Faith Liaison

City of New York; New York (NY); On-site; USD 90,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

The City of New York, through the Mayor’s Office, invites applicants for a Faith Liaison role within the Office of Mass Engagement. This position focuses on building bridges with faith communities, coordinating engagement, and representing the Mayor at community events to improve civic participation and policy outcomes.

Residency may be required in NYC, with a strong emphasis on creating accessible pathways to government and maintaining trust with diverse community stakeholders.

Qualifications

• Have a baccalaureate degree from an accredited college or university.
• An associate degree with 2 years of administrative, analytic, coordinative, supervisory or liaison experience.
• A four-year high school diploma or equivalent with 4 years of relevant experience.
• A satisfactory combination of education and/or experience as described.

Skills

Relationship building

Stays calm under pressure

Leadership identification

Education

Bachelor's degree

Associate degree + 2 years experience

High school diploma + 4 years experience

Education/experience combination

Job description

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. The administration is leading the fight in making the city more affordable, reducing inequality, improving public safety, ensuring delivery of efficient and effective services, and working to make New York City’s economy stronger. 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 Mayor’s Office of Mass Engagement (OME) is responsible for strategizing, coordinating, and executing on engagement that reaches the masses of everyday New Yorkers. We engage New Yorkers in shaping policy outcomes, demystifying government, and ensuring that the government remains accountable to serving the people of this great City.

Our work is designed as a long term project – we are building the power of everyday New Yorkers and we are building a City that works for all of us.

The Problems You’ll Solve

Liaisons represent the Mayor in each of their citywide communities and facilitate civic participation of their communities. Faith Liaisons represent the Mayor in relation to a specific faith community. Faith Liaisons serve as the direct link between their community, the Mayor, his administration, and City agencies.

• Maintaining key relationships with the citywide community of their faith;
• Attending relevant community events and representing the Mayor at community events;
• Developing meaningful, reciprocal, and trust reinforcing relationships with their faith community, community leaders, community-based organizations, advocacy groups, non-profits, and policy experts related to the community of faith;
• Communicating quickly, effectively, and compassionately with community members and community stakeholders in times of emergencies;
• Generating and executing on campaign plans in coordination with other members of OME;
• Collecting and sharing community feedback and innovative ideas back from their community of faith with fellow OME staff, the administration, and/or relevant governmental entities;
• Creating pathways to make local government more accessible and understandable to their community of faith;
• Serving as constituent liaison when necessary, working with senior Administration staff to respond to questions.

About You

• Committed organizer, passionate about ensuring that the public is able to meaningfully engage in the development and implementation of government policies and processes;
• Motivated, self-starter;
• Passionate and knowledgeable about your community;
• Enthusiastic collaborator.

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Minimum 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?

Preferred Skills

• You have the ability to build and maintain a wide array of working relationships
• You have the ability to stay calm under pressure, including at public events in the case of emergencies
• You have a good eye for identifying and developing leadership.

Public Service Loan Forgiveness

As a prospective employee of the City of New York, you may be eligible for federal loan forgiveness programs and state repayment assistance programs. For more information, please visit the U.S. Department of Education’s website at https://studentaid.gov/pslf/.

Residency Requirement

New York City residency is generally required within 90 days of appointment. However, City Employees in certain titles who have worked for the City for 2 continuous years may also be eligible to reside in Nassau, Suffolk, Putnam, Westchester, Rockland, or Orange County. To determine if the residency requirement applies to you, please discuss with the agency representative at the time of the interview.

Additional Information

The City of New York is an inclusive equal opportunity employer committed to recruiting and retaining a diverse workforce and providing a work environment that is free from discrimination and harassment based upon any legally protected status or protected characteristic, including but not limited to an individual's sex, race, color, ethnicity, national origin, age, religion, disability, sexual orientation, veteran status, gender identity, or pregnancy.

, $90,000.00 – $110,000.00