Project Manager for NYC World Cup Programming

Job Description

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 NYC World Cup team is responsible for ensuring that the 2026 FIFA World Cup matches held in NY/NY take place smoothly and safely, and to identify opportunities for engagement across the five boroughs.

The Problems You’ll Solve:
We’re seeking a Project Manager to join our team on a temporary basis; March – August 1, 2026 (approximate), to support NYC World Cup programming. This role is ideal for someone who is detail-oriented, adaptable, a quick learner, and thrives in a fast-paced environment.

- Project management, including task tracking, defining project scope, implementing standard operating procedures, monitoring deliverables, and conducting follow-up from meetings.
- Stakeholder management, including reporting on project status, convening and facilitating meetings, and serving as a representative for the team in interagency and external meetings.
- Research and writing, including basic data analysis and landscape assessments.
- Administrative support, including scheduling, note-taking, and brief writing when required.
- Risk management, including identifying risks and developing mitigation plans to avoid project delays.

About You:
- You have strong writing and communication skills, especially experience developing effective high-level presentations, memos, and reports.
- You have discretion, sensitivity, and attention to detail.
- You have experience with executive communication and high-level stakeholder management.

Minimum Required Qualifications:
- Bachelor’s Degree required.
- 3+ years of experience in project management, especially cross-functionally or cross-departmentally.

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Minimum Qualifications

1. Do you have a baccalaureate degree from an accredited college or university?

2. Do you have an associate degree from an accredited college or university along with two (2) years of experience with administrative, analytic, coordinative, supervisory or liaison responsibilities?

3. Do you have a four-year high school diploma, or its educational equivalent approved by a state's Department of Education or a recognized accrediting organization along with four (4) years of experience as described in question "2" above?

4. Do you have a satisfactory combination of education and/or experience equivalent to that described in questions "1," "2," and/or "3" above?

Preferred Skills
- You have government experience. - You have knowledge of and enthusiasm for soccer.
Public Service Loan Forgiveness
As a prospective employee of the City of New York, you may be eligible for federal loan forgiveness programs and state repayment assistance programs. For more information, please visit the U.S. Department of Education’s website at https://studentaid.gov/pslf/.
Residency Requirement
New York City residency is generally required within 90 days of appointment. However, City Employees in certain titles who have worked for the City for 2 continuous years may also be eligible to reside in Nassau, Suffolk, Putnam, Westchester, Rockland, or Orange County. To determine if the residency requirement applies to you, please discuss with the agency representative at the time of interview.
Additional Information

The City of New York is an inclusive equal opportunity employer committed to recruiting and retaining a diverse workforce and providing a work environment that is free from discrimination and harassment based upon any legally protected status or protected characteristic, including but not limited to an individual's sex, race, color, ethnicity, national origin, age, religion, disability, sexual orientation, veteran status, gender identity, or pregnancy.