Assistant Vice President - Workforce
$120,000–$150,000 year
On-siteElmhurst, New York, United States
Job Summary
Provide strategic and operational oversight across a $14+ million portfolio including workforce development, opportunity youth, food access, and benefits programs across multiple sites in Queens and the Bronx. Lead integrated service models connecting participants to employment, vocational training, and wraparound services while ensuring strong performance outcomes against city, state, and philanthropic funding goals. Supervise senior leadership staff, manage divisional budgets and forecasting, and maintain compliance with contractual deliverables and regulatory standards. Support operational planning for site visits, events, and community service delivery while fostering a collaborative team culture focused on participant outcomes.
Required Qualifications
- Bachelor's degree
- Minimum 7–10 years of progressive leadership experience in workforce development, community based programming, or social services
- Strong experience managing publicly funded programs and complex government contracts
- Demonstrated experience overseeing multi-site programs, interdisciplinary teams, and integrated service delivery models
- Strong understanding of program operations, budgeting, forecasting, compliance, and performance management systems
- Experience utilizing Salesforce, dashboards, and data reporting systems to monitor outcomes and support decision-making
- Excellent leadership, organizational, communication, and relationship-building skills
Desired Qualifications
- Master's degree
- Experience with workforce development programming, opportunity youth initiatives, benefits access, food access programming, or community stabilization services
- Strategic and data-informed leader
- Strong operational and systems management skills
- Collaborative and people centered management style
- Ability to manage multiple priorities across large, fast paced program operations
- Commitment to equity, participant-centered services, and community impact
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