Associate Manager, Bespoke Initiatives

Robin Hood Foundation•New York, NY

13d•$84,000 - $90,000•Hybrid

About The Position

Robin Hood, founded in 1988, is the largest poverty-fighting organization in New York City, dedicated to finding, fueling, and creating impactful solutions to lift families out of poverty. The organization partners with top nonprofits, investing in vital services such as legal aid, housing, meals, workforce development, and education. Robin Hood's innovative, metrics-based approach has become a national standard, influencing public policy and fostering collaborations to advance economic mobility. The organization is expanding its impact with a focus on sustainable poverty reduction, policy influence, thought leadership, and national strategy sharing. Robin Hood also collaborates with New York City government to fund innovative programs and policies that expand economic opportunity, acting as a catalyst for households experiencing poverty by bringing diverse constituencies together.

Requirements

At least 2 years of relevant work experience
Bachelor’s Degree preferred
Demonstrated ability to build rapport with a wide range of stakeholders, navigate interpersonal dynamics, and build long-term relationships across diverse teams and organizations.
Ability to communicate directly and transparently using a variety of tools and formats, including data, visual aids, and presentations, adapting style to the audience.
Demonstrated ability to manage multiple workstreams and competing priorities, track milestones, organize a diversified workload, and follow through on deliverables in a timely and detail-oriented manner.
Actively seeks feedback to improve and demonstrates a growth mindset, learning from setbacks and adjusting approaches accordingly.
Ability to identify themes and opportunities across both quantitative and qualitative information to support decision-making.
High attention to detail with a commitment to accuracy.
Entrepreneurial mindset with a strong collaborative work ethic

Responsibilities

Manage day-to-day coordination and execution of selected Bespoke Initiative workstreams, including maintaining project plans, tracking milestones, identifying risks or gaps, and ensuring timely follow-through on deliverables.
Lead planning and coordination for monthly Bespoke team meetings, including developing agendas, preparing materials, facilitating knowledge-sharing opportunities, capturing key decisions, and driving follow-up on action items.
Partner with the Chief Knowledge Officer and Senior Advisor to the CEO to support donor engagement, including preparing briefing materials, coordinating meeting logistics, tracking next steps, and ensuring timely follow-up.
Provide project management and operational coverage and support to Blue Ridge Labs, Learning + Tech, Capital, and other high-priority donor related initiatives and emerging projects helping to advance priorities across a complex and matrixed environment and escalating issues as needed.
Conduct research and synthesize information to support special initiatives and exploratory areas of work, including potential climate and environmental efforts; prepare summaries, options, or recommendations for review by senior leaders.
Provide short-term project coverage for teams with identified capacity needs, helping clarify scope, organize priorities, coordinate stakeholders, and keep work moving forward.
Support cross-team communication and alignment across Bespoke Initiatives by maintaining project trackers, preparing status updates, documenting decisions, and sharing relevant information with stakeholders.
Identify opportunities to improve team processes, meeting structures, documentation, and knowledge-sharing practices, and recommend practical improvements to increase efficiency and coordination.