What are the responsibilities and job description for the ASSISTANT COMMISSIONER, PUBLIC INFORMATION position at City of New York?
Job Description
The New York City Department of Correction (DOC) is an integral part of the Citys evolving criminal justice system, participating in reform initiatives and strategies aimed to move the City towards the smallest jail system possible without compromising public safety. DOC is solely responsible for maintaining a safe and secure environment for staff, visitors, volunteers, and people in custody inside our jails. Importantly, safe jails enable DOC to provide people in custody with the tools and opportunities they need to successfully re-enter their communities. DOC operates facilities and court commands across the five boroughs with over 7,500 diverse professionals and knowledge experts.
The Office of Public Information is dedicated to disseminating up-to-date information about DOC to our personnel and the public and facilitating external communication with the media. DOC seeks to recruit a dynamic candidate to serve as the Assistant Commissioner for Public Information. Under executive direction and with wide latitude for independent decision-making and initiative, the incumbent will report to the Deputy Commissioner of Public Information and will be responsible for ensuring DOC communication strategy is consistent and reflects the organizations strategic vision. The successful candidate will be responsible for the following tasks :
- Develop and deploy effective communication strategies and tactics to inform and engage departmental
employees
across departments and functional units to advise and align communication planning
communication strategy
objectives, initiatives and goals
engagement through building community with impactful messaging
channels, town halls, newsletters, departmental memos, intranet, lead local intranet content planning
and delivery
practices and new approaches to influence the evolution of employee engagement and communication
and external.
Qualifications
1. A Masters Degree from an accredited college in Public Administration, Personnel Administration,
Business Administration, Human Services, Criminal Justice, Political Science, Psychology or a related
field, plus three years of satisfactory experience of a nature to qualify for the duties and responsibilities
of the position, at least 18 months of which must have been in an administrative, managerial, or
executive capacity or supervising personnel performing activities related to the duties of the position; or
2. A bachelors degree from an accredited college and five years of satisfactory experience of a nature to
qualify for the duties and responsibilities of the position, at least 18 months of which must have been in
an administrative, managerial, or executive capacity or supervising personnel performing activities
related to the duties of the position; or
3. A four-year high school diploma or its educational equivalent and nine years of satisfactory, full-time
progressively responsible experience as described in 1 above, 18 months of which must have been in
an administrative, managerial, executive or supervisory capacity.
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.
