Communications & Intergovernmental Affairs
Office Assistant
$68,209 to $78,440 a year
Posted until October 13, 2026 · posted August 14, 2026
Requirements
Diploma + experience
Exam
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From ≈ $32.79 an hour · $2,623 every 2 weeks, before taxes (40-hour weeks).
NYC minimum wage is $17/hr. This beats it by $15.79/hr, with health insurance and a pension on top.
What you'd have made
$2,614 If you'd started this job 2 weeks ago, at this pay, before taxes.
An hour of this job pays for about 10.9 subway rides ($3 fare).
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What they actually ask for.
High school diploma plus experience
1. A baccalaureate degree from an accredited college and three years of satisfactory full-time progressively responsible
clerical/administrative
experience, one year of which must have been in an administrative capacity or supervising staff performing
clerical/administrative
work of more than moderate difficulty;
or
2. An associate degree or 60 semester credits from an accredited college and four years of satisfactory full-time progressively responsible
clerical/administrative
experience including one year of the administrative supervisory experience described in
"1"
above;
or
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3. A four-year high school diploma or its educational equivalent approved by a State's department of education or a recognized accrediting organization and five years of satisfactory full-time progressively responsible
clerical/administrative
experience including one year of the administrative supervisory experience as described in
"1"
above;
4. Education and/or experience equivalent to
"1",
"2",
or
"3"
above.
However, all candidates must possess the one year of administrative or supervisory experience as described in
"1"
above.
Education above the high school level may be substituted for the general clerical/administrative experience (but not for the one year of administrative or supervisory experience described in
"1"
above) at a rate of 30 semester credits from an accredited college for 6 months of experience up to a maximum of 3½ years.
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The work
What the job is.
In order to be considered for the position candidates must be a current City Employee and be serving permanently in the title of Principal Administrative Associate or have taken the most recent Principal Administrative Associate civil service exam and be reachable for appointment from the resulting list.
Read the rest, from the posting
NYC Aging seeks a dynamic, motivated, and detail-oriented individual to serve as an Office Assistant within the Executive/Commissioner’s Office. The selected candidate will serve as a trusted, confidential assistant who provides support to the Special Assistant to the Commissioner with day-to-day activities.
The selected candidate will assist in planning, implementing and coordinating initiatives. The Office Assistant will also function as an integral agency team member who participates in agency and citywide initiatives, collaborate with executive agency staff and senior leaders.
The selected candidate will report directly to the Executive Assistant to the Commissioner.
Duties and responsibilities will include but not be limited to the following:
- Assist with maintaining the Commissioner’s calendar, schedule meetings, and coordinate appointments with internal and external stakeholders.
- Coordinate meeting logistics including preparing agendas, compile briefing materials, and record meeting notes as necessary.
- Assist in coordinating special events and presentations for the executive office.
- Track assignments, projects, and follow-up items to ensure timely completion.
- Maintain files, records, and documentation in accordance with agency policies and procedures.
- Coordinate office supplies with the Office of General Administrative Services (OGAS) team and handle daily logs.
- Serve as a point of contact for inquiries directed to the Commissioner’s office, screen calls and route requests to appropriate staff; monitor Commissioner messages/outlook mailbox.
- Support coordination and communication between the Commissioner’s Office and NYC Aging bureaus.
- Handle sensitive and confidential information with the highest level of discretion and professionalism.
- Perform additional administrative duties as assigned to support the Commissioner’s office operations.
Skills they'd like
- Strong organizational and time-management skills with the ability to manage multiple priorities.
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
- Ability to handle sensitive and confidential information with discretion and sound judgment.
- Strong attention to detail.
- Proficiency in Microsoft Office Suite (Outlook, Word, Excel, PowerPoint).
- Ability to work collaboratively with diverse stakeholders across City agencies and community partners.
Before you apply
The fine print.
Where you have to live
Live in NYC within 90 days (usually)
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.
How to apply, from the posting
Please be sure to submit a resume & cover letter when applying. All current City Employees may apply by going to Employee Self Service (ESS) http://cityshare.nycnet/ess Click on Recruiting Activities/Careers and Search for Job ID #777407 All other applicants, please go to www.nyc.gov/careers/search and search for Job ID #777407
Sources
Straight from the city.
Updated every day from the city's job data (last city update September 21, 2026). You apply through the official posting.
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