Policy Advisor for Public Realm

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 Office of the Deputy Mayor for Operations (DMO) works to advance the City's efforts to address policy matters across the five boroughs, coordinate operational efforts across the City's public agencies, improve access to services for all New Yorkers, and ensure agencies are run compassionately and effectively. The Deputy Mayor oversees 8 city agencies and 1 mayoral office: DOT, DEP, DSNY, DOB, DDC, SCA, Parks, TLC, and the Mayor’s Office of Climate and Environmental Justice.

The Problems You’ll Solve

The Policy Advisor for Public Realm’s portfolio will encompass key projects, initiatives, and/or policy proposals at the direction of the Chief Strategy Officer and Deputy Mayor for Operations. These projects and initiatives represent the first-ever centralized and holistic approach to city policy, interagency coordination, communications, and stakeholder engagement focused on creating a new standard for how the City of New York approaches public space management. Working in the NYC Mayor’s Office at City Hall and under the direction of the Chief Strategy Officer, the Senior Policy
Advisor will perform the following functions:

- Project Management – Translate ideas into actionable plans. Manage and coordinate across City agencies and team members on a variety of projects and policy initiatives that advance public space management. Track and monitor interagency programs that touch on public realm work to ensure equity, wellness, economic recovery, and sustainability goals are met. Serve as liaison for CSO for Public Realm in meetings with internal and external stakeholders.
- Design and Graphics – Design and create graphic and written deliverables for presentations, reports, and meetings. Assist with giving presentations to bring wider awareness to the public on how City agencies are working to improve the public realm in New York City.
- Writing and Analysis – Compile and review best practices from other cities. Draft memos, speeches, testimony, and other talking points for CSO for Public Realm and Deputy Mayor for Operations.

About You

- You have the ability to self-manage and conduct rigorous research and outreach, attention to detail, and the ability to complete tasks in a timely fashion with minimal supervision.
- You have excellent communication and interpersonal skills.
- You have the desire to be entrepreneurial with an interest in social impact, innovation at the intersection of design, policy, and implementation.

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- Graduate with a baccalaureate degree, preferably in architecture, landscape architecture, urban planning, or design, or related design fields, plus 7-10 years of full-time relevant professional experience in a field related to this position.
- Demonstrated experience in policy, urban planning, project management, operations, or government.
- Exceptional written, verbal, and graphic communication skills.
- Strong organizational skills and attention to detail.

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.