community partners.

Responsibilities

• Serve as a strategic partner and principal advisor to the Chair and Executive Director and NYC CORE Commissioners.
• Draft and review memos, briefing materials, presentations, reports, and other executive-level documents.
• Prepare agendas and materials for the Chair and Executive Director internal and external meetings and tracking follow-up actions to ensure timely execution.
• Manage information flow between the Chair and Executive Director office and internal and external partners to eliminate bottlenecks.
• Work with directors to improve the standardization of workplace policies, and processes to improve workplace culture that strengthens communication among agency staff and coordinating intra-agency meetings when necessary.
• Provide troubleshooting assistance to the Chair and Executive Director on a variety of fronts, including taking responsibility for identifying, triaging, and coordinating responses to issues brought to the Chair and Executive Director’s attention.
• Serve as liaison to agency staff, other government entities and the public and guides the Chair and Commissioners in decisions affecting major policy and procedural changes related to issues involving public controversy and legislative sensitivity.
• Reduce delays in operational bottlenecks and increase organizational effectiveness and project management practices.
• Work directly with the Chair and leadership team to properly attend to the overall administration of the agency, including but not limited to legislative affairs, public and intergovernmental matters, press and communication, strategic initiatives and EEO issues.
• Build and maintain systems, processes, and tracking tools that improve coordination, accountability, and long-term operational capacity across the office and its growing portfolio of work.
• Create an effective and collaborative work environment that supports innovation and excellence while centering community voice.
• Embed DEI and racial equity practices and tools into the everyday functioning of the Commission.
• Other duties as assigned.

Requirements

• Commitment to racial equity and seeking a values-aligned role that involves significant creativity and challenge.
• Comfortable moving between big-picture planning and hands-on execution.
• Experience supervising communications, policy, research, and intergovernmental affairs staff.
• At least six (6) year’s total experience managing staff.
• Demonstrated experience creating strategic plans and operationalizing those plans towards success.
• Experience working hand in hand with senior leaders as well as making executive level decisions.
• Demonstrated commitment, competency and strong familiarity with issues affecting Black, Indigenous, Latinx, Asian, Middle Eastern, or Pacific Islander communities in New York City, or other marginalized groups.
• A strong listener who explains priorities, expectations, and changes clearly and handles conflict in a respectful and timely manner.
• Background of living in, working within, or growing up as a member of communities facing historical oppression will contribute to your ability to guide the planning process.
• Demonstrated history of building relationships for your team to enable execution of a strategy that extends beyond the Office.
• New York City residency is required within 90 days of appointment.

Skills

• Strategic planning
• Operational guidance
• Project coordination
• Administration
• Management
• Oversight
• Troubleshooting
• Liaison
• Policy development
• Procedural changes
• Organizational effectiveness
• Project management
• Systems building
• Process improvement
• Tracking tools
• Coordination
• Accountability
• DEI practices
• Racial equity practices

Location

• New York City

Work Type

• Full-time

Experience Level

• 6+ years of staff management experience

Education Level

• Baccalaureate degree from an accredited college or university
• Associate degree from an accredited college or university along with two (2) years of experience with administrative, analytic, coordinative, supervisory or liaison responsibilities
• Four-year high school diploma, or its educational equivalent approved by a state's Department of Education or a recognized accrediting organization along with four (4) years of experience as described in question "2" above
• Satisfactory combination of education and/or experience equivalent to the above

Salary/Compensations

• $170,000

Benefits

• Market competitive salary
• Exceptional benefits

About the Company

• In November 2022, New York City voters overwhelmingly approved three ballot proposals that put racial equity and justice at the heart of city government, including the NYC Commission on Racial Equity (NYC CORE).
• The first of its kind in the nation, the NYC Commission on Racial Equity is an independent 15-member commission responsible for engaging diverse communities to guide and assess the City’s racial equity planning process.
• NYC CORE provides accountability for New Yorkers, regularly evaluating the City’s progress on its racial requirements and goals.
• NYC CORE will be composed of diverse New Yorkers with equity expertise and/or relevant lived experience, serving as a conduit to bring historically excluded communities and voices into government decision-making.
• NYC CORE is an independent commission to hold the NYC government accountable to advance racial equity in government operations and to increase community voice in government decision-making.
• The Commission's staff is responsible for executing the Commission's day-to-day mission and setting its path to success.
• NYC CORE team takes the vision of the Chair & Executive Director and the Commissioners and translates it into action strategies and plans that implement accountability for racial equity in the city.
• The Commission’s staff aims to be representative of New Yorkers from all communities and walks of life.
• Staff bring an accountability mindset to their work, ensuring they collaborate with city agencies and voice public concerns.

Equal Opportunity

• The NYC Commission on Racial Equity 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.
• The NYC Commission upholds diversity in backgrounds and in experiences that is reflective of the city it serves.
• Applicants of all backgrounds are strongly encouraged and welcome to apply.
• If you are an individual with a disability or a veteran with a disability, you may request a reasonable accommodation if you are unable or limited in your ability to access job openings or apply for a job on this site as a result of your disability. Please contact [email protected] for requests.