Director of Planning & Equity Implementation

City of New York; New York (NY); On-site; USD 125,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

The City of New York Mayor’s Office of Equity & Racial Justice (MOERJ) is seeking a Planning Program & Implementation Director to lead the citywide racial equity planning process and implement strategies across multiple agencies.

The role requires coordinating a team of managers, developing training and technical guidance, and advancing an equity-focused framework for city programs and policies. Strong collaboration with NYC agencies is essential.

Qualifications

• Do you have a baccalaureate degree from an accredited college or university?
• 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?
• 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?
• Do you have a satisfactory combination of education and/or experience equivalent to that described in questions "1," "2," and/or "3" above?

Responsibilities

• Leads implementation, tracking, reporting, and refining of the city’s Racial Equity Plan in coordination with 4-5 managers.
• Supervises, coordinates, and develops their team which manages a portfolio of City government agencies through the full racial equity planning process and advances equitable program and other plan strategy implementation.
• Meets with individual managers and full team on a regular basis, including connecting with team committees and troubleshooting where needed, in partnership with one another.
• Spearheads the development, implementation, and refinement of training/workshops and technical assistance practices, tools, and protocols to relay MOERJ’s standards and guidance as well as enable team to provide strategic guidance to portfolio agencies.
• Co-develops and maintains internal tools to communicate MOERJ’s developments in racial equity policy, programs, messaging, and ideas to agencies.
• Co-develops, implements, and refines standards that help MOERJ assess whether agencies are successfully executing racial equity plans and the City is moving towards overarching racial equity north stars and making progress on overall goals.
• Maintains organizational tools to track agency progress and teamwork management using tools such as Airtable and Microsoft Sharepoint.
• Ensures their team’s success in providing ongoing management and support to agencies so they can meet their racial equity plan goals.
• Refines the racial equity planning process during each cycle.
• Sets the tone for interagency representation of MOERJ.
• Collaborates and coordinates with MOERJ colleagues and other city offices on different components of planning lifecycle.
• Leads the strategic application of an equity lens across plan programs and other strategies, from design and investment to evaluation.
• Works collaboratively to advance standardized agency practices to ensure MOERJ’s collaboration with agencies on implementation are positioned to help dismantle systemic barriers and drive measurable, equitable outcomes for residents.
• Collaborate with Data & Performance Manager to translate impact for public communications.
• Develop and/or deliver planning and program-related presentations and create public-facing briefs.
• Co-develop proposals that direct resources to serve historically underserved populations and geographic areas, working to ensure investments target disparities.

Education

Bachelor's degree

Associate degree + 2 years experience

High school diploma + 4 years experience

Job description

The City of New York Mayor’s Office of Equity & Racial Justice (MOERJ) is seeking a Planning Program & Implementation Director to lead the citywide racial equity planning process and implement strategies across multiple agencies.

The role requires coordinating a team of managers, developing training and technical guidance, and advancing an equity-focused framework for city programs and policies. Strong collaboration with NYC agencies is essential.