The Department of Social Services (DSS) is comprised of the administrative units of the New York City Human Resources Administration (HRA) and the Department of Homeless Services (DHS). HRA is dedicated to fighting poverty and income inequality by providing New Yorkers in need with essential benefits such as Food Assistance and Emergency Rental Assistance. DHS is committed to preventing and addressing homelessness in New York City by employing a variety of innovative strategies to help families and individuals successfully exit shelter and return to self-sufficiency as quickly as possible.

The Office of the Administrator/Commissioner is recruiting for an Administrative Community Relations Specialist NM-I to function as a Strategic Partnership Manager, who will:

• Perform in-depth analysis of requests to the Agency for partnerships with regards to program offerings vis a vis the proposals we receive. This includes meeting with program heads and analyzing our program offerings to maximize the potential of the proposed partnership. Maintains liaison between agency program areas and CBOs to provide information, support development of partnerships to benefit clients, address questions and concerns of CBOs related to partnerships.

• Review and coordinate requests for and offers of donated goods and services from philanthropy and corporations. Maintains liaison with staff from external organizations to provided information about Agency clients and services to help inform donation and partnership programming.

• Conduct workshops for CBOs requesting to promote externally funded programs to Agency clients and/or seeking Agency support for externally funded proposals.

• Maintain liaison with the Mayor’s Fund for New York City and other offices within City Government that promote public private partnerships.

• Coordinate and participate in site visits and meetings with diverse stakeholders to assess progress on achieving the goals of partnerships and projects. Follows up on concerns or issues raised by stakeholders to ensure resolution.

• Conduct outreach to external and internal stakeholders to gather information about the progress of each partnership and produces written correspondence related to each partnership, project, or agency event.

1. A baccalaureate degree from an accredited college or university, accredited by regional, national, professional or specialized agencies recognized as accrediting bodies by the U. S. Secretary of Education and by the Council for Higher Education Accreditation (CHEA) and four years of satisfactory, full-time community liaison, community organization or community relations experience, at least two years of which must have been in a broad administrative or policy-making capacity with responsibility for planning, organizing, coordinating, developing, evaluating and/or administering a large community service program or activity; or
2. A four-year high school diploma or its educational equivalent approved by a State's Department of Education or a recognized accrediting organization and eight years of satisfactory, full-time experience as described in "1" above, at least two years of which must have been in a broad administrative or policy-making capacity with responsibilities as described in "1" above; or
3. Education and/or experience equivalent to "1" or "2" above. Undergraduate education above the high school level may be substituted for the community liaison, community organization or community relations experience, but not for the two years of broad administrative or policy-making experience described in "1" above, at the rate of 30 semester credits from an accredited college or university (as described above) for each year of experience, up to a maximum of 4 years. Graduate education beyond the baccalaureate degree may be substituted for the community liaison, community organization or community relations experience, but not for the two years of broad administrative or policy-making experience described in "1" above, on the basis of 30 graduate credits from an accredited college or university (as described above) for each year of experience, up to a maximum of 2 years. However, all candidates must possess a four-year high school diploma or its educational
equivalent approved by a State’s Department of Education or a recognized accrediting organization and two years of full-time experience in a broad administrative or policy-making capacity with responsibilities as described in "1" above.

• Keen attention to detail, flexibility, and an enthusiastic work ethic. • Excellent interpersonal skills and ability to work productively with external partners and with all levels of staff. • Superior planning and organizational skills, including the ability to effectively juggle multiple projects. • Ability to work both independently and with colleagues. • Excellent written and oral communication skills ability to take complex information and make it easily understood experience in delivering presentations. • Government and/or Community-Based Organization experience, desirable

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.