Assistant Director, William Julius Wilson Institute

About the role

The Assistant Director will bring a passion for the mission of Harlem Children's Zone: break the cycle of intergenerational poverty with comprehensive, on-the-ground programming that builds up opportunities for children and families to thrive in school, work, and life. William Julius Wilson Institute (WJWI) serves as HCZ's national platform for technical assistance, field building, implementation support, and community transformation.

Responsibilities

• Support the execution of strategic priorities, initiatives, and partnerships across WJWI.
• Manage project plans, timelines, deliverables, and implementation workstreams to ensure high-quality execution.
• Cookordination activities across internal teams, external partners, consultants, and stakeholders.
• Track progress against goals and milestones, identify risks and challenges, and support the development of solutions.
• Facilitate meetings, prepare agendas, document action items, and ensure follow-through on key decisions and commitments.
• Conduct research, analysis, and information synthesis to support planning, decision-making, and implementation efforts.
• Develop presentations, briefing materials, reports, communications, and other resources for internal and external audiences.
• Support relationship management efforts with community leaders, partner organizations, government agencies, philanthropic partners, and other stakeholders.
• Assist with planning and execution of meetings, convenings, learning opportunities, and special projects.
• Support cross-functional collaboration and coordination to ensure alignment across teams and initiatives.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree required.
• 4+ years of experience in education, nonprofit management, community development, philanthropy, public policy, project management, consulting, or related fields.

What You'll Do

• Support the execution of strategic priorities, initiatives, and partnerships across WJWI.
• Manage project plans, timelines, deliverables, and implementation workstreams to ensure high-quality execution.
• Cookordination activities across internal teams, external partners, consultants, and stakeholders.
• Track progress against goals and milestones, identify risks and challenges, and support the development of solutions.
• Facilitate meetings, prepare agendas, document action items, and ensure follow-through on key decisions and commitments.
• Conduct research, analysis, and information synthesis to support planning, decision-making, and implementation efforts.
• Develop presentations, briefing materials, reports, communications, and other resources for internal and external audiences.
• Support relationship management efforts with community leaders, partner organizations, government agencies, philanthropic partners, and other stakeholders.
• Assist with planning and execution of meetings, convenings, learning opportunities, and special projects.
• Support cross-functional collaboration and coordination to ensure alignment across teams and initiatives.

Who You Are

• Strong project management, organization, and coordination skills.
• Experience supporting complex initiatives involving multiple stakeholders and workstreams.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office, including PowerPoint, Excel, and Word, with the ability to develop high-quality presentations and materials.
• Strong research, analytical, and problem-solving skills.
• Ability to manage multiple priorities and operate effectively in fast-paced environments.
• Commitment to equity, community transformation, and improving outcomes for children and families.

Salary Range

$85,000 - $95,000 per year.

Benefits

• Hightly competitive base salaries
• Paid time off
• Employee referral bonus
• Career advancement
• No-cost health insurance
• Life Insurance
• Short-and long-term disability
• Additional voluntary benefits
• Wellness discounts
• Commuter benefits
• Financial wellness perks
• Additional Benefits (Discounts on flights, hotels, theme parks, concert tickets, and more.)