POLICY ANALYST

The NYC Mayors Office administers all city services public property and most public agencies and enforces all city state and federal laws within New York City. New York Citys Mayor Eric Adams is head of the executive branch of New York Citys government. 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 make New York Citys economy stronger reduce inequality improve public safety and build a stronger healthier city that delivers for all New Yorkers. As an agency we value fairness helpfulness transparency leadership and build our teams around these values.


The Office of Food Policy is a Mayoral office that works to advance the Citys efforts to increase food security promote access to and consumption of healthy foods and support economic opportunity and environmental sustainability in the food system. The Office works across city agencies including the Department of Education Department of Corrections Department of Social Services The Department of the Aging and several others to develop and advance innovative food policy. The Office is critical to integrating an equity frame into food policy priorities and solutions. To accomplish this mission the Office acts as a thought leader facilitator and convener playing a lead role in:

Providing guidance to the Mayor Deputy Mayors and City agencies regarding food policy positions initiatives and legislation.

Leading the development and driving successful delivery of crossagency initiatives that continue to place New York City on the cutting edge of food policy.

Advising and coordinating City agencies and Mayoral offices to ensure a systems approach to food policy initiatives.

Advancing the administrations goal to reach a more equitable sustainable and healthy food system by 2031.

Creating partnerships with advocates nonprofit and community organizations academic institutions and private industry to further carry out its mission.


The Policy Analyst will report to Senior Management and will assist with tasks for a portfolio of projects initiatives and/or policy proposals related to the Offices strategic priorities including but not limited to nutrition food access economic development sustainability and procurement. Though key projects may evolve the Policy Analyst will contribute to the implementation of the Citys commitment to increasing the availability and consumption of healthy food across New York City. The Policy Analyst will engage and coordinate across agencies

including but not limited to the Department of Health and Mental Hygiene NYC Health Hospitals Human Resources Administration the Department of Education NYC Economic Development Corporation the Department of City Planning the Mayors Office of Minority and Womenowned Business Enterprises (M/WBE) and the Department of Citywide Administrative Services. Additionally Policy Analyst will help the team stay uptodate on city state and national food policy and market trends to determine their impact the various aspects of the Citys food system.


The Mayors Office of Food Policy is recruiting for one (1) position Community Coordinator to function as a Policy Analyst who will:

Support Policy Advisors and Senior Management in project management and interagency coordination with multiple City agencies and external stakeholders (including nonprofit organizations community organizations foundations advocacy organizations) to pursue initiatives manage goals and timelines review interagency work products and coordinate communications and engagement strategies assist the Policy team to ensure the execution of key initiatives and maintain positive and efficient relationships in team projects.

Under guidance of senior leadership conduct research and data analysis as needed to inform policy briefs and recommendations.

As needed assist in the generation of policy briefings and projectrelated documents including project work plans meeting agendas minutes presentations and roles and responsibilities documents.

Contribute to the robust reporting tracking risk identification and appropriate synthesis of food policy issues for the Office staff City Hall and other key staff as required.

Assist in the tracking of communications and legislative affairs relating to urban food policy including health and nutrition food businesses including urban agriculture businesses and workforce development including working with multiple agencies communications and intergovernmental affairs staff to track city state and federal announcements and legislation affecting New York City food policy; assist in the preparation of testimony for City council hearings; track drafting of public statements and coordinate with coalitions for content as necessary.

Proactively anticipate and resolve roadblocks and challenges as appropriate and escalate issues as needed.

Qualifications :

1. A baccalaureate degree from an accredited college and two years of experience in community work or community centered activities in an area related to the duties described above; or
2. High school graduation or equivalent and six years of experience in community work or community centered activities in an area related to the duties as described above; or
3. Education and/or experience which is equivalent to 1 or 2 above. However all candidates must have at least one year of experience as described in 1 above.

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