Deputy Director, Procurement & Operations

NYC KIDS RISE • New York, NY

5d • $91,200 - $114,000 • Hybrid

About The Position

NYC Kids RISE is building a universal community wealth-building platform for New York City neighborhoods. The Program provides NYC public school students with NYC Scholarship Accounts, investing money in a 529 college savings plan and offering opportunities to earn more through rewards and Community Scholarships. The goal is to reach nearly all NYC public school students by 2034. The Program expands access to financial products, builds individual and collective financial assets, provides financial education, and unites schools and communities to support children's futures. It serves as a model for generational wealth building and fostering economic opportunity, especially for families who have historically faced barriers. An historic investment has increased the initial seed scholarship for kindergartners to $1,000. With growing recognition and established infrastructure, there is a significant opportunity to realize a bold vision for New York City kids.

Requirements

• At least 4 - 6 years of related professional experience working in procurement or operations, ideally in non profit / grant-funded operations roles
• Demonstrated experience managing multiple concurrent workstreams while maintaining exceptional attention to detail and high-quality execution.
• Highly organized with outstanding project management and prioritization skills.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Skilled in fostering trust with individuals from diverse backgrounds and cultivating an inclusive, collaborative culture.
• Adaptable, flexible, and effective problem solver in fast-paced settings.
• Passion for and commitment to increasing economic opportunities and long-term financial security for low-income New York City families and neighborhoods, and combating wealth inequality and the racial wealth gap.

Nice To Haves

• Professional experience with Google Workspace products (in particular, Google Sheets and/or Microsoft Excel), Asana, Airtable or similar products is preferred.

Responsibilities

• Build, refine, and maintain scalable procurement systems, standard operating procedures, and clear workflows for vetting, onboarding, and evaluating new and existing vendors.
• Manage the organization’s RFP processes, ensuring competitive, equitable, and fair vendor and subgrantee selection. Support teams to design and execute department-led RFPs.
• Lead and ensure timely execution of cross-functional, course-of-business procurement needs, including supplies, printing, technology, etc. Maintain close coordination between operations and departmental leads to ensure appropriate, proactive inventory management (onsite and with vendors).
• Lead and support contract drafting with legal, scope-of-work negotiation, and ongoing contract management in partnership with internal teams and legal / compliance.
• Serve as the primary point of contact for key vendors including those managing sensitive relationships, monitoring performance against contract terms, and resolving service or contractual issues.
• Design and execute equitable procurement best practices and drive their implementation across all programmatic and functional areas.
• Act as the organization’s subject matter expert on public grant funds procurement requirements (including NY state, and NYC municipal compliance regulations), ensuring all purchasing adheres to strict regulatory and funder guidelines.
• Create, implement, and maintain tailored procurement systems and documentation designed to meet specific funder mandates and public grant requirements, in collaboration with compliance and legal.
• Manage large-scope procurement and operations projects from initial planning through execution, ensuring alignment with organizational priorities and operational realities, in collaboration with the Director, Operations.
• Support organizational event workstreams and operationalizing varying sizes of events.
• Support the Director, Operations and Operations Associate in various facility management needs including inventory oversight and facility-vendor relations.
• Support the Director, Operations on core programmatic initiatives related to the Save for College Program and public funding streams.

Benefits

• 30 days of paid time off (15 vacation days for new employees increasing with tenure; 5 personal days; and two weeks of office closure per year, one in early July and one at the end of December), plus sick time and holidays
• medical, dental, vision, life, short- & long-term disability insurance
• healthcare FSA with employer contribution
• dependent care FSA
• 401(k) with 4% employer match after one year of service

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Education Level: No Education Listed