Essential Duties and Responsibilities
- Responsible for the overall direction, design and implementation, and evaluation of program pilot.
- Identify and build opportunities to implement additional housing solutions for people with justice-system involvement and at very high risk of gun violence involvement.
- Lead the development of Heartland Alliance’s housing for justice-involved work across Heartland Alliance, in collaboration with Director of Program Innovations. Forge productive, collaborative and effective relationships across the Alliance, with a broad range of colleagues, to draw on and empower their expertise and experience.
- Develop and maintain relationships with key stakeholders in the work to develop housing solutions for people with justice-system involvement.
- Establish and enhance processes to manage all programs aspects and work streams effectively.
- Oversee and participate in completing reports for funder(s) and key stakeholders. Provide communications to staff and stakeholders on the pilot’s progress. Maintain timeline for pilot and ensures milestones are met.
- Facilitate and coordinate project team meetings and clearly communicate any next steps or follow up items from meetings.
- Supervise the case manager(s). Provide direction and support to individual work streams and encourage teamwork and collaboration. Coach and mentor team members to support their personal career development.
- Other duties as assigned.
Requirements and Competencies
Bachelor’s degree and 3-5 years’ relevant work experience; master’s degree preferred.
- Experience in the fields of housing and homelessness, violence prevention, poverty reduction, and/or criminal justice reform preferred.
- Familiarity with housing models for vulnerable populations such as chronically homeless persons, re-entry populations and people with dual diagnoses in mental health and substance abuse preferred.
- Proven ability to cultivate relationships and work in collaboration with colleagues, external audiences and partners in the areas of public policy, systems change, housing development/operations, and/or the delivery of supportive services.
- Quick learner, self-motivated, with excellent time management skills.
- Strong analytical, interpersonal, and presentation/facilitation skills along with ability to communicate clearly and simply (both oral and written).
- Previous project management experience with demonstrated organizational skills and ability to manage multiple project budgets and deadlines.
- Ability to take initiative to implement projects and pursue goals with minimal supervision.
- Values orientation, particularly in alignment with Heartland Alliance’s Philosophy of Care, which lifts up our core values of trauma-informed, inclusive and diverse, harm reduction (including a Housing First model), and human rights.
- Proficiency in Microsoft Office, Internet Explorer, Outlook/Exchange; Windows operating systems; and other software routinely used by Heartland Alliance.
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