- 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, and accountability 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. Team values include
generosity, accountability, transparency, and openness.
The Problems You’ll Solve
The Communications Advisor brings to life the details and progress of the dynamic work of MOFP.
Reporting to a Deputy Director, the Communications Advisor will work with all team members. The
Advisor will develop and implement a robust narrative and communications strategy for our growing
office. Responsibilities include but are not limited to the following:
- Develop guidance on narrative and messaging in collaboration with the Leadership team
- Provide leadership and mentoring MOFP team members around communication strategies and
tactics
- Create and implement an office-wide communications plan, using multi-media tools, adhering
to a posting schedule to ensure that the mission and vision of MOFP reaches New Yorkers, and
track metrics on reach and receptivity.
- Draft press releases to publicize initiatives, news, actions, and community events. Draft quotes
attributable to the Executive Director and the Deputy Mayor for Strategic Initiatives when
applicable. Collect quotes from city agency leads as well as external partners.
- Organize and maintain MOFP press list; cultivate new outlets. Ensuring that MOFP reporters are
engaged with and responsive.
- Update and maintain MOFP website using TeamSites; ensure website continues to reflect office
priorities and initiatives and meets accessibility guidelines.
- Attend virtual and in-person meetings and events, with both internal and external stakeholders.
Ensure meticulous notetaking and, when necessary, prompt completion of briefing forms for
meetings and events thereafter.
- Remain alert to internal or external event that may impact projects the office or the general city
administration is working on.
- Contribute to building alignment and maintaining coherence in office messaging by providing
quality assurance of written products and presentations.
- Provide general support to the MOFP team, assisting in daily office needs and general
administrative activities, including making travel and meeting arrangements, preparing and
updating reports, agendas, contact databases, and maintaining other MOFP systems.