Senior Advisor, Youth Services

City of New York•New York City, NY

About The Position

The Senior Advisor, Youth Services, serves as the Deputy Mayor’s Office lead for violence-prevention-related youth services and opportunities. The role coordinates across City offices and agencies, including the Office of Community Safety, New York City Public Schools, the Department of Youth and Community Development, and the Administration for Children’s Services, and engages other partners when appropriate. The position addresses issues at the intersection of youth safety and opportunity, including employment programs and other workforce opportunities for young people and young adults. The Senior Advisor develops approaches to youth economic empowerment, identifies potential government, labor, private-sector, and nonprofit partnerships, and helps align City policy and practice with evidence on positive youth development. The role leads cross-system problem-solving on complex cases and systemic issues, supports cross-sector coordination to improve safety outcomes, and provides program and project management for emergent, sensitive, high-visibility, and operationally complex initiatives, particularly those involving the built environment and community safety. The position also tracks deliverables, timelines, budgets, risks, and follow-up items for priority public-space improvement projects. It prepares and coordinates briefings, memos, talking points, presentations, reports, and other communications, and participates in meetings, working groups, and task forces on behalf of the Deputy Mayor’s Office to ensure follow-up and clear next steps.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree required.
At least 3 years of work experience in city government, public policy, public safety, criminal justice, human services, community-based programming, operations, or a related field.
Working knowledge of New York City’s youth services landscape, including NYCPS, ACS, DYCD, or comparable large, complex systems.
Ability to work independently, manage time effectively, and deliver on multiple competing priorities in a dynamic environment.
Ability to interact effectively with partners at all organizational levels, from frontline responders and clinicians to agency executives.
Proven ability to navigate complex service systems and carry cross-agency problem-solving from identification through resolution.
Strong judgment and discretion when handling sensitive issues involving people in crisis, vulnerable populations, interagency coordination, and community safety concerns.
Excellent written and verbal communication skills, including the ability to translate complex clinical, operational, and policy information into clear materials for varied audiences.
A cover letter is required in addition to a resume.

Responsibilities

Serve as the Deputy Mayor’s Office lead for violence-prevention-related youth services and opportunities, coordinating with relevant City offices, agencies, and Mayoral Offices.
Address issues connecting youth safety and opportunity, including the Summer Youth Employment Program, Anti-gun Violence Employment Program, and other youth workforce programs.
Develop and coordinate approaches to economic empowerment for young people across the five boroughs.
Identify potential partnerships with government agencies, labor, private-sector organizations, and nonprofits.
Help align New York City policy and practice with evidence on positive youth development.
Lead cross-system problem-solving on cases and systemic issues that exceed the capacity of relevant mayoral portfolios, integrating community safety considerations into youth services planning and response.
Coordinate across City agencies, businesses and associations, nonprofits, and community-based organizations to develop immediate solutions and identify policy changes that could improve youth safety outcomes.
Provide program and project management support for emergent, sensitive, high-visibility, and operationally complex initiatives at the intersection of the built environment and community safety.
Track deliverables, timelines, budgets, risks, and follow-up items for priority public-space improvement projects.
Write, edit, and coordinate reviews of briefings, memos, talking points, presentations, reports, and other materials for varied audiences.
Participate in meetings, working groups, task forces, and similar convenings with or on behalf of the Deputy Mayor’s Office, ensuring follow-up and clear next steps.