Senior Events Manager & Strategic Projects Coordinator

NYC Office Of The Mayor - New York, NY

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Job Details

Full-time $70,000 - $80,000 a year

Qualifications

Bilingual
English
Microsoft Office
Driver's License
Bachelor's degree
Computer skills
Events management
Senior level
4 years
Communication skills

Full Job Description

Office of Citywide Event Coordination and Management & Street Activity
Permit Office

Position:
Senior Events Manager & Strategic Projects Coordinator

Job Number: 43554

The Agency You’ll Join

The New York City Mayor’s Office is responsible for overseeing city services throughout the five

boroughs, coordinating public agencies and departments, and managing public property. New York

City Mayor Eric Adams is head of the executive branch of New York City's government. Previously,

Mayor Adams has served the people of New York City as an NYPD officer, state senator, and Brooklyn

borough president. The Adams’ administration is leading the fight to serve the people of the greatest

city in the world, ensuring delivery of efficient and effective services, working to make New York City’s

economy stronger, reducing inequality, improving public safety, and making the city more affordable

that meets the needs of all New Yorkers. We value leadership, transparency, fairness, and efficiency as

we actively seek diverse talents from various sectors to join our team. For current job opportunities

visit our careers page.

The Team You’ll Work With

The Mayor’s Office of Citywide Event Coordination and Management (CECM) is tasked with

coordination and management of all events permitting activity in New York City. CECM gathers and

disseminates information about upcoming and ongoing public events, including gatherings in City

parks, processions/parades, athletic races, street fairs, outdoor concerts, block parties, commercial and

promotional events and filming of motion pictures and television. CECM ensures informed decision

making by the various permitting agencies, as well as compliance by permit applicants. CECM also acts

as an internal and external resource to the event community on overall event coordination, permitting,

and management. CECM works to enhance communication among various agencies involved in the

issuance of permits. The Street Activity Permit Office (SAPO), a unit within CECM, is responsible for the

issuing of permits for the use of city streets, sidewalks, and pedestrian plazas in all five boroughs for

commercial/promotional and civic events, as well as street fairs, block parties and farmers markets.

The Problems You’ll Solve

Reporting to the Director of Events, the Senior Events Manager serves as a city agency liaison providing

direction and guidance to event producers, as well as constituents on permitting and coordination

issues.

Duties include but are not limited to:

Participate in weekly CECM Events Team meetings to collaborate on larger events and

communicate across team members.

Serve as a liaison to a portfolio of City and State agencies, including but not limited to New York

City Police Department, Fire Department, Department of Sanitation, Office of Emergency

Management, Department of Buildings, Mayor’s Office of Film and Media, Department of

Health and Mental Health, State Liquor Authority.

Manage a portfolio of citywide events:

Lead interagency coordination, including scheduling and leading all necessary meetings, walk-

throughs, and conference calls.

Facilitate citywide credential process for all large-scale outdoor events, field credential requests

made by city agencies, submit requests, and distribution to city agency liaisons.

Serve as the primary stakeholder to collect, review and distribute event permits, documents,

and other relevant material.

Monitor clarification and resolution of agency concerns.

Meet with incoming producers and constituents presenting potential new events.

Follow office systems for communication, project management, reporting, and archiving

including updating Events Team tracker inclusive of 400+ events.

Assist Operations Team with constituent, Community Board and Business Improvement District

outreach documents process.

Assist Operations Director with internal and external communications and external affairs.

Contribute to content collection for annual updates to the “Comprehensive Event Permitting

Guide for The City of New York”, a 200-page guidebook, explaining the event permitting

process from primary permitting agencies (SAPO, NYPD, MOME, DPR, and DCAS), support

permitting agencies (DOB, DCWP, DEP, DOHMH, DSNY, SBS, DOT, FDNY, HRA, State Health,

State DOT, and SLA), and a guide to weather safety for special events from NYCEM.

Responsible for creating event forecasting documents and internal briefing documents for ease

of onsite inspections and staffing.

Attend events, set-ups, and walkthroughs in person.

Serve as the first line of communication to relay regulation violations, community issues, and

other concerns to the Director of Events and the Deputy Executive Director

Assist Events Director with problematic events, large-scale events.

Assist with special projects as needed.

About You

You have a Bachelor’s degree or equivalent work experience in the Event Management and City

permitting industry.

You have at least four (4) years’ experience in Event Management or a customer focused

industry. Having government experience is a plus.

You excel at verbal and non-verbal communication, can multi-task and collaborate;

demonstrate strong interpersonal and problem-solving abilities and display competency in

communicating in front of large groups.

You have advanced written, verbal communication, computer skills (Microsoft Office Suite and

Adobe).

You are a conceptual thinker with an ability to ideate and think creatively about the future and

how to craft unique experiences.

You exemplify leadership and willingness to be solution oriented.

You are fluent in English, written and spoken. Bilingual ability is a plus.

You have a valid driver’s license and are comfortable serving as an occasional driver. Note that

this is not required for the job.

Salary

The City of New York Office of the Mayor’s compensation package includes a market competitive

salary, equity for all full-time roles and exceptional benefits. Our cash compensation range for this role

is $70,000 to $80,000.

Final offers may vary from the amount listed based on candidate experience and expertise, and other

factors.

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Equal Opportunity | Diversity Equity & Inclusion Statement

The Office of the Mayor is an 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.

The Adams Administration values diversity — in backgrounds and in experiences that is reflective of

the city it serves. Applicants of all backgrounds are strongly encouraged and welcome to apply.

If you are a qualified individual with a disability or a disabled veteran, you may request a reasonable

accommodation if you are unable or limited in your ability to access job openings or apply for a job on

this site as a result of your disability. You can request reasonable accommodations by EEO at

[email protected].

New York City Residency Is Required Within 90 Days of Appointment

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