Executive Director, Mayor's Office For Nonprofit Services

New York City nonprofits engage millions of residents each year in critical programs, from arts and culture to community building to housing, and the sector employs nearly a fifth of all NYC workers. The City across all agencies contracts and collaborates extensively with nonprofits for a range of public services. Recognizing nonprofits’ essential role in the fabric of the City, in late 2021, the City Council passed Int. 1784 to establish a Mayor’s Office of Not-for-Profit Services. At the same time, the incoming Adams and Lander Administrations launched the Joint Taskforce to Get Nonprofits Paid on Time as a part of the transition process, which released an Action Memo with a set of recommendations in February 2022.
The Mayor’s Office for Nonprofit Services will engage with and support both New York City’s nonprofit sector and City agencies that contract with nonprofit partners. Among its core functions, the Office will serve as a hub to engage and communicate critical information to nonprofits, develop and deliver a capacity-building program to support nonprofits to more easily contract with the City, research the health of the sector, and coordinate activities to advance the recommendations of the Joint Task Force to Get Nonprofits Paid on Time.
The New York City Mayor’s Office seeks an inaugural Executive Director to lead the Mayor’s Office for Nonprofit Services, a new Mayoral office dedicated to supporting thriving communities and ensuring the delivery of essential services to New Yorkers by amplifying the work of nonprofit organizations. The Executive Director will report to the Deputy Mayor for Strategic Initiatives and work in close collaboration with the Deputy Mayor for Health and Human Services.
DUTIES WILL INCLUDE BUT NOT BE LIMITED TO:
Lead the standing up of the Mayor’s Office of Nonprofit Services, including hiring staff, and launching operations;
Serve as a liaison between City agencies, the Mayor’s Office of Contracting Services, and nonprofit service providers to ensure the City’s accountability to its nonprofit partners;
Lead the development and delivery of a new capacity building program that engages nonprofits seeking to partner with the City, especially smaller BIPOC-led organizations;
Serve as the primary hub for communicating with the sector, both gathering the perspectives and concerns of the sector and issuing communications to the sector around key updates affecting them;
Serve as a strong advocate for the nonprofit sector on matters relating to City, State, and Federal policy and oversee the development of a legislative agenda to advance the needs of the nonprofit sector;
Develop a research strategy to commission action-oriented research to better understand the nonprofit sector and new and emerging trends;
Oversee the implementation of the recommendations of the Joint Task Force to Get Nonprofits Paid on Time, including working across City agencies that have primary responsibility for implementation and managing Contract-Stat, a performance management structure to hold stakeholders accountable and collectively engage in a process of continuous improvement; and
Lead the development and implementation of strategies to improve equity and inclusion in City contracting with nonprofits.

Minimum Qualifications

1. Do you have a baccalaureate degree from an accredited college or university?
2. 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?
3. 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?
4. Do you have a satisfactory combination of education and/or experience equivalent to that described in questions "1," "2," and/or "3" above?

Preferred Skills

The Executive Director will demonstrate a successful combination of the following key personal qualities, attributes, and professional qualifications: Five or more years of nonprofit management experience Five or more years of managerial experience in City government, with a preference for experience relating to work with nonprofit health and human services providers Knowledge of/experience with City procurement, contracting, and budget processes Demonstrated ability to build consensus among diverse City and external stakeholders Demonstrated experience leading the implementation of cross-agency initiatives Experience working with nonprofits of a wide range of sizes and understanding of the organizational challenges they face, including barriers to contracting with the City and Experience developing and implementing nonprofit capacity building strategies.

Public Service Loan Forgiveness

As a prospective employee of the City of New York, you may be eligible for federal loan forgiveness programs and state repayment assistance programs. For more information, please visit the U.S. Department of Education’s website at https://studentaid.gov/pslf/.

Residency Requirement

New York City residency is generally 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. To determine if the residency requirement applies to you, please discuss with the agency representative at the time of interview.

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.