Assistant Vice President, Brooklyn Marine Terminal - Government and Community Relations

Our Vision: To make New York City the global model for inclusive innovation and economic growth, fueled by the City’s diverse people and businesses.   

Our Mission: Creating a vibrant, inclusive, and globally competitive economy for all New Yorkers. 

Position Overview: The Government and Community Relations Division (GovCo) helps bridge the gap between the work of NYCEDC and the needs and ideas of New Yorkers impacted by our projects. We advance EDC’s agenda and ensure projects advance smoothly by cultivating external relationships, developing public engagement strategies, and building political and community support for EDC’s projects. 

GovCo’s AVP for Brooklyn Marine Terminal will be responsible for working along the southwest Brooklyn waterfront and across the EDC’s citywide waterfront portfolio. The selected candidate will be responsible for developing, maintaining, and coordinating NYCEDC’s relationships with federal, state, and local elected officials and government agencies; community boards; community stakeholders; labor; advocates; private stakeholders; and the Mayor’s Office of Federal, State, and City Legislative Affairs, in order to facilitate the successful completion of the Brooklyn Marine Terminal planning and development as well as the development of EDC’s Citywide Blue Highway strategy. The GovCo AVP will work with project teams such as Planning, Asset Management, and Legal to share stakeholder input, and design and advise on engagement strategies and messaging as the day-to-day community liaison for NYCEDC’s work in the borough. The GovCo AVP may assist in the development, implementation, and management of key strategies critical to the mission of NYCEDC, as assigned.  

Essential Duties & Responsibilities:

• Work collaboratively within interdisciplinary teams to achieve organizational goals and priorities. 
• Develop presentations to elected officials, community boards, and other stakeholders, in coordination with project teams; respond to inquiries regarding projects from elected officials and stakeholders. 
• Attend public meetings, maintain relationships with key stakeholders, and coordinate with external consultants on the design and implementation of engagement strategies.  
• Communicate regularly with representatives of City Hall, New York State Empire State Development, across city agencies, and the Mayor’s Offices of Federal, State, and City Legislative Affairs to ensure that projects and priorities reflect and complement the priorities of NYCEDC.  
• Ensure that timely and sensitive information is appropriately communicated to department leadership and President’s Office. 
• Design and assess engagement strategies that incorporate a diverse set of perspectives, acknowledge history, are data-driven (qualitative and quantitative), account for digital and non-digital access and centers equity in line with organizational goals. 
• Prepare written reports/updates on project portfolio, developing newsletter content correspondence, and updating trackers, as requested; prepare NYCEDC staff for and participate in hearings before the New York City Council, as assigned. 
• Other duties as assigned. 

Minimum Qualifications:

• 5+ years of experience working with elected officials, public agencies, campaigns, communications, organizing and/or community-based organizations. 
• Bachelor’s degree required; Master’s Degree in public policy, political science, community planning or other relevant expertise preferred. 
• Demonstrated written and verbal communication skills. 
• Experience building coalitions among groups with diverse interests. 
• Highly organized, capable of prioritizing competing interests in a fast-paced, constantly evolving environment. 
• Ability to travel within five