Assistant Vice President of Economic Development

6 days ago


New York, New York, United States New York City Economic Development Corporation Full time
About the Role

We are seeking a highly skilled and experienced Economic Mobility Strategist to join our team at the New York City Economic Development Corporation. As an Assistant Vice President of Economic Development, you will play a critical role in driving our organization's mission to create a vibrant, inclusive, and globally competitive economy for all New Yorkers.

Key Responsibilities
  • Stakeholder Engagement: Build and maintain relationships with key stakeholders, including workforce development service providers, community-based organizations, and City agencies, to create awareness of our programs and initiatives and identify mutually beneficial collaboration opportunities.
  • Program Management: Develop and manage project management plans, outlines, and schedules to ensure the successful implementation of our economic mobility planning, placed-based strategy, and engagement efforts.
  • Research: Conduct primary and secondary quantitative and qualitative research to develop data-driven hypotheses and deliver clear, effective recommendations to address complex problems.
  • Partnership Development: Design partnership frameworks and proposals based on an analysis of prospective partner organizations' missions, objectives, capacity, and alignment with our priorities.
  • Communication: Provide subject matter consultation to project teams across the organization on workforce-specific topics, create and deliver presentations and memos that effectively communicate project milestones, findings, and recommendations, and serve as a spokesperson, representative, and ambassador of our organization at workforce development events.
Requirements
  • Undergraduate degree and 5+ years of relevant experience in workforce development, project management, and partnership creation.
  • Demonstrated communication skills, including verbal, written, presentation, and public speaking skills.
  • Proven track record of developing and maintaining strong professional relationships with internal and external senior clients and parties, including successful cross-functional collaboration.
  • A strategic thinker with the ability to look at the big picture and search for insightful, creative solutions.
  • Demonstrated ability to manage complex projects against tight timelines and provide creative, innovative, and effective solutions.
  • Proficiency in creating client-ready slides and writing concise memos on project status or research findings.
  • Demonstrated quantitative skills, including reading and interpreting financial models, Excel proficiency, and working with data sets.
  • Expertise in equitable economic development is preferred.
  • Experience in strategy, management consulting, public policy, social enterprise, and/or innovation is highly preferred.
  • New York City residence is required within 180 days of hire.


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