Project Coordinator – Diversity on Main: Danbury

Position Details
Status: Part-time hourly employee

Hours: 20 hours per week, mostly during weekday business hours, with occasional evenings or weekends

Compensation: $27 per hour (about $27,000 per year).

Location: Hybrid, with regular in-person work in downtown Danbury

Reports to: Executive Director

Term: Through September 2029, depending on performance and continued funding

Start: January 2027

About Us
Since 2007, the Cultural Alliance of Western Connecticut has worked to light up Northern Fairfield and Southern Litchfield Counties with vibrant arts and culture. We support artists, creative entrepreneurs, and cultural organizations, and we bring together the public, businesses, and government leaders to integrate creativity into community life. Our passion is sparking community-based projects that strengthen the local economy and enrich people’s lives.

We are a small, collaborative team that works closely with volunteers, interns, and partners across the region. Everyone here contributes to the work and to where we’re headed.

Role Snapshot
Diversity on Main: Danbury is a three-year effort to strengthen downtown Danbury: filling empty storefronts with a mix of businesses that reflects the city’s diversity, and making sure local residents and entrepreneurs share in the benefits. The Cultural Alliance leads the project in partnership with Connecticut Main Street Center, a statewide organization that brings its Diversity on Main approach to Danbury.

We aren’t starting with a finished vision. In year one, a downtown task force of business owners, residents, cultural voices, and city leaders will shape the plan together. As Project Coordinator, you’ll help bring that group together and keep its work organized and moving. You’ll work alongside Connecticut Main Street Center, the City of Danbury, and downtown business, cultural, and community leaders.

This role is a great fit for someone who enjoys owning a project: setting priorities, keeping work moving, and partnering closely with our Executive Director. The work is planned in phases over three years, so 20 hours a week is realistic.

Why This Role

• A visible role in shaping downtown Danbury over three years
• A flexible, hybrid schedule built for a part-time professional
• Working relationships with city, business, and community leaders
• A behind-the-scenes role where downtown, business, and the arts meet

What You’ll Do
Year one focuses on planning: bringing a downtown advisory group together, organizing committees and workshops, and setting up simple ways to track progress. In years two and three, the work shifts to putting the plan into action.

Help keep this work connected to the Cultural Alliance’s other Danbury efforts, including the Arts Hub Feasibility Study, Danbury’s cultural district application, and Third-Space Danbury.

Coordinate the project: Keep the timeline, files, calendars, and records organized. Handle the details for Downtown Task Force meetings and for workshops and site visits led by Connecticut Main Street Center, from venues and invitations to agendas, notes, and follow-up.

Engage partners and the community: Help form and support the Downtown Task Force, a group of business owners, residents, and community and city leaders who help guide the project. Reach out to entrepreneurs, property owners, and residents, especially in neighborhoods often left out of these conversations, and help link this work with related downtown and cultural initiatives in Danbury.

Track and share progress: Keep participation records and timesheets, track community participation stipends for the Executive Director’s approval, and handle personal information securely. Gather updates from partners, draft monthly and quarterly reports, and work with our marketing partner to share stories of progress.

Grow with the project: In years two and three, support outreach, events, and efforts to fill empty storefronts. Attend required professional development workshops, some in person in West Haven, and take on other project-related tasks as assigned.

What You’ll Bring
You have three or more years of experience coordinating projects, programs, or community initiatives, through paid work, volunteer leadership, or civic involvement, ideally with several partners involved. You can take a project from plan to finish on your own.

You’re organized and reliable with details and deadlines. You communicate clearly in writing and in person, and you’re comfortable working with everyone from small business owners to city officials. When you see a problem, you name it and work toward a solution.

You’re comfortable with Microsoft 365, video meetings, and simple spreadsheets. You have weekday daytime availability, reliable transportation, and flexibility for occasional evening or weekend meetings and events. And you care about community, local business, and the role culture and creativity play in a thriving downtown.

Extra Points For

• Background in community organizing, economic or downtown development, or nonprofit work
• Familiarity with downtown Danbury, its businesses, and its communities
• Fluency in Spanish or Portuguese
• Experience convening committees, coalitions, or volunteer groups
• Familiarity with Main Street programs or small business support

To Apply

Send your resume and a cover letter in a single file to jobs@cawct.org. In your cover letter, tell us why this opportunity interests you and share an example of a multi-partner project you coordinated from start to finish. Please title your file: Your Last Name – Project Coordinator.

Applications received by December 4, 2026, will receive priority consideration. Applications are reviewed on a rolling basis until the position is filled.

Equal Opportunity
The Cultural Alliance of Western Connecticut is an affirmative action equal opportunity employer. We celebrate diversity and do not discriminate based on race, color, religious creed, age, marital status, national origin, ancestry, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, veteran status, disability, or any other protected status. People of color, Danbury residents, and bilingual candidates are strongly encouraged to apply.