Labor Law Policy Director

Responsibilities

• Liaise with labor unions, community-based organizations, worker centers and other key stakeholders on behalf of the Comptroller on labor issues;
• Supervise staff responsible for educating New Yorkers of their rights under New York City prevailing wage laws and other wage standards enforced by the Comptroller;
• Partner with the Policy and Public Affairs bureaus to coordinate legislative and community priorities related to labor;
• Lead Comptroller’s legislative and policy priorities regarding the enforcement of workplace laws and regulations, including tracking state, federal, and local labor developments, drafting comments to proposed legislation, and testifying at City Hall as needed;
• Work with the Assistant Comptroller for Labor Law to develop and execute agency priorities and programs on behalf of working New Yorkers;
• Lead planning for special events such as the Comptroller's Prevailing Wage Council and Workers' Rights Convenings;
• Perform other related assignments and/or special projects as may be required.

Requirements

• A baccalaureate degree from an accredited college with major in accounting, business administration, public relations, city planning, urban renewal, law, or a related field and three (3) years of satisfactory, full-time, responsible experience in housing, education, health services, planning, state-federal-city relations, or community relations involving administration or program development and evaluation;
• A satisfactory equivalent.

Preferred Skills

• BS/BA degree from an accredited college or university, and five (5) or more years of progressively responsible professional experience in labor, workers’ rights, government, or other related setting/area, preferably, performing functions similar to the bulleted list of the above job description;
• Eighteen (18) months of this experience must have been in an administrative or supervisory capacity. Supervision must have included supervising staff performing professional work in the areas described above;
• Demonstrated commitment to workers’ rights and social justice;
• Excellent interpersonal, communication, and organizational skills;
• Ability to multi-task and work in a fast-paced environment;
• Self-starter and willingness to take initiative and propose new ideas;
• Relationships with labor organizations and/or other workers’ rights groups.