Senior Advisor & Deputy Director, Worker Power Strategy

City of New York; New York (NY); On-site; USD 150,000 - 170,000; Full time

Job summary

The Deputy Director/Senior Advisor of the Office of Worker Power reports to the Director and helps run day-to-day operations, translating strategic vision into actionable plans and staff assignments. The role sits within the Mayor’s Office and focuses on advancing worker power through policy, partnerships, and citywide collaboration.

Ideal candidates bring extensive labor movement experience, strong project leadership, and proven relationships with unions, worker centers, and community groups.

Qualifications

• 7+ years in labor movement or workers' advocacy.
• NYC experience strongly preferred.
• Experience managing people, projects, or programs.
• Strong relationships with workers, unions, and stakeholders.

Responsibilities

• Shape strategy with the Director and DMEJ team.
• Support organizing campaigns with unions and worker centers.
• Draft policy proposals and legislative language.
• Coordinate with City agencies to implement worker power initiatives.
• Monitor workplace issues including AI impacts and prepare briefs.

Skills

Organizing experience

Campaign management

People management

Stakeholder relations

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher

Job description

Deputy Director/Senior Advisor of the Office of Worker Power

• Full-time
• Agency: OFFICE OF THE MAYOR
• Job Category: Constituent Services & Community Programs
• Salary Band: $150,000+
• Compensation: USD 150,000 - USD 170,000

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. For current job opportunities, visit our careers page.

The Team You’ll Work With:
The Office of the Deputy Mayor for Economic Justice advances policies that promote a more equitable and vibrant New York City. The portfolio includes the City's economic, cultural, and workforce agencies and offices.

The Mayor's Office of Worker Power (MOWP) is a new office within the Office of the Deputy Mayor for Economic Justice focused on using the tools and platform of City government to build worker power. MOWP works with workers, unions, worker centers, community organizations, and City agencies to support worker organizing and campaigns, develop policies that strengthen workers' rights and power, and ensure workers have a meaningful voice in City government.

The Deputy Director/Senior Advisor reports to the Director of the Office of Worker Power and helps run the day-to-day work of the office, translating the Director's vision and external relationships into operations, staffing, and follow-through


The Problems You’ll Solve:
Help shape strategy alongside the Director and the broader DMEJ team, connecting MOWP's work to the office's wider priorities.
Support organizing campaigns and partnerships with unions, worker centers, and community organizations, particularly in industries with low union density and significant worker exploitation.
Draft policy proposals and legislative language that strengthen worker power, working closely with legal and policy staff.
Coordinate with City agencies to implement worker power initiatives and track their progress.
Monitor emerging workplace issues, including the impact of AI, algorithms, and other economic changes, and prepare briefings and recommendations for the Director.
Help plan and staff public meetings and hearings on significant worker issues.
Oversee research and data efforts tracking wage growth, workforce equity, union density, and other measures of worker power.
Serve as a key point of contact for the office and represent MOWP in the Director's absence.

About You:
- You have organizing experience and a track record of contributing to winning campaigns on behalf of workers.
- You have a strong understanding of the NYC and national labor movement, including its challenges, opportunities, and different constituencies.
- You have experience managing people, projects, or programs, and turning strategy into an executable workplan.
- You have strong working relationships and credibility with workers, unions, worker organizations, and other key stakeholders.

Minimum Required Qualifications:
- 7+ years of experience in the labor movement, including at a union, worker center, or organization that directly represents workers; NYC experience strongly preferred.
- Organizing experience and a track record of contributing to winning campaigns on behalf of workers.
- Strong understanding of the NYC and national labor movement, including its challenges, opportunities, and different constituencies.
- Experience managing people, projects, or programs, and turning strategy into an executable workplan.
- Strong working relationships and credibility with workers, unions, worker organizations, and other key stakeholders.

Preferred Skills:
- Experience drafting policy proposals or legislative language.
- Experience managing a team, office, or complex project with multiple moving pieces.
- Familiarity with NYC government structure and how City agencies operate.
- Experience using research and data to track labor market or workforce trends.

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1. Do you have a baccalaureate degree from an accredited college or university?

2. 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?

3. 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?

4. Do you have a satisfactory combination of education and/or experience equivalent to that described in questions "1," "2," and/or "3" above?

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.

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