Community Resiliency Planning - Office of the Mayor - New York City

Policy Advisor-Community Resiliency Planning
NYC Office of the Mayor/Office of Recovery and Resiliency

New York, NY

ORGANIZATIONAL PROFILE:
In April 2015, Mayor Bill de Blasio released One New York: The Plan for a Strong and Just City (OneNYC), which provides the Mayor's Office of Recovery and Resiliency (ORR) the mission to strengthen social and economic resiliency; upgrade buildings; adapt the region's infrastructure systems; and enhance the city's coastal defenses in response to the evolving risks associated with climate change and other 21st century threats.OneNYC builds off of prior climate resiliency plans,including A Stronger, More Resilient New York released in 2013 that laid out a strategy for (1)rebuilding and making stronger those neighborhoods hardest hit by Hurricane Sandy and (2) improving the City's infrastructure to ensure greater resiliency in the face of future climate change impacts.

JOB RESPONSIBILITIES: 

The Policy Advisor is a key member of ORR's Social and Economic Resiliency team which develops and implements initiatives to ensure that every city neighborhood will be safer by strengthening community, social, and economic resiliency. This position reports to the Deputy Director for Social and Economic Resiliency. This individual will play a critical role in the team by coordinating a variety of multi-stakeholder initiatives and projects and ensuring timely delivery of program goals and outcomes. The Policy Advisor will also work closely and collaboratively with staff across multiple agencies to effectively promote ORR's program implementation and policy strategies to critical stakeholders to achieve desired outcomes.

Responsibilities may include, but are not limited to:

• Assist in defining, coordinating, planning and implementing initiatives of the Social and Economic Resiliency team;
• Coordinate, manage and support key projects (agency, inter-agency and otherwise) that increase overall city efficiency, collaboration, and consistency of policy recommendations;
• Assist in analyzing legislation and developing appropriate recommendations;
• Quantitatively and qualitatively assess policies and initiatives on an ongoing basis in order to formulate positions for the Administration;
• Originate and/or oversee the generation of project-related documents including schedules, project plans, presentations, meeting agendas, minutes, status reports, etc.;
• Foster relationships with civic groups, community boards, community-based organizations, staff in other government agencies and other partners to develop and sustain positive relationships and networks;
• Work to gather information, opinions and attitudes, identify stakeholder needs; provide interpretation and clarification, develop response options; and generate cooperation and buy-in to policy and programmatic initiatives;
• Represent the Mayor's Office at meetings with stakeholders, and in public forums, conferences, and other relevant events;
• Support public engagement efforts, including assisting in organizing meetings with internal and external partners in government, and relevant community groups (occasionally in the evenings);
• Identify, address and mitigate stakeholder issues and concerns by developing creative solutions to evolving community relations issues;
• Assist with and make recommendations on special projects as needed.

SKILLS AND QUALIFICATIONS:

• A bachelor's degree with 3 to 5 years of full-time professional experience in a relevant field;
• A background in urban planning, community planning, emergency preparedness and recovery planning, or policy advocacy is critical, and experience with legislative and/or intergovernmental affairs is desirable;
• Excellent communication, writing, research, task and information management, analytical, interpersonal, and organizational skills, with ability to problem solve and pay close attention to detail;
• Ability to communicate policy, directives, initiatives, etc. in a highly engaging and enthusiastic manner
• Ability to complete work independently with broadly defined work objectives, while adhering to targeted deadlines;
• Ability to interface with senior level management and to work as part of a team environment;
• An understanding of issues relating to climate change and adaptation planning in a large urban setting and/or the interplay of climate resiliency, the built environment, urban planning and economic development;
• Demonstrated experience with building relationships with government and community stakeholders and in coordinating projects involving multiple constituents;
• Prior government work experience or knowledge of New York City's governmental structure and policy context, and a firm grasp on local politics and issues;
• Prior experience in emergency preparedness and management, business continuity or COOP planning, and/or disaster recovery planning is a plus;
• Fluency in a second language is a plus;
• Willingness to travel or work after hours, as required.

SALARY: Commensurate with experience.

TO APPLY: Please submit a one-page cover letter, resume, and 3 references to

https://a002-oom03.nyc.gov/IRM/EventRegistration/RegForm.aspx?eventGuid=4645fdd8-310d-4db6-884b-e64d4d17fefd&jobid=14404&pos=Policy%20Advisor-Community%20Resiliency%20Planning

New York City Residency Is Required Within 90 Days Of Appointment

The City Of New York And The Office Of The Mayor Are Equal Opportunity Employers