Community Events & Partnerships Lead (NYC)

Asiyah Women's Center; New York (NY); On-site; USD 65,000 - 75,000; Full time

Job summary

Asiyah Women’s Center, based in Brooklyn, seeks an Events & Community Coordinator to lead community-facing events and initiatives from concept to completion. You will build partnerships, organize volunteers, and manage all aspects of outreach, ensuring mission-driven, polished experiences for AMEMSA and BIPOC communities in NYC.

The role emphasizes relationship-building, creative event design, and cross-functional collaboration with leadership and development teams, requiring flexibility for

Qualifications

• Experience coordinating events with multiple stakeholders and moving parts.
• Strong event planning and project management skills.
• Creative thinker who develops new concepts and experiences.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Ability to manage multiple deadlines and projects simultaneously.
• Experience with NYC communities and nonprofit organizations preferred.

Responsibilities

• Develop creative concepts for community events, fundraisers, volunteer activations, awareness campaigns, workshops, markets, gatherings, and special initiatives.
• Lead full-scale events from concept through planning, execution, and post-event follow-up.
• Develop event timelines, budgets, run-of-show documents, and production schedules.
• Research and secure venues, vendors, food providers, speakers, photographers, and rentals.
• Coordinate event registration, invitations, guest communication, staffing, volunteers, setup, breakdown, and day-of logistics.
• Serve as the central point person for vendors, partners, volunteers, and staff.
• Develop ways to make events memorable, mission-driven, and engaging.
• Coordinate fundraising and donor-facing events with leadership and development team.
• Identify opportunities for Asiyah to participate in external community events.
• Track attendance, expenses, partnerships, engagement, and outcomes.
• Conduct post-event evaluations and recommendations.
• Maintain an annual event calendar.

Skills

Event coordination

Stakeholder management

Project management

Creative thinking

Attention to detail

Interpersonal skills

Written & verbal communication

Follow-through

Relationship building

Time management

Problem-solving

NYC nonprofit familiarity

Diverse communities experience

Evenings & weekends flexibility

Bachelor’s degree or equivalent exp

Education

Bachelor’s degree or equivalent experience

Job description

Asiyah Women’s Center, based in Brooklyn, seeks an Events & Community Coordinator to lead community-facing events and initiatives from concept to completion. You will build partnerships, organize volunteers, and manage all aspects of outreach, ensuring mission-driven, polished experiences for AMEMSA and BIPOC communities in NYC.

The role emphasizes relationship-building, creative event design, and cross-functional collaboration with leadership and development teams, requiring flexibility for