Interim NYC Executive Director

Since 1984, STRIVE has helped individuals facing significant barriers to employment gain access to meaningful careers, economic mobility, and long‑term opportunity. Through its proven Five‑Pillar Model, STRIVE combines career readiness, occupational skills training, career coaching, job placement assistance, and lifetime support to help participants secure and sustain employment. Over four decades, STRIVE and its affiliates have served more than 90,000 individuals nationwide.

Today, STRIVE operates direct‑service sites in New York City, Atlanta, Birmingham, New Orleans, and Northern New Jersey, and plans to open a new site in Houston in spring 2027. STRIVE also supports a growing network of partner‑operated programs across the country. The organization has earned national recognition for achieving strong outcomes while serving individuals who face some of the greatest barriers to employment, including housing instability, justice‑system involvement, and substance use recovery.

STRIVE is now embarking on an ambitious next chapter. Guided by a multi‑year growth plan, developed with the support of The Bridgespan Group, the organization aims to serve 20,000 individuals annually by 2036 through a growing network of direct‑operated and partner‑operated sites, positioning STRIVE as the nation's leading employment partner for highly barriered jobseekers. Over the next decade, STRIVE expects to serve approximately 110,000 individuals, generating an estimated $1.5 billion in wage gains and transforming economic opportunity for families and communities across the country.

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STRIVE NYC is preparing for an executive leadership transition following the departure of its Executive Director. STRIVE is seeking an experienced Interim Executive Director to provide steady, hands‑on leadership during this important transition as it prepares to launch a search for a permanent Executive Director.

Reporting to STRIVE's President and CEO, the Interim Executive Director will lead the day‑to‑day operations of the NYC site and prepare the team for the arrival of the permanent Executive Director. The Interim Executive Director will provide centralized leadership for the team, including: setting clearer expectations, strengthening cross‑program collaboration, identifying challenges in achieving desired program outcomes, implementing solutions to improve program outcomes, and ensuring focused attention to contractual commitments.

The Interim Executive Director will work closely with the CEO, NYC program leaders, STRIVE's finance and development teams, Executive Directors in other markets, government and philanthropic partners, employer partners, and community stakeholders.

This is an opportunity for an accomplished interim nonprofit executive to bring structure, focus, and sound judgment to a complex, high‑impact operation. The successful candidate will be equally comfortable assessing systems, coaching senior staff, reviewing budgets and contracts, and rolling up their sleeves to address immediate operational needs.

• Provide overall executive leadership for STRIVE NYC and maintain stability, continuity, and momentum throughout the transition.
• Quickly develop an understanding of STRIVE NYC's people, programs, contracts, finances, partnerships, and operating environment.
• Establish clear organizational priorities and ensure that staff understand their roles, responsibilities, decision‑making authority, and performance expectations.
• Identify which issues require action during the interim period and which should be reserved for the CEO or incoming permanent Executive Director.
• Preserve…