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Posted on October 9, 2011
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Associate Director of Program Strategies
Living Cities
New York,
New York
Living Cities - Associate Director of Program Strategies
Living Cities, a collaborative of 22 of the world’s largest foundations and financial institutions, supports bold and promising approaches to bring opportunities and the power of mainstream markets to urban neighborhoods and residents historically left behind. We execute our mission through strategic deployment of loans, grants, and the intellectual capital and convening power of our membership. Over the past 15 years, our members have collectively invested more than $1 billion in America’s cities, an investment that has resulted in over $16 billion in development and follow-on investments. Yet our members are not simply funders. They participate at the senior management level on the Living Cities Board of Directors and contribute the time of 80+ expert staff toward crafting and implementing our agenda.
The Program Strategies Cluster is responsible for the development and implementation of Living Cities’ substantive work. This work falls primarily into two categories: Research & Development, focused on advancing nationally significant innovation in areas including Education, Green Economy, Income & Assets, and Transit-Oriented Development; and The Integration Initiative, which provides $80 million in grants, below-market-rate debt, and commercial debt to five regions to help them tackle persistent barriers to opportunity for low-income residents, including education, housing, health care, transit and jobs.
ABOUT THE POSITION:
Working under the leadership of the Director of Program Strategies and with an outstanding team of Program Associates and consultants, the Associate Director plays a pivotal role in driving Cluster operations while ensuring that Cluster activities are carried out in a manner consistent with Living Cities’ mission, strategic framework and organizational values. Primary responsibilities include:
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Staffing the Living Cities Program Committee in partnership with the Director of Program Strategies, including setting strategic direction; interpreting and carrying through Committee guidance into operations, policy and procedure; preparing meeting content; and resourcing the Director of Program Strategies and Committee co-chairs
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Serving as the steward of the Cluster’s strategy and operations, including: managing all Research & Development grantmaking activities (approximately $3,000,000 per year) end-to-end; drafting and monitoring the Cluster’s work plan; aligning and coordinating work with other Living Cities Clusters; supervising Associate-level positions and hiring and supervising consultants as directed
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Serving as “lieutenant” for the Cluster, managing special projects and addressing exigencies as they arise, developing productive relationships with members, grantees and partners, and representing Living Cities at national meetings and conferences
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Coordinating the design, preparation, and project management of three to five issue-based, strategic convenings for Living Cities Members, and the field at large, each year
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Establishing and implementing a strategic communications agenda in coordination with colleagues across the organization
CANDIDATE REQUIREMENTS:
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Master’s degree or equivalent training and experience in a relevant field (including policy, philanthropy and/or advocacy)
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Minimum of ten years work experience, including program direction, policy leadership and/or grantmaking
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Experience with: designing and facilitating trainings and meetings; managing large work groups; providing technical assistance to community-based and public sector practitioners; and/or hiring, supervising, and evaluating staff, interns, and consultants
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Demonstrated knowledge of urban policy and issues affecting low-income urban residents from multiple perspectives
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Competencies including: ability to collaborate effectively with others and build effective partnerships; cultural competency to work across sectors, populations and settings; ability to conduct difficult conversations and navigate complex political environments
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Skills including: written and oral communication, including editing and public speaking; creativity, strategic management and analysis, combined with high level of organization and attention to detail; strong interpersonal and problem solving skills
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Personal attributes including: resourcefulness and resiliency; ability to find multiple paths to getting a job done; proven ability to manage multiple priorities and deadlines in a demanding, emergent design environment; good sense of humor and team play
COMPENSATION AND BENEFITS:
Salary commensurate with experience Application Instructions
Apply online at http://on-ramps.com/jobs/660
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