Chief of Staff

City of New York • New York, NY

22d • $125,000 - $150,000

About The Position

The Mayor’s Office of Appointments (MOA) is responsible for helping the Mayor in identifying and selecting candidates to serve as commissioners and other senior-level roles, as well as individuals to serve on more than 200 boards and commissions vital to the operation and growth of the City. MOA serves a critical role by providing talent recruitment support for the Administration, helping to build a strategy to create a sustainable and diverse talent pipeline for the Administration’s senior leadership positions.

Requirements

• Excellent communication, writing, analytical, and organizational skills.
• Strong political judgment and discretion; able to navigate complex relationships and fast-moving situations thoughtfully, professionally, and calmly under pressure.
• Excellent operational leader and systems builder. Able to build strong processes, improve coordination, and help turn new ideas into sustainable programs and systems.
• Detail oriented with excellent organizational, prioritization, and multitasking ability.
• Comfortable moving between big-picture planning and hands-on execution, whether that means helping shape long-term leadership initiatives, preparing for sensitive conversations and decisions, managing follow-through on key priorities, or jumping in on smaller day-to-day tasks as needed in a fast-moving environment.
• Bachelor’s Degree required.
• 5+ years of experience.

Responsibilities

• Serve as a senior operational and strategic partner to the Director of Appointments, helping manage the day-to-day functioning of the office and drive execution across major workstreams and priorities.
• Lead a portfolio of executive leadership support and development initiatives for Commissioners and senior administration officials, including training, onboarding, convening leadership programming, and ongoing support structures designed to strengthen management capacity.
• Develop and oversee the office’s internal leadership development strategy, including mentorship programs, fellowship and cohort models, affinity and community-building initiatives, and other efforts aimed at strengthening leadership pathways and organizational culture across city government.
• Build and maintain systems, processes, and tracking tools that improve coordination, accountability, and long-term operational capacity across the office and its growing portfolio of work.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Senior