Civic Engagement Coordinator

Center For Family Life in Sunset Park • Brooklyn, NY

22h • Hybrid

About The Position

The Civic Engagement Coordinator supports the organization's community engagement, civic participation, and advocacy efforts. Working closely with community residents, staff, community partners, and public institutions, the Coordinator helps identify community priorities, strengthen resident participation, support community-led initiatives, and create opportunities for residents to engage in issues that affect their families and neighborhoods. The position serves as a bridge between community experiences, organizational programming, and public systems. A core focus of the role is ensuring that community members have access to information, opportunities to share their perspectives, and meaningful ways to participate in civic and public decision-making processes.

Requirements

• Master’s degree in Social Work, Public Policy, Public Administration, Community Organizing, Political Science, Urban Planning, or a related field, with a minimum of two (2) years of relevant professional experience.
• Bachelor’s degree in Social Work, Public Policy, Political Science, Public Administration, Community Development, Urban Studies, Education, Sociology, or a related field, with a minimum of four (4) years of relevant experience in advocacy, community organizing, civic engagement, policy analysis, government relations, or a related area.
• Knowledge of issues affecting communities.
• Familiarity with local, city, and state government structures and public decision-making processes.
• Experience working with community-based organizations, coalitions, public agencies, or other community and civic partners.
• Strong written, verbal, facilitation, and relationship-building skills.
• Experience organizing community events, trainings, workshops, forums, or public meetings.
• Ability to communicate complex information in a clear, accessible, and culturally responsive manner.
• Demonstrated commitment to community empowerment, equity, inclusion, and social justice.

Nice To Haves

• Bilingual or multilingual proficiency preferred.
• Bilingual proficiency in English and Spanish or English and Chinese preferred.

Responsibilities

• Build strong and trusting relationships with community members and support their active participation in civic engagement, advocacy, and community decision-making.
• Gather and elevate community feedback, concerns, and priorities, and use them to inform organizational programming, community engagement strategies, and advocacy initiatives.
• Organize and facilitate community meetings, listening sessions, workshops, forums, and public education activities that encourage dialogue, learning, and participation.
• Develop and implement civic engagement and advocacy initiatives based on identified community needs, interests, and priorities.
• Support community members in participating in public hearings, community meetings, and other civic engagement opportunities, and coordinate communication with government agencies, elected officials, community-based organizations, coalitions, and other external partners around community-identified priorities.
• Monitor and research relevant policy, legislative, regulatory, and budget developments, translate complex information into clear and accessible materials, and collaborate with internal program teams to connect emerging community concerns with broader civic engagement and advocacy efforts.

Benefits

• Medical, dental, vision, and life insurance benefits
• Opportunity to participate in additional voluntary life insurance
• Disability insurance
• Flexible spending account
• 403(b) retirement plan, including employer match and employer non-elective contribution at the employer’s discretion.
• 12 holidays
• 2 floating holidays
• 20 paid vacation days per year.
• One sick day per month.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level