Job Description 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 Mayor’s Office of Food Policy (MOFP) advances the City’s efforts to increase food security, promote access to and consumption of healthy foods, and support economic opportunity and environmental sustainability in the food system. The Office works across city agencies, including but not limited to the Departments of Education, Health and Mental Hygiene, Social Services, and Aging, to develop and advance innovative food policy. The office reports to Deputy Mayor of Strategic Initiatives, Ana Almanzar. MOFP is critical in integrating an equity frame into food policy priorities and solutions. To accomplish this mission, the Mayor's Office of Food Policy serves as a thought leader, facilitator, and convener, playing a lead role in: - Providing guidance to the Mayor, Deputy Mayors, and City agencies regarding programs, initiatives, funding priorities, and legislation; - Leading the development and driving successful delivery of cross-agency strategy and initiatives that continue to place New York City on the cutting edge of food policy; - Advising and coordinating City agencies and Mayoral offices, to ensure a systems approach to food policy initiatives; - Advancing the administration’s goal to reach a more equitable, sustainable and healthy food system by 2031; - Creating partnerships with advocates, nonprofit and community organizations, academic institutions, and private industry to further carry out its mission. The Office of Food Policy works to ensure that the food New Yorkers receive is delicious, nutritious, culturally appropriate and furthers the City’s ambitious climate goals. As an office and team, we value generosity, transparency, accountability, and openness and strive to ensure that all team members feel heard and included. To learn more about the Mayor’s Office of Food Policy, visit nyc.gov/food. The staff of MOFP bring a variety of talents and perspectives to their work. The Office of Food Policy is recruiting for (1) one City Research Scientist II to function as a Policy Advisor who will: - Manage all aspects of the NYC good food purchasing initiative, which include: a) Collaborate with city agencies to make sure that food contracts are up to date with new guidelines and regulations. b) Ensure compliance with EO8 of 2022 (data reporting and posting). c) Be responsive to requests for technical assistance and troubleshooting from agencies, subcontractors, and vendors. - Drive continuous improvement on established GFP metrics and develop new metrics as appropriate. - Identify opportunities for innovation of internal processes and work creatively to institutionalize what works well. Help originate and define new city-wide policies. - Support evidence-building efforts through partnerships with external evaluation partners, including the City Food Policy Project. - Seek out and drive collaborative efforts with City taskforces on MWBE, workforce development, asylum seeker operations as well as menuing, contracting, and policy teams across the city. - Support the Department of Health and Mental Hygiene in the rollout and evaluation of nutritional guidance. Ensure coherence with GFP efforts and realities on the ground. - Participate in domestic and international learning networks on public food procurement. - Work with the MOFP team to support the development and implementation of other innovative food, nutrition, and business development policy initiatives across a broad range of areas. Salary Range: $80,000 - $100,000 Work Location: 253 Broadway 10th floor NY NY Hours/Schedule: 9am – 5pm (Flexible) Qualifications 1. For Assignment Level I (only physical, biological and environmental sciences and public health) A master's degree from an accredited college or university with a specialization in an appropriate field of physical, biological or environmental science or in public health. To be appointed to Assignment Level II and above, candidates must have: 1. A doctorate degree from an accredited college or university with specialization in an appropriate field of physical, biological, environmental or social science and one year of full-time experience in a responsible supervisory, administrative or research capacity in the appropriate field of specialization; or 2. A master's degree from an accredited college or university with specialization in an appropriate field of physical, biological, environmental or social science and three years of responsible full-time research experience in the appropriate field of specialization; or 3. Education and/or experience which is equivalent to "1" or "2" above. However, all candidates must have at least a master's degree in an appropriate field of specialization and at least two years of experience described in "2" above. Two years as a City Research Scientist Level I can be substituted for the experience required in "1" and "2" above. NOTE: Probationary Period Appointments to this position are subject to a minimum probationary period of one year. 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.