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Job Description
The Section Manager reports directly to the Senior Vice President of Corporate Affairs, serving as a strategic advisor and lead of the organizations operations, programs, and special projects. The Section Manager has a direct span of control of three employees and leads a total team of four. Responsible for managing deliverables for executives, coordinating board and leadership materials and activities, leading organizational planning and change management efforts, and overseeing cross-functional projects with significant visibility across the company. Partners closely with senior leaders to translate business priorities into actionable plans, communications, governance processes, and employee programs that advance departmental objectives and strengthen organizational culture. Leads the infrastructure, processes, and strategic initiatives that enable the Corporate Affairs organization to operate effectively driving workforce planning, leadership development, employee engagement, and continuous improvement efforts.
Responsibilities
Core Responsibilities
- Lead organizational effectiveness efforts, including strategic planning, workforce planning, goal-setting processes, organizational change initiatives, and continuous improvement activities
- Provide leadership and oversight of departmental budget planning, forecasting, reporting, and financial management activities, ensuring alignment of resources with business priorities
- Establish and maintain operational processes, governance structures, and management routines that enable effective alignment, decision-making, accountability, and execution across Corporate Affairs
- Manage high-profile, cross-functional initiatives from concept through implementation, coordinating stakeholders, priorities, risks, and deliverables to achieve strategic objectives
- Oversee leadership team operations, including meeting governance, action tracking, strategic planning sessions, offsites, and other planning activities
- Directly supervise, coach, and develop a team of professionals; establish performance expectations, assign and monitor work, conduct performance evaluations, support career development, and ensure achievement of departmental goals and objectives.
- Provide leadership and oversight of employee engagement, internal communications, culture-building programs, leadership development initiatives, and organizational events to help strengthen the employee experience and organizational performance within Corporate Affairs
- Oversee department communications channels, knowledge management resources, and related programs to ensure effective information sharing and employee connectivity
- Direct the development and execution of executive, leadership, and board-level communications, presentations, briefing materials, governance reports, and other strategic deliverables
- Exercise independent judgment in addressing complex business issues, managing sensitive and confidential information, and recommending solutions to senior leadership
- Performs additional tasks when necessary to support the organization and the Company.
Qualifications
Required Education/Experience
- Bachelor's Degree and 8+ years of work experience or
- Master's Degree and 6+ years of work experience
Preferred Education/Experience
- Bachelor's Degree in Business, Finance, Communications, Public Affairs, Political Science, or a related field
Relevant Work Experience
- Progressive experience in strategy, policy, government relations, communications, operations, or a related function, required.
- Experience partnering directly with senior leaders and providing strategic support to executive-level decision-making, required.
- Experience leading complex, cross-functional initiatives involving multiple stakeholders, competing priorities, and high-visibility deliverables, required.
- Experience managing projects from conception to execution, required.
- Demonstrated ability to exercise judgment and manage sensitive and confidential information, required.
- Experience leading and developing employees, required.
- Experience working in a utility or regulated industry, preferred.
- Experience managing board, executive, steering committee, and/or other leadership materials, preferred.
- Knowledge of stakeholder engagement practices, strategic communications, and/or employee communications, preferred.
Skills and Abilities
- Promotes information sharing
- Effective interpersonal skills
- Strong written and verbal communication skills
- Develops and delivers effective presentations
- Project Demonstrated project management skills
Licenses and Certifications
- Driver's License Required
Additional Physical Demands
- The selected candidate will be assigned a System Emergency Assignment (i.e., an emergency response role) and will be expected to work non-business hours during emergencies, which may include nights, weekends, and holidays.
- The selected candidate will be assigned a System Emergency Assignment (i.e., an emergency response role) and will be expected to work non-business hours during emergencies, which may include nights, weekends, and holidays.
About Us
Mission Statement:
Consolidated Edison Company of New York, Inc. (Con Edison), Orange & Rockland Utilities (O&R), and Consolidated Edison Transmission (CET) employees are required to follow health, safety, and environmental policies, EEO, Standards of Business Conduct, and all other applicable company policy and procedures. We all share a responsibility to advance the company’s mission by excelling at our three corporate priorities – safety of our people and the public, operational excellence in all that we do, and ensuring the best possible customer experience.
Benefits:
We are dedicated to supporting the physical, mental, and financial health of our employees and their families. This commitment extends beyond the workplace to foster personal growth and holistic wellbeing. Our life-changing rewards package includes:
- Rich medical & pharmacy benefits, including vision benefits
- Dental benefits
- Health Savings Accounts
- Health Care and Dependent Care Flexible Spending Accounts
- 401(k) with robust matching
- Employer paid Pension Plan
- Employee Stock Purchase Plan with a generous matching contribution
- State of the art Employee Assistance Program
- Paid Parental Leave
- Generous paid time off plus paid holidays
- Family support: emergency backup child, & elder care assistance
- Social responsibility and volunteer opportunities
- Employee discount program
- Commuter Benefits
- Culture of growth and learning: career development; tuition reimbursement; recognition program
- Life and Long-Term Disability Benefits
*Please be aware that some benefits may not apply to provisional or part-time job titles.
EEO Statement:
Consolidated Edison Company of New York, Inc. (Con Edison), Orange & Rockland Utilities (O&R), and Consolidated Edison Transmission (CET) are equal opportunity employers. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment and will not be discriminated against on the basis of the individual’s actual or perceived disability, protected veteran status, race, color, creed, religion, sex, age, national origin, gender, gender identity, gender expression, genetic information, marital status, sexual orientation, citizenship, domestic violence victim status, or any other actual or perceived status protected by law.
Technical Difficulty Statement:
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