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Job Description

The Campaign Finance Board is a nonpartisan, independent city agency that empowers New Yorkers to have a greater impact on their elections. Our mission is to make local democracy more open, transparent, and equitable by removing barriers to participation.

We make it easier for New Yorkers to vote, meaningfully support candidates for city office, and run for office themselves. NYC Votes, our voter engagement initiative, meets people where they are to share trustworthy election information and help New Yorkers make a plan to vote. We publish the citywide Voter Guide, which delivers information about candidates directly to voters’ doors. Our public matching funds program ensures small contributions can make a big difference, allowing regular people to run for office by relying on the support of other regular people, not just wealthy donors and special interests. And we lift the veil on how candidates raise and spend money, increasing transparency and accountability in local government.

We believe that when every New Yorker is empowered to participate meaningfully in elections, candidates will better reflect the communities they serve, elected leaders will be more accountable to the public, and New Yorkers will have a democracy they can truly trust.

The CFB Public Affairs Division promotes the agency’s key role in equipping all candidates and voters to power a fairer and more open democracy in New York City. We engage New Yorkers, inform them about elections, and boost their civic participation in the democratic process.

Our strategic goals are to make election information accessible and relevant, increase engagement with underrepresented communities, and cultivate a team that reflects our core values of purpose, curiosity, creativity, and collaboration. The Public Affairs division includes Marketing & Digital Communications, Partnerships & Outreach, Product Management & Operations, and Public Relations. Our division’s work includes publishing the citywide Voter Guide, running the official citywide Debates Program, and managing the voter engagement initiative NYC Votes.The person who assumes this role will direct the Partnerships and Outreach Unit, which comprises 10 staff across two teams: Community Engagement and Education, and Outreach. This position reports to the Assistant Executive Director for Public Affairs. The Partnerships & Outreach Unit identifies, targets, builds, and maintains strategic partnerships for the agency with community-based organizations, educational institutions, advocacy groups, non-profits, and other partners with the aim of increasing New Yorkers’ participation in city elections, particularly in underrepresented communities.

In 2024, through the work of the Partnerships & Outreach team we hosted 110 events for youth voters around the city, conducted over 150 educational workshops in underrepresented communities, distributed Voter Guides to over 400 partner sites across the five boroughs, hosted 500 outreach events in priority neighborhoods across the city, knocked on doors and engaged 6,000 voters in face-to-face conversations, conducted over 10,000 phone calls, collected more than 14,000 voter pledges, distributed over 15,000 pieces of literature, and sent over 1.9 million text messages to New York City voters.

Through programming with organizational partners and direct outreach to New Yorkers, the Director of Partnerships & Outreach will direct the agency’s outreach activities, including nonpartisan get-out-the-vote activities, community-based voter registration, civic education, and engagement programs aimed at increasing positive awareness of and participation in the matching funds program for city elections. Responsibilities include, but are not limited to:

- Lead the development and execution of the agency’s high-level strategy for partnership development; establish relationships with and lead the agency’s strategic engagement with advocacy organizations, civic engagement organizations, and other groups with an interest in the agency’s work.

- Develop and execute a strategy for collaboration with community-based organizations to drive engagement, provide voter education, and build positive awareness of CFB programs and resources for voters and candidates in our priority neighborhoods and communities.

- Lead the development of resources and tools to support community education and engagement programming and evaluate their effectiveness.

- Develop and execute a strategy for person-to-person voter outreach programs targeted to drive engagement and build positive awareness of CFB programs and resources in our priority neighborhoods and communities.

- Establish and maintain an overall framework for the unit to measure performance, ensure alignment, and facilitate effective coordination between unit staff.

- Work with internal partners to identify relevant metrics and build processes that ensure data tracking and collection meet a consistently high standard for completeness and accuracy.

- Build and monitor systems to measure, track, and evaluate the work of partners and the unit; maintain unit data and dashboards.

- Supervise Partnerships & Outreach unit staff.

- Participate with the Public Affairs leadership team in the division’s strategic planning.

ESSENTIAL KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS, ABILITIES & OTHER BEHAVIORS (KSAOs)

We're seeking individuals eager to make an impact, even if they don't tick every box on our job description. We believe in the power of diverse perspectives and the unique blend of lived experiences, non-traditional education pathways, practical know-how, and a variety of skills and abilities that each candidate brings to the table. If you're ready to learn and grow with us, we encourage you to apply and be part of our dynamic team.

Knowledge

- Knowledge of the landscape for community-based organizations across the city.

- Knowledge of best practices for voter engagement.

- Knowledge of best practices for community-based educational programming.

- Knowledge of current best practices and modern tools for direct voter outreach.

- Knowledge of the city’s demographic makeup.

- Knowledge of New York City politics, elections, and government.

- Knowledge of voting rights.

- Knowledge of campaign finance.

Skills

- Skill of assessing potential partners’ organizational capacity.

- Staff leadership, management, and supervision.

- Skill of working with data.

- Facility with process and systems.

- Effective oral communication, particularly to diverse audiences.

- Active listening.

- Skill of communicating technical, complex issues in plain language.

- Skill of effective written communication.

Abilities

- Ability to define appropriate metrics and design systems to measure and evaluate the success of outreach and engagement campaigns.

- Ability to plan and execute an outreach campaign aimed at a well-defined target audience.

- Ability to think strategically, both internally and externally.

- Ability to build positive relationships with partner organizations.

- Ability to mentor staff.

- Ability to work with staff at all levels.

- Ability to collaborate and mobilize staff across functions within the agency.

Other

- Creative approach to problem-solving.

- Demonstrates empathy for people across lines of difference.

- Flexibility to adapt to fast-moving events.

- Demonstrates curiosity in their work.

- Works independently with minimal oversight.

- Works well with staff of different skill sets and styles.

- Accountability for achieving results.

Preferred Qualifications

- Six years of experience in a community outreach or engagement role, with at least half of those in a leadership role supervising a team or mentoring staff.

- Experience working in politics, government, mission, or advocacy work.

- Ability to communicate in languages other than English is a plus, particularly Spanish or Mandarin.

Additional Information

The City of New York provides generous medical benefits (including dental and vision through respective unions or funds), retirement, tuition reimbursement, and additional ancillary benefits. CFB offers a flexible and hybrid work schedule, opportunities for career development, learning & development (leadership training and coaching), wellness programs, and much more!

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 StudentAid.gov/PSLF.

The CFB is an equal opportunity employer firmly committed to diversity. All individuals are encouraged to apply. If you anticipate needing any type of reasonable accommodation to apply for an employment opportunity, please contact [email protected] or (212) 409-1800.

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.

How to Apply

All applicants must apply through NYC Government Jobs | Explore Careers | City of New York (https://cityjobs.nyc.gov/)

- Please search and apply to the job ID number listed above.

- Resume and cover letter are required for consideration.

- Note that only applicants under consideration will be contacted.

For more information on careers with the NYC Campaign Finance Board visit our website at https://www.nyccfb.info/ to access the full listing of job opportunities and to learn more about our agency.

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Qualifications

1. A bachelor’s degree from an accredited college including or supplemented by at least twelve-semester credits (or the equivalent of twelve-semester credits) in accounting, auditing, business or public administration, computer science, economics, finance, statistics, graphic design, personnel or human resources administration, user experience design, or a closely related area of study and one year of satisfactory full-time experience in accounting, auditing (including compliance or investigative auditing), business or public administration, business analysis, computer science, database administration, economics, finance, fiscal or economic management or research, statistics, graphic design, personnel or human resources administration, user experience design, or a closely related field; or

2. A four-year high school diploma or its educational equivalent and five years of experience as described in “1” above; or

3. Education and/or experience equivalent to “1” above.

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.

Salary Min: $120,000.00

Salary Max: $145,000.00