***This position is open only to City of New York employees serving in the permanent civil service title of ADMINISTRATIVE STAFF ANALYST or ADMINISTRATIVE COMMUNITY RELATIONS SPECIALIST ***

The New York City Fire Department seeks a full-time Executive Director of Public Engagement in the Bureau of External Affairs. The role plays a critical role in the Department's mission of advancing public safety through productive partnerships with individuals, community boards, government agencies, elected stakeholders and community-based organizations.

The Executive Director reports directly to the Deputy Commissioner of External Affairs Chief. Responsibilities of this role include oversight and administration of the following:

- Fire and life safety education programs, which includes the Fire Safety Education, Mobile CPR, and Stop the Bleed Training Units. Ensuring that programs, curriculum and messaging are culturally relevant to diverse communities throughout New York City;
- Public outreach and community preparedness grant programs which include Smoke and Carbon Monoxide Alarm Installation initiatives and Community Risk Reduction planning;
- Community Affairs Unit that navigates communication and partnerships with NYC's 59 Community Boards, Borough Presidents, Community, Faith and School Based organizations to bolster awareness of fire prevention, emergency operations and Department initiatives.
- Uniformed Community Liaisons that develop partnerships that improve community awareness of the response areas Fire/EMS units serve. These liaisons enhance awareness of FDNY programs/initiatives and local leadership to communities throughout Divisions;
- Recruitment strategies, specific to the development of culturally relevant public messaging, campaigns and partnerships that raise and maintain engagement and awareness of FDNY careers in Fire, EMS and Fire Protection Inspection services at the community level, with direct consultation with FDNY Recruitment;
- Establishment and upkeep of both private and public partnerships that help foster FDNY initiatives relevant to fire/life safety education, recruitment, and building relationships.

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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.

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