Careers at RFCUNYJob Openings

General

• Supervise NNSC’s Communications and Special Projects teams
• Articulate, manage, and implement the strategic agenda of NNSC’s External Affairs portfolio
• Oversee and provide strategic guidance for the External Affairs team’s programmatic activities and operational budget in coordination with NNSC’s executive leadership and Finance team
• Provide direct support as needed to key partners with regards to communications, fundraising, and other programmatic activities as needed
• Build and manage strong, functional relationships with high-level government, community, law enforcement, and philanthropic leaders; partner organizations; and academics
• Collaborate and coordinate with NNSC cross divisions for extended learning within the office; future projects for partnership; and the fulfillment of communications deliverables
• Build and lead the External Affairs team through recruitment, training, fostering professional development opportunities, and regular performance evaluations; expressing team interests and concerns to organizational leadership; and reviewing and approving timesheets for Strategic Initiatives staff
• Maintain confidentiality of sensitive personnel, programmatic, and contractual information

Communications

• Broaden public relations and media outreach via verbal, written, or in-person appearances to support NNSC public relations efforts, including serving as spokesperson at conferences and panel discussion on the work of NNSC
• Develop and maintain an organizational communications strategy, style guide, etc. in coordination with NNSC leadership and communications staff
• Direct ongoing evolution and refinement of NNSC’s communications policies and practices through team-wide strategy sessions, and problem-solving and collaboration with organizational leadership
• Respond to high-level press inquiries as needed
• Review, edit, and approve external publications for NNSC’s various projects

Development

• Identify new fundraising opportunities in partnership with NNSC leadership
• Work with NNSC’s executive team and directors to ensure the timely preparation and submission of grant/contract materials, with the scope of involvement depending on the particular grant/contract
• Maintain a calendar of key development deadlines and coordinate with project directors to ensure timely execution of grant deliverables
• Serve as a primary point-of-contact as needed for key philanthropic partners

Special Projects

• Supervise and professionally develop NNSC’s special projects staff
• Build strong relationships with project directors, John Jay faculty, and staff at partner organizations to facilitate information-sharing and active collaboration/co-creation
• Conduct primary and secondary research, including landscape analyses, benchmarking, and deep dives into specific topics; analyze data and building organization-university collaborations
• Distill complex information into crisp, concise recommendations to inform decision-making
• Share findings and recommendations with executive team members and partner organizations, where necessary, verbally and/or via written materials
• Organize NNSC’s bi-weekly Directors meetings, coordination meetings, and semi-annual staff
• meetings and identify ways to improve cross-team collaboration