Overview

About the Position

The Myrtle Avenue Brooklyn Partnership is seeking a MAP Engagement Coordinator for Ingersoll and Whitman Houses to support a resident-driven, community organizing initiative in partnership with the Mayor’s Action Plan for Neighborhood Safety (MAP). Underway since 2015, MAP is a comprehensive strategy to enhance public safety and strengthen community well-being in 15 public housing developments across New York City. The initiative aims to enhance safety and overall quality of life by strengthening collaboration and capacity among public housing residents. Since 2016, citywide meetings have been convened to share information and data, facilitate community engagement to identify neighborhood priorities, enhance the quality of life and spur collaboration and accountability among city agencies and local stakeholders. 

Myrtle Avenue Brooklyn Partnership serves as an implementation partner for NeighborhoodStat. NeighborhoodStat (NSTAT), the operational centerpiece of MAP, is a community-based, problem-solving process grounded in the belief that public safety cannot exist without the public. It is an acknowledgment that safe and thriving neighborhoods require resident leadership, community and government support, and resources to produce sustainable change. To that end, NeighborhoodStat employs a series of local meetings that engage residents and MAP partners in sharing, analyzing, and using data to identify public safety priorities and implementation of solutions. These meetings, the information they generate, and the actions that follow are an important part of MAP’s strategy to enhance accountability by providing local residents and stakeholders with considerable resources and access to key decision-makers.

Myrtle Avenue Brooklyn Partnership is seeking an organizer who will support residents, community partners and local city agency representatives through the process of identifying and solving issues that create vulnerabilities in community safety and well-being. The MAP Engagement Coordinator is expected to: 

  • Recruit and retain a team of local residents and support building their capacity in policy and placemaking, organizing and advocacy, and other relevant competencies; 
  • Facilitate the implementation of resident-led community-building projects;
  • Work in partnership with the Program Administrators to coordinate city agencies to respond to community needs via all aspects of the NeighborhoodStat process;
  • Promote positive cultural norms around behavioral change to maintain community-led public safety; and
  • Use data to inform resident-led strategies that promote community safety.

Reporting to the Director of Social Impact Partnerships and Programs, the MAP Engagement Coordinator will lead the planning and implementation of NeighborhoodStat at their designated sites.

Responsibilities

Organizing and Direct Action

  • Recruit and manage a diverse resident team: representative of the development’s diverse subgroups, including religious affiliations, ethnic identities, cultures, languages, age groups, and histories of community organizing and civic engagement;
  • Attend in-person, teleconference, virtual meetings, and community events, including; precinct council meetings, community board meetings, and Tenant Association meetings;  
  • Conduct research and engage experts to create meeting and action agenda’s that introduce residents to a variety of interventions strategies and/or frameworks for community organizing and problem-solving;
  • Facilitate resident and stakeholder planning meetings that support engagement, problem identification, problem-solving, practice and action steps, and memorialize plans in a centralized, digital platform; 
  • Host an annual resident-led development-wide community participatory process with support from key organizational staff, and government partners by engaging residents in idea generation and voting; and, subsequently, informing the public of chosen projects and engaging residents in project design and implementation; 
  • Work with the Communications Manager to leverage traditional media, social media, and public education campaign strategies to share updates, action steps, and resident priorities and activities; 
  • Support the recruitment of youth council members,  provide community context for policy recommendations, and incorporate the youth agenda into resident meetings, when relevant. 

Project  Development and Management

  • Support resident teams in the development and execution of maintenance plans for existing placekeeping projects;
  • Co-develop an annual resident-led project (social program or placekeeping project) with support from key organization staff;
  • Plan, coordinate, and execute place-keeping activities, community events/meetings, and direct action activities to address and advocate for community needs and concerns. 

Research and Evaluation 

  • Track and evaluate ongoing organizing strategies by completing Weekly Activity Logs; 
  • Complete a comprehensive, monthly narrative report detailing strategies, problem-solving approaches, set-backs, and outcomes;
  • Ensure continuity and progress of resident organizing goals through the consistent creation, filing, and distribution of meeting agendas and meeting minutes in a digital, designated, and centralized location;  

Referral Support 

  • Build knowledge-base and relationships with local social service providers, and NYCHA and City resources to create a strong referral network; 
  • Recruit and inform the resident team, resident public, and local partners of the Community Resiliency seminars in a timely manner while polling for interest and feedback, and answering questions about training logic and content. 

Administration  

  • Work and communicate closely with organization staff, and the Mayor’s Office of Criminal Justice to support and advance all project tasks and timelines; 
  • Support in the collection, input, and processing of all necessary documents for resident and volunteer stipends by completing and maintaining stipend agreements, stipend logs, and tracking attendance; 
  • Work with organization staff to plan and purchase for engagement and project activities;  

Qualifications

The ideal candidate will have a Bachelor’s degree or a minimum of 3 years in a related area, preferably community engagement/organizing and/or community development. The ideal candidate will be passionate, skilled, and experienced in working with communities to promote health and safety. Other requirements include:

  • Ability to work effectively in an interdisciplinary environment, create collaborative relationships with colleagues, and work/communicate well with multiple department leaders;
  • Superb facilitation skills to identify community issues, needs, feedback, and preferences in a timely manner; 
  • Exceptional analytical, written and oral communication, presentation, and writing skills;
  • Demonstrated ability to develop and maintain strong relationships with governmental and community agencies, non-profit organizations, and community groups; 
  • Demonstrated success in community organizing, grassroots/neighborhood advocacy, and lobbying campaigns;
  • Professional experience engaging multiple public housing communities;
  • Strong aptitude for interpreting data and data trends; 
  • Flexible schedule with the ability to work some evenings and weekends; 
  • Proficient in Microsoft Office, Excel, Powerpoint, Google Suite;

About the Myrtle Avenue Brooklyn Partnership

As a community based organization serving the Fort Greene and Clinton Hill neighborhoods, the Myrtle Avenue Brooklyn Partnership’s mission is to foster an inclusive, vibrant community anchored by Myrtle Avenue. We do this by engaging and supporting our neighbors, cultivating partnerships, building community capacity, identifying needs, and providing services that connect our neighbors to resources and opportunities. The core of our organizational strategy is to remain connected to community issues, and engage community groups and organizations in an effort to define and achieve success in our work. Because of this, we are constantly innovating and evolving to best serve emerging community needs.

Note: In compliance with federal law, all persons hired will be required to verify identity and eligibility to work in the United States and to complete an employment eligibility verification document form upon hire. Only applicants under consideration will be contacted. The Myrtle Avenue Brooklyn Partnership is an Equal Opportunity Employer. No phone calls, please. 

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