Faith Liaison

About the role

The Mayor’s Office of Mass Engagement (OME) is responsible for strategizing, coordinating, and executing engagement that reaches the masses of everyday New Yorkers. Faith Liaisons represent the Mayor in relation to a specific faith community, serving as the direct link between their community, the Mayor, his administration, and City agencies. The work is designed as a long-term project to build the power of everyday New Yorkers and ensure that the government remains accountable to serving the people of New York City.

Responsibilities

• Maintain key relationships with the citywide community of their faith.
• Attend relevant community events and represent the Mayor at community events.
• Develop meaningful, reciprocal, and trust-reinforcing relationships with their faith community, community leaders, community-based organizations, advocacy groups, non-profits, and policy experts related to the community of faith.
• Communicate quickly, effectively, and compassionately with community members and stakeholders in times of emergencies.
• Generate and execute campaign plans in coordination with other members of OME.
• Collect and share community feedback and innovative ideas from their faith community with fellow OME staff, the administration, and/or relevant governmental entities.
• Create pathways to make local government more accessible and understandable to their community of faith.
• Serve as constituent liaison when necessary, working with senior Administration staff to respond to questions.

About You

• Committed organizer, passionate about ensuring that the public is able to meaningfully engage in the development and implementation of government policies and processes.
• Motivated, self-starter.
• Passionate and knowledgeable about your community.
• Enthusiastic collaborator.

Minimum Qualifications

• Baccalaureate degree from an accredited college or university.
• Associate degree from an accredited college or university along with two (2) years of experience with administrative, analytic, coordinative, supervisory or liaison responsibilities.
• Four-year high school diploma, or its educational equivalent approved by a state's Department of Education or a recognized accrediting organization, along with four (4) years of experience in administrative, analytic, coordinative, supervisory or liaison responsibilities.
• Satisfactory combination of education and/or experience equivalent to the above.

Preferred Skills

• Ability to build and maintain a wide array of working relationships.
• Ability to stay calm under pressure, including at public events in the case of emergencies.
• Good eye for identifying and developing leadership.

Pay

$90,000.00 – $110,000.00