Senior Advisor

DCAS's mission is to make city government work for all New Yorkers. From managing New York City’s most iconic courthouses and municipal buildings, to purchasing over $1 billion annually in goods and services for more than 80 City agencies, what we do ensures that all agencies can deliver on their mission. Our reach touches every facet of city government and is instrumental to the successful day-to-day operations of the City of New York.

Our Commitment To Equity, Effectiveness, And Sustainability

• Recruiting, hiring, and training City employees.
• Managing 55 public buildings.
• Acquiring, selling, and leasing City property.
• Purchasing over $1 billion in goods and services for City agencies.
• Overseeing the greenest municipal vehicle fleet in the country.
• Leading the City's efforts to reduce carbon emissions from government operations.

When you work at DCAS, you’re not just working for one agency, but in service of them all. It’s an opportunity to provide impactful support, quality customer service, and help protect the future of New York City for generations to come. Visit our website at nyc.gov/dcas to learn more about the work we do.

DCAS seeks a dynamic and experienced professional to serve as a Senior Advisor to the Commissioner. Under executive direction and with the broadest possible latitude to exercise independent judgement and decision making, this senior-level position involves advising on policy and programmatic initiatives and fostering cross-agency collaboration. The Senior Advisor reports directly to the Commissioner and will be responsible for strategic planning, innovative policy development, program oversight, project coordination, and delivery of the agency’s top policy priorities.

Responsibilities include, but are not limited to performing the following functions:

• Project Management – in coordination with the appropriate lines of service, agencies, and team members, develop project plans and strategies to assist in overseeing and monitoring projects and policy initiatives to ensure goals and timelines are met.
• Program Oversight – serve as a liaison between the lines of service and the Office of the Commissioner to monitor service delivery and assist in handling day-to-day issues.
• Project Coordination – coordinate with lines of services, offices, units, and taskforces to drive current and new policy initiatives, meet project goals and timelines, and review division and agency work product.
• Research, Analysis and Writing – Perform qualitative and quantitative research in connection with policy proposals, priority projects, agency initiatives, and programmatic support. Based on that analysis, provide recommendations – written and verbal – to relevant staff members.
• Strategic Operations – Oversee the Strategic Operations Team which works with agency senior executives on high-priority projects to ensure DCAS achieves and sustains its mission through improvements in customer experience and service delivery.

Minimum Qualifications

A baccalaureate degree from an accredited college and four years of satisfactory full-time experience in one or more of the following fields: real estate management, policy analysis, urban development, public relations, journalism, fund raising, advertising, public or business administration or a related field, at least eighteen months of which must have been in an administrative, managerial, or executive capacity or supervising personnel performing duties in one or more of the fields described above; or a combination of education and/or experience equivalent to "1" above. However, all candidates must have the eighteen months of administrative, managerial, executive supervisory experience described in "1" above.

Preferred Skills

• Strong leadership, strategic thinking, and problem-solving skills.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills, as well as strong listening skills.
• Ability to adapt to rapid change, multi-task, and meet restrictive deadlines.
• Ability to work effectively and build relationships within all levels of the organization.
• Strong analytical, interpersonal, problem-solving, decision-making and organizational skills.

Public Service Loan Forgiveness

As a prospective employee of the City of New York, you may be eligible for federal loan forgiveness programs and state repayment assistance programs. For more information, please visit the U.S. Department of Education’s website at https://studentaid.gov/pslf/.

Residency Requirement

New York City residency is generally required within 90 days of appointment. However, City Employees in certain titles who have worked for the City for 2 continuous years may also be eligible to reside in Nassau, Suffolk, Putnam, Westchester, Rockland, or Orange County. To determine if the residency requirement applies to you, please discuss with the agency representative at the time of interview.

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.