City of New York

DEPARTMENT OF CONSUMER AND WORKER PROTECTION

Job Vacancy Notice

Civil Service Title: Administrative Staff Analyst

Level:  M2

Title Code No: 10026

Salary: $64,922.00 / $70,011.00* - $75,000.00

*Minimum with two years of continuous city service

Office Title: Director of Legislative Affairs

Work location:  42 Broadway, N.Y.

Division/Work Unit: External Affairs

Number of Positions:  1

Job ID: 531848

 Hours/Shift: 9:00 AM – 5:00 PM

*** IN ORDER TO BE CONSIDERED FOR THIS POSITION, CANDIDATES MUST BE SERVING PERMANENTLY IN THE TITLE OF ADMINISTRATIVE STAFF ANALYST, OR IN A PERMANENT ADMINISTRATIVE CIVIL SERVICE TITLE EQUIVALENT IN ORDER TO BE ELIGIBLE FOR 6.1.9 TO ADMINISTRATIVE STAFF ANALYST***

Job Description

The NYC Department of Consumer and Worker Protection (DCWP) protects and enhances the daily economic lives of New Yorkers to create thriving communities. DCWP licenses more than 51,000 businesses in more than 40 industries and enforces key consumer protection, licensing, and workplace laws that apply to countless more. By supporting businesses through equitable enforcement and access to resources and, by helping to resolve complaints, DCWP protects the marketplace from predatory practices and strives to create a culture of compliance. Through its community outreach and the work of its offices of Financial Empowerment and Labor Policy & Standards, DCWP empowers consumers and working families by providing the tools and resources they need to be educated consumers and to achieve financial health and work-life balance. DCWP also conducts research and advocates for public policy that furthers its work to support New York City’s communities. For more information about DCWP and its work, call 311 or visit DCWP at nyc.gov/dcwp or on its social media sites, Twitter, Facebook, Instagram and YouTube.

External Affairs (“EA”) is the intergovernmental division of the agency and custodian of DCWP’s relationship with City Hall, elected officials, government entities, community and faith-based organizations, and stakeholders with broad policy and public affairs jurisdiction. EA is responsible for these relationships to ensure that the agency speaks with a singular and consistent voice to officials and entities that have touchpoints across DCWP’s wide jurisdiction. EA is seeking a dynamic, resourceful, results oriented individual to serve as Director of Legislative Affairs.

Under the supervision of the Senior Advisor for Policy and Intergovernmental Affairs, the Director of Legislative Affairs will be responsible for coordinating DCWP’s legislative and regulatory portfolio and maintaining relationships with relevant stakeholders. The Director of Legislative Affairs’ duties include, but are not limited to:

• Collaborating with the mayor’s office, including legislative offices, to advance proactive proposals, as directed by the Senior Advisor for Policy and Intergovernmental Affairs;
• Monitoring proposed legislation and regulations with an impact on DCWP’s operations and mission and providing regular updates to EA leadership;
• Coordinating DCWP’s participation in public hearings before legislative or regulatory bodies, including preparing written testimony and associated documents;
• Directing DCWP’s efforts to request, gather, and transcribe public comments on proposed DCWP rules;
• Establishing and building relationships with staff at key agencies, research and advocacy organizations, and other external stakeholders to build support for DCWP’s legislative agenda; and
• Researching and writing policy memos, and managing other special projects or tasks, as needed. 

Minimum Qualification Requirements

1. A master’s degree from an accredited college or university in economics, finance, accounting, business or public administration, human resources management, management science, operations research, organizational behavior, industrial psychology, statistics, personnel administration, labor relations, psychology, sociology, human resources development, political science, or urban studies, or a Juris Doctor degree from an accredited law school, and two (2) 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; or

2. A baccalaureate degree from an accredited college or university and four (4) years of satisfactory full-time professional experience in the areas described in “1” above, including the eighteen (18) months of executive, managerial, administrative, or supervisory experience as described in “1” above.

PLEASE NOTE: New York City residency is 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.

Preferred Skills

• Strong management and leadership skills;
• Excellent written communication and attention to detail;
• Strong oral communication and interpersonal skills;
• Demonstrated ability to think critically and strategically;
• Knowledge of the legislative and regulatory process at the City, State, and Federal level;
• Previous experience working for an external affairs office in the same or a similar capacity; and
• Multilingual language capacity is a plus.

To Apply

For Non-City/External Candidates: Visit the External Applicant NYC Careers site and type “Consumer Affairs” on the search line. Then locate the Job ID number.

For Current City Employees: Visit Employee Self Service (ESS) to view and click on Recruiting Activities, Careers, and search by Job ID number.

A RESUME AND COVER LETTER ARE REQUIRED.

PLEASE INDICATE IN YOUR COVER LETTER HOW YOU HEARD ABOUT THIS POSITION.

INCOMPLETE APPLICATIONS WILL NOT BE CONSIDERED.

NO PHONE CALLS, FAXES, E-MAILS, OR PERSONAL INQUIRIES PERMITTED.

NOTE: ONLY THOSE CANDIDATES UNDER CONSIDERATION WILL BE CONTACTED.

*Appointments are subject to Office of Management and Budget (OMB) approval.

*55-a Candidates: NYC Department of Consumer and Worker Protection is committed to recruiting and retaining a diverse and culturally responsive workforce. We strongly encourage 55-A candidates to apply to our positions in order to be given the opportunity.

**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.

**LOAN FORGIVENESS: The federal government provides student loan forgiveness through its Public Service Loan Forgiveness Program (PSLF) to all qualifying public service employees. Working with DCWP qualifies you as a public service employee and you may be able to take advantage of this program while working full-time and meeting the program’s other requirements. Please visit the Public Service Loan Forgiveness Program site to view the eligibility requirements: https://studentaid.ed.gov/sa/repay-loans/forgiveness-cancellation/public-service

*Drug Screening: A drug screening may be required prior to being appointed.

As of August 2, 2021, all new hires must be vaccinated against the COVID-19 virus, unless they have been granted a reasonable accommodation for religion or disability. If you are offered city employment, this requirement must be met by your date of hire, unless a reasonable accommodation for exemption is received and approved by the hiring agency.

We are committed to providing reasonable accommodations that enable people with disabilities to enjoy equal benefits and privileges of employment as are enjoyed by others. If you are contacted to attend an interview for one of our open vacancies and would like to request an accommodation for that date, please send an email to ReasonableAccommodationRequests@dcwp.nyc.gov.

Post Date: 5/11/2022

Post Until: 7/10/2022

JVN: 531848

DCWP and the City of New York is an equal employment opportunity employer.