Community Outreach & Organizing Manager - The Center

Classification: Part-Time | Non-Exempt

Reports to: Director of Policy & Government Affairs

Salary & Benefits: $40 per hour. The Center offers a comprehensive benefits package that includes medical and a 401k retirement plan with an employer contribution. We also offer a generous paid time off policy.

Schedule: This position is regularly scheduled to work 25 hours per week, generally Monday through Friday. Work days and hours may shift depending on scheduling needs; typical part-time schedule will be 10:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. Flexibility required.

Summary: The Community Outreach & Organizing Manager is responsible for overseeing the development and implementation of ROAR to Rise and the Activist-in-Residence Fellowship programs, ensuring effective facilitation, coordination, and program management. Some travel may be required. The Manager also plays a critical role in The Center's Advocacy program by engaging in community organizing, civic education training, and volunteer engagement. 

Essential Duties and Responsibilities: 

• Work across teams to develop the program design and the curriculum plan for the ROAR to Rise and the Activist-in-Residence Fellowship programs through the 2024-2025 program cycle.
• Provide pragmatic guidance to program participants; offer one-on-one mentorship and coaching to support each cohort.
• Facilitate weekly coaching sessions and conduct meetings with program participants; conduct individual and group check-ins as needed.
• Provide external relationship-building on behalf of fellowship projects, connecting with external partners, community organizations, community leaders, and elected officials.
• Manage relationships with current and former fellowship alumni to support and cultivate fellowship project proposals, program design and development.
• Manage the application administration and review of each program, considering input from a cross-section of staff, board members, partners, members and clients of The Center.
• Maintain the programmatic budget that incorporates project needs, including relevant conferences, training and networking opportunities
• Manage interns, volunteers, and provide relevant support staff as needed. 
• Other duties as assigned.

Position requirements:

• Bachelor's degree in a human service, policy, advocacy or related field preferred; or equivalent transferable professional and educational experience.
• Three (3) to five (5) years of campaign leadership, organizing and base-building, and/or coalition-building experience.
• Demonstrated success and experience in project coordination; building or working in and for coalitions.
• Social media and digital campaign experience a plus. 
• Experience with recruitment and retention of community and civic leaders around a common cause or campaign.
• Familiarity with policy and movement building landscape of New York, with a particular focus on the LGBT community.
• Prior experience working in coalitions with diverse communities and an understanding of intersectional oppressions with a commitment to inclusive, multicultural programming.
• Bilingual or multilingual, a plus.
• Strong administrative, organization, and written/verbal communication skills.
• Strong time management and organizational skills, as well as the ability to manage multiple projects at once.
• Demonstrated ability to take initiative, work independently, meet deadlines and deliver a quality final product.
• Excellent interpersonal skills with an ability to interact with a wide range of personalities and diverse community members.
• Knowledge, understanding and experience working with LGBTQ+, TGNC, POC, and Immigrant populations, including knowledge of the spectrum of gender identity, transgender issues, immigration, and POC issues.
• Thoughtful and articulate analysis on the structural and institutional racism and bias and the spectrum of gender identity and bias, in consideration of the impacts and outcomes in the decision-making process throughout the department or program and on underserved and historically oppressed communities.
• A strong commitment to the mission of The Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender Community Center

The Center's Commitment to Equity & Inclusivity:

The Center was born of community activism in response to the AIDS epidemic, ensuring a place for LGBTQ people to access information, care, and support that they were not receiving elsewhere. We opened in 1983 to help people who had doors constantly closed in their faces, ostracized by family, friends, and shunned by the general society. Since that time, we have continually provided a wide array of services and programs to serve our community, with an intentional focus on providing support to those who are most vulnerable. We have always taken great care to be a space that responds to community need; engaging in diversity, equity and inclusion work is another outgrowth of those ongoing efforts. We recognize that in order to help LGBTQ individuals and our diverse community achieve parity in health, justice, opportunity and success outcomes, our organization must hold a strong foundation and competency in, as well as invest organizational focus on, equity and inclusion frameworks, practices and policies. This is also true in our hiring and retention of staff. 

The Center is an Equal Opportunity Employer.