Boroughwide Americans Initiative Director; Harlem YMCA

Overview

Full-Time / Regular

$70,000 - $72,000 Salaried

The YMCA of Greater New York is here for all New Yorkers – to empower youth, improve health, and strengthen community. Founded in 1852, today the Y serves a diverse population of more than half a million New Yorkers who learn, grow, and thrive through programs and services at our 24 branches. Community is the cornerstone of the Y. Together, we connect active, engaged New Yorkers to build stronger communities.

To help fulfill our mission, we cultivate a culture of learning, leading, and collaboration to enhance community impact. Through our talented staff and “LEAP” career framework (Leadership, Empowerment, Accountability, Personal Growth), we are committed to a people-first approach that fosters trust, inclusion, growth, and development for all.

The Harlem YMCA is seeking a Borough wide New Americans Initiative Director who will lead the strategy, implementation, fidelity, outreach, partnership development, and quality of the New Americans Initiative (NAI) programs and services, including oversight of contracts and collaborations that expand reach and impact across all five boroughs (Brooklyn, Bronx, Queens, Manhattan, and Staten Island).

• Program Planning and Implementation:
  Use NAI best practices and standards to develop short and long-term plans for programs; monitor progress, assure compliance, and evaluate performance.
• Meet and/or exceed contractual deliverables across program sites.
• Design, implement, and lead borough wide targeted outreach strategies to increase awareness, enrollment, and equitable access to New Americans Initiative programs, including referral networks and underserved populations.
• Manage outreach and engagement opportunities to build program visibility and trust within communities.
• Develop, manage, and sustain strategic partnerships with community-based organizations, educational institutions, workforce providers, and public agencies to enhance program access and outcomes.
• Oversee contract implementation and compliance, ensuring deliverables, reporting, and performance standards are met in coordination with funders and partners, internally and externally.
• Lead strategic partnership development across boroughs to expand service delivery, co-create programming, and strengthen referral systems.
• Represent the NAI in cross-sector coalitions and community initiatives to advance immigrant inclusion and access.
• Assess community needs, create and implement programs to address those needs, and develop systems to measure program success.
• Work proactively to meet participants’ needs and address questions and concerns. Set annual priority objectives to improve participants’ experience.
• Analyze participant data and community demographics to identify trends and make proactive decisions that will drive innovative programming, enrollment, and program growth, meeting the needs of the community in keeping with the NAI priority objectives and strategic plan.
• Lead collaboration between the Branch, community, and program to increase overall participation and impact.
• Identify local marketing opportunities unique to the area and communities being served.
• Research, facilitate, and build quality programs that increase participant retention and provide participant satisfaction.
• Work collaboratively with Branch staff to develop new inclusive programs.
• Successfully maintain and continue to improve the quality of NAI programming.

• Supervise program and instructional staff by articulating expectations, displaying model behavior, maintaining open lines of communication, and being clear about roles and relationships.
• Create a positive environment and experience for participants and members and serve as a role model for staff.
• Maintain a climate that attracts, retains, and motivates top-quality personnel.
• Anticipate conflicts and facilitate resolution.
• Set annual priority objectives to improve service based on annual staff evaluations or participant evaluation/feedback.
• Plan and facilitate staff development opportunities to address staff needs. Identify relevant external training opportunities for staff.
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