Senior Vice President, Executive Director

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Number of Positions: 1

Work Location: 100% On-Site

Position Overview

THE OPPORTUNITY
City Year New Hampshire (CYNH) is entering one of the most important chapters in its 27-year history. The next Executive Director (ED) will build on a strong foundation of student impact, deep community credibility, and a bold vision for what comes next: expanding proven student impact while building CYNHs emerging initiative, the 7-Year Promise, into a long-term model of relationships, opportunity, and economic mobility for young people.

We are seeking an exceptional leader, who inspires trust, brings people together, and creates a shared sense of purpose, someone who thinks strategically, turns ambitious vision into excellent execution, builds strong teams and partnerships, and inspires others to invest, collaborate, and contribute to a future in which young people and communities can thrive.

The 7-Year Promise builds on City Years proven school-based model by extending relationships and support beyond a single year of service. Through an alumni-powered Student Success Network, CYNH aims to connect students with sustained mentorship, social capital, and opportunity from elementary school through high school, post-secondary pathways, and early career. The next ED will have the opportunity to bring this vision fully to life, building an excellent, evidence-informed, sustainable model that others within City Year and beyond can learn from and build upon.

The role also offers an exciting combination of local leadership and national influence. As both Executive Director of CYNH and a Senior Vice President of City Year Inc., the next leader can shape the future of City Year in New Hampshire, while bringing CYNHs learning and experience into City Years broader national strategy. The work sits at the intersection of education, national service, philanthropy, workforce development, and New Hampshires innovation economy, creating opportunities to build partnerships, connect sectors, and expand what is possible for young people.

This is an opportunity to lead from a position of strength, advance an ambitious vision, and help build a model for what long-term investment in young people can look like, locally and nationally.

Job Description

THE LEADER WE SEEK

City Year Executive Directors embody the organizations core values, believe deeply in the potential of all young people, and lead with integrity, humility, resilience, sound judgment, and a commitment to learning.

The successful candidate will be a leader who:

• Builds trust and brings people together. Leads with integrity, authenticity, empathy, and deep listening; creates a strong sense of community and belonging; and builds bridges across different backgrounds, perspectives, sectors, and interests.
• Builds strong teams and develops leaders. Develops and empowers high-performing teams and leaders, creates clarity and accountability, and fosters a culture in which people feel valued, supported, and collectively responsible for results.
• Turns vision into excellent execution. Translates ambitious strategy into clear priorities, strong systems, effective partnerships, measurable outcomes, and disciplined implementation, while building the organizational capacity for quality and sustainability.
• Thinks strategically and navigates complexity. Anticipates challenges and opportunities, makes sound decisions, adapts effectively, and maintains focus on long-term goals.
• Inspires investment and action. Communicates with authenticity and conviction, builds meaningful relationships, and inspires others to contribute resources, relationships, influence, and leadership toward shared goals.
• Leads for long-term impact. Uses data and learning to improve results; values diverse experiences and perspectives; and is motivated to steward CYNH through an important multi-year chapter of growth and impact.

WHAT THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR WILL LEAD

The Executive Director is responsible for CYNHs overall leadership, strategy, performance, sustainability, and growth, leading with and through a strong team across the following areas:

Organizational Leadership, People, and Culture
Lead a growing organization currently including approximately 14 staff and 40 AmeriCorps members. Build and develop a high-performing staff team and strong leaders, while fostering a culture grounded in City Years values: trust, equity, accountability, collaboration, learning, belonging, and excellence.

Student Impact and the 7-Year Promise
Ensure high-quality implementation of City Years Whole School, Whole Childae model and strong student outcomes, while bringing the 7-Year Promise from vision into an excellent, sustainable model of practice. Build the people, systems, partnerships, measures, and learning processes necessary for effective implementation; strengthen the alumni-powered Student Success Network and Manchester School District partnership; and use evidence and learning to continuously improve the model and share what is learned.

AmeriCorps Member Experience and Leadership Development
Ensure CYNH attracts, develops, supports, and retains a strong and inclusive corps of AmeriCorps members. Strengthen the member journey from recruitment through successful completion of service and beyond, creating the conditions for members to thrive, grow as leaders, and pursue future education, careers, and civic leadership. Guide responsible corps growth from approximately 40 members in FY27 toward 60 by FY31.

Revenue Generation and Financial Stewardship
Serve as CYNHs chief fundraiser, mobilizing staff and board leaders to secure resources for annual operations, the 7-Year Promise, and future growth. Build and steward a diversified mix of public and private revenue and personally cultivate 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.

Ensure disciplined management of CYNHs approximately $3.5 million annual operating budget and stewardship of district, city, state, federal, and philanthropic resources. Align investments with strategic priorities, build appropriate reserves, and manage growth responsibly to strengthen long-term financial resilience.

Board, Partnerships, and External Leadership
Partner with and mobilize CYNHs advisory board to advance strategy, generate resources, strengthen partnerships, and expand CYNHs influence and impact. Build trusted relationships across Manchester and New Hampshire with school, civic, business, philanthropic, government, and community leaders.

Serve as a visible ambassador for CYNH and engage local, state, and federal 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 ensure effective oversight of AmeriCorps grants, performance, reporting, and compliance.

Alumni, Communications, and Community Influence
Activate CYNHs growing alumni community 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 the voices of students, AmeriCorps members, alumni, and partners and strengthen understanding and support for CYNHs mission.

PRIORITIES FOR THE NEXT CHAPTER

The next Executive Director will build on CYNHs strong foundation, while leading a multi-year chapter of execution, growth, and long-term impact. Key priorities include:

• Deliver exceptional student impact and deepen strong school, district, and community partnerships.
• Bring the 7-Year Promise fully to life as an excellent, evidence-informed, sustainable model with clear outcomes and learning that can contribute to the broader field.
• Build and develop a high-performing staff team, strong leaders, and a culture of trust, shared accountability, learning, and excellence.
• Secure and diversify the public and private investment required for annual operations, the 7-Year Promise, and responsible growth.
• Grow and strengthen the AmeriCorps corps, while expanding CYNHs contribution to New Hampshires civic leadership and workforce pipeline.
• Lead CYNH as both a deeply rooted New Hampshire organization and an active contributor to City Years national strategy, learning, and future.

QUALIFICATIONS

The strongest candidates will bring many, though not necessarily all, of the following:

• 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 excellent 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 the ability to lead effectively through complexity, change, and growth.
• Exceptional relationship-building, listening, communication, and public-speaking skills, with the ability to work across sectors and differing perspectives.
• Resilience, humility, adaptability, integrity, a learning orientation, and a demonstrated commitment to inclusive leadership.
• Deep commitment to student success, national service, and the potential of young people, along with an established network in New Hampshire or demonstrated ability to build trusted local relationships quickly.

Experience in K9 education, youth development, national or community service, workforce development, philanthropy, civic leadership, or long-term mentoring is valuable, but not required.

We recognize that exceptional leaders bring different combinations of professional expertise, lived experience, and perspective. We encourage candidates who are inspired by CYNHs mission and this leadership opportunity to apply even if their experience does not align with every qualification listed above.

COMPENSATION

The salary range for this role begins at $150,000, is commensurate with experience, and is eligible for up to 10% at-risk pay.

BENEFITS

City Year offers a comprehensive package that helps our employees live their best lives and grow personally and professionally.

Employment at City Year is at-will.