Community Outreach Coordinator (at Bridge Street Development Corporation)

Salary: $64,500-$70,000 + Benefits

Company & Organizational Summary
Bridge Street Development Corporation (BSDC) is an innovative and progressive nonprofit community development corporation located in the historic Bedford-Stuyvesant community of Brooklyn. We build and sustain strong communities throughout Central Brooklyn where people of all incomes can achieve their full potential. All of Bridge Street’s programs and activities are designed to promote and advance financial empowerment, social justice, and racial equity. Bridge Street primarily operates six distinct but interrelated Program Areas:

• Youth Civic Development / Workforce Development
• Older Adult Services
• Community Engagement, Organizing & Advocacy (Including Aid to Migrants and Asylum Seekers)
• Affordable Housing, Real Estate Development & Social Impact Projects
• Economic Development and Financial Empowerment
• Strategic Partnerships

These Program Areas serve as the cornerstone of Bridge Street’s longstanding history of providing critically important, quality services to our community. Learn more about our work at Bridge Street Development at www.bsdcorp.org.

Position Summary

Bridge Street Development Corporation is looking for a well-organized Community Outreach Coordinator for our new 202 Preservation Project, a comprehensive effort to assist owners of HUD Section 202 senior affordable supportive housing to access the funding, technical assistance, and project management services they need to make capital improvements to preserve their properties. This is a great opportunity to establish working relationships with Bridge Street senior management, cross-functional teams, and a variety of stakeholders in the community all working toward contributing to the overall success of the 202 Preservation Project.

The Community Outreach Coordinator will play a key role in fostering relationships and organizing and managing outreach efforts to identify, inform, and solicit the participation of owners and managers of 202 properties to undertake capital improvement projects and energy retrofit upgrades to preserve their properties. This role requires strong organizational skills, excellent communication abilities, and a passion for community service. It involves coordinating with various stakeholders; managing administrative tasks; event planning and coordination activities and, working closely with other 202 Preservation Project team members to align outreach efforts to meet broader strategic goals and the development of the 202 Preservation Project.

Principal Responsibilities

Outreach and Engagement: In collaboration with the Project team

• Develop and implement outreach strategies to engage 202 property owners and managers, community members, stakeholders, and partners.
• Help organize and facilitate meetings, workshops, and events to raise awareness about the 202 Preservation Project and the project goals.
• In collaboration with the 202 Preservation Project team of consultants coordinate logistics for community outreach events, including securing venues, developing and arranging for educational materials and presentations, recruiting volunteers, and other logistics to support each outreach event.

Project Coordination:

• Assist in the planning and execution of project activities, ensuring timelines and objectives are met.
• Coordinate with project team members and external partners to align efforts and resources
• Maintain project documentation, including reports, schedules, and contact lists.
• Provide recommendations for enhancing community engagement strategies based on feedback from outreach event participants and data analysis.

Administrative Support: Provide high level administrative support to the project team director and senior management.

• Responsibilities include managing schedules, handling correspondence and answering phone calls, gathering documents to prepare for and organize meetings, and maintaining records to ensure smooth operations and communications within the organization.
• Prepare and manage correspondence with 202 property owners and managers, stakeholders and partners.
• Perform database management, prepare project tracking reports in Excel and provide minor accounting duties.
• Assist with the preparation of grant proposals and funding reports.
• Help prepare and manage outreach materials such as brochures, flyers, and digital content, event supplies, and budgets to ensure efficient use of the 202 Preservation project’s resources.

Communication:

• Develop and maintain relationships with and maintain database of contact information for local property owners and managers, government agencies, NGOs, community leaders and other stakeholders.
• Monitor 202 Preservation Project website portal and provide regular updates to the website as well as coordinate with the Project team in providing stakeholders and the general public with updates on the 202 Preservation Project’s progress through newsletters, social media, and other channels.
• Serve as a point of contact for inquiries about the 202 Preservation Project.

Research and Reporting

• Assist Project team in conducting research related to preservation best practices and potential
  funding sources.
• Compile and analyze data to evaluate the impact of outreach efforts.
• Prepare reports summarizing project progress and outcomes.
• Perform other duties as required.

Qualifications

• Education: Bachelor’s degree in business related field, communications, marketing, or a related field.
• Previous experience in project coordination, community outreach, or a similar role.
• Excellent written, verbal, and interpersonal communication skills.
• Additional proficiencies in various computer applications including Excel and advanced MS Office skills comprehensive databases, spreadsheets and word processing software.
• Excellent written, oral and interpersonal skills, ability to establish and maintain effective external and interdepartmental communications and relationships
• Proven ability to communicate effectively with diverse stakeholders and foster collaborative work environments.
• Ability to manage multiple priorities and work effectively under pressure.
• Commitment to BSDC’s mission and values of social justice and racial equity.

Work Conditions

• This position requires in-person/in-office work at our Central Brooklyn office location, with flexibility for occasional site visits and attending community meetings.
• Occasional evening or weekend work required to meet organizational needs and community
  engagement activities.

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