Employment

 

DEFINITION OF THE ROLE

The Jobs-Plus Program Director will perform a wide variety of strategic engagement and grant management responsibilities related to program planning, external partner engagement, staff management, fund development for sustainability, and full implementation of the Jobs Plus grant on-site at North Common Village. The Jobs-Plus Program Director is a four-year management position fully funded by the Jobs Plus Grant. The salary of the Jobs Plus Program Director is dependent upon qualification and experience and is subject to budget and funding availability.

SUPERVISION RECEIVED

The Jobs-Plus Program Director works under the general supervision of the Executive Director/CEO of the Authority and the direct supervision of the Assistant Executive Director/COO.

SUPERVISION GIVEN

The Jobs-Plus Program Manager will provide supervision to a small support staff including an Assistant Program Manager and Community Coaches.

KNOWLEDGE AND ABILITIES

1. Ability to conduct program assessments and provide solutions and recommendations to increase administrative efficiency and program effectiveness.
2. Experience in program development and database management.
3. Strong problem-solving skills, the ability to exercise sound judgment and the aptitude to make decisions based on accurate and timely analyses.
4.  Experience with grant management and strong communication skills required.
5.  Ability to work effectively with culturally diverse, low-income residents.

SKILLS

Strong oral, written, organizational, communication and interpersonal skills, including the ability to comfortably deliver public presentations to a variety of stakeholder groups; the ability to manage large collaborative groups is strongly desired.

PRINCIPAL DUTIES

1. Implement the Jobs-Plus program concepts by developing unique interfaces to promote economic opportunity in the community; create a culture that supports work, educational attainment and pushes new innovative career tracks.
2. Work with the LHA executive management team to develop a sustainability plan for the Jobs Plus program.
3. Establish systems to track and report the Jobs-Plus Program performance outcomes to ensure program completion, conduct ongoing analysis to identify, make recommendations and help resolve potential challenges to project implementation, coordinate and oversee partnership activities, on-site event schedule and responsibilities; provide support to collaborative partners on how best to work together toward the common agenda and implement supportive strategies for all the core and leverage programs.
4. Manage and maintain positive relationships with multiple Community Based Organizations (CBOs), social services providers, city departments, residents, and other stakeholders necessary to implement the Jobs-Plus goals.
5. Communicate Jobs-Plus Program priorities, providing direction to staff and partners, gathering and sharing data, compiling and reporting on the status of Jobs-Plus commitments, participating in related working group and hub meetings as needed to maintain an understanding of current implementation goals and challenges, and actively contributing to the development of a shared agenda and commitments between Jobs-Plus and other partners on-site at North Common Village.
6. Prepare and manage grant budgets, oversee expenditure and reimbursement of partners, monitor compliance to budgets and project deadlines, forecast needed funds; assist with the sustainability plan and fund development goals of Jobs Plus and direct/implement adjustments with the approval of the Assistant Executive Director/COO.
7. Ensure that LHA and partners are meeting all requirements of MOU or any such shared agreements; develop strong lines of communication with HUD and MASSHire Lowell Center; identify issues early on and implement solutions that maintain goals and metrics required by grant; prepare relevant HUD reports and compile the reimbursement packages.
8. Facilitate proper training and policies are in place to support staff and community coaches directly managed under Jobs-Plus Program.
9. Develop communications plan and oversee build out of the website, events and communications that reach residents of North Common Village and the general public.
10. Execute and/or prepare presentations and materials to outside interested parties, or at conferences or forums on the activities and results of Jobs Plus activities.
11. Perform other duties as assigned and required.

TRAINING AND EXPERIENCE

Position calls for high level knowledge, experience, skills and abilities. A minimum of a Bachelor’s Degree; Masters is preferred, with a major concentration in business management, political science, economics public administration, public policy, sociology, psychology, education or related field. Experience in housing-based initiatives, data collection, grant writing and community organizing is strongly desired.

WORK EXPERIENCE

The successful candidate will have demonstrated experience in community and economic development, working in the social services field and/or job development industry, and have experience in complex political environments and in negotiating with education, business, civic and other key stakeholders at local, regional and national level - AND - five (5) years' supervisory experience in managing complex grant-funded programs and professional level staff.

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS

Preference will be given to candidates who are conversant in Spanish and have a strong working knowledge of affordable housing, public housing, and/or community development policies and programs, especially at the local level

SALARY & BENEFITS

$70,000-$72,000. GIC benefits and pension.

Jobs Plus Program Description