CityWorks DC

Organizational Overview: CityWorks DC’s mission is to dramatically improve the early career outcomes of DC youth and young adults by creating innovative programs and by mobilizing employers, educators, and city leaders to create a local, diverse talent pipeline. Hire Local DC (HLDC), a coalition led by CityWorks DC (CWDC) and the Federal City Council (FC2), is focused on achieving two inextricably linked goals:

• Youth and young adults of our city are prepared for, hired into, and succeeding in the good jobs we have in our city and region.
• Local employers and industries are confidently relying on local talent to meet their workforce needs.

HLDC believes it is necessary to mobilize, catalyze, and support industry leaders to collectively address their local talent pipeline challenges to achieve these two goals. To date, HLDC has launched two Sector Partnerships: one in Construction (DC Builds DC), and one in Hospitality (HLDC Hospitality Sector Partnership). The combination of convening stakeholders through the sector partnerships and continuous learning has led to positive impacts for DC students and residents.

CityWorks DC, on behalf of HLDC, is launching the DC Skilled Trades Initiative to dramatically increase the number of DC residents who are in, prepared for, and successfully pursuing Registered Apprenticeships in the Skilled Trades. In partnership with local education agencies (LEAs), schools, employers, registered apprenticeship programs, training providers, and other DC government agencies, the Initiative will accelerate and deepen the District-wide career development efforts at the State, LEA, and school levels.  

Job Overview: The Senior Manager of Hire Local DC will support all operations and administrative functions across HLDC activities, including hiring events, key initiatives, and programmatic activities. This full-time position will report to Dr. Erin Bibo, Vice President of Strategic Initiatives and Executive Director of HLDC, and will work closely with other members of the HLDC team.

Key Responsibilities: 

• HLDC Data Systems & Reports 
  • In year one, work alongside the consulting firm currently supporting HLDC data systems and reports to manage data collection and analysis work. In year two, this role will solely manage HLDC data systems and collection for efforts including, but not limited to Interview Events, Sector Partnership Action & Leadership Teams, and school and Registered Apprenticeship Sponsor-facing work
  • Oversee development and dissemination of stakeholder-facing data reports following each HLDC Interview Event
  • Recommend and oversee improvements to HLDC data system and reporting
  • Populate data required for HLDC presentations and funder reports 
• HLDC Grants and Contract Management 
  • Initiate, maintain, and monitor partnership agreements, contracts, and grants, including ensuring alignment and coordination with CityWorks enterprise tracking processes
  • Monitor critical contract and grant milestones and deliverables 
  • Manage the sub-grantee reporting process to ensure sub-grantee reports are complete and elevating challenges as appropriate
  • Coordinate with key financial and operational CityWorks infrastructure to ensure alignment and visibility
  • Serve as the frontline for all coordination and communication across partners and contractors

• HLDC Budget Management 
  • Track incoming and outgoing financial transactions, in coordination with CityWorks’ finance and operations team, and monitor spend rates
  • Integrate new sources of funding in HLDC budget and flag any potential shifts in line-item activity

• HLDC Strategic Operations
  • Collaborate with HLDC Team to plan and staff all HLDC Sector Partnership Convenings
  • Collaborate with HLDC Team to plan and staff all HLDC Interview Events
  • Manage several HLDC Action Teams/Working Groups, including drafting agendas, moderating meetings, and leading follow ups
• HLDC Strategic Communications
  • Manage HLDC communications to sector partnership stakeholders 
  • Manage HLDC team efforts to gather candidate success stories
  • Manage and update HLDC one pagers for external dissemination
  • Manage refreshing, improving, and updating HLDC, and Citywide Talent Pipeline Toolkit websites
  • Manage the development and dissemination of the HLDC Impact Report on an annual basis. In year one, this will be done in coordination with the consulting firm supporting the development of this work; however, starting in year two, this role will manage directly. 
  • Liaise with CWDC communications contractors on HLDC deliverables

Desired Qualifications: 

• 3-6 years of experience managing programs and initiatives, ideally within the talent pipeline space
• Comfortable with complex formulas and functions in Excel — pivot tables, lookups, nested logic — and generally confident in manipulating and interpreting data. You don't need to know Python, SQL, or advanced statistical modeling. 
• Organized, detail-oriented self-starter
• Able to effectively work both independently and with a team
• Strong communication skills, including effectively communicating across multiple stakeholder groups
• Thrives in a dynamic and highly collaborative team—we communicate regularly, pivot quickly based on real-time learning, and jump in wherever our skills are needed
• Comfort in knowing when to ask for help/clarification
• Ability to synthesize complex information into concise and actionable materials
• Previous experience in stakeholder engagement and communications, grant management, and budgeting
• Knowledge of Monday.com; Squarespace/Wix or general website maintenance software is a plus   
• Deep commitment to achieving racial equity and the belief in the promise inherent in all people
• Excellent project and time management; ability to juggle multiple, competing tasks and deadlines
• Reliable transportation to travel to in-person activities across the DC region required
• Excellent skills in Google Suite and Microsoft Office
• Embody CityWorks’ values of Excellence, Innovation, Equity, Youth-Centered, and Collaboration daily and embed them into their work. 
• All hires are contingent upon passing a background check 

Location: CityWorks DC operates in a hybrid working environment, with in-person attendance at our Washington, DC office required one day/week and additional, regular in-person responsibilities required at sites across the DC region for programmatic activities, partner support, team planning and retreats, and other organizational events. In general, 25-40% of this role will require being onsite, in-person, depending on the program cycle. No relocation funding will be provided. Strongly preferred start date is on or before January 11, 2027. 

Compensation: This is a full-time position with an anticipated starting salary range of $100,000-120,000, commensurate with experience. We offer a comprehensive benefits package including health (medical, dental, vision) insurance and 401(k) matching. Our total rewards package strives to meet our team’s intersectional needs around wellness, work-life balance, and flexibility. As such, we offer a highly competitive PTO policy, flexibility to work remotely or in the field several days a week, commuter benefits, an annual professional development allocation, and more. This position is grant-funded, with funding anticipated at least through June 30, 2028.

Apply: Applications will be accepted on a rolling basis, with priority given for those submitted by November 7, 2026. The hiring process will include a resume and cover letter screen, an initial Zoom interview; brief at-home performance task; in-person final interview with a cross-section of the Hire Local DC CityWorks DC team; and reference checks.

Cover letter prompts:

• Outline the immediate questions that come to mind based on this portfolio.   
• Based on the outlined responsibilities, how would you approach the work using a one month, three month, and six month cadence? 
• Provide a high-level overview of how you see the through-line among the areas of responsibility (data, grants, contracts, and budget management, strategic operations, and strategic communications), include examples of prior experience with this portfolio, and highlight any efficiencies in coordination that you developed.  

It is the policy of CityWorks DC to provide equal employment opportunity without regard to race, color, age, religion, sex (including pregnancy, childbirth, or related medical conditions), national origin, disability, veteran status, genetic information, sexual orientation, gender identity, marital status, personal appearance, family responsibilities, matriculation, political affiliation, or any other factor protected by applicable law.