Deputy Director of External Affairs

About DVS

The mission of the Department of Veterans Services is to connect mobilize and empower New York Citys Veteran Community in order to foster purpose-driven lives for New York City Service Members past and present in addition to their caregivers survivors and families. DVS fulfills this mission by providing New York Citys approximately 200000 Veterans with essential services and programs focused on pivotal areas such as economic empowerment housing security benefits health and wellness and culture.

About the Role Deputy Director of External Affairs

The Deputy Director of External Affairs supports the agencys legislative intergovernmental and external
affairs operations through strategic coordination executive support stakeholder engagement
and logistical management. The position plays a critical operational and strategic support role in legislative coordination
executive communications stakeholder engagement external affairs operations project
management event coordination and interagency collaboration.

The responsibilities of the Deputy Director of External Affairs will include but are not limited to:

- Coordinate logistics and operational planning for meetings stakeholder engagements
ceremonies conferences resource fairs public events and agency outreach activities
- Serve as a liaison between agency staff and external stakeholders including community
organizations veteran-serving organizations elected officials nonprofit partners and
other government entities
- Support scheduling coordination and stakeholder communications related to external
engagements and agency initiatives
- Assist with the coordination of external affairs operations including event preparation
briefing logistics guest management follow-up actions and operational execution
- Track external engagement requests partnership activities outreach initiatives and
stakeholder follow-up actions to ensure timely coordination and execution
- Support agency leadership during external engagements site visits ceremonies panels
and public-facing events
- Prepare briefing materials event documents stakeholder lists background information
and operational summaries for agency leadership
- Coordinate with internal divisions and external partners to ensure alignment on
operational needs event execution and stakeholder engagement priorities
- Assist in maintaining organized records tracking systems calendars and operational
documents related to external affairs activities
- Support partnership engagement efforts with veteran-serving organizations community
stakeholders philanthropic partners and government entities
- Assist with the coordination of special projects and agency initiatives requiring cross functional collaboration and external stakeholder coordination
- Represent the agency at meetings outreach events and community engagements as
assigned
- Support agency operational needs related to outreach engagement activities and external
affairs coordination
- Perform additional duties and special projects as assigned in support of agency leadership
and operational priorities
- Support the coordination of legislative and intergovernmental affairs activities involving
City State and Federal elected officials government stakeholders and veteran-serving
organizations

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Qualifications :

1. A baccalaureate degree from an accredited college and two years of experience in community work or community centered activities in an area related to the duties described above; or
2. High school graduation or equivalent and six years of experience in community work or community centered activities in an area related to the duties as described above; or
3. Education and/or experience which is equivalent to 1 or 2 above. However all candidates must have at least one year of experience as described in 1 above.

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 individuals sex race color ethnicity national origin age religion disability sexual orientation veteran status gender identity or pregnancy.

Remote Work :

No

Employment Type :

Full-time