Executive Director, Community Hiring

City of New York•New York, NY

52d

About The Position

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 mission of the Office of Talent and Workforce Development (NYC Talent) is to ensure all New Yorkers can access good-paying careers and employers can access New York City's talent so they can thrive today and in the future. To achieve this mission, NYC Talent aligns efforts across the city's public-private workforce development ecosystem, provides data and policy expertise, and supports program innovations and process improvements for services offered by the City of New York and other workforce stakeholders. NYC Talent works in partnership with government, employers, industry professionals, educational institutions, nonprofits, and philanthropic organizations to ensure the City's workforce development strategy aligns with employer demand, jobseeker needs, and the rapidly changing economy. The Problems You’ll Solve Community Hiring is an initiative that allows the City to set workforce goals for City vendors to provide employment and apprenticeship opportunities to low-income individuals and those living in low-income communities. Community Hiring will enable qualified job seekers to connect with opportunities and City vendors to access a pipeline of talent more easily. NYC Talent is seeking an Executive Director, Community Hiring to lead Community Hiring for the City of New York and this individual will be charged with managing and implementing the requirements of Chapter 79 of the NYC Charter and coordinating with other government offices and City-affiliated entities in implementing Community Hiring more broadly across the City. This includes, among other things, supporting City agencies and external partners such as City vendors and Community Hiring Referral Sources (such as HRA’s Business Link, the Workforce1 Career Centers, labor unions, among others), and overseeing the tracking, reporting, and compliance reviews of City procurements subject to Community Hiring requirements. In addition, the Executive Director, Community Hiring will be responsible for implementing and maintaining - in coordination with other internal City partners - the technology tools necessary to collect data, track, and report on Community Hiring so that NYC Talent can meet all legally required reporting obligations, including under Chapter 79 of the NYC Charter and Labor Law 220-j. The Executive Director, Community Hiring, will also be responsible for managing the Section 3 (Federal Housing and Urban Development Act of 1968) compliance reporting obligations in accordance with the Section 3 Plan for the City of New York. This position will report to the Executive Director of NYC Talent and will work collaboratively with NYC Talent staff, City Hall staff, City agencies, and external stakeholders.

Requirements

You are authorized to work within the United States.
A master's degree or other advanced degree from an accredited college in business or public administration, law, operations, or a closely related field, and seven years of satisfactory full-time related professional experience OR
A baccalaureate degree from an accredited college and ten years of professional experience in the areas described in "1" above
7+ years of program management, procurement, legal services, or comparable professional experience
10+ years of related work experience
You have integrity, credibility, and a demonstrated commitment to NYC Talent’s mission and goals.
You have knowledge of New York City, its diverse communities, and the businesses and organizations that serve them.
You have an understanding of and demonstrated commitment to partnership, innovation, and effective, evidence-based practices to support systems change.
You are a critical thinker with an understanding of and commitment to the principles of equity.
You have experience working with diverse staff, stakeholders, and complex projects and initiatives toward shared goals.
You have outstanding analytical, problem-solving skills.
You are a critical thinker with a commitment to inquiry, learning, and growth.
You have outstanding presentation, written, and oral communication skills.
You have the ability to represent NYC Talent with confidence when presenting to senior-level public and corporate leaders.
You have an entrepreneurial and collaborative work style, are comfortable working in a fast-paced environment, managing multiple projects simultaneously, and prioritizing projects to meet deadlines.
You are proactive and collaborative style that works well in teams.
You have knowledge of the New York City labor market, construction industry, and stakeholders, including unions

Responsibilities

Lead strategy and implementation for Community Hiring across the City.
Develop and maintain partnerships with key internal stakeholders, including but not limited to, Department of Small Business Services, Human Resources Administration, Mayor’s Office of Contract Services, New York City Housing Authority, Housing Preservation and Development, Economic Development Corporation, and other City agencies subject to Community Hiring requirements.
Develop and maintain partnerships with key external stakeholders, including but not limited to City vendors, labor unions, workforce development and training providers, industry associations, community-based organizations, and educational institutions.
Develop and maintain relationships with other municipalities, states, and/or governmental entities that have hiring initiatives.
Develop consistent monitoring policies and procedures for contracts subject to Community Hiring requirements.
Manage the Community Hiring Referral Source network and directory, including working with City agencies, partners, and contracted vendors to become Referral Sources.
Develop best practices for Community Hiring.
Develop and support training resources to support agencies, vendors, and Referral Sources.
Oversee the development of marketing materials to assist in Community Hiring implementation.
Work collaboratively with other NYC Talent teams.
Develop and maintain policies for quarterly and other ad-hoc reporting.
Manage digital tool(s) necessary to collect, track, and report on Community Hiring.
Manage and support the work of third-party consultants, as needed.
Represent NYC Talent at interagency meetings, at City Hall, and external meetings, events, and panels, conferences, etc.
Supervise and manage staff.
Perform other duties as assigned.