Senior Vice President, Executive Director

City Year•Manchester, NH

1d•$150,000•Onsite

About The Position

City Year New Hampshire seeks an Executive Director who will lead the organization through a multi-year chapter of execution, growth, and long-term impact. The Executive Director is responsible for CYNH’s overall leadership, strategy, performance, sustainability, and growth, while also serving as a Senior Vice President of City Year Inc. The role combines local leadership in New Hampshire with opportunities to contribute CYNH’s learning and experience to City Year’s national strategy. The leader will build on CYNH’s record of student impact, community credibility, and partnerships, while advancing the 7-Year Promise: an alumni-powered Student Success Network intended to provide students with sustained mentorship, social capital, and opportunity from elementary school through high school, post-secondary pathways, and early career. The Executive Director will develop this initiative into an excellent, evidence-informed, sustainable model and share learning with the broader field. The position leads an organization currently comprising approximately 14 staff and 40 AmeriCorps members. The Executive Director will ensure high-quality delivery of City Year’s Whole School, Whole Child® model, strengthen student outcomes and community partnerships, develop the staff and corps, and guide responsible corps growth from approximately 40 members in FY27 toward 60 by FY31. The Executive Director serves as CYNH’s chief fundraiser, mobilizing staff and advisory board leaders and cultivating corporations, foundations, major donors, and other partners. The first five-year phase of the 7-Year Promise calls for approximately $18 million in total investment, including a $12 million private philanthropy goal. The role also oversees disciplined stewardship of an approximately $3.5 million annual operating budget and public, district, and philanthropic resources. The Executive Director will be a visible ambassador for CYNH, build relationships across New Hampshire, engage elected officials and other leaders, oversee AmeriCorps grants and compliance, and activate alumni and community influence.

Requirements

Significant leadership experience in a nonprofit, public-sector, education, business, philanthropic, or other complex, mission-driven environment.
Demonstrated success building trust, bringing people together, and developing and leading high-performing teams and leaders.
A track record of translating ambitious strategy and vision into execution, measurable results, and sustained organizational performance.
Proven ability to generate revenue and mobilize stakeholders through fundraising, philanthropy, business development, public funding, or comparable responsibilities.
Strong strategic judgment and ability to lead through complexity, change, and growth.
Exceptional relationship-building, listening, communication, and public-speaking skills, with ability to work across sectors and differing perspectives.
Resilience, humility, adaptability, integrity, a learning orientation, and demonstrated commitment to inclusive leadership.
Deep commitment to student success, national service, and the potential of young people.
Established network in New Hampshire or demonstrated ability to build trusted local relationships quickly.

Nice To Haves

Experience in K–12 education, youth development, national or community service, workforce development, philanthropy, civic leadership, or long-term mentoring.

Responsibilities

Lead CYNH’s overall strategy, performance, sustainability, and growth.
Build and develop a high-performing staff team and strong leaders, fostering a culture grounded in trust, equity, accountability, collaboration, learning, belonging, and excellence.
Ensure high-quality implementation of City Year’s Whole School, Whole Child® model and strong student outcomes.
Develop the 7-Year Promise into an excellent, evidence-informed, sustainable model, including the people, systems, partnerships, measures, and learning processes needed for effective implementation.
Strengthen the alumni-powered Student Success Network and the partnership with Manchester School District; use evidence and learning to improve the model and share findings.
Attract, develop, support, and retain a strong and inclusive corps of AmeriCorps members, strengthening their experience from recruitment through completion of service and beyond.
Guide responsible AmeriCorps corps growth from approximately 40 members in FY27 toward 60 by FY31.
Serve as CYNH’s chief fundraiser and mobilize staff and board leaders to secure resources for operations, the 7-Year Promise, and future growth.
Cultivate corporations, foundations, major donors, and other partners, and build and steward diversified public and private revenue.
Manage CYNH’s approximately $3.5 million annual operating budget and steward district, city, state, federal, and philanthropic resources; align investments with priorities, build appropriate reserves, and manage growth responsibly.
Partner with and mobilize CYNH’s advisory board to advance strategy, generate resources, strengthen partnerships, and expand influence and impact.
Build trusted relationships with school, civic, business, philanthropic, government, and community leaders across Manchester and New Hampshire.
Serve as a visible ambassador for CYNH and engage elected officials, policymakers, and other leaders to strengthen support for City Year, national service, student success, and service as a workforce and civic leadership pathway.
Maintain a strong partnership with the state AmeriCorps commission and oversee AmeriCorps grants, performance, reporting, and compliance.
Activate CYNH alumni as mentors, connectors, ambassadors, and civic and workforce leaders, including through the 7-Year Promise and Student Success Network.
Guide strategic storytelling, media, public speaking, and community engagement that elevate stakeholder voices and strengthen understanding and support for CYNH’s mission.
Contribute CYNH’s learning and experience to City Year’s broader national strategy.