Campaign Lead
City of New York · New York City, New York, United States
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. The administration is leading the fight in making the city more affordable, reducing inequality, improving public safety, ensuring delivery of efficient and effective services, and working to make New York City’s economy stronger. We value leadership, transparency, fairness, and efficiency as we actively seek diverse talents from various sectors to join our team. For current job opportunities, visit our careers page.
The Team You’ll Work With:
The Mayor’s Office of Mass Engagement (OME) is responsible for strategizing, coordinating, and executing on engagement that reaches the masses of everyday New Yorkers. We engage New Yorkers in shaping policy outcomes, demystifying government, and ensuring that the government remains accountable to serving the people of this great City. Our work is designed as a long-term project – we are building the power of everyday New Yorkers, and we are building a City that works for all of us.
The Problems You’ll Solve:
The Campaigns Team is responsible for developing on-the-ground outreach and engagement initiatives that help sustain collective action around the issues that matter most to working New Yorkers. Campaign Leads support the Campaign Teams’ focus on bringing organizing into the work of government and developing volunteer leaders across the city.
The Campaign Lead responsibilities include but are not limited to:
- Support Campaigns Team, including Campaign Managers and Campaigns Director as needed.
- Build and maintain communicative relationships with volunteer leaders focused on leadership development, recruit and retain new volunteers into OME’s work.
- Develop and execute trainings and skill-building opportunities for volunteers, and effectively integrate feedback from leads, volunteers, and staff into projects and initiatives.
- Support canvassing efforts, including developing scripts & other materials, managing volunteer leaders, coordinating logistics, and attending canvasses.
- Coordinate and participate in OME events, including NYC 101s and volunteer trainings.
- Communicate across OME teams and other city agencies and Mayoral offices; execute on timelines and track goals and metrics to measure how the mass participation of New Yorkers as volunteers meaningfully impacts our city.
- Represent the Mayor’s Office of Mass Engagement at public meetings when required.
- Other duties as required.
About You:
- You are a committed and experienced organizer, passionate about ensuring that the public has a voice in the development and implementation of government policies and processes.
- You are a motivated, self-starter who can manage complicated projects with minimal guidance.
- You approach volunteer and partner relationships with respect, kindness, sincerity, and commitment to volunteer leadership development.
- You are an enthusiastic collaborator.
Additional Information
- In addition to the resume, a cover letter is required to apply.
Special Assistant (MA)-MGRL - 0668A
- 1. Do you have a baccalaureate degree from an accredited college or university?
- 2. Do you have an associate degree from an accredited college or university along with two (2) years of experience with administrative, analytic, coordinative, supervisory or liaison responsibilities?
- 3. Do you have a four-year high school diploma, or its educational equivalent approved by a state's Department of Education or a recognized accrediting organization along with four (4) years of experience as described in question "2" above?
- 4. Do you have a satisfactory combination of education and/or experience equivalent to that described in questions "1," "2," and/or "3" above?
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.