Director of Special Programs

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

The Office of Safety Education and Outreach (SEO) seeks a Director of Special Programs to oversee the growth and development of citywide traffic safety programs to help reduce traffic crashes, injuries and fatalities through education and outreach for older adults, drivers, motorcyclists, truck drivers, bicyclists, e-micro-mobility users, and other high-risk populations and under-resourced communities. The Director of Special Programs will report directly to the Assistant Commissioner of SEO, and responsibilities will include supervising staff who manage day-to-day operations for older adult, driver, truck, motorcycle, bike, and e-micro-mobility safety education programs. The Director will work with supervised staff to set timelines and benchmarks, provide training, identify target communities and program sites, establish contacts throughout the five boroughs to help expand programs, create tools for program evaluation, and implement protocols to ensure program goals are met, including grant-funded program deliverables. The Director will meet regularly with program managers and work closely with other SEO Directors including the SEO Chief of Staff to coordinate the planning, implementation, and evaluation of programs, and provide regular reports on program status to the A/C of SEO. The Director will handle administrative work for SEO, including assisting with regular meetings with other DOT units and outside organizations, and Personnel tasks. Specific tasks for this job include: oversight of staff managing direct service programs to address older adult safety and active transportation programs; including Vision Zero workshops and traffic safety theater programs; oversight of staff who plan and conduct truck safety programs for commercial drivers, elementary school truck safety programs, motorcycle safety skills practice sessions, truck and motorcycle safety awareness outreach for all road users; and oversight of staff who plan and conduct bicycle and e-micromobility safety and encouragement community programming for all age groups. Responsibilities also include: working with staff managing the Get Kids Biking program for 7th Graders in collaboration with NYC Public Schools and Bike New York, to improve coordination of all elements of the program including the management of bike storage; overseeing efforts to expand bike outreach to schools with organized rides and integration into PE classes, after school, or other class activities; troubleshooting logistic problems; coordinating with the DOT Bike Group to plan events with families and communities in locations where DOT is installing bike lanes and in connection with bike encouragement and seasonal bike safety campaigns. The Director will also: assist the A/C of SEO with Personnel tasks including preparing job postings, reviewing resumes, scheduling and conducting job interviews, ensuring staff evaluations are completed, and creating and updating org charts and other Personnel tools; assist the A/C in her roles as Chair of the NYC STOP-DWI Policy Group and Chair of the E-micromobility Communications on developing citywide outreach plans; help create educational materials around e-micromobility and align program assets with e-bike legislation; and serve as the liaison for e-bike and battery buy-back programs and other delivery cyclist programs. In addition, the Director will attend meetings as a representative of NYC DOT, including meetings with Community Boards, School Boards, PTAs, and other groups to provide presentations about available SEO programs; oversee the handling staff calendars, program activity reports, spreadsheets for program planning and evaluation, PowerPoint and other presentations for internal and external partners; and perform related administrative functions. Some tasks for this job will require evening and/or weekend overtime work.

Minimum Qualifications

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.

Preferred Skills

Experience supervising staff who provide educational programs is strongly preferred. K – 12 teaching experience a plus. Bi-lingual a plus. A valid NYS driver’s license is preferred. ***IN ORDER TO BE CONSIDERED FOR THIS POSITION CANDIDATE MUST BE SERVING PERMANENTLY IN THE TITLE, OR MUST BE REACHABLE ON THE CIVIL SERVICE LIST, OR BE ELIGIBLE ON UNDER THE 55A PROGRAM.***

55a Program

This position is also open to qualified persons with a disability who are eligible for the 55-a Program. Please indicate at the top of your resume and cover letter that you would like to be considered for the position through the 55-a Program.

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.