Job Description

THE COMMUNICATIONS AND DEVELOPMENT COORDINATOR for St. Nicks Alliance’s Youth and Education is responsible for a diverse portfolio of projects and responsibilities that fall within the categories of Communications, Development, Event Management, and Staff Recruitment. Across the portfolio, THE COMMUNICATIONS AND DEVELOPMENT COORDINATOR is charged with communicating programmatic successes to internal and external stakeholders, supporting Youth and Education fundraising efforts, and promoting the organization and open staff positions to a potential workforce. This position also manages the Director of Youth and Education’s calendar, and is called upon to regularly interface with internal and external stakeholders.

This position is ideal for an organized, detail-minded and flexible self-starter who craves variety in their worklife. The successful candidate must have excellent computer, writing and editing skills, including the ability to research, gather and synthesize information.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES

COMMUNICATIONS AND DEVELOPMENT: PROVIDE ADMINISTRATIVE COORDINATION AND SUPPORT ON A WIDE RANGE OF PROJECTS, BOTH RECURRING AND DISCREET, INCLUDING:

• Support grant submissions through research, managing online submission process, language development
• Prepare final reports for institutional funders, which reflect the scope of service delivered during the grant period
• Prepare “Success Stories,” personal stories of our youth who have overcome significant life challenges as a result of our programs and services. This process includes organizing a schedule, reaching out to program staff, collecting information through interviews, writing the Success Stories and sharing widely within and outside department
• Create Program Summaries three times/year (Spring/Fall/Winter), including gathering information, writing language and featuring strong work samples
• Update website
• Identify and develop ideas for Youth and Education-related articles for Greenline, North Brooklyn’s news source produced by St. Nicks Alliance (3-4/year)
• Assist in preparation, and written documentation for special projects, presentations and meetings
• Complete surveys and related projects

EVENTS: SERVE AS YOUTH AND EDUCATION’S POINT PERSON, DRIVING FORCE AND KEY LOGISTICS PLANNER FOR DIVISION-WIDE AND ORGANIZATION-WIDE EVENTS THROUGHOUT THE YEAR. THE TWO PRIMARY FUNDRAISING EVENTS ARE MCCARREN 5K/10K WALK FOR YOUTH AND TOUCH-A-TRUCK. ADDITIONAL DEPARTMENT-WIDE EVENTS INCLUDE HOLIDAY PARTIES AND END OF YEAR EVENTS, WHILE ORGANIZATION-WIDE EVENTS INCLUDE COMMUNITY EVENTS, RIBBON CUTTING, STAFF BARBECUES, ETC.

MAIN RESPONSIBILITIES INCLUDE:

• Planning and implementing marketing and outreach plan
• Coordinating program events (ie. trucks, arts activities, youth athletics) in concert with multiple departments
• Coordinating event logistics across multiple departments (facilities, youth/education, marketing, IT)
• Recruiting and training staff for the events
• Managing the event, day of
• Work with key staff to create marketing tools (ie. flyers) for school and community-center events
• Play supporting role as committee member on organization-wide events, and take on leadership role and specific responsibilities, as appropriate.

STAFF RECRUITMENT: DEVELOP AND IMPLEMENT COMPREHENSIVE RECRUITMENT STRATEGY FOR ALL OPEN POSITIONS.

• Build out potential placements for and post job openings widely on employment sites tailored to the positions (Idealist, Indeed, LinkedIn, college websites, etc.)
• Manage Social Media promotions of positions, in concert with SNA’s Communications team
• Ensure all open positions on SNA website are up to date
• Screen and forward resumes
• Manage correspondence with candidates, such as arranging interviews, securing professional references, etc.
• Collaborate with program directors to arrange internal job fair and attend external job fairs

CLERICAL SUPPORT:

• Manage the Director of Youth and Education’s calendar and Google Drive
• Take minutes at staff meetings
• Create organizational charts
• Represent St. Nicks Alliance in external webinars, and turnkey information

OTHER:

• Actively participate in training and professional development
• Assume other responsibilities, as needed

ESSENTIAL KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS AND CORE COMPETENCIES

• Highly Organized and Detail Oriented
• Flexible with a Positive Attitude
• Self-starter able to problem solve, make decisions and drive to results
• Excellent reading and writing skills in English (reading, writing and speaking)
• Ability to research and synthesize information
• Excellent computer skills (Microsoft Suite, Adobe Photoshop or similar program)

PREFERRED EXPERIENCE:

• Minimum of a Bachelor’s Degree
• Min. two years experience working in a fast-paced office environment strongly preferred
• Genuine interest in community-based, youth services

Company Description

St. Nicks Alliance (SNA) is a nonprofit, nonsectarian community-based organization founded in 1975 with the mission to transform lives through employment, education, housing and health care, delivering impactful services to children, adults and the elderly with the help of our strategic partners. Each year, SNA’s Youth and Education Division helps transform the lives of thousands of North Brooklyn children and youth, ages 2-24, through extensive afterschool, summer and teen programs. Together, we provide a pipeline of services that promote socio-emotional development, creativity, academic success and post-secondary readiness.