Vetting and Research Manager

The Agency You’ll Join:
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. The administration is leading the fight in making the city more affordable, reducing inequality, improving public safety, ensuring delivery of efficient and effective services, and working to make New York City’s economy stronger. 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 Team You’ll Work With:
The Mayor’s Office of Appointments (MOA) is responsible for helping the Mayor in identifying and selecting candidates to serve as commissioners and other senior-level roles, as well as individuals to serve on more than 200 boards and commissions vital to the operation and growth of the City. MOA serves a critical role by providing talent recruitment support for the Administration, helping to build a strategy to create a sustainable and diverse talent pipeline for the Administration’s senior leadership positions.

The Problems You’ll Solve:

The Vetting & Research Manager responsibilities include, but are not limited to:

- Vetting: Conduct and manage vetting at all levels to assess candidates’ fitness to hold the public trust, to identify any flags that may suggest the candidate is not committed to our public service mission, and to identify anything in the candidate’s background that could embarrass the candidate, the Mayor, or the City should the candidate be appointed.

About You:
- You have experience in political vetting or political research.
- You possess excellent research and writing skills.
- You exercise sound judgment and discretion and maintain the security of confidential documentation.
- You have an operational understanding of New York City agencies and the political environment.

Minimum Required Qualifications:
- Bachelor’s degree required.
- 3+ years of work experience.

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