ASSISTANT PUBLIC INFORMATION OFFICER
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Preferred Qualifications:Bachelor's degree and 5 years of relevant experience.*Substitutions: four years of relevant experience or associate's degree and two years of relevant experience may substitute for bachelor's degree; J.D. or master's degree may substitute for one year of relevantexperience; Ph.D. may substitute for two years of relevant experience.•Strong capacity for managing multiple deadlines and proven track record for project management. •Passion for attention to detail and able to make connections between interdepartmental initiatives that will impact overall agency communications' strategy. •Able to assist with marketing campaigns by providing creative input and strategy recommendations when appropriate. •Overall Team Player with a genuine interest in communicating the agency's priorities and policies. •Strong writing and editing skills.•Event Planning ExperienceLinkedIn:#LI-JB2Duties Description The Office for People With Developmental Disabilities (OPWDD), Office of Communications and Public Affairs, is seeking to fill an Assistant Public Information Officer to act as the Deputy Director of Communications, External Outreach, and Special Projects. This role oversees the progress of projects assigned to the Communications Department to further agency outreach to stakeholders, including organizing the accessibility of relevant materials through translations and plain language messaging to reinforce OPWDD's commitment to implementing cultural and linguistic competence in the agency's messaging. Duties include, but are not limited to the following:•The Deputy Director of Communications, External Outreach and Special Projects is responsible for supervising and tracking Communications Department-led projects and other divisional projects that require Communications Department input. •Serves as the liaison and project lead for the `More Than Work' marketing and recruitment campaign, including initial approval of new content and digital social media strategy and proposed audience targeting with final sign-off by the Communications Director. •Assist in drafting and/or approving stakeholder messaging and materials for new and existing agency programs and initiatives. •Assist in the creation and implementation of Communications and Public Affairs promotions and initiatives as needed.•Leads communications office involvement in OPWDD program and policy initiatives like the agency's American Rescue Plan Act projects, Access Rule Website Transparency Project, development and release of the Five-Year Strategic Plan and other important initiatives. •Supervises other staff in the execution of all external messaging goals. •Participates in event planning and oversight, including the annual Get Outdoors and Get Together Day event, a partnership event with NYS Parks and DEC. Additional Comments •The Office for People With Developmental Disabilities (OPWDD) and it's Division of Executive Office is committed to creating and sustaining a culture of inclusion. We believe that we are most effective in managing and improving our service system with a diverse team of employees. With such a large workforce, we rely on the collective individual differences, life experiences, knowledge, self-expression, ideas and talent that our employees bring to their work. This speaks to our culture, and is a key part of our successes. As we continuously recruit people for our team, we welcome the unique contributions that applicants bring in terms of their education, culture, ethnicity, race, sex, gender identity and expression, nation of origin, age, languages spoken, veteran's status, color, religion, disability, sexual orientation and beliefs.•Preference will be given to OPWDD employees impacted by closures. If you are being impacted by closure, please indicate this on your resume/cover letter.•In order to be eligible for appointment and to maintain employment, you cannot be listed as an excluded individual or entity on any of the Federal and/or State Medicaid and Medicare exclusion lists (or excluded from any other Federal or Federally assisted program). If you are appointed and subsequently listed as an excluded individual or entity on any of these lists (or excluded from any other Federal or Federally assisted program), you may be terminated from your employment.•OPWDD is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer.•If an employee or job applicant believes that they need a reasonable accommodation, they should contact the Reasonable Accommodation Unit at (518) ###-#### or email ...@opwdd.ny.gov to obtain information and RA forms.Some positions may require additional credentials or a background check to verify your identity.Name Jenna Beck Telephone 518-###-#### Fax 518-###-#### Email Address ...@opwdd.ny.gov AddressStreet 44 Holland Avenue City Albany State NY Zip Code 12229 Notes on Applying Please submit a cover letter and resume as an attached PDF or Word document by 11/01/24. Please reference the EOA #2024-272 in all correspondence.