Vice President of External Affairs

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• Vice President of External Affairs DEPARTMENT : External Affairs REPORTS TO : Chief External Affairs Officer FLSA : Exempt SALARY RANGES : $130,000 - $160,000   About the Center The Center for New York City Neighborhoods, Inc. (the “Center”) is a not-for-profit that promotes and protects affordable homeownership so middle- and working-class families can build strong, thriving communities.
• We meet the diverse needs of homeowners by offering free, high-quality housing counseling and services, coordinating a network of service providers across the city, and providing free or low-cost loans for homeownership.  Through its work, the Center supports and expands homeownership across New York by developing programs that focus on underserved communities.
• We have successfully delivered over $500 million to homeowners in several state-wide interventions, in response to physical, financial, and health crises, working with both the city and state to expand protections for New Yorkers.
• By helping homeowners individually and systematically, the Center achieves lasting change.
• To date, the Center, together with its partners, has helped more than 250,000 low- and moderate-income (LMI) families with a median annual income of $46,000 keep their homes and gain financial stability, preserving over $10 billion in neighborhood property value across New York.    Position Summary  Reporting to the Chief External Affairs Officer, the Vice President of External Affairs will advance our external vision and goals to stabilize homeowners across New York, helping execute an ambitious agenda that leverages our policy, marketing & communications, and digital products teams.
• This leader will utilize their expertise and experience in affordable homeownership and related fields such as community development and consumer mortgage lending to identify opportunities and achieve policy, storytelling, and other external wins on behalf of New York homeowners.  In this newly formed role, the VP will help execute an updated and ambitious strategic vision & plan that the Center is currently building collaboratively.
• Working with the Chief External Affairs Officer, the VP will develop and execute an updated External Affairs Strategy to meet the goals of this organization-wide plan.
• This includes leading program and project management, and coordinating across dynamic cross-functional initiatives, such as advocacy campaigns, facilitating collaboration that deepens our impact.
• The Vice President will identify opportunities for our work to make a greater impact for homeowners individually and systemically and will chart how we externally achieve and uplift positive outcomes for the communities we serve.
• They will also move external stakeholders to take actions that benefit homeowners in need.
• The Vice President of External Affairs is a full-time, exempt position.

This is a hybrid role intended for candidates within commuting distance of our New York City office.    Responsibilities include, but are not limited to :

Working across the organization to ensure deliverables are met while also advancing longer-term goals around storytelling, audience development, and physical and digital assets, including leading strategies for communicating about the organization to prospective funders, peers, and other stakeholders, to maximize the Center’s impact.  Leading and overseeing three External Affairs teams :

Outstanding written and verbal communication skills; ability to communicate ideas and information, confidently, effectively, and compellingly to both internal and external stakeholders, including our key external audiences and stakeholders :

Exceptional judgment, creativity, and resourcefulness.   Values Demonstrate Ownership by showing initiative, active problem solving, being solution-oriented, acting conscientiously, and putting team results above individual accomplishments  Demonstrate Growth Mindset through resilience, humility, engaging in expansive thinking, and showing curiosity and openness to learning Work collaboratively by demonstrating the ability to work in teams, exhibiting emotional    Salary We offer a competitive salary and a comprehensive benefits package.  Application To apply for this position, please submit your cover letter with salary requirements and resume along with 3 work-related references through our website, cnycn.org .

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