Youth Partnerships Manager

Job Description

The NYC Mayor's Office administers all city services, public property, most public agencies, and enforces all city, state, and federal laws within New York City. New York City's Mayor, Eric Adams is head of the executive branch of New York City's government. Mayor Adams has served the people of New York City as an NYPD officer, State Senator, and Brooklyn Borough President. The Adams' Administration is leading the fight to make New York City's economy stronger, reduce inequality, improve public safety, and build a stronger, healthier city that delivers for all New Yorkers. As an agency, we value fairness, helpfulness, transparency, leadership and build our teams around these values. For current job opportunities visit our NYC Service is a division of the Mayor's Office that provides meaningful access, opportunity, and resources for communities to come together and answer the call to serve NYC. We envision a city where New Yorkers are united by service and together, build a culture where New Yorkers uplift one another and take responsibility for the success of our city. To learn more about NYC Service and connect to volunteer opportunities, visit nyc.gov/service. The Youth Partnerships Manager supports the Community Engagement team to lead and manage strategic corporate and business partnerships to benefit NYC Service youth programs.

This position will work in collaborating with the Corporate Partnerships Manager and the Youth Strategies Manager to develop and anchor high quality youth programing that engages private and public entities. Responsibilities include but are not limited to: Project Management & Expansion:

- Lead strategy to promote youth-centered engagement between corporate/business partners and NYC

youth and young adults, building commitment to authentic and mutually beneficial partnerships.

- Oversee management of youth engagement in corporate service programs/initiatives, including:

o Working with the Deputy Chief Service Officer to develop and lead a new STEP Program

initiative centered around young girls,

as well as other marginalized and vulnerable youth groups o Collaborating with the Corporate

Partnerships

Manager to bolster additional opportunities for youth to connect to mentors in several initiatives:

coordinating one

off Speed Mentoring sessions for young women with corporate and city partners; coordinating longer

term (5 session) engagement with our STEP Mentoring Program (in collaboration with DYCD and

other city agencies); and hosting an Annual Citywide Speed Mentoring Day each spring o Recruit, train,

and coach volunteers to support

positive youth development o Overseeing the Be In-Kind portfolio with mayoral employees and business

partners, including an annual Secret Snowflake campaign to provide gifts for families during the holiday

season and Project

Move-In each spring to provide materials for college bound youth who are in transition from moving out

of NYC shelters

- Coordinate space for mentoring events, to connect to and get resources directly to youth-centered

programs in the formulation and implementation of employee volunteer engagement and/or days of

service

- Design resources and tools to support city agencies and their youth to effectively engage with college

and career mentors

- Support Corporate Partnerships Manager with the NYC Corporate Volunteer Council to bring business

partners together to hear about needs and Mayoral priorities from City agency partners, including

quarterly meetings and an annual corporate summit

- Identify ongoing youth-centered opportunities to position NYC Service as a thought leader in the

corporate social responsibility/employee volunteer engagement space Corporate Partnerships and

Stewardship:

- Manage portfolio of city agencies relationships and cultivate new partners with a goal of achieving a

strong connection to NYC Service, youth development, and sense of mission alignment

- Engage city agency partners long-term and offering tangible touch points for their youth through

volunteer engagement opportunities

- Collaborate with NYC Service teams to cultivate corporate volunteer, in-kind, and financial support

for programs

- Oversee the maintenance of systems and records for all corporate prospects and supporters

Qualifications

1. A baccalaureate degree from an accredited college and two years of experience in community work or community centered activities in an area related to the duties described above; or

2. High school graduation or equivalent and six years of experience in community work or community centered activities in an area related to the duties as described above; or

3. Education and/or experience which is equivalent to "1" or "2" above. However, all candidates must have at least one year of experience as described in "1" above.

Additional Information

The City of New York is an inclusive equal opportunity employer committed to recruiting and retaining a diverse workforce and providing a work environment that is free from discrimination and harassment based upon any legally protected status or protected characteristic, including but not limited to an individual's sex, race, color, ethnicity, national origin, age, religion, disability, sexual orientation, veteran status, gender identity, or pregnancy.