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City of New York · 1 month ago

ASSISTANT DIRECTOR, FINANCIAL CAPABILITY AND RESIDENT BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT

Brooklyn, NY

Full-time

Onsite

Lead/Staff, Director/Executive

4+ years exp

The City of New York is seeking an Assistant Director for the Financial Capability and Resident Business Development at the New York City Housing Authority. This role focuses on improving economic opportunities for residents by developing and implementing programs and partnerships aimed at enhancing financial literacy, asset building, and business development outcomes.

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Responsibilities

Manage partnerships with other government agencies, financial institutions, community-based partners and other organizations to maximize efficient use of resources and increase access to services for residents. Develop new partnerships as needed

Work with NYCHA leadership, colleagues and external partners to develop, refine and implement data driven strategies to assist NYCHA residents in increasing their assets and earnings over time. This includes developing ways to support NYCHA residents to establish or repair credit, increase assets, increase savings, reduce debt (including becoming timely rent payers), and/or establishing or growing their own business

Oversee the existing portfolio of REES resident business development initiatives including the Business Pathways series, market access and business growth opportunities for NYCHA entrepreneurs including the Governors Island and NYC Boss Up partnerships. Work to attract philanthropy that will support and grow resident business development initiatives

Oversee the existing portfolio of REES financial literacy and asset building initiatives including the financial literacy education, Rent as a Credit Building Tool pilot, free tax preparation, and homeownership education

Ensure that NYCHA policies are aligned with an effort to support residents’ business development and growth. Lead campaign efforts to increase resident awareness of related NYCHA policies. Coordinate bi-annual webinars for business development partners on NYCHA policy and rent collection procedures

Provide technical support to organizations/collaborations to ensure that an understanding of the implications of NYCHA policy and procedure is incorporated into service delivery for residents seeking financial counseling, asset building and resident business development services

Oversee a unit of 2 full-time staff plus program consultants and interns

Qualification

Supervisory experienceEconomic support servicesPartnership developmentFinancial literacyBusiness developmentData-driven strategiesCommunity engagement

Required

A baccalaureate degree from an accredited college or university, plus four years of satisfactory full-time experience performing work related to providing employment related services or economic support services to persons in need, at least eighteen months of this experience must have been in a supervisory or managerial capacity

A four-year high school diploma or its educational equivalent and eight years of full-time experience equivalent to '1' above; at least eighteen months of this experience must have been in a supervisory or managerial capacity

Education and/or experience equivalent to '1' or '2' above. College credits from an accredited college or university may be substituted for experience on the basis of 30 semester credits for one year; year of work experience. However, all candidates must have at least a four-year high school diploma or its educational equivalent and at least eighteen months of experience must have been in a supervisory or managerial capacity as described in '1' above