Executive Director

Executive Director

EVLovesNYC, an East Village mutual aid organization, seeks an Executive Director to lead its next chapter of serving food insecure New Yorkers.

• Title:Executive Director

• Reports to:Board President

• Supervises:

  • Direct Reports: Culinary Manager (full-time)

  • Indirect Reports: Operations Manager (full-time), 2 Porters (part-time)

• Status:Exempt

• Schedule: 35 hrs/week, Wednesday to Sunday

• Location:On site at 402 East 8th Street, New York, NY 10009

EVLovesNYC is a 501(c)(3) mutual aid organization committed to building a community to fight hunger by providing free meals to New Yorkers. We started cooking in 2020 as food insecurity rose across the city. Since then, our volunteer-powered kitchen has prepared more than 860,000 meals for neighbors in underserved communities, and we have distributed nearly 8.5 million pounds of donated groceries.

In 2022, we expanded our services to support newly arrived New Yorkers with food, job training, advocacy and referrals. Through Cafewal, our culinary training and catering program, we offer paid restaurant and food-service training to economically disadvantaged New Yorkers.

Today, we operate with an annual budget of about $900,000 and a small staff, trainees and a committed community of volunteers.

The Executive Director leads EVLovesNYC: serving as its primary fundraiser, guiding its programs, and coordinating the staff and consultants. Reporting to the Board of Directors via the Board President, the Executive Director is responsible for refining and executing EVLovesNYC’s vision for its next chapter. That vision includes increasing our production to reach one million meals served and strengthening our culinary workforce development program.

The Executive Director provides strategic and operational leadership across the organization, balancing fundraising, financial oversight, staff management, program development, and community engagement.

To execute this work, the ED directly manages fundraising, bookkeeping, HR & payroll processing, and communications. The Executive Director also supervises a 4-person team tasked with managing the program operations, including volunteer management, meal production, and workforce development programming.

Organizational Leadership

• Set and guide the overall strategy for EVLovesNYC’s work in alignment with our mission and in consultation with the Board of Directors.

• Serve as an ex-officio member of the Development, Programs, and Finance Board committees and support board recruitment.

• Coordinate new board member recruitment annually.

• Set organizational messaging strategy, produce social content, manage website, and write newsletters.

• Serve as the public voice of EVLovesNYC with partners, funders, elected officials and the media.

• Build and maintain relationships with community partners to advance the organization's mission and long-term sustainability.

Fundraising

• Prepare an annual fundraising plan for board approval each December and lead its execution.

• Develop a strategy for diversifying revenue sources through foundation, government, and earned income.

• Cultivate and solicit individual donors, sponsors, corporate partners and foundations.

• Set the grant writing calendar and build and cultivate individual relationships with program officers.

• Write proposals and reports for institutional funders.

• Lead donor stewardship, including personal outreach to supporters.

Financial Oversight

• Prepare the annual budget with the Treasurer for board approval, and monitor progress against revenue and expense targets.

• Approve spending, invoices, and timesheets within the approved budget.

• Produce regular financial reports in coordination with the Treasurer and the Board Finance Committee.

• Ensure the completion of the annual financial review, 990 tax filing, CHAR500, and other mandated compliance reporting in coordination with an independent accounting firm.

• Work with the Treasurer to develop and improve internal controls.

• Monitor the organization's financial health and proactively identify potential budgetary challenges and opportunities.

HR Administration

• Hire, supervise, coach, train and review staff.

• Manage onboarding, offboarding, and payroll and serve as the administrator for EVLovesNYC’s Human Resource Management System (HRMS).

• Maintain insurance and HR policies, and report significant risks to the Board.

• Establish clear team roles, responsibilities, workflows, and accountability systems to ensure work plans, funding compliance, and accurate data tracking are consistently achieved.

• Foster a supportive, collaborative, and sustainable team culture that prioritizes staff wellbeing and growth.

Program Management

• Set and manage the meal distribution schedule with community partners.

• Manage catering partnerships and inquiries, and work with the Culinary Manager on production and food costs.

• Oversee the continued development and sustainability of EVLovesNYC's culinary workforce development program.

• Set annual program targets with the Board Program Committee. Track meals served, partners, volunteers and food cost per meal, and report results.

• Oversee volunteer engagement, retaining existing volunteers and identifying new volunteer sources (e.g. corporate & nonprofit partnerships).

• Develop and pilot new programs in response to emerging community needs.

Other

• Other duties as assigned

People from underrepresented backgrounds are often less likely to apply unless they meet every qualification. If this role excites you and you have much, but not all, of the experience below, please apply.

Required qualifications

• Commitment to mutual aid, food justice, and the dignity of the neighbors we serve.

• Five or more years of nonprofit experience with a record of fundraising results and leadership position(s).

• At least two or more years of experience supervising staff.

• A collaborative leader who delegates well and is comfortable pitching in on a busy kitchen or meal distribution day.

• Able to juggle many priorities with limited staff support.

• Familiarity with reading financial statements and experience working with, or willingness to learn to manage, an outside bookkeeper or accountant.

• Familiarity with Google Workspace.

Preferred qualifications

• Experience with food access, restaurants, or workforce training.

• Familiarity with Network for Good or similar Client Relationship Manager (CRM) system; Gusto or comparable HRSN; QuickBooks or comparable accounting software; and/or Ramp or similar corporate card platforms.

• Experience managing consultants and contractors.

• Relationships in the East Village, Lower East Side, or Lower Manhattan.

• Salary: $70,000-75,000 commensurate with experience

• PTO: 21 days per year

Work takes place in an office and a commercial kitchen and may require standing for long periods and lifting up to 25-50 pounds.

Email your résumé, responses to the below questions, and contact information (full name, preferred first name [if different], pronouns, phone number, current city, and state of residence) to hr@evloves.nyc by December 1st, 2026.

1. As Executive Director, you will work closely with staff, board members, and volunteers to advance EVLovesNYC's mission. Describe a time you motivated and supported others in working toward a shared goal. How did you approach delegation, communication, and accountability? (Please limit your response to 250 words or fewer)

2. EVLovesNYC believes that addressing food insecurity requires more than distributing meals. What role do you believe community-based organizations should play in understanding and addressing the systemic challenges facing the communities we serve?(Please limit your response to 250 words or fewer)

We request that you do not use AI tools to prepare your responses. We do not use AI or computer screening for applicants and ask that you extend us the same respect.

EVLovesNYC is an Equal Opportunity Employer.