About the Role
The Deputy Borough Director will maintain key relationships, track high-level issues, identify organizing opportunities, and manage a team to build engagement throughout the borough. This role involves attending community meetings, following up on constituent cases, and potentially representing the Mayor's Office in emergency situations. The position also requires coordinating citywide initiatives with the borough team.
Responsibilities
- Maintain key relationships and track high-level issues in the borough.
- Work with other staff to help identify and maintain organizing opportunities in the borough.
- Manage a team of people who are building layers of engagement throughout the borough.
- Attend relevant civic, community board, and community meetings.
- When relevant, ensure there is follow-up on constituent cases.
- In emergency situations, Borough Deputy Directors might be asked to be on the scene to represent the Mayor’s Office.
- Coordinate with citywide liaisons to move Office of Mass Engagement initiatives forward with the borough team of organizers and specialists.
- Providing additional support as necessary.
Requirements
- Bachelor’s Degree required.
- 3+ years of experience.
Skills
- Committed organizer
- Motivated self-starter
- Passionate and knowledgeable about the Bronx
- Kind and effective manager
- Enthusiastic collaborator
Location
- New York City
Work Type
- Full-time
Experience Level
- 3+ years of experience
Education Level
- Bachelor's Degree
Salary/Compensations
- USD 115000 - USD 125000
About the Company
- 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.
- 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 City’s economy stronger.
- We value leadership, transparency, fairness, and efficiency as we actively seek diverse talents from various sectors to join our team.
- The Mayor’s Office of Mass Engagement (OME) is responsible for strategizing, coordinating, and executing on engagement that reaches the masses of everyday New Yorkers.
- We engage New Yorkers in shaping policy outcomes, demystifying government, and ensuring that the government remains accountable to serving the people of this great City.
- Our work is designed as a long-term project – we are building the power of everyday New Yorkers, and we are building a City that works for all of us.
Equal Opportunity
- 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.
