Jobs at City Year

Supports AmeriCorps member onboarding, background-check initiation and review, enrollment and termination administration in eGrants, shared inbox management, record maintenance, and internal and external audit compliance. Reviews citizenship documentation, conducts periodic enrollment and background-check audits, prepares requested documentation, and assists with NSCHC verification forms while providing customer support to members.

Build and manage community partnerships across Milwaukee and Wisconsin to generate AmeriCorps member prospects and strengthen member experiences. Develop outreach strategies, represent City Year at events, coordinate presentations and onboarding activities, maintain recruitment and partnership records, analyze outreach data, and collaborate with national talent acquisition, program, communications, development, alumni, and community stakeholders. Regular local travel and occasional evening or weekend events are required.

Manages City Year Detroit’s daily operations, including site finances, purchasing, invoices, technology, equipment, facilities, safety, inventory, and logistics. Supports staff and AmeriCorps members with onboarding, supplies, uniforms, events, and troubleshooting. Develops operational systems, tracks resources and expenses, coordinates vendors and building services, maintains accurate records, and improves processes across office and school-site environments.

Leads people operations, site finance, technology, HR support, vendor relationships, workplace operations, budgeting, recruiting, onboarding, staff engagement, strategic planning, board communications, and organizational initiatives for the City Year Buffalo site.

Leads City Year’s philanthropic growth strategy across New York and New England, focusing on major gifts, donor acquisition, portfolio management, stewardship, and regional visibility. Builds relationships with high-capacity individuals, corporations, and foundations; partners with executives and boards on multi-year fundraising plans; coaches development staff; optimizes Salesforce-based donor systems; and represents the organization at donor events and regional convenings.

Manage prospective candidate portfolios from initial inquiry through application submission. Conduct high-volume outreach, build candidate relationships, provide application coaching, track pipeline activity and conversion metrics, and maintain accurate CRM and applicant tracking records. Collaborate with recruitment, partnership, admissions, onboarding, and marketing teams to improve candidate engagement and persistence. Represent City Year’s mission to prospective AmeriCorps applicants and stakeholders.

Leads the operating system for a complex fundraising campaign, establishing governance, meeting cadences, dashboards, forecasts, reporting, accountability, and stakeholder engagement processes. Coordinates executives, board members, volunteers, donors, and cross-functional teams; tracks milestones, risks, dependencies, and action items; translates campaign data into actionable insights; and escalates barriers to support timely decision-making and campaign execution.

Leads City Year’s Midwest fundraising strategy, major-gift portfolio, donor acquisition, philanthropic partnerships, and regional revenue growth. Builds a multi-year development plan, cultivates six- to eight-figure investments, strengthens donor pipelines, coaches local teams, optimizes Salesforce and fundraising systems, and expands regional visibility through events, storytelling, stewardship, and strategic partnerships. The role manages a $2 million annual fundraising goal and requires approximately 60% travel across the Midwest and to national convenings.

Leads City Year’s communications and advancement strategy, including investor and funder messaging, national and education media relations, executive thought leadership, crisis communications, content development, brand alignment, and reputation management. Translates impact data and field stories into compelling narratives, supports fundraising and policymaker engagement, and builds a high-performing communications and creative team. The role is based in Boston with hybrid work and requires onsite work three days per week.

Leads City Year New Hampshire’s overall strategy, operations, student impact, staff and AmeriCorps teams, fundraising, financial stewardship, board engagement, partnerships, communications, and community influence. The Executive Director will develop the 7-Year Promise, grow the AmeriCorps corps, strengthen school and community partnerships, secure public and private investment, oversee a $3.5 million budget, and contribute to City Year’s national strategy.

Supports development operations through gift and pledge processing, Salesforce database management, donor stewardship, communications, marketing, social media, website updates, and event coordination. Manages event calendars, sponsorship support, vendors, staffing plans, communications, records, and post-event follow-up. Requires strong administrative, database, communication, relationship-building, and multitasking skills.

Leads City Year Bay Area’s integrated marketing, communications, brand, media, storytelling, and stakeholder engagement strategy. Advises executive leadership, develops executive and donor communications, oversees campaigns and events, coordinates internal messaging, manages staff and vendors, and strengthens organizational visibility, fundraising, recruitment, school partnerships, and community engagement. The role also contributes to site leadership, strategic planning, budgeting, and communications workflows.

Leads City Year New York’s career pathways strategy for AmeriCorps members. Builds partnerships with colleges, universities, employers, and community organizations; develops professional development programming, mentorships, career cohorts, and events; engages alumni; and evaluates career preparedness and placement outcomes. Manages the Senior Manager of Talent Pathways and coordinates cross-functional initiatives supporting economic mobility, certifications, education access, and employment pathways.

Manages individual and family foundation donor portfolios through cultivation, solicitation, and stewardship. Leads the Associate Board, mid-level giving program, donor engagement initiatives, prospect generation, and fundraising events. The role is responsible for raising $190,000 or more through individual giving and supporting broader private revenue goals. It develops donor strategies, engagement materials, stewardship plans, and volunteer accountability systems while collaborating with development, events, communications, and marketing teams.

Leads City Year Chicago’s individual giving program, targeting approximately $900,000 in annual revenue. Builds donor pipelines, cultivates and solicits leadership-level and multi-year gifts, oversees Red Jacket Society fundraising, manages alumni and volunteer relationships, and partners with organizational leadership and development operations. The role also coordinates donor events, tracks activity in Salesforce, forecasts revenue, and represents the organization at community functions. It is primarily in person with local travel required.

Leads City Year Milwaukee’s site operations, including facilities, office transitions, talent acquisition workflows, budgeting, billing, purchasing, audits, vendor management, technology platforms, compliance, AmeriCorps member operations, and cross-functional projects. Oversees operational systems, develops policies and tools, manages risks and workflows, supports events and relocations, and advises senior leadership on financial stewardship, staffing, facilities, and organizational effectiveness.

Manage City Year Chicago’s corporate and foundation donor portfolio, cultivating relationships, securing grants and sponsorships, renewing corporate partnerships, and coordinating stewardship, impact reporting, and engagement opportunities. Use Salesforce to track donor activity and projections, collaborate with development and site teams, support fundraising events, and help achieve annual revenue goals. The role requires frequent stakeholder communication, project management, local travel, and mostly in-person work.

The Senior Development Manager executes fundraising strategy, manages major donor and institutional portfolios, develops grant proposals, and supports annual revenue goals. Responsibilities include donor cultivation and stewardship, Salesforce record management, board engagement, event leadership, partnership development, marketing communications, and community representation. The role collaborates with executive, national, program, and AmeriCorps teams and requires regular local travel, occasional evening or weekend commitments, and a valid driver’s license.

Lead development and execution of a strategic marketing and communications plan to raise awareness, manage branding, storytelling, media relations, fundraising communications, and digital content. Serve on senior leadership, manage a Sr. Marketing & Communications Manager, collaborate cross-departmentally, and represent City Year Los Angeles in community and public forums.

The Impact Director manages day-to-day education program operations, school partnerships, AmeriCorps members, and Student Success Coaches. Responsibilities include implementing the Whole School Whole Child model, overseeing student interventions, managing data and budgets, evaluating outcomes, developing staff, supporting recruitment, coordinating volunteers and events, maintaining district relationships, and contributing to grant reporting and organizational initiatives.