Senior Manager, Community Engagement

About Waterfront Alliance

Waterfront Alliance is a civic organization that brings together a diverse alliance of more than 1,100 partner organizations dedicated to creating thriving and resilient waterfronts, shorelines, and coastlines. Through community-led planning, policy advocacy, education, and collaborative action, Waterfront Alliance works to advance climate resilience,equitable waterfront access, environmental justice, and vibrant working waterfronts throughout the New York-New Jersey region.

We believe the people most impacted by climate change should playa central rolein shaping solutions. Meaningful engagement and trusted community partnerships are essential to building resilient andequitablecommunities.

Waterfront Allianceseeksan experienced and entrepreneurial

Senior Manager,Community Engagement to oversee and implement community engagement activities across the organization's growing portfolio of climate resilience, planning, education, and advocacy initiatives.

This is a senior programmatic role responsible for designing and leading community engagement strategies,facilitating workshops and public events, cultivating partnerships with community-based organizations, supporting coalition-building efforts, and ensuring community priorities are reflected in projects and policy recommendations.

The Senior Manager, Community Engagement will serve as one of Waterfront Alliance's primary ambassadors in the field. The successful candidate will be equally comfortable facilitating a neighborhood workshop, presenting before a community board, building relationships with local organizations, identifying emerging community needs, and translating community concerns into actionable programmatic and policy solutions.

The ideal candidate is a skilled relationship-builderandproject manager who can operate independently, manage multiple initiatives simultaneously, and take ownership of complex community-facing projects.

The candidate will also have experience managing and directing staff to execute a strategy.

Reports To
:
Vice President, Programs and Strategy

Classification
:
Full-Time, Exempt

Salary and Benefits
: $70,000–$80,000,commensurate with experience.

Waterfront Alliance offers a comprehensive benefits package, including employer paid medical, dental, and vision insurances; life insurance; 401K retirement plan with employer match; commuter and FSA benefits, paid time off, paid sabbatical after five years, professional development opportunities, and more.

Location
:
New York, NY (Hybrid). Waterfront Alliance has a hybrid work environment, currently requiring two days in the downtown Manhattan office.

Supervises
:
Climate Justice Fellow

Community Engagement Strategy and Implementation

• Lead engagement efforts for resilience planning, community development, climate adaptation, and waterfront-related initiatives throughout New York City, Long Island, and the broaderNY-NJ Harbor region.

• Design and implement engagement strategies that are inclusive, culturally responsive, and community-driven.

• Organize andfacilitatepublic meetings, workshops, charrettes, focus groups, listening sessions, webinars, and other engagement activities.

• Represent Waterfront Alliance at community meetings, coalition gatherings, public forums, and stakeholder events.

• Develop engagement plans that help ensure community priorities are integrated into planning and implementation processes.

Climate Informed Communities Program Leadership

• Support implementation and growth of Waterfront Alliance's Climate Informed Communities initiatives, serving as a primary point of contact for community-based climate resilience, preparedness and engagement initiatives.

• Cultivate andmaintainrelationships with community-based organizations, neighborhood leaders, advocacy groups, educational institutions, faith-based organizations, public agencies, and other community stakeholders.

• Expand Waterfront Alliance's network of community partners, particularly in frontline and historically underserved communities.

• Design and coordinate community workshops, preparedness events, and educational programming, office hours, listening sessions,and…