Brooklyn Deputy Borough Commissioner

The candidate serves as the Deputy Brooklyn Borough Commissioner; manages and oversees inter-agency transportation and planning efforts; advises the Borough Commissioner of potential issues of concern to the agency and the community requiring the agency's involvement. Attends meetings and confers with community boards, elected officials and ther staff members, and other local, state and federal government agencies; working on the completion of capital projects, street improvement projects, resurfacing work, Vision Zero initiatives, DiningOutNYC, Open Streets, CitiBike expansion, bus lane initiatives, as well as other routine DOT work such as signage, pavement markings, sidewalk and curb work, traffic signals, reimagaining the BQE, neighborhood rezonings etc. Resolves issues and articulates the agency's decisions on policy set by the Borough Commissioner, works with the public, civic groups and others on routine requests, prepares responses to constituents, elected officials and others on correspondence, prepares and processes policy sensitive items for the Borough Commissioner and the agency, provides feedback on tasks and management and helps establish priorities for the Borough office planners and administrative staff while managing them and offering solutions with the Borough Commissioner.

***IN ORDER TO BE CONSIDERED FOR THIS POSITION CANDIDATE MUST BE SERVING PERMANENTLY IN THE TITLE, OR BE REACHABLE ON THE CIVIL SERVICE LIST, EXAM# 1120,
OR BE ELIGIBLE UNDER THE 55A PROGRAM.***

1. A baccalaureate degree from an accredited college or university, accredited by regional, national, professional or specialized agencies recognized as accrediting bodies by the U. S. Secretary of Education and by the Council for Higher Education Accreditation (CHEA) and four years of satisfactory, full-time community liaison, community organization or community relations experience, at least two years of which must have been in a broad administrative or policy-making capacity with responsibility for planning, organizing, coordinating, developing, evaluating and/or administering a large community service program or activity; or
2. 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 experience as described in "1" above, at least two years of which must have been in a broad administrative or policy-making capacity with responsibilities as described in "1" above; or
3. Education and/or experience equivalent to "1" or "2" above. Undergraduate education above the high school level may be substituted for the community liaison, community organization or community relations experience, but not for the two years of broad administrative or policy-making experience described in "1" above, at the rate of 30 semester credits from an accredited college or university (as described above) for each year of experience, up to a maximum of 4 years. Graduate education beyond the baccalaureate degree may be substituted for the community liaison, community organization or community relations experience, but not for the two years of broad administrative or policy-making experience described in "1" above, on the basis of 30 graduate credits from an accredited college or university (as described above) for each year of experience, up to a maximum of 2 years. However, all candidates must possess a four-year high school diploma or its educational
equivalent approved by a State's Department of Education or a recognized accrediting organization and two years of full-time experience in a broad administrative or policy-making capacity with responsibilities as described in "1" above.

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.