Job Description The New York City Department of Correction (DOC) is an integral part of the City’s 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 organization’s 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 - Improve audience-focused communication, tailoring messaging to drive impact; serve as a resource across departments and functional units to advise and align communication planning - Measure effectiveness and engagement through surveys, focus groups and metrics to evolve DOC’s communication strategy - Support the creation of compelling communication assets that connect employees to departmental objectives, initiatives and goals - Identify and leverage effective communication channels across the organization; cultivate employee engagement through building community with impactful messaging - Inform and engage employees through activating an internal network to source news for use across channels, town halls, newsletters, departmental memos, intranet, lead local intranet content planning and delivery - Manage departmental ceremonies and events in collaboration with the ceremonial unit - Evaluate and plan modifications and improvements for digital communications - Audit communication channels to increase content quality and navigation; research competitive best practices and new approaches to influence the evolution of employee engagement and communication - Enhance staff engagement activities and manage strategic and external partnerships - Provide communications advice to the senior leadership team; perform related duties as assigned. - Provide coverage in the absence of the Deputy Commissioner on communication issues, both internal and external. ASSISTANT COMMISSIONER (DOC) - 95041 Qualifications 1. A Master’s 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 bachelor’s 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.