Overview
Senior Program Manager, Capacity Building Jobs in New York, New York, USA at City of New York
Location: New York
Agency Description
The Department of Small Business Services (SBS) helps unlock economic potential and create economic security for all New Yorkers by connecting New Yorkers to good jobs, creating stronger businesses, and building a fairer economy in neighborhoods across the five boroughs.
Division Description
New York City is a leader in building and supporting neighborhood commercial districts that thrive and innovate. SBS’s Neighborhood Development Division (NDD) assists in the creation and support of community-based development organizations (CBDOs) that advance the growth of commercial districts across the five boroughs. We work with CBDOs to build vibrant neighborhoods where New Yorkers can shop, work, and live by:
Working with community partners to identify commercial district needs and plan targeted, customized solutions
Offering training, tools, and one-on-one assistance to build the capacity of local community-based organizations
Administering grant programs to revitalize, strengthen, and support commercial districts
Supporting and overseeing the largest network of Business Improvement Districts (BIDs) in the country
Job Description:
NDD is seeking a Senior Program Manager for the Capacity Building team. The Senior Program Manager will report to the Director of the Capacity Building team and will be responsible for the day-to-day management and coordination of capacity building programs, in partnership with the team’s other Senior Program Manager. Such programs include Nonprofit Legal Assistance, Nonprofit Management Workshops, Nonprofit Management Coaching, Grantee Convenings, Building Creative Capacity, and our various cohort-based learning communities.
The Senior Program Manager will also collaborate closely with NDD’s other four programmatic teams in data collection and analysis responsibilities, liaise with external partners and government officials as needed, and ensure compliance with all federal, state and local laws, rules and agency policies governing the source of funding.
Responsibilities:
Manage the day-to-day operation of assigned capacity building programs, including managing annual outreach and recruitment efforts, developing and implementing curriculum andprofessional developmenttrainings, and managing all related program administration, scheduling, and coordination.
Manage program design and strategy for new programs, in partnership with the Director of Capacity Building and NDD’s Policy Advisor.
Conduct outreach and marketing efforts for capacity building programs to reach NYC CBDOs for thepurposeof receiving competitive proposals to available NDD funding opportunities.
Facilitate conversations with CBDOs and other stakeholders (i.e., other City agencies or institutions) on a range of complex issues and projects that impact commercial corridors.
Provide support to additional programs as assigned with the goal of increasing the capacity of CBDOs to operate efficiently, demonstrate good governance practices, and implement effective commercial revitalization projects.
Lead data collection and analysis.
Develop and deliver public presentations, briefings, and other written / verbal materials to strategically communicate key project objectives, findings, and recommendations to agency senior staff, and other external stakeholders.
Serve as a responsive and insightful representative of SBS at BID Board of Directors meetings and public events….
Title: Senior Program Manager, Capacity Building
Company: City of New York
Location: New York, New York, USA
Category: Management, Non-Profit & Social Impact
