Interim Assistant Director

Location: New York

The Opportunity El Puente is seeking a thoughtful, organized, and values-driven professional to serve as the Interim Assistant Director of the Beacon Leadership Center through November 30, 2026.This temporary leadership opportunity is ideal for someone who is passionate about youth development, community building, and social justice, and who thrives in a dynamic environment where program operations, staff support, and relationship-building all come together.

Working closely with the Beacon Director, the Interim Assistant Director will help ensure the successful day-to-day operation of a vibrant community center serving children, youth, families, and adults. This role plays a key part in maintaining strong systems, supporting staff, strengthening programming, and helping the Beacon continue to be a welcoming and transformative space for the Williamsburg community.

For someone who enjoys both big-picture thinking and hands-on problem solving, this is an opportunity to step into meaningful leadership and contribute to work that centers creativity, community voice, and collective action

About El Puente Founded in 1982, El Puente is a youth-centered human rights organization rooted in Brooklyn and Puerto Rico, using the arts, education, and environmental justice as tools to inspire and nurture leadership for peace and justice.

For over four decades, El Puente has been building community-led movements grounded in self-determination, where young people, families, and communities are not only participants, but leaders shaping the future of their neighborhoods and beyond. Through a holistic leadership and membership model, the organization creates spaces where culture, identity, and activism intersect.

El Puente’s work spans Youth Leadership Centers across Brooklyn, a nationally recognized public high school, environmental justice initiatives, and organizing efforts that place community voice at the center of change. From local neighborhoods to global conversations, the organization continues to stand at the forefront of movements for equity, climate justice, and human rights.

At its core, El Puente is deeply relational, intergenerational, and community-rooted. The work is dynamic and responsive, grounded in the lived experiences of the communities it serves. As the organization continues to grow, it remains committed to strengthening both its programs and the systems that sustain them, ensuring that its impact is not only powerful, but enduring.

The Role The Interim Assistant Director supports the overall administration, operations, and programmatic leadership of the El Puente Beacon Leadership Center, a comprehensive community center that offers after-school, evening, summer, and year-round programming for children, youth, adults, and families.

Reporting to the Beacon Director, this role helps oversee the systems and relationships that allow the Beacon to operate effectively and with care. The Interim Assistant Director supports staff supervision, scheduling, compliance, recruitment, and the implementation of programming that reflects El Puente’s mission and 12 Principles.

This is both a strategic and highly hands-on role, ideal for someone who is organized, collaborative, and comfortable balancing operational responsibilities with direct engagement in youth and community development.

This is a temporary full-time position expected to run through November 30th, 2026.

Key Responsibilities Program Operations & Administration Partner with the Beacon Director to oversee daily operations and administrative systems that support effective program delivery.

Maintain organized systems for attendance, participant records, staff files, data entry, and communication.

Ensure compliance with organizational, health and safety, and funder requirements.

Supervise Administrator-on-Duty (AOD) functions, including building operations, communication, safety procedures, and end-of-day closeout.

Support staff scheduling and coverage planning.

Assist with financial and administrative tasks, including invoices, check requests, timesheets, and budget tracking.

Attend staff meetings, trainings, workshops, and organizational events.

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