Community Organizer, Hunts Point Community Partnership
Position: Community Organizer, Hunts Point Community Partnership
Reports to: Executive Director
FLSA Status: Full-Time, Exempt
The Hunts Point Alliance for Children (HPAC) is a non-profit organization transforming the lives of children and families in Hunts Point, a vibrant South Bronx neighborhood with significant opportunities to improve child well-being. Founded in 2006 in response to the low education outcomes of at-risk students in Hunts Point, HPAC pursued the bold mission of expanding the hopes and potential of the neighborhood and its families. The organization accomplishes this by nurturing children and youth to college or career. HPAC’s work falls into four program areas: Early Childhood Education, Youth Development and Scholar Support, The Family Project, and Community Building, including the Hunts Point Community Partnership.
Since 2018, the Hunts Point Alliance for Children has supported the Hunts Point Community Partnership (HPCP), funded through the Administration for Children’s Services (ACS). The Hunts Point Community Partnership (HPCP) serves as a primary prevention intervention to build social capital and resource connections for the families of the Hunts Point community. Led by a Governance Committee of local CBOs and community members, the HPCP’s strategic plan focuses on building social capital and convening local early childhood providers to connect families with early childhood resources.
HPAC and the HPCP are building on the last three years’ success as they search for a Director to manage the Community Partnership Program who can facilitate community educators, providers, and advocates' collective achievement of our common vision through strong community relationships, ongoing communication, and shared metrics that demonstrate improved well-being, developmental, and educational indicators.
The Postion:
Reporting to the HPCP Director, the Hunts Point Community Organizer will be
responsible for:
● Working with the HPCP Director to implement member recruitment strategies to recruit and retain a stable, core membership team that includes a variety of stakeholders from schools, CBOs, local government, and the business community.
● Support the HPCP Director in planning and convening Governance, Community Partnership, and other Alliance meetings, leadership tables, family advisory, and action groups.
● Engage in community outreach to youth and families and support the work of Community Ambassadors in these efforts.
● Recruit, train, and supervise (3-4) Community Ambassadors.
● Event and program management, including convening planning committees, managing follow-up, and coordinating event logistics and debriefs.
● Develop awards and recognition programs to recognize substantial and consistent contributions to the Community Partnership.
● Develop weekly resources and update emails, highlighting partner and community events, celebrations, and news.
● Manage social media accounts directly and in partnership with community ambassadors or action groups.
● Manage membership records and track member contributions, requests, and feedback on referred services.
● Complete research on relevant data pertinent to outcomes, child well-being, and city planning.
● Manage data collection and documentation of outcomes, and contribute to report drafting.
● Engage and organize Hunts Point residents around place-based issues that affect their quality of life and neighborhood livability.
● Collect information from residents and stakeholders while supporting, sustaining, and creating new ways to empower them through collaborative efforts, steaming continuous community engagement. This includes events, publications, one-on-one outreach, and recruiting new volunteers and leadership
● Collaborate with stakeholders to create ongoing education opportunities for the community around the issues they care about, empowering them to take action. This includes workshops, seminars, training, hands-on experiences, and other learning opportunities.
● Host community action group meetings and outreach members and conduct issue-based research to refine campaign context and direction.
● Support the overall efforts of the CP Director, governance team, and stakeholders, including all other tasks as assigned.
● Run HPCP social media campaigns, platforms, raffles, postings, newsletters, events, etc.
● Other duties as needed, requested, or assigned by the HPCP Director.
Core Qualifications:
● Minimum qualifications include a bachelor’s degree and at least three (2-3) years of successful, relevant experience in community-based programs engaging children, youth, and families. Or an associate degree and at least five (5) years of community organizing experience.
● Applicants should also have a demonstrated knowledge of community organizing and coalition building practice and experience engaging stakeholders with diverse backgrounds and perspectives around a common cause.
● Capacity to manage/oversee data collection and analysis efforts and experience using data to make programmatic decisions.
● Experience managing collaboratives and ability to guide discussions with multiple stakeholders; preferred familiarity with the Collective Impact model and Two-Gen approach.
● Demonstrated willingness to be flexible and versatile while focusing effectively on overarching goals.
● Ability to anticipate, understand, and respond to partners' needs to maintain relationships and advance collaborative work.
● Evidenced experience working cooperatively and effectively with others to set goals, resolve problems, and make decisions that enhance overall effectiveness.
● Skilled at setting priorities, monitoring progress toward goals, and tracking details, data, information, and activities.
● Bilingual (English/Spanish) preferred.
Compensation:
Compensation range is $45,000-$50,000. Our competitive benefits package includes
● Medical, Dental, and Vision Insurance
● 401k Retirement Plan
● 401k 3% Employer Contribution
● Pre-tax commuter benefits (Transitchek)
● DOE Holidays (winter/spring breaks)
● 11 paid holidays
● Two weeks off (paid) in August
● One week off (paid) in December
● Summer Fridays
To Apply:
Please send a thoughtful cover letter and resume to jobs@hpac10474.org with ‘Hunts Point Community Partnership Director’ in the subject line. Resumes without a cover letter not be reviewed, and all applications will be reviewed on a rolling basis.
Hunt’s Point Alliance for Children is an Equal Opportunity Employer that does not discriminate based on race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity and expression, national origin, age, marital status, disability, veteran status, genetic information, or any other basis protected by relevant national and state law.
