The NYC Mayor's Office administers all city services, public property, most public agencies, and enforces all city, state, and federal laws within New York City. New York City’s Mayor, Eric Adams is head of the executive branch of New York City's 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 City’s 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 the Deputy Mayor for Strategic Initiatives (DMSI) ensures that City government solves problems through holistic, accountable, and transparent means. With a focus on many of the administration’s top priorities – from creating opportunities for young people to strengthening the city’s civic infrastructure – the office works in partnership with stakeholders inside and outside of city government to develop, scale, coordinate, and deliver policies, plans and operations in an equitable and sustainable way.

The Deputy Mayor also oversees the following agencies and offices: the Department of Youth and Community Development, the Office of Food Policy, the Office of Non-Profit Services, the Office of Childcare and Early Childhood Education, the Center for Innovation through Data Intelligence. The Children’s Cabinet, and the Mayor’s Office of Equity and Racial Justice (MOERJ.

Under the direction of the Chief Strategy Officer, the Policy Advisor will perform the following functions:

- Project Management – Assist in overseeing and monitoring projects, creating project plans with clear
goals and deliverables, and ensuring timelines are met.

- Meeting Planning – Create schedules, agendas, presentation decks and follow-up materials.

- Research & Analysis – Conduct and/or assist other staff in performing qualitative and quantitative
research in connection with policy proposals, projects, and DMSI initiatives, including the development
of data visualizations.

- Agency Liaison – Serve as a liaison between agencies and the Office of the Deputy Mayor, to monitor
projects and assist in handling day-to-day issues.

- Internal/External Stakeholder Communication – Act as a liaison with stakeholders to communicate on
behalf of the Office of the Mayor and the Office of the Deputy Mayor as needed. Create talking points
and speeches as needed.

Interagency Coordination – Coordinate with agencies, boards, commissions, and organizations relevant
to DMSI proposed initiatives, meet project goals and timelines, and review agency and interagency work
product.

- General Support – As needed, the Policy Advisor will prepare briefing memoranda, provide background
research and information, and respond to correspondence from constituents or elected officials.

A Baccalaureate degree from an accredited college or university and three years fulltime satisfactory professional experience related to the projects and policies to be studied in the particular position including eighteen months of experience in a managerial, consultative, administrative or supervisory capacity.

As a prospective employee of the City of New York, you may be eligible for federal loan forgiveness programs and state repayment assistance programs. For more information, please visit the U.S. Department of Education’s website at https://studentaid.gov/pslf/.

New York City residency is generally required within 90 days of appointment. However, City Employees in certain titles who have worked for the City for 2 continuous years may also be eligible to reside in Nassau, Suffolk, Putnam, Westchester, Rockland, or Orange County. To determine if the residency requirement applies to you, please discuss with the agency representative at the time of interview.

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.