Manager, Strategic Writing
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- $98.3K–$122K
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Salary Range: $98,300.00 To $122,000.00 Annually
About Robin Hood
Founded in 1988, Robin Hood is a 501(c)(3) public charity that finds, fuels, and creates the most impactful and scalable solutions lifting New Yorkers permanently out of poverty in New York City. We convene philanthropists, civil society organizations, government, businesses, nonprofits, community members, and those living in poverty to develop and advance programs and policies that can make the American Dream real here in New York City.
Our investments include best-in-class organizations providing legal services, housing, meals, workforce development training, childcare, education, and other vital services that give New Yorkers the tools to build better lives. The programs it funds are often the first of their kind and serve as demonstration models to identify what works before being replicated in other cities. Because our Board of Directors covers 100% of all administrative, fundraising, and evaluation costs, every dollar donated goes directly to organizations helping New Yorkers in need.
While Robin Hood's primary focus is on New York, its impact extends far beyond the borders of the city. Its pioneering, metrics-based approach has become the gold standard for charities around the nation as Robin Hood works to understand and evaluate the impact of its partners to ensure that its philanthropic dollars are utilized to maximum impact. Robin Hood also supports its community partners and their leaders with financial and strategic support and management assistance that allows those organizations to maximize their impact.
Robin Hood also understands that if we are to support families living in poverty on the path towards financial independence, we must become an effective partner with government. We do this by collaborating with government partners to build program and policy innovations that hold the promise of expanding economic opportunity in New York City - providing nimble "risk capital" for high-potential strategies. We also work to advance public policies that research tells us expand economic opportunity. In this way, we seek to leverage our philanthropic investments by finding ways to advance the highest-impact strategies at scale.
Robin Hood has the unique ability to be a catalyzing force for those living in poverty, bringing distinct constituencies together to develop and spread the most effective strategies to advance economic mobility in New York City and beyond.
Our Approach:
• Focusing on Results: We invest in best-in-class organizations operating effective programs. We fund research to understand how poverty persists and what strategies are effective in fighting it. And we track grant outcomes and apply cost/benefit analyses to ensure every dollar we invest demonstrably improves the lives of low-income New Yorkers.
• Building Institutions that Transform New York City: We offer management advice, strategic real estate consulting, board placement services, financial and communications coaching, leadership development, and other technical assistance to help our partners increase scale and impact.
• Driving Innovation to Solve Unmet Needs: We invest in new leaders, new organizations, and new ideas that have groundbreaking potential.
• Scaling What Works: We partner with government and other funders to grow proven solutions in New York City and beyond, so more people benefit from investments that work.
Position Overview
The Manager, Strategic Writing position will help translate Robin Hood’s programmatic expertise, research, and grantmaking into clear, compelling written narratives for a range of internal and external audiences. Working closely with the Program &Impact (P&I) Leadership team and colleagues across Robin Hood, the Manager will develop and shape written materials that communicate what Robin Hood is learning, why our work matters, and how our investments and partnerships can help create greater economic mobility for New Yorkers.
The Manager will serve as a strong writer capable of quickly learning new subject matters related to social impact and translating complex ideas, research, and data into accessible and engaging narratives. The role will lead the development of drafts of reports, thought leadership articles, op-eds, concept papers, proposals, talking points, and other materials. The Manager will also help P&I leaders strengthen their external presence by identifying speaking opportunities, coordinating thought leadership activities, and ensuring consistent messaging across the department.
The role will require close collaboration with Robin Hood’s Development, Marketing & Events (DME) team, including the Managing Director of Brand & Marketing, Chief Marketing & Events Officer, and Chief Communications Officer. Together with these colleagues, the Manager will help ensure that P&I content reflects Robin Hood’s voice and effectively communicates complex programmatic ideas to different audiences.
The Manager, Strategic Writing will report to Chief of Grant Strategy and work closely with members of the P&I Leadership team.
Key Responsibilities
Key responsibilities include, but are not limited to:
Content Development
- Own the development of written content for the P&I Leadership team, including first drafts of thought leadership articles, op-eds, commentaries, and other external-facing pieces.
- Draft concept papers, reports, proposals, issue briefs, and other materials in partnership with P&I and DME colleagues.
- Translate research, program strategies, grantmaking results, quantitative data, and complex policy or programmatic concepts into clear and compelling content for a range of audiences.
- Interview P&I staff, grantees, researchers, and other subject-matter experts as needed to develop content and capture insights from Robin Hood’s work.
- Edit and strengthen written materials developed by P&I colleagues to improve clarity, consistency, structure, and accessibility.
- Identify and draft P&I weekly updates to be shared internally across the organization.
- Provide high-quality writing and editing support for emerging P&I and DME priorities.
Executive Communications and Speaking Engagements
- Collaborate with P&I leaders and team members to develop talking points, remarks, briefing materials, and presentations for conferences, panels, donor events, board meetings, and other speaking engagements.
- Work across P&I to ensure consistent messaging about Robin Hood’s programmatic strategies, priorities, investments, and impact.
- Proactively identify conferences, panels, and other external forums where P&I leaders can share Robin Hood’s expertise and learnings.
- Maintain and project manage a department-wide thought leadership and speaking calendar, coordinating deadlines, submissions, preparation, and follow-up.
- Help develop conference proposals and abstracts that position Robin Hood to share its experience and lessons with relevant external audiences.
Cross-Department Communications
- Partner closely with DME colleagues to ensure that programmatic content is accurate, compelling, and aligned with Robin Hood’s broader communications strategy and organizational voice.
- Work with the Managing Director, Brand & Marketing to support and strengthen the LinkedIn presence of selected P&I leaders, including identifying content opportunities and drafting posts.
- Collaborate with Robin Hood’s Partnerships team on proposals, reports, donor materials, and other development communications requiring significant P&I content.
- Partner with the Chief Marketing & Events Officer and Chief Communications Officer on major organizational communications and thought leadership initiatives involving P&I.
- Help develop and maintain guidance for communicating Robin Hood’s programmatic work to different audiences, including donors, nonprofit partners, policymakers, practitioners, and the broader public.
- Participate in cross-department projects and provide writing or editorial support where P&I expertise is needed.
Qualifications
- Bachelor’s degree preferred, with 5+ years of professional writing, journalism, communications, public policy, philanthropy, nonprofit, or related experience.
- Exceptional writing and editing skills, with demonstrated ability to produce clear, engaging, and persuasive content for different audiences and formats.
- Strong ability to synthesize complex information, research, and quantitative and qualitative data and translate it into accessible narratives.
- Versatile writer who can move comfortably between thought leadership, executive communications, reports, proposals, presentations, and shorter-form digital content.
- Strong interviewing and research skills, including the ability to quickly build familiarity with unfamiliar subject areas.
- Excellent judgment and ability to capture the voice of senior leaders while maintaining consistency with Robin Hood’s organizational voice.
- Demonstrated project management skills and ability to manage multiple assignments, stakeholders, and deadlines simultaneously.
- Strong interpersonal skills and demonstrated ability to collaborate effectively with colleagues across different teams and areas of expertise.
- Self-starter who identifies opportunities, takes initiative, and can move work forward with a high degree of independence.
- Strong attention to detail and commitment to accuracy.
- Comfortable working in a fast-paced environment in which priorities may evolve and new assignments can emerge quickly.
- Familiarity with poverty, philanthropy, public policy, or social-impact issues is preferred but not required.
- Commitment to Robin Hood’s poverty-fighting mission and to continuous learning.
Salary and Benefits
Robin Hood offers a competitive compensation package, with a salary range determined by years of experience, skills, and abilities. Each candidate’s placement within the range will be based on these factors while ensuring alignment with our commitment to equitable internal pay practices, in accordance with the NYC Pay Transparency Law.
The salary range for this role is $98,300 - $122,000.
Our extensive benefits include:
- Medical insurance
- Employer-paid covered dental and vision insurance
- Employer-paid life and long-term disability insurance, plus employer-paid Paid Family Leave premiums
- 403(b) retirement plan with employer match, and a 12% employer contribution to a 401(a) retirement plan
- Employer contributions to Health Spending Account (must be enrolled into the High-Deductible Health Plan)
- Pre-tax flexible spending account (FSA) for health care and dependent care expenses
- Paid time off, including 20 days of accrued PTO (prorated for new hires), plus a separate Sick and Safe Leave bank in accordance with NYC's Earned Safe and Sick Time Act
- Paid Parental Leave and NYS Paid Family Leave
Location
This position is based in New York City and follows a hybrid work environment. Employees are required to work on-site four (4) days per week until further notice. Please note that the hybrid schedule is subject to change based on organizational priorities and team needs; any adjustments will be communicated well in advance.
Equal Employment Opportunity
Robin Hood is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, disability, marital status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, veteran status, arrest or conviction record, or any other status protected by applicable federal, state, or local law. Applicants from diverse backgrounds are encouraged to apply.
To Apply
Please visit our website to complete our online application.
