Manager at High Line Network

DESCRIPTION

An initiative of Friends of the High Line, the High Line Network is a newly-formed group of infrastructure reuse projects and the people who are helping them come to life. The network seeks to help project leaders learn from each other so that these spaces can reach their full potential. Priorities include identifying social equity-focused practices that projects in all stages of development can implement; creating common metrics to measure projects’ social, environmental, and economic impact; sharing the network’s knowledge through best practice resources; and generating greater public awareness around the growing field of infrastructure reuse. Friends of the High Line, the nonprofit organization that founded, funds, and maintains the High Line in New York City, leads the network in close collaboration with project representatives.

Friends of the High Line is seeking a Manager to help run the day-to-day activities of the network. Reporting to the Director of the High Line Network, this position provides the exciting opportunity to join the growing network team and to work closely with the network’s member projects. A successful candidate will possess the ability to work across a range of areas – from writing to research, and from project management to partnership development. The ideal candidate will also possess experience with or interest in urban planning and policy, preferably with a focus on equitable development.

Responsibilities

Research and writing

• Conduct independent research and collaborate with network members and partners to identify practices and policies that can help projects advance social equity in their work
• Develop written documents that synthesize conversations from network convenings
• Support the development and documentation of best practice resources for the network
• Create written content (including blog posts, social media posts, etc.) for the network’s website that communicates information about the network to a wider audience
• Work with network members and partners to synthesize the results of impact measurement analyses into public-facing case studies

Network development

• Manage requests from projects interested in joining the High Line Network, helping the team to identify new, promising projects
• Identify and help cultivate partnerships for the network, with a focus on partnerships that can help network projects advance social equity in their work

Project management

• Collect data on the wider field of infrastructure reuse projects and develop systems to manage, process, and share the data
• Support the development of in-person convenings, including developing materials and coordinating with network members
• Manage relationships with select network partners, ensuring outcomes are met and deliverables are on schedule
• Develop a process for evaluating the impact of the network and its activities using surveys, requests for feedback, and other evaluative methods

REQUIREMENTS

• Minimum of bachelor’s degree
• Strong, confident writer, with the ability to produce written documents quickly and effectively
• Comfort working with community-based organizations and community leaders around urban issues
• Experience with or interest in urban planning and policy, ideally with a focus on equitable development
• Attention to detail and the ability to prioritize time-sensitive projects in a fast-paced environment
• Demonstrated ability to cultivate relationships with external stakeholders and build trust
• Curious and creative; able to think outside the box, challenge norms, and try new approaches
• Ability to thrive in the midst of complexity and ambiguity; flexible and willing to take on new tasks as the network evolves
• Ability to work collaboratively across a range of departments at Friends of the High Line
• Strong graphic presentation skills; fluency with Adobe Creative Suite is a plus

BENEFITS

• Paid vacation, sick time and holidays
• Paid parental leave
• Medical, dental and vision insurance
• Commuter benefits
• Flexible spending accounts
• Contribution in a 403(b) retirement plan
• Citi Bike membership
• Discount on High Line merchandise