Dpty Dir, Interagency Affairs

Job Description

THE SELECTED CANDIDATE WILL BE OFFERED A SALARY BETWEEN $75,000.00 - $90,000.00

The Administration for Children’s Services (ACS) protects and promotes the safety and well-being of children and families through child welfare and juvenile justice services and community supports. ACS manages community-based supports and foster care services and provides subsidized childcare vouchers. ACS child protection staff respond to allegations of child maltreatment. In juvenile justice, ACS oversees detention, placement and programs for youth in the community.

The Division of External Affairs works with both internal and external stakeholders to ensure that the agency speaks with one, consistent voice regarding the priorities of ACS and also promotes and supports all ACS divisions with their programs and initiatives. The division includes the Offices of Communications and Marketing, Advocacy, Intergovernmental Affairs, Interagency Affairs, and the Immigrant Services and Language Affairs unit.

The Office of Interagency Affairs seeks to strategically partner and collaborate with other city agencies to make our work with families more seamless. The Office is critical to maintaining and strengthening existing collaborations, while strategically creating new partnerships and initiatives that strengthen ACS' mission.

ACS seeks to strategically partner and collaborate with other agencies to make our work with families more seamless. This position is critical to this work and will both maintain and strengthen existing collaborations, while strategically creating new partnerships and initiatives that strengthen ACS’s mission.

Reporting to the Director of Interagency Affairs, the Deputy Director's duties and responsibilities will include, but are not limited to, the following:

- Support and strengthen existing and new interagency initiatives by providing project management, administrative support, and project planning assistance where needed
- Monitor interagency collaborations, record progress and prepare reports, memos, lists and presentations for a variety of audiences
- Maintain list of key interagency collaborations
- Assist with the planning and facilitation of the quarterly interagency meeting
- Compile interagency highlights to be shared monthly with key ACS staff
- Partner with staff across ACS to bring awareness to interagency work and best practices
- Attend meetings, serve as ACS representative in various in person and virtual meetings and events
- Support Division of External Affairs activities and events as needed
- Respond to requests and inquiries from various agencies, providing high level of customer service, as needed

TO APPLY:

APPLICATIONS MUST BE SUBMITTED ELECTRONICALLY USING ONE OF THE OPTIONS BELOW:

- Please go to www.cityjobs.nyc.gov or www.nyc.gov/ess for current NYC employees and search for Job ID #697973
- NO PHONE CALLS, FAXES, OR PERSONAL INQUIRES PERMITTED
- NOTE: ONLY THOSE CANDIDATES UNDER CONSIDERATION WILL BE CONTACTED


ADDITIONAL INFORMATION:

THE SELECTED CANDIDATE WILL BE OFFERED A SALARY BETWEEN $75,000.00 - $90,000.00

Section 424-A of the New York Social Services Law requires an authorized agency to inquire whether a candidate for employment with child-caring responsibilities has been the subject of a child abuse and maltreatment report.

COMMUNITY COORDINATOR - 56058

Qualifications

1. A baccalaureate degree from an accredited college and two years of experience in community work or community centered activities in an area related to the duties described above; or
2. High school graduation or equivalent and six years of experience in community work or community centered activities in an area related to the duties as described above; or
3. Education and/or experience which is equivalent to "1" or "2" above. However, all candidates must have at least one year of experience as described in "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.