Community Outreach & Engagement Specialist

Department of Transportation; New York (NY); On-site; USD 23,000 - 30,000; Part time

Job summary

Department of Transportation seeks Public Engagement Ambassadors to support outreach for Vision Zero and SIP projects. Duties include in-person outreach, survey facilitation, and field logistics support for street improvements in NYC.

Preferred skills include customer service, public speaking, GIS familiarity, and MS Office proficiency. Bilingual abilities and a driver’s license are a plus.

Qualifications

• Preference given to candidates with customer service and public interaction experience.
• Proficiency in MS Office; GIS knowledge is preferred.
• Spanish or Chinese language ability is a plus.

Responsibilities

• In person community outreach and field events coordination.
• Facilitate merchant and intercept surveys; collect and organize data.

Skills

Customer service

Public communication

Conflict resolution

Spanish language

Chinese language

Tools

Microsoft Office

Adobe Suite

GIS

Job description

Department of Transportation seeks Public Engagement Ambassadors to support outreach for Vision Zero and SIP projects. Duties include in-person outreach, survey facilitation, and field logistics support for street improvements in NYC.

Preferred skills include customer service, public speaking, GIS familiarity, and MS Office proficiency. Bilingual abilities and a driver’s license are a plus.