Community Engagement Specialist

ORGANIZATIONAL PROFILE:

In November 2018, New York City voters approved three ballot initiatives establishing the New York City Civic Engagement Commission. The Commission is focused on promoting civic engagement across all of City government and making New York City decision making accessible to all New Yorkers. Specifically, the Charter mandates the Commission with running a citywide participatory budgeting program, providing poll site interpretation services, providing technical assistance to community boards, partnering with community-based organizations and civic leaders to increase awareness of City services, and assisting City agencies in developing civic engagement initiatives. Pursuant to Mayoral Executive Order 88 in 2021, Democracy NYC became a program of the CEC, thereby incorporating voter education and voter registration into CEC priorities. The Commission also oversees the Taskforce for Racial Inclusion and Equity Neighborhood Coalition program.

JOB RESPONSIBILITIES:

The Civic Engagement Commission seeks a Community Engagement Specialist to support core functions of the Commission. Reporting to the Outreach Director, and working closely with CEC Program Advisors, Communications staff, all City agencies and community members.

The Community Engagement Specialist will have the following responsibilities:

• Expand outreach to Brooklyn communities and networks, to support all program lanes

• Work collaboratively to iteratively plan, develop and implement a unified outreach strategy that builds trust and deepens meaningful engagement of residents and communities;

• Develop and track outreach metrics, assessing community participation on an ongoing basis, adjusting strategy to meet outreach goals;

• Hold 1-1 meetings with organizational stakeholders, members of the public, and attending and participating in community meetings;

• Build and maintain relationships with local neighborhood leaders to cultivate relationships and collaboration on shared civic concerns on behalf of the Commission;

• Organize events and capacity-building activities in underserved and underrepresented communities, increasing voter and civic participation and engagement to support all programmatic mandates, including participatory budgeting, poll site language assistance services, community boards, and other participatory democracy initiatives;

• Assist with project management and coalition building to address equity gaps in neighborhoods hardest hit by the pandemic;

• Assist with volunteer recruitment, volunteer engagement and tracking;

• Staff and document the Commission's outreach events, public meetings, and public hearings, meetings of CEC advisory committees and documenting;

• Maintain database of outreach contacts including resident and organizational lists for Commission newsletter, Hustle, and other tools for outreach campaigns.

HOURS/SHIFT

Day

WORK LOCATION

New York, NY

TO APPLY

• Interested applicants with other civil service titles who meet the preferred requirements should also submit a resume for consideration

Please go to www.cityjobs.nyc.gov and search for Job ID # 616701

SUBMISSION OF A RESUME IS NOT A GUARANTEE THAT YOU WILL RECEIVE AN INTERVIEW

APPOINTMENTS ARE SUBJECT TO OVERSIGHT APPROVAL

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Minimum Qualifications

1.A baccalaureate degree from an accredited college and two years of experience in community work or community centered activities in an area related to the duties described above; or

2.High school graduation or equivalent and six years of experience in community work or community centered activities in an area related to the duties as described above; or

3.Education and/or experience which is equivalent to "1" or "2" above. However, all candidates must have at least one year of experience as described in "1" above.

Preferred Skills

The Successful candidate should possess the following: - Interest in inclusive civic life, voting rights and education, volunteerism and community service, policy advocacy, and language access

• Experience with community members, specific populations who are underrepresented, community boards, and local elected officials

• Experience working with VAN and targeted voter outreach campaigns skilled in or willing to do in-person canvassing

• Keen attention to detail, is flexible, approaches operational challenges creatively, and an enthusiastic work ethic

• Familiar with restorative approaches to interpersonal and structural conflict

• Strong written and verbal communication skills, experience in delivering presentations to a variety of audiences

• Skilled in or willing to learn digital organizing and communication

• Advanced knowledge of Microsoft Excel, PowerPoint, and other MS Office applications and

• Additional language skills preferred.

Public Service Loan Forgiveness

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/.

Residency Requirement

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.

Additional Information

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.