Public Relations and Policy Coordinator

The Public Relations and Policy Coordinator serves as the operational hub for legislative activities at the Department. The position sits at the nexus between the Mayor’s Office, the Board of Supervisors, other City Agencies, and the Department’s Program Managers. The position assists in developing new legislation, manages the Department’s local legislative processes, and serves as an intergovernmental liaison. In addition, the PR and Policy Coordinator is the Department’s front line for reporters. The position helps lead public relations efforts, which includes developing press and media engagement strategies, coordinating press conferences and media interviews, and writing or editing an array of materials for public distribution. The Coordinator also provides high-level strategy and communications support to Senior Staff and the Department’s Executive leadership team and directly manages one staff member, the 5638 Public Affairs Assistant Coordinator.

A typical day might feature morning engagement with the Mayor’s Office on new environmental legislation followed by meetings with members of the Board of Supervisors on potential ordinances the Department is sponsoring. In the afternoon, the Coordinator may follow-up and provide several reporters on the phone, or in person, with on-the-record commentary about an environmental topic. The day closes with the Coordinator appearing in front of a City Commission to answer questions about potential environmental legislation.