• Chief of Staff

    City of New York (New York, NY)


    Job Description

    About DVS

     

    The mission of the Department of Veterans’ Services is to connect, mobilize, and empower New York

    City’s Veteran Community in order to foster purpose-driven lives for New York City Service Members

    • past and present – in addition to their caregivers, survivors, and families. DVS fulfills this

     

    mission by providing New York City’s approximately 200,000 Veterans with essential services and

     

    programs focused on pivotal areas such as economic empowerment, housing security, benefits, health

     

    and wellness, and culture.

     

    About the Role

     

    The Department of Veterans’ Services is seeking an experienced senior executive to serve as Chief

    of Staff; this individual will report directly to the Commissioner and work closely with the Deputy

    Commissioner. This role will serve as a lead coordinator for agency executive/senior staff and will

    provide managerial support and strategic guidance concerning the design, implementation and

    oversight with respect to DVS’ current major programs and new initiatives. The Chief of Staff will

     

    have considerable latitude for exercising independent initiative, judgment, and decision-making,

     

    and will perform complex professional managerial work in implementing a comprehensive array of new

     

    major programs and activities for high-level DVS priorities and initiatives.

     

    - Representing the Commissioner and operationalizing their vision in working with internal DVS

     

    executive/senior staff, City Hall and other external City agencies, and external stakeholders, to

     

    meet DVS strategic goals.

     

    - Serving as a trusted senior intermediary working with DVS team members at all levels, city agency

     

    and administration leaders, national veteran service organization advocates and key stakeholders

     

    throughout the community, private, public and nonprofit sectors.

     

    - Handling sensitive issues demanding the utmost consideration for privacy, respect,

     

    confidentiality, discretion and judgment.

     

    - Overseeing the press and communications, strategic partnerships, and outreach teams.

     

    - Managing special projects including citywide events, transition services and other strategic

     

    external relations matters.

     

    - Managing relations with the Mayor’s Fund and overseeing agency fundraising operations.

     

    - Supervising Senior Advisor for Intergovernmental Affairs, Press Secretary, Assistant Commissioner

     

    for Strategic Partnerships, Director of Veteran Transition Services and their respective portfolios

     

    of work.

     

    - Directing the management, training and coordination of the City’s Agency Veteran Liaisons, in

     

    accordance with local law that requires each agency to identify one individual responsible for

     

    liaising with DVS staff members to facilitate problem-solving, agency referrals, conflict

     

    resolution and win-win solutions for veterans seeking support.

     

    - Identifying opportunities for optimizing alignment of staff/OTPS resources across the agency to

     

    maximize positive outcomes for strategic programmatic goals.

     

    - Overseeing complex oral and written agency communication processes and outcomes.

     

    - Leading select initiatives as delegated by the Commissioner and Deputy Commissioner.

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    Qualifications

    - Baccalaureate degree from an accredited college is required; graduate degree in business

     

    administration, public policy, urban planning and/or law is preferred.

     

    - Minimum of 10 years full-time executive and managerial experience in one or more of the following

     

    fields; operations research and analysis; policy advocacy, business administration, public policy, urban

     

    planning/development and/or law; supervisory experience leading individuals and organizational teams

     

    is an absolute requirement.

     

    - Demonstrated proficiency with anticipating and resolving personnel conflicts; performing superb

     

    written and verbal communication with individuals, groups and communities; analyzing policy

     

    actions/impact; and building a cohesive mission-focused team of teams.

     

    - Proven ability to yield positive outcomes as a local advocate for NYC veterans and families

     

    state/national veteran advocacy and leadership experience is a plus

     

    - Demonstrated commitment to public service is essential; veteran status is a plus

     

    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: $ 68,213.00

     

    Salary Max: $187,716.00