Deputy Borough Director

The Agency You’ll Join:

The New York City Mayor’s Office oversees city services throughout the five boroughs, coordinating public agencies and departments, and managing public property. The administration leads the fight to make the city more affordable, reduce inequality, improve public safety, and deliver efficient services. We value leadership, transparency, fairness, and efficiency and actively seek diverse talents to join our team.

The Team You’ll Work With:

The Mayor’s Office of Mass Engagement (OME) strategizes, coordinates, and executes engagement that reaches everyday New Yorkers. We engage New Yorkers in shaping policy outcomes, demystifying government, and ensuring the government serves the people of this great city.

The Problems You’ll Solve:

• Maintain key relationships and track high-level issues in the borough.
• Work with other staff to identify and maintain organizing opportunities in the borough.
• Manage a team building layers of engagement throughout the borough.
• Attend relevant civic, community board, and community meetings.
• Ensure follow‑up on constituent cases when relevant.
• Represent the Mayor’s Office in emergency situations such as blackouts, tragic deaths, high‑profile crimes, fires, water main breaks, or street collapses where people are evacuated.
• Coordinate with citywide liaisons to move Office of Mass Engagement initiatives forward with the borough team of organizers and specialists.
• Provide additional support as necessary.

About You:

• You are a committed organizer passionate about enabling public engagement in government policies.
• You are a motivated self‑starter.
• You have deep knowledge of the Bronx.
• You are an effective, kind manager.
• You are an enthusiastic collaborator.

Title:

Special Assistant (MA)-MGRL - 0668A

• Bachelor’s Degree required.
• 3+ years of experience.

• Ability to build and maintain a wide array of working relationships.
• Excellent management skills.
• Calm under pressure, including at public events or emergencies.
• Excellent eye for identifying and developing leadership.

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, visit the U.S. Department of Education’s website at (Use the "Apply for this Job" box below)..

New York City residency is generally required within 90 days of appointment. City Employees who have worked for the City for two continuous years may also be eligible to reside in Nassau, Suffolk, Putnam, Westchester, Rockland, or Orange County. Please discuss the residency requirement with the agency representative at 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 on any legally protected status.