Vice President, Community Partnerships

Our Vision : To make New York City the global model for inclusive innovation and economic growth, fueled by the City’s diverse people and businesses.  Our Mission : Creating a vibrant, inclusive, and globally competitive economy for all New Yorkers. The Government and Community Partnerships team bridges the gap between NYCEDC’s work and the communities impacted by its projects. By cultivating external relationships, developing public engagement strategies, and building community support, the team will foster trusted partnerships that connect government and communities to deliver equitable community growth, lasting public benefit and ensuring New Yorkers are meaningful partners in shaping the City’s future. Position Overview: The Vice President, Community Partnerships (VP) will lead strategies that build trust, strengthen accountability, and connect community priorities to NYCEDC projects and policies. The VP will oversee community engagement, participatory planning, project transparency, and community benefits initiatives across a portfolio of high-priority projects. Working closely with the Government & Community Partnerships team, project teams, Public Affairs, Marketing, Planning, City agencies, elected officials, community organizations, businesses, institutions, labor partners, and residents, the VP will ensure communities are engaged early and meaningfully. This role will identify community concerns and opportunities, translate stakeholder feedback into actionable recommendations, and support solutions that advance equitable community growth and measurable public benefit. The VP will also manage staff, establish consistent engagement practices, and strengthen NYCEDC's reputation as a transparent and trusted public institution. Essential Duties and Responsibilities: • Lead the development and implementation of NYCEDC’s community partnership and impact and belonging strategies, including priorities, performance measures, and operating standards that embed equity, economic justice, community voice, and measurable public benefit into organizational priorities, partnerships, programs, and investments. • Oversee the development and execution of engagement, transparency, community benefits, and participatory planning initiatives across assigned projects and programs. • Design and strengthen inclusive systems and processes that expand stakeholder participation, reduce barriers to access, promote equitable engagement, and institutionalize community input in planning and decision-making. • Identify community concerns, risks, and opportunities, and translate stakeholder feedback into recommendations, workplans, and decision-making inputs.  • Oversee community benefits planning and tracking to ensure NYCEDC investments support measurable public benefit, economic opportunity, and neighborhood priorities.  • Provide community-centered leadership by building and maintaining trusted relationships with community-based organizations, civic leaders, advocacy groups, labor partners, institutions, businesses, elected officials, government agencies, and local stakeholders to advance shared priorities, strengthen public trust, and support equitable community growth. • Build and maintain relationships with community-based organizations, civic leaders, advocacy groups, labor partners, institutions, businesses, elected officials, and government agencies to advance shared priorities, strengthen public trust, and support equitable community growth.  • Establish performance measures and accountability standards that guide the evaluation of community partnership outcomes, stakeholder engagement effectiveness, and public trust initiatives. • Advise senior leadership and project teams on stakeholder priorities, community dynamics, and politic