The Agency You’ll Join

The New York City Mayor’s Office is responsible for overseeing city services throughout the five
boroughs, coordinating public agencies and departments, and managing public property. New York City
Mayor Eric Adams is head of the executive branch of New York City's government. Previously, 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 serve the people of the greatest city in the
world, ensuring delivery of efficient and effective services, working to make New York City’s economy
stronger, reducing inequality, improving public safety, and making the city more affordable that meets
the needs of all New Yorkers. We value leadership, transparency, fairness, and efficiency as we actively
seek diverse talents from various sectors to join our team.

The Team You’ll Work With

The Children’s Cabinet seeks to move the needle for Vulnerable Children in Families. The Children’s
Cabinet’s objective is to increase coordination and efficiency across city departments, agencies, offices,
nonprofits, and the private sector to drive a holistic approach to the long-term health, safety, and wellbeing of NYC children.
The Children’s Cabinet is a multi-agency initiative focused on bolstering communication and
coordination among city agencies that directly work with New York City’s most vulnerable
children. Additionally, the cabinet supports cross-agency initiatives, creates policy priorities that can
guide agencies’ short- and long-term planning, improves data integration, and develops analytic tools
to allow for improved service delivery and strategic planning.

The Problems You’ll Solve

The Children’s Cabinet is seeking a qualified individual to serve as a Policy Advisor. Reporting to the ED,
the Policy Advisor will have latitude to exercise a wide degree of authority in performing this role and is
expected to exercise judgment to make timely and appropriate decisions. The Policy Advisor will track
and monitor progress on key performance indicators in support of project goals; anticipate, identify,
and quickly solve any implementation roadblocks; and coordinate and facilitate convenings with
internal and external project stakeholders. Performs related work.

Responsibilities:
- Interagency Coordination Initiate and coordinate interagency projects that increase overall
City efficiency, collaboration, and the consistency of policy. Manage the development,
formulation, and coordination of interagency working groups or task forces.
- Analysis and Advice Support data management work and the communication of data project
results to stakeholders and inter-agency partners. Conduct quantitative and qualitative data
analysis, identifying trends and producing research questions and analysis in support of project
goals. Based on analyses, make recommendations to the Deputy Mayor staff, and other City
Hall officials. Support OMB, State, or Federal grant proposals and reports.
- Program Monitoring – Act as a liaison to City agencies to track and monitor progress on a
portfolio of mayoral initiatives and commitments.
- Project Management Manage project responsibilities, review work products, and ensure
efficient progress on implementation. Specific tasks may involve:
o Team Management
- Work directly with project team members to develop project engagement agreements,
governance structures, project plans, status reports, and project close-out
documentation in order to estimate work effort, plan, oversee and carry out activities,
track progress, and achieve deliverables.
- Provide team direction and vision, including motivating people to perform, listening to
people, providing feedback, recognizing strengths, and providing challenges.
o Project Oversight
- Manage the day-to-day operational aspects of a project.
- Identify resources needed and assign individual responsibilities.
- Revise project documents as appropriate to meet changing needs and requirements.
- Create a structure for project documentation and remain conscientious in using it and
ensuring that the project team understands and uses it.
o Communication
- Generate various project-related documents including status reports, presentations,
meeting agendas, and summary notes.
- Facilitate regular team and stakeholder meetings effectively.
- Communicate relevant project information to stakeholders.
- Prepare and deliver informative, well-organized presentations.
- Resolve and/or escalate issues in a timely fashion.
- Understand how and when to communicate difficult/sensitive information
appropriately.
- Develop and maintain online communication strategies

About You

- You have a Baccalaureate degree from an accredited college and two (2) years of
experience in community work or community-centered activities in an area related to the
duties described above; or
- You have a High school graduation or equivalent and six (6) years of experience in
community work or community-centered activities in an area related to the duties as
described above; or
- You have education and/or experience which is equivalent to “1” or “2” above. However,
all candidates must have at least one (1) year of experience as described in “1” above.

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- You have a Baccalaureate degree from an accredited college and two (2) years of
experience in community work or community-centered activities in an area related to the
duties described above; or
- You have a High school graduation or equivalent and six (6) years of experience in
community work or community-centered activities in an area related to the duties as
described above; or
- You have education and/or experience which is equivalent to “1” or “2” above. However,
all candidates must have at least one (1) year of experience as described in “1” above.

- You have excellent communication, writing, research, analytical, organizational, interpersonal, time-management, and multi-tasking skills, including the ability to take initiative, prioritize duties, pay close attention to detail, prioritize tasks, and work independently and under pressure to meet specific deadlines. - You have experience with multiple data analytics projects including data collection, analysis, and reporting. - You have experience leading and managing multiple complex projects in a fast-paced setting. - You have skills in building strong coalitions and engaging a wide range of stakeholders. - You have a flexible and creative approach to making plans, using resources, and solving problems. - You have knowledgeable about New York City’s diverse communities. - You are results-driven and self-motivated.

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/.

City Residency is required for this position

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.