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City of Atlanta, GA

Policy Analyst, Sr (Strategic Partnerships and Strategic Initiatives)

City of Atlanta, GA, Atlanta, Georgia, United States, 30383


Salary range: $80,127 - $103,000

Position expires: 11/8/24

Title:

Policy Analyst, Senior – Strategic Partnerships and Strategic Initiatives

Reports to:

Senior Policy Advisor to the Mayor, Strategic Partnerships and Strategic Initiatives

SUMMARY:

The City of Atlanta Mayor’s Office seeks an experienced senior policy analyst and project manager with a background in strategic partnerships, strategic initiatives, medium- and large-scale project management, urban philanthropy, and social impact and innovation. The successful candidate will support the development, management, execution, and evaluation of the administration’s strategic partnerships strategy and ongoing partner management. Additionally, the successful candidate will implement mayoral strategic initiatives and projects on an ongoing basis. Housed within the Office of the Chief Policy Officer, this position reports directly to the Senior Advisor to the Mayor for Strategic Partnerships and Strategic Initiatives.

POSITION DESCRIPTION:

As a Senior Policy Analyst within this Office’s Strategic Partnerships and Strategic Initiatives team, you will be working on both short- and long-term, high-impact projects, programs, and partnerships that address the Mayor’s highest priority initiatives. You will partner with staff from across the City of Atlanta as well as external stakeholders to identify and assess challenges and opportunities, design strategic partnership opportunities and implementation plans, and manage for results. Assignments typically will involve developing external partnerships and collective action opportunities, implementing best-in-class strategic partnerships in municipal systems, policy, and program development, and leading the implementation of mayoral strategic initiatives.

RESPONSIBILITIES:

Under the supervision of the Senior Policy Advisor for Strategic Partnerships and Strategic Initiatives, the Senior Policy Analyst’s key responsibilities will include:

Strategic Partnerships Management:

Develop, manage, implement, and evaluate strategic partnerships between the City of Atlanta and external partners from the nonprofit, philanthropic, and corporate sectors.

Project Management:

Effectively and efficiently manage a variety of strategic projects and initiatives.

Operational Excellence:

Support the team’s senior-level leadership in developing policies, practices, and procedures that ensure operational excellence and effective organizational management.

Qualifications:

The ideal candidate is ready to work in a high-energy, openly collaborative, and team-oriented work environment. The successful candidate will have demonstrated, extensive experience in project management, partnerships development and management, strategic planning, and social innovation. You may be a good fit for this role if you fit some combination of the following characteristics:

You have shown that you can manage and deliver both medium and large-scale projects on time and within budget.

You are an adept project manager, able to motivate and hold accountable diverse, cross-functional teams.

You are extraordinarily organized and detail-oriented, with a proven track record of moving projects successfully from vision to fruition.

Additionally, the ideal candidate brings experience and expertise in any combination of the following to the role:

Cross-sector strategic partnerships development, management, and evaluation

Medium- to large-scale project management

Stakeholder or community engagement

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