Senior Advisor, Child Care Partnerships

Job Description

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 Mayor’s Office of Child Care and Early Childhood Education (OCCECE) is responsible for delivering on the Mayor’s Universal Child Care priority. This includes setting the Administration’s child care strategy, coordinating work across City agencies to deliver a high-quality early care and education system that is responsive to child care providers and meets family needs, collaborating with a range of partners internal and external to City government, and engaging with the public. The Office serves as a central hub for citywide policy implementation and coordination across more than a dozen agencies, including New York City Public Schools (NYCPS), Administration of Children’s Services (ACS), Department of Health & Mental Hygiene (DOHMH), and Department of Social Services (DSS), and fosters strategic partnerships with all levels of government, private entities, nonprofits, and foundations. The Office works closely with families and providers to ensure their voices are represented in the design and implementation of City policy and programs.

The Problems You’ll Solve:
The Senior Advisor, Child Care Partnerships, will report to the Executive Director.

Responsibilities will include, but are not limited to:
- Managing partnerships related to the Administration’s child care agenda with philanthropy, the private sector, civic sector leaders, and others.
- Overseeing the Office’s relationships with key funders and external partners.
- Collaborating with the Mayor’s Fund to manage philanthropic investments in service of the Administration’s child care agenda.
- Managing initiatives and special projects developed with outside partners.
- Collaborating with OCCECE and agency partners to identify areas for innovation and investment, develop projects and proposals, and see concepts through to completion.
- Reporting internally and publicly on key partnerships.
- Representing OCCECE in external engagements, including as a presenter in public forums.
- Providing project-based oversight to team members engaged in relevant projects.
- Performing other related duties incidental to the work listed above.

About You:
- You have experience working with philanthropy, including a proven track record of building senior-level relationships.
- You can navigate policy and political differences between key stakeholders.
- You can provide leadership and engage with government, the public, industry leaders, stakeholders, and high-level policy decision makers.
- You have experience partnering with nonprofits and community members to tackle pressing policy challenges.
- You have excellent project management skills, from conception to completion: time management, multi-tasking, adherence to deadlines, organization of information and logistics, as well as analytical, research, and creative thinking and problem-solving strategies.
- You have excellent communication skills: public speaking, presentations, interpersonal communication, and both formal and informal writing.
- You have knowledge of New York City’s child care and early childhood education programs, including City and/or State government agencies responsible for implementation.
- You are an empathic, understanding, and tactful approach to engaging community members in difficult conversation topics.
- You can work well under pressure and maintain an enthusiastic work ethic, including embracing different work styles.
- You can demonstrate commitment to equity and public service.
- You possess cultural competency to effectively work with diverse populations.

Minimum Required Qualifications:
- Bachelor's degree required.
- 10+ years of experience working with philanthropy, including a proven track record of building senior-level relationships

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Qualifications

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 e