Strategic Initiatives Manager

The New York City Commission on Human Rights (CCHR) works every day to implement the city’s Human Rights Law through enforcement, education, and outreach. The Commission seeks to address historic and contemporary inequities to cultivate a city where everyone can live, work, and thrive free from discrimination.

Through training, education, and policy initiatives, the Commission aims to root out discrimination. The Commission proactively identifies patterns of discrimination through testing employers, housing providers, and providers of public accommodation. The Commission also uses investigations, litigation, and other enforcement tools to address allegations of discrimination.

The Commission is seeking a dynamic and experienced Strategic Initiatives Manager to lead the development, implementation, and evaluation of key initiatives that align with the Commission’s mission of fostering a city where all can live, work, and thrive free from discrimination. Reporting to the Chief of Staff, this role requires a strategic thinker with strong project management skills, the ability to collaborate with diverse stakeholders, and experience leading high-impact projects to enhance effectiveness. This role is essential to implementing the Commissioner’s vision, advancing equity, and building meaningful partnerships.

Job Duties

- Implement the Commissioner’s vision by advancing agency priorities through strategic planning and execution.
- Formalize and optimize the agency’s strategic-planning processes and multi-year initiatives.
- Develop innovative solutions to drive organizational impact, ensuring alignment with CCHR’s mission and goals.
- Oversee complex projects, including developing timelines, conducting research, and ensuring progress on initiatives.
- Collaborate with cross-functional teams to evaluate, plan, and implement impactful strategic initiatives.
- Manage day-to-day supervision of fellowship programs, including Public Artists in Residence (PAIR) and Urban Fellows.
- Cultivate relationships with community-based organizations, other government agencies, and advocacy groups.
- Design and evaluate targeted strategies for engaging with external partners and communities.
- Lead the implementation of CCHR’s multi-year plans including the agency’s equity plan and accessibility plan and all associated programs such as the Anti-Black Racism Working Group.
- Assist in gathering, analyzing, and synthesizing data relevant to the agency’s strategic objectives, contributing to enhanced data-driven decision-making and performance monitoring.
- Identify and secure opportunities for external funding to bolster CCHR’s work.
- Prepare reports, presentations, and other materials to communicate findings and recommendations to internal and external stakeholders.

A baccalaureate degree from an accredited college or university and three (3) years of satisfactory, appropriate, full-time professional experience gained in such fields as intergroup relations, community relations, labor, or industrial relations; law, social service, education, housing, research, investigation, personnel administration, or public relations; or

A satisfactory equivalent.

The City of New York is an inclusive equal opportunity employer committed to recruiting and retaining a diverse workforce and providing a work environment that is free from discrimination and harassment based upon any legally protected status or protected characteristic, including but not limited to an individual's sex, race, color, ethnicity, national origin, age, religion, disability, sexual orientation, veteran status, gender identity, or pregnancy.