Policy Director
Policy Director
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Job Description
The Office of the Manhattan Borough President is seeking a Policy Director (Director) to promote policy solutions that will support the needs of New Yorkers and advance the goals and values of the Manhattan Borough Presidents Office (MBPO).
The Director will be responsible for supporting the creation of policy foster collaboration between departments and members of the MBPO staff manage relationships with key stakeholders and constituencies and help the Policy Director supervise policy analyst staff.
The ideal candidate will be a proven manager of staff with a knowledge of New York City policy and government and a commitment to the issues that affect Manhattan residents including tenants rights public health equity in our schools transit parks and housing resiliency transportation among others.
The Policy Director will report to the Chief of Staff for Policy Budget and External Affairs.
Responsibilities will include but are not limited to:
Lead policy creation to support the MBPOs agenda through legislation white papers reports and proposals
Manage and mentor a team of policy staff providing clear guidance and professional development opportunities
Facilitate crossdepartmental collaboration on complex policy issues
Conduct research data analysis and stakeholder engagement to inform policy development
Build and maintain relationships with a broad range of external stakeholders
Ensure effective communication within the MBPO and with external parties
Foster a culture of accountability among MBPO staff
Work closely with MBPO leadership to advance the offices objectives
Represent the Manhattan Borough Presidents office at meetings and events
Qualifications :
A baccalaureate degree from an accredited college in political science public affairs public policy or a closely related field and at least 8 years of experience in community work or community centered activities in an area related to the duties described above with at least 3 years in a supervisory capacity
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 :
Fulltime
Employment Type
Full-time
