Job Description
POSITION SUMMARY
The Fiscal Sponsorship Manager reports to the Director of Technical Assistance and senior members of the Technical Assistance Program. They are responsible for managing the Partnerships for Parks' (PfP) fiscal sponsorship program, as well as supporting its grants resources, which build the financial capacity of local grassroots groups to support their neighborhood parks.
The Technical Assistance (TA) program offers a suite of capacity-building tools for park partners including grants, workshops, fiscal sponsorship, coaching, design services, and community planning and visioning assistance through the development, testing, and sharing of best practices to support public involvement in parks and green space.
COMPENSATION: $55 - $67,000.00 per year
RESPONSIBILITIES
- Lead Partnerships for Parks' fiscal sponsorship program, which will provide financial capacity-building, group development, and administrative support to a minimum of 30 long-term community groups and a minimum of 50 grant-only community groups annually
- Coordinate with the TA Director, PfP managers, and broader CPF on resources and programs as needed to ensure cohesive and holistic services, including program relaunch, outreach, and promotion strategies
- Develop and communicate clear and concise fiscal sponsorship administration policies and procedures to applicants and PfP staff, in partnership with CPF departments including Partnership Development, Finance, and Marketing
- Provide community groups and grantees with technical assistance and resources to develop their financial capacity, including financial accounting and budget management support
- Manage day-to-day program operations, including maintaining organized datasets, researching best practices, developing and communicating program policies and procedures with community partners and staff, and conducting program evaluation
- Work in close coordination with other Grants and Resources staff to execute the administration and growth of grants and other funding initiatives
- Collect and analyze data to measure program impact and effectiveness in collaboration with CPF Data and Strategy Manager and Finance Department
- Lead fiscal sponsorship, grant, and financial literacy trainings and consultations with community groups
- Build relationships with relevant external organizations to identify resources for community groups
- Support PfP initiatives, citywide events, and projects as needed
QUALIFICATIONS
- Four years experience in related fields including community development, membership services, nonprofit management, grant-making, grant-writing, accounting, and/or training facilitation
- Detail-oriented and organized project manager who is comfortable dealing with financial, confidential, and sensitive information, and meeting deadlines
- Experience creating and maintaining tracking systems for budget datasets
- Motivated, resourceful, and creative self-starter who is confident working both individually and as part of a team
- Demonstrated ability to work effectively with a diverse array of stakeholders including community volunteers, agency representatives, elected officials, and funders
- Excellent written and oral communication, interpersonal relationship building, research, problem-solving, and customer service skills
- Comfort and facility with Google applications and MS Office software
- Experience with program development, evaluation, and data collection and analysis
- Willingness to occasionally work a flexible schedule, including nights and weekends.
- Knowledge of New York City boroughs and neighborhoods preferred, ability to travel across the city for meetings, projects, and events required
- Bachelor's degree, preferred
EXPECTATIONS
- Manage the accounts of community groups participating in the long-term and grant-only fiscal sponsorship program, with funds totaling upwards of $350,000+. Work includes processing incoming reimbursement and invoice payments, and working with the Finance Department to track incoming donations.
- Develop processes to manage funds from inactive grant-only and long-term fiscal sponsorship accounts
- Roll out the online donation platform service to help community groups receive incoming donations. Responsibilities include providing technical support to groups to manage their donation pages and reconcile monthly donations with the Finance Department
- Update long-term fiscal sponsorship guidelines and community partner agreement to relaunch the program to the public
- Develop metrics and benchmarks to holistically evaluate the fiscal sponsorship program, including building out and maintaining work in Salesforce.
- Support other Grants and Resources staff in the administration of the Green Fund Grassroots grant program and ioby match-funding opportunities, including program outreach, application review, and grant award allocation
- Work in close collaboration with other CPF departments including but not limited to Partnership Development and Finance to inform and guide plans around fiscal sponsorship, grants, and other CPF priority programs on an organizational level.
ABOUT CITY PARKS FOUNDATION
At City Parks Foundation (CPF), we are dedicated to invigorating and transforming New York City parks into dynamic, vibrant centers of urban life through arts, environmental education, sports, and community building programs for all New Yorkers. Our ethos is simple: we believe thriving parks mean thriving communities.
Community engagement includes Partnerships for Parks, a public-private program of City Parks Foundation and NYC Parks, which supports and champions a growing network of community leaders who care and advocate for the transformation of our neighborhood parks and the Parks and Open Space Partners-NYC coalition of conservancies and alliances. We also administer the NYC Green Fund, a regranting program for parks and open space nonprofits and grassroots organizations.
We produce SummerStage, the iconic free, outdoor performing arts festival in NYC, presenting world-class artists from across the globe and our own neighborhoods on our mainstage in Central Park and in local parks in all five boroughs, and our Swedish Cottage Marionette Theatre and roving PuppetMobile present marionette puppet theater throughout New York City.
We connect youngsters to nature in the urban environment through progressive, experiential teaching. Using parks as classrooms, we provide learning experiences and hands-on activities in urban forests, coastal areas, and gardens.
Free golf, tennis, track & field, soccer, and fitness programs bring high-quality instruction and equipment into areas where few organized athletic opportunities exist. We offer leveled training, year-round scholarship coaching, and special pro events.
Job Tags
Local area, Outdoor, Flexible hours, Night shift,