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Job · Chicago, IL · Full time

Impact Manager

City Year · $173.1M budget · 1,398 staff · Since 1988

Why City Year

FY2024 · Form 990Its mission and biggest programs, as filed

Mobilizes volunteers to revitalize schools and neighborhoods through large-scale physical service projects like painting, refurbishing, and gardening.

  • In-school servicein fiscal Year 2025, more than 98% of City year's 2,174 full-time participants served on teams in schools. Most of their 2,991,880 service hours were spent as tutors, mentors, and role models helping children in high-poverty schools stay in…$78.3M spent in FY2024
  • Youth civic leadership40,000 of City year's alumni continue to serve and lead across an array of professions, including education, with more than half of alums working as teachers, adminstrators, guidance counselors and at education nonprofits, and are engaged in their…$62.4M spent in FY2024
  • Physical serviceall City Year locations host large-scale service events throughout the Year, led by corps and staff. In fiscal Year 2025, 9,764 citizens volunteered 25,129 hours in projects including painting murals, refurbishing schools, creating play places, planting community gardens, and…$4.4M spent in FY2024

Before you apply

FY2024 · Form 990Independent: from IRS data, not the org
Pays its leaders
$230K–$389K
12 officers reported
Fine: from the org's Form 990.
Pt VII · Sec A
Budget
$175.6M
spent in FY2024
Fine: from the org's Form 990.
Pt I · Ln 18
Staff
1,398
employees
9,661 volunteers
Fine: from the org's Form 990.
Pt I · Ln 5–6
Spent on programs
83%
of spending
Looks good: 83% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Surplus or deficit
−1%
of revenue, FY2024
Concern: revenue was below expenses in the latest filing.
Pt I · Ln 19
Cash reserves
4 mo
of spending, in cash and securities
Looks good: 3.7 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Latest return
FY2024
latest Form 990
Looks good: the latest return is for FY2024, 2 tax years back; within 2 tax years.
IRS e-file
IRS status
501(c)(3)
tax-exempt since 1988
Looks good: listed by the IRS.
IRS BMF
Looks goodFineWorth a lookConcernTap a box for the reason.

About the role

The org's own posting, as written

Application Instructions Click Apply to submit your online application. Please attach a resume and thoughtful cover letter on the "My Experience" page in the "Resume/CV" field. Active City Year Staff members must login to Workday to apply internally. Work Location: 100% On-Site Position Overview The Impact Manager (IM) is responsible for driving the successful implementation of the Whole School Whole Child (WSWC) service model by building and cultivating strong school partnerships and developing a team of committed, idealistic leaders and school practitioners in a 2:1 service model, meaning each Impact Manager serves two schools.

The IM plays a crucial role in leading a team of AmeriCorps members (ACM) through a ten-month-long journey of learning, reflection, and service in schools (civic action) that builds their civic capacity and civic engagement.

Job Description

Responsibilities Service Impact Delivery: Oversee the execution of City Year’s WSWC Tier 1 supports and Tier 2 interventions in two schools. Oversee the implementation of whole school and class service; including instructional support, thematic events, culture, and climate. Provide structure and a common understanding of the service model between HQ, the site, AmeriCorps members (ACMs), and service partners. Create clear, realistic, and measurable objectives for accomplishing WSWC goals. Capture best practices and share them with the larger City Year community of practitioners.

Analyze and use data from teacher and ACM surveys, student, school, and district-level data, and classroom observations to explain trends and identify opportunities to improve: interventions, whole school, and class service, and ACM performance. Oversee one of seven coordinator role positions that the ACMs execute in addition to their service delivery with students. Areas include: Attendance, English, Math, Extended Learning, Socio-Emotional Learning (Elementary and High School Level), and Resource In- kinding . Corps Impact Delivery: Guide ACMs to meet their service performance requirement and leadership development potential.

Inspire ACMs to embrace a culture of power and idealism using City Year leadership tools, team-building exercises, organizational culture, and best practices. Use performance management tools to set performance expectations, identify strengths and development opportunities, and partner with each ACM on a development plan to maximize leadership potential. Ensure ACMs are committed to student success and equipped to meet City Year standards as practitioners in their school. Help ACMs develop by guiding them through the Idealist Journey. Support the management of ACMs to meet City Year professional standards and to meet all hours and graduation requirements.

Effectively translate information and messages from various stakeholders (the school, City Year, the community) to ACMs so they understand and are empowered but not overwhelmed. Manage, lead, and develop Alumni AmeriCorps members…

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About City Year

From its Form 990