City Of New York

Assistant Commissioner of Accessibility & Equity

City Of New York$90K — $120K *
Education, Government & Non-Profit
Less than 5 years of experience
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Qualifications

  • Master's degree in a relevant field or Juris Doctor, plus two years of relevant experience including managerial duties.
  • Bachelor's degree with four years of relevant experience, including managerial duties.
  • Associate degree or 60 college credits with six years of relevant experience, including managerial duties.
  • High school diploma with eight years of relevant experience, including managerial duties.
  • Combination of education and experience equivalent to above criteria.

Responsibilities

  • Lead policy and program initiatives focusing on accessibility and equity.
  • Develop strategic plans and performance management systems for agency goals.
  • Translate broad goals into measurable outcomes for the organization.
  • Engage with historically underserved communities for public outreach.
  • Facilitate consensus-building discussions among diverse stakeholders.

Benefits

  • Opportunity to collaborate with senior leadership and shape agency priorities.
  • Impactful role in promoting accessibility and equity in New York City.
  • Engagement with diverse communities and advocacy organizations.
  • Involvement in high-level policy and legislative initiatives.
  • Exposure to interagency coordination and community strategy.
Full Job Description
Position Summary: Reporting to the Chief Strategy Officer, the Assistant Commissioner for Accessibility & Equity will serve as DOT's lead in promoting accessibility and equity as core priorities of the agency's work throughout New York City. This role will coordinate and collaborate across all of DOT's divisions to ensure inclusive and equitable practices are embedded within the agency's policy, planning, design, operations, maintenance, and public engagement activities. The candidate will also advise the Chief Strategy Officer on any relevant intergovernmental, community, and legislative initiatives related to accessibility and equity, and collaborate with Borough Commissioners and other Senior Executive Staff regarding community outreach, interagency coordination, and political strategy. Duties and Responsibilities: The candidate will be responsible for leading policy, program, or organizational initiatives, with an understanding of accessibility principles, ADA requirements, and inclusive practices. In this role, the candidate must demonstrate their ability to develop strategic plans, implementation roadmaps, KPIs, dashboards, annual reports, and performance management systems to ensure a legacy of success. They must have the ability to translate broad goals into measurable outcomes and advance organizational priorities. Extensive experience designing and leading meaningful public engagement efforts, particularly with historically underserved communities, people with disabilities, older adults, LEP communities, advocacy organizations, and community-based organizations is essential, as is experience facilitating difficult conversations and building consensus. Leadership Qualities: Strong communication skills with experience engaging the public. The candidate must be comfortable handling media interviews, public meetings, presentations, testimony, and crisis communications. The candidate must be collaborative and politically astute, solution-oriented, and able to navigate competing priorities. The candidate must be an exceptional builder with credibility among a diverse set of community stakeholders and an inclusive leader who empowers staff and fosters innovation. ADMINISTRATIVE STAFF ANALYST - 10026 Qualifications 1. A master's degree from an accredited college in economics, finance, accounting, business or public administration, public health, human resources management, management science, operations research, organizational behavior, industrial psychology, statistics, personnel administration, labor relations, psychology, sociology, human resources development, political science, urban studies or a Juris Doctor degree from an accredited law school, and two years of satisfactory full-time professional experience in one or a combination of the following: working with the budget of a large public or private concern in budget administration, accounting, economic or financial administration, or fiscal or economic research; or in management or methods analysis, operations research, organizational research or program evaluation; or in personnel or public administration, recruitment, position classification, personnel relations, labor relations, employee benefits, staff development, employment program planning/administration, labor market research, economic planning, social services program planning/evaluation, or fiscal management. Eighteen (18) months of this experience must have been in an executive, managerial, administrative, or supervisory capacity. Supervision must have included supervising staff performing professional work in the areas described above. 2. A baccalaureate degree from an accredited college and four years of satisfactory full-time professional experience in the areas described in "1" above, including the 18 months of executive, managerial, administrative, or supervisory experience, as described in "1" above. 3. An associate degree or completion of 60 semester credits from an accredited college and six years of satisfactory full-time professional experience as described in "1" above, including the 18 months of executive, managerial, administrative, or supervisory experience, as described in "1" above. 4. A four-year high school diploma or its educational equivalent approved by a State's department of education or a recognized accrediting organization and eight years of satisfactory full-time professional experience as described in "1" above, including the 18 months of executive, managerial, administrative, or supervisory experience, as described in "1" above. 5. A combination of education and/or experience equivalent to "1", "2", "3", or "4" above. College education may be substituted for professional experience at the rate of 30 semester credits from an accredited college for one year of experience. However, all candidates must have a high school diploma and at least two years of experience as described in "1" above, including the 18 months of executive, managerial, administrative, or supervisory experience, as described in "1" above. Additional Information

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