Jobs at City Year

Leads City Year Detroit’s staff, AmeriCorps members, school partnerships, fundraising, finances, board relations, government engagement, and community impact. The Executive Director manages an $8.8 million revenue budget, develops diversified funding, strengthens education partnerships, supports student and member outcomes, builds coalitions, and represents City Year locally and nationally. The role also contributes to organization-wide strategy as a Senior Vice President.

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.

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.

Leads Milwaukee site fundraising strategy to raise and grow $1.85 million in private revenue. Manages a $750,000 major-gift portfolio, cultivates donors, secures corporate and foundation support, oversees grant proposals and reporting, and tracks performance in Salesforce. Partners with executives, board members, staff, and national development teams; leads fundraising events, donor communications, community engagement, and board fundraising efforts. Serves as a senior leader and primary site fundraiser.

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.

Leads City Year Bay Area’s school-based service strategy, education partnerships, and student impact measurement. Oversees implementation of the Whole School Whole Child model, data collection and analysis, district relationships, department budgeting, staff performance, and AmeriCorps member experience. Coaches Impact Department employees, collaborates with senior leadership and external partners, evaluates program quality, and drives service improvements aligned with organizational, district, and AmeriCorps goals.

Leads and develops teams of 6–10 student success coaches serving students and schools. Manages performance, AmeriCorps requirements, team culture, tutoring and classroom support, student and service data, school partnerships, and training. Acts as the primary liaison with school leaders, aligns services to school priorities, and supports corps member learning and career development. The role is primarily on-site at partner schools and may involve local travel between sites.

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.

The Events Director designs, plans, and executes major fundraising, donor, corporate, community, milestone, and staff events. Responsibilities include managing event strategy, creative direction, budgets, sponsorship activations, vendors, venues, staffing, logistics, timelines, and live production. The role partners across development, marketing, corporate partnerships, and program teams to increase revenue, strengthen donor relationships, and deliver engaging experiences. It also provides broader site support and requires occasional evening, weekend, and local travel commitments.

Manage and coach up to two teams of AmeriCorps members to deliver City Year’s Whole School Whole Child service model. Oversee program implementation, use data to improve interventions, build school partnerships, supervise day-to-day operations, and ensure corps members meet performance and development goals. Serve as primary City Year liaison onsite at partner schools.

Lead and coach up to two teams of AmeriCorps members to implement City Year’s Whole School Whole Child model, deliver Tier 1 and Tier 2 student supports, manage school partnerships, use data to improve interventions, and ensure corps member development and service outcomes.

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.

Manage student and AmeriCorps member data collection, transformation, and reporting. Build and maintain data models and visualizations (Power Query/Power BI), administer assessment and Salesforce platforms, design training and resources, respond to data requests, and support cross-departmental stakeholders to monitor program impact and improve student outcomes.

The Impact Director oversees City Year teams in partner schools to enhance student outcomes, manage staff, and foster community relations.

The Senior Manager of Institutional Giving oversees revenue generation from corporate and foundation partners, conducts outreach, manages donor relations, and prepares funding proposals and reports.

The Impact Manager will lead and develop AmeriCorps members, build school partnerships, monitor student data, and ensure successful program implementation.

The Senior Director of Development will secure financial support through donor engagement, oversee fundraising events, and lead individual giving strategies at City Year Chicago.

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.