Director, Office of Public Engagement, City of Phila.

Posted by City of Philadelphia on September 21, 2021

The Office of Public Engagement strengthens trust and supports collaboration between community and city government. The office plays a key role in raising awareness about how the City can serve its many diverse communities and facilitates opportunities for the public to provide input into the City’s policymaking process and priorities. The office oversees the Mayor’s public engagement commissions as well as community and volunteer engagement services.

Job Description

The Director of Public Engagement will manage public engagement staff who work directly with different constituency groups and communities across Philadelphia, as well as staff that provides support for all departments in their community engagement and volunteer programs. The Director of Public Engagement will report directly to the Chief of Staff and focus on ensuring that each engagement team has a strong understanding of upcoming administration priorities and policies and is able to share this information with their respective commissions and constituencies to help increase awareness about city programs and initiatives. Additionally, the Director will work to ensure that the commissions and engagement teams have a clear line of communication with the administration and that community concerns around policies and issues are heard by policymakers and can inform the administration’s policymaking process.

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