Job Overview
The NYC Department of Consumer and Worker Protection is hiring a Director of Community Affairs inside its External Affairs division, the agency's intergovernmental arm that manages relationships with City Hall, elected officials, government entities, and community stakeholders.
The director reports to the Assistant Commissioner of External Affairs and oversees the division's community outreach work while supervising a team of community affairs associates.
Responsibilities include devising and implementing community engagement strategies in coordination with other agency division heads.
The role involves building and maintaining relationships with elected officials, government, private, and nonprofit entities to advance the agency's strategic goals.
The director represents and staffs senior agency leadership at events, meetings, and presentations across the city to communicate programs, policies, and strategic goals.
Administrative duties include coordinating logistics, staffing, and training for team members.
The position may be eligible for remote work up to two days per week under the Remote Work Pilot Program.
Minimum qualifications are a bachelor's degree plus two years of community-work experience, or high school graduation with six years of such experience, or an equivalent.
Preferred skills include proven leadership and strategic thinking, excellent written and verbal communication, data analysis experience, managerial experience, multilingual capacity, a driver's license, and flexibility in hours.
NYC residency is generally required within 90 days of appointment; to apply, candidates email a resume and cover letter to the listed address with the Job ID number and position name in the subject line.
Original posting: https://cityjobs.nyc.gov/job/director-of-community-affairs-650069-in-nyc-all-boros-jid-26105