Avp, Food - New York, United States - United Way of New York City

United Way of New York City
United Way of New York City
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New York, United States

3 weeks ago

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Description

Reports to:
VP, Food & Benefits Access


Organization Summary:


United Way of New York City (UWNYC) is a nonprofit mobilizing people and organizations to eradicate barriers and create opportunities that improve the lives of low-income New Yorkers.

Part of the United Way Worldwide system, one of the world's most recognized charitable brands, we envision caring communities in which all individuals and families have access to quality education and the opportunity to lead healthy and financially secure lives.

We strive to model our values in all our relationships, both internal and external:
Collaboration, Compassion, Integrity, Accountability, and Superior Performance.


Position Overview:


Primary Responsibilities:


Program Leadership

  • Assist in the development and implementation of new FBA programs and services.
  • Work collaboratively across the Community Impact department to forge creative partnerships that achieve impact.

Relationship management

  • Develop excellent working relationships with stakeholders including emergency food providers, peer groups, government partners, funders, vendors, and subcontractors.
  • Align with Government Relations to develop and promote FBA policy priorities.
  • Serve as FBA representative on emergency food and benefits access working groups and coalitions.

Team Management

  • Assist with the management of a diverse team and serve as a thought partner in developing team structure, roles, team building activities and strategies, accountability, succession and transition plans, etc.
  • Collaborate with and support FBA program leaders to create, track, adhere to, and modify workplans and budgets.
  • Serve as a key liaison with internal departments (Finance, Organizational Learning and Development, etc.) to ensure alignment and common goals.

Operations Leadership

  • Facilitate coordination across the FBA team to document and enhance grantmaking tools and strategies.
  • Support team in adhering to narrative, financial and other reports due to funders and partners.
  • Support the development and ongoing review of the FBA annual plan and strategy.
  • Use Results Count Framework to track team goals.
  • Conduct site visits of emergency food providers across the city.

Skills, Knowledge, and Experience:


  • Bachelor's degree in nonprofit management, social sciences, nutrition, public health, social work, or a related field plus ten years of experience, or a Master's degree plus five years of experience
  • Supervisory and team management experience.
  • Deep understanding of social determinants of health, structural racism and other systemic barriers that contribute to food and financial insecurity.
  • Strategic program planning, management, and evaluation skills, including government grant administration experience.
  • Excellent writing, editing, verbal, and presentation skills.
  • Innovative thinker, with a track record of translating strategic thinking into action plans and results.
  • Experience with using population and program data to inform decisionmaking.
  • Excellent judgment and creative problemsolving skills
  • Ability to advocate for and manage budget priorities.
  • Experience in grantmaking is preferred.
  • Presence and confidence to project credibility to stakeholders
  • A passion for UWNYC's mission, vision, and accomplishments

Key Competencies**:


  • Strategic planning skills
  • Planning and project management skills
  • Collaborative and communicative
  • Prioritizes accountability.
  • High cultural competency

Salary range:

- $87,767 - $ 153,593
Additional Requirements:

  • Background check
  • UWNYC is presently on a Hybrid/In-Person work schedule.

United Way of NYC Core Competencies for All Staff
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Mission Focused: Catalyze others' commitment to the mission to create real social change that leads to better lives and healthier communities. This drives their performance and professional motivations.
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Relationship-Oriented: Understands that people come before processes and is astute in cultivating and managing relationships toward a common goal.
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Collaborator: Understands the roles and contributions of all sectors of the community and can mobilize resources (financial and human) through meaningful engagement.
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Results Driven: Dedicated to shared and measurable goals for the common good: creating, resourcing, scaling and leveraging strategies and innovations for broad investment and impact.
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Brand Steward: Steward of the brand and understands his/her role in growing and protecting the reputation and results of the greater network**.
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