Bronx, New York9 days ago
Lead the strategic development, planning and implementation of all youth and community initiatives and economic mobility strategies; Develop and maintain relationships with community leaders, businesses, youth serving organizations, and youth advocacy groups; Develop and maintain relationships with funders, government officials, and stakeholders; Lead a portfolio of youth initiatives including alternative to incarceration, interest-based, and arts-based programs; Lead an interdisciplinary team of social workers, youth advocates, community organizers and programs managers; Develop and implement a youth leadership strategy to center youth voice in the development of new programs and initiatives and create scaffolded leadership opportunities; Develop and support a workforce development strategy focused on building training programs, career pipelines, and non-traditional employment pathways; Support a team of social workers providing individual and group clinical supervision and support; Work with local and city-wide stakeholders to build workforce development and mobility out of poverty strategies; Develop a comprehensive youth entrepreneurship initiative; Develop and maintain a Bronx-based entrepreneurship advisory board; Manage existing relationships with the Bronx County District Attorney’s Office, the Mayor’s Office of Criminal Justice, and criminal legal stakeholders and develop new relationships; Ensure staff are providing the highest quality individual support, advocacy, education, training, internship, and employment services for program participants; Model and facilitate creative problem solving, facilitation, community and youth organizing practices; Prepare grant progress reports and other program reports, as needed; Manage Youth Initiatives budgets; Organize and participate in regular reviews with Center staff about program progress; Actively build a work culture centering anti-oppressive and anti-racist practice, community centered practice, and innovation; and. Additional qualifications include: Demonstrated experience supervising multiple staff members and teams simultaneously, strongly preferred; A strong connection and commitment to the South Bronx; Significant experience in leadership roles with youth programs preferred; Experience in strategic planning, project facilitation and management, and youth organizing; Experience working with youth impacted by criminal legal systems and/or community violence; An understanding of the challenges and strengths of the South Bronx; Extensive experience developing and overseeing programs with multiple priorities; Strong relationship-building and communication skills with experience leading diverse teams; Experience fundraising and grant writing; Exceptional ability to communicate with and guide internal and external teams; Highly organized, responsible, innovative, and flexible; Excellent attention to detail and communication skills; Ability to do both immediate “nuts and bolts” thinking and long-term strategic planning, often simultaneously; Ability to effectively communicate in a transparent and direct manner; Experience with coaching and managing staff and developing teams; Demonstrated experience in setting and achieving strategic objectives; Commitment to anti-racist, anti-oppressive practices.