Executive Director
Center for Inclusive Growth
Job Description/Profile of the Executive Director
Overview:
- Working under the guidance of the Advisory Committee(s), and reporting to the Board of Directors, provide strategic oversight for the Center, identifying, implementing and eventually retiring initiatives
- Identify a number of actionable immediate priorities as well as longer term priorities. These can fall into the categories below or include other areas.
- Oversee the staff and Advisory Committee(s). Prepare materials, lead discussions, engage stakeholders
- Enlist Yale faculty, students & staff and cultivate and sustain partnerships with City departments, New Haven residents and organizations
- Engage the City to ensure alignment with work and initiatives of Center
- Adhere to robust grass-roots community engagement and outreach over course of work in part through use of human-centered and community-centered design principles
- Take other university and local initiatives into account into planning projects under the auspices of the Center.
- Manage shared technology platform to track and monitor progress of all projects and engagements, measure outcomes, and produce reports
- Monitor existing funding and develop partnerships with funders from philanthropy, government and industry to support work
- Serve as collaborator and convener to foster inclusive growth in New Haven
- Develop budget
- Implement projects accordingly and in alignment with Advisory Committee priorities
Proposed Priorities:
Access to Yale Expertise
- Direct support to city government
- Research in the community
- Business/legal/resource support to community
Equity
- Local sourcing
- New Haven hiring
- Small business support
- Affordable housing
- Access to public transit
Sustainability
- New power sources
- Transit, bike lanes
- Beautification
Economic Development
- Convene leaders
- Start up support
- Urban development
- Arts
Education
- Leverage existing programs
- Expand if warranted
Goals:
- Advance and complete local projects that foster inclusive growth
- Strengthen Yale and the city of New Haven partnerships
- Move New Haven to a city that model’s inclusive growth and strong partnerships
Required Skills:
- Exceptional organizational, leadership, interpersonal and collaborative skills.
- Knowledge of both Yale and New Haven community. Ideally New Haven resident or willing to move to New Haven.
- Proven oral and written communication and analytical skills. Enjoys serving as a spokesperson.
- Ability to learn quickly and develop working knowledge of best practices as new areas of policy interest evolve.
- Ability to engage Yale faculty, students and staff.
- Ability to work with the community and its residents.
- A high comfort level with a changing and evolving agenda.
- Bachelor’s Degree or an equivalent education
Preferred Qualifications:
- Experience with budgeting
- Experience working with state and local government
- A minimum of 8 years of related experience
If interested in this position, please email your resume to ekaiser@kaiserwhitney.com