Senior Project Manager, Economic Mobility

Senior Project Manager, Economic Mobility

New York, New York, United States

Our Vision: To make New York City the global model for inclusive innovation and economic growth, fueled by the City's diverse people and businesses.

Our Mission: Creating a vibrant, inclusive, and globally competitive economy for all New Yorkers.

Position Overview: The Senior Project Manager (SPM) of Economic Mobility is an exciting opportunity for a business- and equity-minded, highly collaborative individual to help advance NYCEDC's economic mobility initiative. As part of the Equity and Community Impact Division, the SPM will support the development and management of relationships and partnerships with businesses, workforce development providers, CBOs, and academia to advance NYCEDC's priorities across verticals. These include urban planning and community development, real asset management, and industry growth (e.g., tech, green economy, creative, life sciences, etc.).

While the SPM will engage with a diverse set of stakeholders, topic areas, and project types, their primary area of focus will be advancing economic justice-informed, citywide and place-based workforce development initiatives. The SPM will support the execution of the portfolio of projects currently underway, as well as work collaboratively to identify additional opportunities to connect EDC's programming and industry initiatives with both local and citywide workforce development needs. The ideal candidate will have familiarity with the workforce development sector (e.g., the latest trends, key actors, etc.) and a commitment to advancing economic justice by expanding access to quality jobs, strengthening worker voice, and building pathways to family-sustaining careers.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

Stakeholder Engagement and Partnership Development

• Build relationships with workforce development service providers and other community-based organizations to create awareness of EDC programs and initiatives and identify mutually beneficial collaboration opportunities.

Program Management

• Maintain project management plans, outlines, and schedules.
• Collaborate on the implementation of the organization's economic mobility planning, citywide and placed-based strategy, and engagement efforts in key cross-departmental projects.
• Support and enhance team processes, documentation, and best practices for program management.
• Represent the department in interdepartmental working groups and collaborate effectively in cross-functional initiatives

Research

• Conduct primary and secondary quantitative and qualitative research to develop data-driven hypotheses and deliver clear, effective recommendations to address complex problems.
• Monitor external research and workforce trends, synthesizing and sharing key findings with department and agency leadership.

Communication

• Provide subject matter consultation to project teams across the organization on a variety of economic justice-informed, workforce-specific topics (e.g., placed-based strategies for neighborhood revitalization plans and city rezoning agreements; industry-specific workforce priorities for EDC's high-growth innovation sectors).
• Create and deliver presentations and memos that effectively communicate project milestones, findings, and recommendations to various audiences (e.g., senior EDC staff, City Hall, partners, etc.).
• Serve as an ambassador of EDC at workforce development events, panel presentations, conferences, community board meetings, and other community engagement events.

Additional

• Other duties as assigned.

Qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree and 3+ years of relevant experience in workforce development, project management, and partnership creation.
• Expertise in equitable economic development and/or economic justice is preferred.
• Demonstrated communication skills, including verbal, written (e.g., newsletters, social media posts, reports, white papers, website language, etc.), presentation and public speaking skills, with experience tailoring messages for diverse audiences.
• Proven ability to build and maintain strong professional relationships with internal and external partners, enabling effective cross-functional collaboration.
• Exceptional project management and organizational skills, with a track record of delivering complex initiatives under tight deadlines.
• Demonstrated quantitative skills a plus (e.g., research analysis and interpretation of complex datasets to inform decision-making).
• Experience in strategy, management consulting, public policy, public service, social enterprise, and/or innovation is a plus.
• New York City residence is required within 180 days of hire.

Salary Range

$78,000 - $80,000 USD

About Us: New York City Economic Development Corporation is a mission-driven, nonprofit organization that works for a vibrant, inclusive, and globally competitive economy for all New Yorkers. We take a comprehensive approach, through four main strategies: strengthen confidence in NYC as a great place to do business; grow innovative sectors, with a focus on equity; build neighborhoods as places to live, learn, work, and play; and deliver sustainable infrastructure for communities and the city's future economy.

NYCEDC is committed to offering competitive benefits to support employee health, happiness, and work-life balance. We offer comprehensive benefits and unique perks to ensure NYCEDC employees flourish in their professional and personal lives:

• Generous employer subsidized health insurance
• Medical, dental, and pharmacy plans
• Vision and hearing benefits
• Flexible spending accounts for healthcare and dependent care
• Short term and long-term disability coverage
• 100% employer covered life insurance and supplemental life insurance coverage
• Up to 25 vacation days
• Floating Holidays and Summer Fridays
• Parental leave - up to 20 paid weeks
• Retirement savings programs
  • Company-paid 401(a) defined contribution plan
  • 457(b) tax-advantaged retirement savings plan
• Tuition Reimbursement program
• Continuing education and professional development
• Public Service Loan Forgiveness (PSLF) eligible employer
• College savings plan
• Backup childcare
• Gym membership discounts
• A Calm.com membership for mindfulness and mental health support
• Employee discounts through Plum Benefits and much more

Benefits listed above may vary based on the length and nature of your employment with New York City Economic Development Corporation. These benefits are subject to be modified at any time, at the discretion of the organization.

The New York City Economic Development Corporation is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Our Diversity, Equity, and Social Responsibility Mission is to create a People First strategy by attracting, retaining, and engaging a diverse and talented workforce. Like the city of New York, NYCEDC knows our strength comes from each of our connected parts, making the fabric of our organization better and stronger because of our unique employees' talents.