Public Affairs Officer Jobs in New York

Desired but not required - experience using customer relations management software such as HubSpot.

Track and manage stakeholder groups and data entry in a customer relationship management software.

Effective problem solving, analytical skills, and decision-making abilities.

Prior experience in community development or outreach, political and electoral campaigns, public policy development preferred.

Proficient written and verbal communication skills.

Excellent organizational skills and attention to detail.

Gathers, selects and analyses information contained in communications and publications received from different sources, including the press.

Monitors national and regional level political developments and provides advice to senior officials and Regional Centres.

Provides technical and substantive back up in the implementation of mandates and projects of the Office.

Maintains contacts with other sectors of the UN, other international organizations and governments on coordination and policy matters.

Monitors actions taken by intergovernmental groups, UN organisations, government and non-governmental organizations.

Provides substantive support to meetings, workshops, events, and promotes policy through outreach activities.

Assists senior official with briefing notes, background papers and talking points for UNOCT management.

Prepares summaries of wide variety of sources and draft a variety of correspondence, and UNOCT reports.

Monitors political, socio-economic and other politically relevant developments in an assigned area.

Provides input into political, humanitarian and economic efforts and programmes.

Participates in field missions, including provision of substantive and administrative support, data collection, etc.

Performs other related duties as required.

Manages day to day calendar(s) of senior management

Coordinates all aspects of executive level manager appointments, meetings, receptions, and conference calls

Prepares internal/external correspondence in addition to maintaining, answering and routing correspondence not requiring the manager’s attention.

Prepares and reviews materials for manager’s use in discussions and meetings.

Previous office administration experience preferably within a large and complex financial services or similar organization

Significant senior level executive admin experience at the C-Level support

Customer service skills and an interest in outdoor recreation, the environment and community engagement is a plus.

Assist press operations, including drafting press releases and managing public meeting notifications

Assist in answering phones, responding to public email inbox, preparing news clips, and booking travel when necessary

Assist in preparing public events and Commissioner’s appearances, including coordinating event logistics, drafting remarks, and distributing media advisories

Proof / send advisories and press releases through Media Contact platform

Maintain current media / pitching lists through Media Contact

Strong interpersonal skills; experience working with key senior stakeholders

Strong written and verbal communication skills

Strong judgement, storytelling and messaging skills

Microsoft Office skills (including PowerPoint, emphasis on Outlook and Excel)

Developing firmwide messaging and strategies for the company and specific business units

Drafting and coordinating press releases, media campaigns and thought leadership

Experience in the financial services/asset management industries would be an advantage.

Advising the investment teams on asset management, highlighting both risks and opportunities from a political and regulatory perspective.

A flexible/hybrid work environment combining in office collaboration and remote working

Detail and results-oriented with the ability to manage projects simultaneously across multiple, subnational jurisdictions.

Strong interpersonal skills with a proven ability to work effectively with internal and external stakeholders and senior executives.

Proven leadership skills and strategic thinking.

Develop and maintain a working knowledge of the substantive issues for UNF/BWF program areas and campaigns.

1-2 years experience in event planning experience required.

Working knowledge of ZOOM and virtual events is required.

Knowledge of Splash That, MS Teams, and Salesforce software is highly preferred.

Strong written and verbal communication skills.

Experience and comfort working with socially prominent donors, volunteers, and other VIPs is preferred.

Working closely with management or executive teams to share reports and analysis findings

Preparation of ad-hoc special requests for management

Supervise and manage the accounting team

8+ years of experience leading the corporate accounting or financial controller’s function in a public company.

Big Four public accounting and SEC reporting experience essential.

Digital Media company experience strongly preferred.

Provide operational account support as needed, including meeting logistics and event management

Manage reporting and tracking documents across accounts and various workstreams

Excellent research and writing skills

Exceptional interpersonal skills, a collaborative style and the ability to communicate effectively at all levels

Experience with digital and social media tactics is preferred

A fully hybrid work experience designed to give you the choice around where and how you work best

Strong writing and editing skills, including experience writing/editing features for the web/blog, organization announcements, and other types of business updates.

Help manage external resources, including PR agency, designers, and/or freelancers.

A minimum of 5+ years corporate communications or public relations experience

Experience working in crisis situations a plus.

Strong verbal and presentation skills.

Comprehensive medical, dental, vision, life insurance, and disability benefits

Responds to requests for information from senior managers at headquarters, in field missions/offices and from member states.

Has knowledge of various research methodologies and sources, including electronic sources on the internet, intranet and other databases.

Good analytical, planning and organizational skills.

Monitors political, military, police, humanitarian, logistics and other relevant developments in assigned DPO peacekeeping, peace-building, special political missions and non-mission settings.

Acts as an initial point of contact for Headquarters, peacekeeping missions, and Permanent Missions in New York when required.

Interacts routinely with peacekeeping missions in the field and with other Headquarters elements.

Researches, analyzes and presents information gathered from diverse sources on assigned topics/issues.

Develops and maintains reference/resource information on specific topics; responds to various inquiries and information requests internally and externally.

Participates in substantive and technical meetings under the OCHA Front Office’s purview as appropriate.

Performs other duties as required.

The Staff Regulations, Staff Rules and administrative issuances governing staff appointments can be viewed at: http://www.un.org/hr_handbook/English.

Establishes and maintains contacts with IASC member organizations and other key stakeholders including Member States, UN secretariat entities among others.

Reviews and provides advice on policy issues related to safeguarding humanitarian principles and ensuring the effective delivery of humanitarian assistance.

Provides guidance to, and may supervise, new/junior staff.

Performs other duties as required.

Assists senior official with briefing notes, background papers and talking points.

Monitors political, socio-economic, and other politically relevant developments in an assigned area.

Prepares summaries of articles from a wide variety of sources and draft a variety of correspondence, and sections of reports.

Participates in fact-finding and other missions to countries within the Northeast Asia and the Pacific region and provides recommendations for action.

Provides input into political, humanitarian and economic efforts and programmes.

Performs other related duties as required.

Communicates senior-level decisions and guidance to relevant desks and ensures that the decisions are implemented.

Gathers, selects and analyses information contained in communications and publications received from different sources, including the press.

Provides technical and substantive back up in the implementation of mandates of the office, branch or unit.

Maintains contacts with other sectors of the UN, other international organizations and governments on coordination and policy matters.

Monitors actions taken by intergovernmental groups, UN organisations, government and non-governmental organizations.

Prepares meetings of the SG/DSG/USG with officials from countries under the Organization's purview.

Coordinates influencer relationship management with PR

PR experience with specific skills in beauty, fashion, or consumer goods with a base of media industry connections and business

Identifies influencers for activation, works with Influencer Manager for outreach, develops brief for content creation or other participation

Works with Social Analyst and Community Manager to ensure program has built-in ongoing dialogue between influencers and brand

Manage Budget in partnership with Brand Lead

Manages program creative direction and strategy

Manages the production of appeals for international assistance; ensures the proper use and spending of donor contributions channeled through OCHA.

PROFESSIONALISM: Knowledge of full range of humanitarian and emergency relief assistance and related human rights issues.

Develops/ensures implementation of coherent humanitarian/disaster response strategies and procedures.

Establishes overall work plan and budget.

Organizes and/or chairs inter-agency and other international meetings, conferences, task forces; presents views and policies of the unit/institution.

Maintains a record of ongoing cases of alleged fraud or misuse of funding in the context of Country-Based Humanitarian Pooled Funds.

Organizes and participates in work groups, meetings, conferences, consultations with other agencies and partners on humanitarian and emergency relief-related matters.

Performs other duties as required.