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Director of Recruitment and Retention

New York City, NY, usFull-time2026-10-22 → 2026-11-12

Core

Lead the agency's recruitment and retention efforts, developing strategies to attract and retain a high-quality workforce for the NYC Department of Design and Construction.

Role type

Director of Recruitment and Retention

Builds

Recruitment pipelines, retention strategies, and workforce development programs

Domain

Public sector human resources

Required skills

Strategic workforce planning, recruitment marketing, stakeholder management, data analysis, team leadership, policy implementation

Preferred skills

Experience with civil service systems, community relations, budget management

Technologies

Job boards, social media platforms, online recruitment tools

Responsibilities

Lead agency-wide recruitment and retention strategies, oversee new hire and promotional personnel actions, plan and execute the annual Summer Internship Program, develop targeted recruitment plans, lead recruitment event planning, develop recruitment marketing initiatives, supervise and mentor team members, monitor recruitment KPIs, analyze recruitment data, build relationships with internal and external stakeholders

Seniority

Director, strategic leadership