Director of Community Strategy

WHAT YOU WILL DO

The Director of Community Strategy will build the external and internal organizational infrastructure of the newly formed Community Strategy Team. The work is needed to implement the common agenda of a collective impact effort for Hunting Park, Nicetown and East Tioga, led by the Broad, Germantown, and Erie Collaborative (BGEC). Key responsibilities include building and nurturing critical relationships, establishing internal operating systems and providing administrative support, while simultaneously overseeing multiple projects. The overarching responsibility of this role is to facilitate collaboration to achieve community revitalization, building on the existing foundation and establishing new approaches and directions. The person in this role will be expected to aggressively pursue strategies and identify new opportunities to broaden BGEC’s funding base, increase resident engagement, create long-range goals and plans, increase public understanding and visibility of BGEC’s shared mission and programs, along with strengthening the collaborative’s infrastructure.

The Director of Community Strategy will provide leadership while overseeing the strategic, programmatic, financial, and management operations for this vital initiative, expanding our collective impact and allowing us to better serve neighborhood residents. This member of the leadership team will play a crucial role in fostering strong relationships, building public goodwill, and ensuring the long-term sustainability of the initiative.

REQUIRED COMPETENCIES

• System Thinking: Ability to view social problems as complex, interrelated systems; ability to identify means of improvement in complex systems.
• Facilitative Leadership: Ability to guide groups toward shared goals, fostering collaboration and encouraging participation to achieve desired outcomes.
• Catalyzing Collective Action: Possessing the self-awareness and self-management necessary to engage others meaningfully toward action
• Abstract Reasoning: Recognizes patterns in what may look chaotic, and leverages those to see a path forward.
• Initiative: Acts thoughtfully and responsibly in the face of challenges; organizes efforts effectively.
• Adaptability: Remains flexible, resilient, and curious in the face of changes and resistance.
• Growth Mindset: Sees failures as temporary and as sources of learning; models willingness and ability to evolve as an individual; receives critical feedback and uses it to adapt.
• Racial Equity at the Center: Ensuring root cause issues related to issues of historical injustice and systemic bias are factored into actions and relationships.
• Data Orientation: Comfortable with preparing and using data visualizations; ability to use data analytics to make decisions and to tell a story.

ESSENTIAL RESPONSIBILITIES

Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the following essential responsibilities.

• Possess an ability to interact authentically with multiple constituencies and across lines of difference.
• Encourage and facilitate dialogue, discussion, and problem solving among key stakeholders, particularly partner organizations.
• Build consensus across various stakeholder groups.
• Lead the exploration of local partnership opportunities.
• Establish internal operating systems, including (1) budgeting and financial accountability, (2) tracking and reporting progress toward goals and other success metrics, and (3) communications.
• Coordinate strategic and shared measurement planning processes.
• Participate in setting annual and quarterly goals aligned to the strategic plan.
• Serve as the primary liaison between BGEC and Purpose-Built Communities, a national leader in strengthening neighborhoods to open pathways to prosperity and opportunity for all.
• Facilitate activities to enhance equity throughout BGEC’s initiatives.

QUALIFICATIONS

• Bachelor's degree, and/or equivalent experience in public administration, social work, urban planning, nonprofit management, or a related field.
• 5+ years of experience in workforce development, community services, or neighborhood revitalization with demonstrated success in managing complex programs and teams.
• Strong leadership skills, with experience in supervising staff and overseeing the implementation of programs aimed at economically disadvantaged communities.
• Proven ability to collaborate effectively with external partners, manage relationships, and deliver impactful community programs.
• Experience working in urban communities, with a deep understanding of the social, economic, and cultural challenges facing residents.
• Excellent communication, organizational, and project management skills, with the ability to manage multiple responsibilities and deadlines simultaneously.
• Comfort and experience in having race and equity related conversations with various groups of individuals.
• Keen interest in, a genuine passion for, and deep personal commitment to advancing the community revitalization effort in the Hunting Park-East Tioga-Nicetown neighborhood.
• Capacity to facilitate visionary thinking and to articulate a clear, collective vision that will motivate and inspire the collaboration.
• Naturally creative, entrepreneurial, and eager to find innovative ways to launch and sustain North10 Philadelphia’s current and future initiatives and engage residents.
• A strong public presence and the ability to represent North 10 Philadelphia effectively before a wide range of audiences.
• Politically savvy, patient, and collaborative with excellent follow-through.
• Capable of organizing community meetings, securing arrangements and preparing all components needed for constructive discussion.
• Excellent oral and written communication and active listening skills
• General understanding of marketing best practices.
• Expertise in Microsoft Office Suite.
• Fluent in English and Spanish, preferred.

Your compensation package also includes the following:

Health Benefits

401(k)

Paid Time Off (PTO)

Company Paid Holidays:

Fluency in English and Spanish, preferred.