Job Information
City of New York Deputy Executive Director, Office for the Prevention of Hate Crimes (OPHC) in New York, New York
Job Description
About the Office:
The Mayor’s Office of Criminal Justice (MOCJ) advises the Mayor of the City of New York on criminal justice policy. MOCJ develops and implements strategies, with partners inside and outside government, to reduce crime and incarceration and to promote fairness and legitimacy. MOCJ works with law enforcement, city agencies, non-profits, foundations, and others to implement data-driven strategies that address current crime conditions, prevent offending, and build strong neighborhoods that ensure enduring safety.
About the Role:
MOCJ is seeking a well-qualified individual to help oversee the inter-disciplinary, community-based, and coordinated agency approach required under the new local law. The Deputy Executive Director will work closely with the Executive Director of the OPHC and will have a key leadership role in developing a strategic plan, working with city agencies and community organizations to explore and implement innovative solutions to the current rise in hate crimes, ensuring that OPHC’s policies and programs are effectively implemented, and will lead the public relations and communications portfolio of the OPHC. The ideal candidate will have years of experience in community-based engagement and/or law enforcement, a demonstrated experience building and implementing transformational, large-scale coalition and/or criminal justice programs, and experience in public relations and communications. The desired candidate’s skills and responsibilities should include and not be limited to:
Demonstrated operational leadership and success designing and implementing innovative programs.
This includes experience planning, formulating, and executing policies and programs with executive staff on behalf of an agency head and/or senior executives.
The Deputy Executive Director will work with the Executive Director on developing a strategic, holistic approach to preventing hate crimes, enhancing law enforcement responses and resources, and developing and coordinating education-based and community-driven prevention strategies and coalitions to address lack of understanding and biases fueling the crimes, and to foster reconciliation and healing for victims.
Demonstrated project management and problem-solving skills, with ability to design and implement large-scale, long-term strategic plans.
This includes experience that will allow the Deputy Executive Director to work effectively with the OPHC Executive Director and MOCJ Director and other senior staff to develop a comprehensive hate crimes’ prevention and crime reduction plan.
The Deputy Executive Director should have the skills to help develop and implement coalition and multi-agency strategies that further OPHC’s key goals and are targeted to the specific problem of hate crimes.
Ability to provide thought leadership on areas of emerging concern in preventing hate crimes, informed by knowledge of community needs, the dynamics that cause hate crimes, and the adult and juvenile criminal justice systems in New York City.
This includes experience proposing innovative approaches to complex problems, and the ability to develop policy positions for the Mayor’s Office on key areas of existing and emerging concern related to hate crimes, including preparing reports, policy statements, testimony, and other written materials.
Effective leadership and communication skills, with the capacity to engage credibly with both internal and external stakeholders and advise the OPHC Executive Director and MOCJ Director on OPHC operations and objectives.
This includes a proven ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships with law enforcement, judicial and other government agencies at the city, state, and federal levels, and with non-profits, foundations, community groups, and others.
It also includes developing public relations and communications plans, developing materials for outreach and education, drafting press releases, op eds and social media posts and working closely with the MOCJ Public Affairs office on media outreach and strategies, as well as helping develop and oversee the OPHC website content.
The candidate should possess strong oral and written communication skills, including skill at public speaking and the proven ability to present the agency’s position in meetings with community-based groups and high-level officials and other governmental and private entities.
Qualifications
Do you have a baccalaureate degree from an accredited college or university?
Do you have an associate degree from an accredited college or university along with two (2) years of experience with administrative, analytic, coordinative, supervisory or liaison responsibilities?
Do you have a four-year high school diploma, or its educational equivalent approved by a state's Department of Education or a recognized accrediting organization along with four (4) years of experience as described in question "2" above?
Do you have a satisfactory combination of education and/or experience equivalent to that described in questions "1," "2," and/or "3" 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 individual's sex, race, color, ethnicity, national origin, age, religion, disability, sexual orientation, veteran status, gender identity, or pregnancy.