Vice President of Community Development and Community Affairs Officer

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Federal Reserve Bank of Cleveland

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The Federal Reserve Bank of Cleveland is seeking a Vice President of Community Development and Community Affairs Officer (CAO).  Reporting to the Senior Vice President of External Engagement the CAO leads the Bank’s community development function, a multi-disciplinary team of research and engagement professionals focused on surfacing insights, identifying barriers to economic mobility and elevating promising solutions that support low- and moderate- income (LMI) communities across the Fourth District.

The goals of the Cleveland Fed’s Community Affairs Officer are to:



* Advance community development strategy: Develop and lead regional community development strategies, focused on improving economic conditions in LMI communities, using research and local insight to shape action across the Fourth District and beyond.


* Strengthen the Bank’s understanding of LMI communities: Ensure the Cleveland Fed hears from LMI communities across the District, and those who work with them, through high-quality engagement and trusted partnerships – so that those voices inform research, policy and programmatic decisions.


* Position the Cleveland Fed as a credible voice on economic mobility Serve as a public-facing thought leader on LMI communities, demonstrating the Fed’s commitment to economic growth and opportunity, financial inclusion, and systems change.


* Foster collaboration between sectors: cultivate partnerships with business, philanthropy, local government, financial institutions, and community-based organizations to create shared understanding and measurable progress on common goals.


* Integrate community development into the Bank’s broader external engagement strategy: ensure that community development perspectives are visible and valued across all of the Bank’s external-facing functions, including research and analysis, government relations, bank supervision, and communications.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES

The CAO will collaborate across the External Engagement function and the broader Bank to ensure that insights from community development inform policymaking, public discourse, and institutional action.

Strategic Leadership of Community Dev...