Program Associate - Urban Design Forum

Who: Urban Design Forum

What: We are an independent membership organization that advances creative solutions to urban challenges. Our programs are guided by the following values:

1. We believe the design and development communities must address enduring injustices in New York City, such as housing segregation, economic inequality, and environmental racism. 
2. We believe New York should learn from international cities for pioneering and inspiring solutions to urban challenges. 
3. We believe creating interdisciplinary cohorts of emerging leaders can empower more diverse civic leadership. 
4. We believe government agencies should develop a long-term vision for the built environment, rather than achieve short-term wins. 
5. We believe decision-makers must build with, and not for, traditionally disenfranchised communities–such as women, people of color, LGBTQ people, and people with disabilities. 
6. We believe the public should be mobilized around the value of design in achieving equity, inclusion, and sustainability in the built environment.

Program Specialist, Labor Law - American Bar Association

Who: American Bar Association

What: The ABA recruits employees seeking opportunities for challenging and substantive work defending liberty and pursuing justice in the U.S. and around the world. The ABA offers competitive employment benefits which include medical, dental, vision, life and disability insurance, flexible spending accounts, a 401(k), commuter benefits, and more.

The Program Specialist is responsible for the management and implementation of programs, projects and activities of the entity. Has oversight responsibility for the entity's program/project budgets and provides substantive support and direction to the Chairs of the projects and is responsible for the execution of the programs/projects, including, but not limited to budgeting of resources, fundraising for projects that require outside funding support, marketing of projects and activities, and oversight of meetings and special events.

Principle Duties

1. Manages the day-to-day organization and implementation of one or more programs or projects, including planning projects, overseeing budgets, and ensuring compliance with ABA policies. 
2. Advises member leaders on strategy and procedures, including analysis of opportunities and risks, to ensure projects move forward in a productive manner.
3. Serves as principal point of contact for projects, both internally and externally. Initiates regular communications with member leaders and staff, including reporting on progress and results. 
4. Coordinates with other interested entities on joint projects, proactively seeking both internal and external partners. This responsibility may include solicitation and management of sponsorship revenue.
5. Supervises one or more staff members, directly or indirectly, as appropriate to the project. Responsibilities may include recruitment, orientation, ongoing mentoring and annual performance evaluations.
6. Other duties as assigned

Education

• Bachelor's Degree from four-year College or University. 

Experience

• Management and/or supervisory experience, preferably in an association or non-profit setting to include analytical problem solving ability, and programmatic and policy development; some research and writing skills, substantive budgeting experience; meeting planning experience a must; fundraising experience is preferred. 
• A Bachelor's degree is required. 

The American Bar Association is an Equal Opportunity, Affirmative Action Employer of all protected classes including veterans and individuals with disabilities. Women, minorities, veterans, and individuals with disabilities are encouraged to apply. In compliance with the ADA Amendments Act (ADAAA), if you have a disability and would like to request an accommodation in order to apply for a position with the American Bar Association please call 312-988-5188.

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Teens Program Manager - The Field Museum

Who: The Field Museum

What: The Learning Center of the Field Museum seeks a Teen Programs Manager. This position regularly works weekends and evenings.

Director of Strategic Initiatives - Children's Place Association

Who: Children's Place Association

What: Children’s Place Association was founded in 1989 in response to the emerging HIV/AIDS epidemic which was ravaging communities on the west side. In 1991 the organization opened a respite home in the community for children whose ill parents were unable to care for them, and soon after in response to families’ requests, added a range of services to strengthen them in their efforts to remain together including supportive family housing, in home respite care, day care/ early education, mental health, case management and summer camp.

We are ready to work with our community partners to help transform an urban community blighted by decades of disinvestment into a community where children and their families thrive. By understanding child well-being broadly—not merely services for children but the intentional block by block reclaiming of a community as a place where children can thrive—we can begin to make a better community for all its residents.

By developing child-focused services that are shaped and provided by community partners, and by addressing a legacy of disinvestment in the built environment and business community through other local partners, Child Thrive will narrow the gap on child health and developmental equity.

If you would like to join us, we are currently searching for a Director of Strategic Initiatives. The Director of Strategic Initiatives for Child Thrive has primary responsibility for leading and implementing Child Thrive, a key strategic initiative of the Children’s Place Association in its mission to make West Humboldt Park a great place to be a child. The Director is both a community organizer in program design and a manager in implementing Child Thrive initiatives through community and other nonprofit partners.

Leading an initiative that is intended to evolve and mature in response to changing community needs and ongoing learning, the Director must be strategic, inclusive, pragmatic, and accountable. The Director cultivates relationships with community partners and Children’s Place stakeholders and ensures that Child Thrive is shaped by the community and reflective of community concerns. The Director ensures that the implementation of Child Thrive reflects best management and professional practices consistent with Children’s Place policies and procedures. The Director mobilizes resources including volunteers, nonprofit partners, and funders, leveraging existing Children’s Place stakeholders, and attracting new ones to grow and lead Child Thrive.

If you have the following experience, skills and experience send your resume to humanresources@childrens-place.org.

• Background in community organizing, urban development, urban education etc.
• Master’s degree in Community Organization or a related field.
• Minimum 5-10 years progressive experience including developing and implementing children focused support services.
• Must have a demonstrated understanding of the issues involved in providing services for children through progressively responsible experience in direct service or administration, or in a field related to the services being provided.
• Must have proven management skills which provide the framework for effective use of the agency’s human and financial resources and coordination of the agency’s services with those provided by other community resources.
• Dynamic, energetic, and analytical approach to work required.
• Must have a demonstrated ability to develop and implement strategic plans and initiatives.
• Excellent social skills and ability to relate to persons from many diverse backgrounds required, as well as excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Must have excellent budgeting skills and a proven ability to understand and analyze financial statements.
• Must be highly organized, flexible, and able to manage multiple projects and employees.

We offer a rewarding work environment and take pride in offering competitive benefits with health, dental and vision coverage; flexible spending accounts; commuter benefit program, life and accidental, death & dismemberment coverage; paid and unpaid leave options; work/life benefits; educational assistance programs; and retirement and financial planning benefits.

Children's Place Association is an equal opportunity employer and complies with all local, state, and federal laws and regulations concerning civil rights. The agency does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national or ethnic origin, age, disability, protected veteran status, genetic information, or other protected classes under the law.

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Manager of Public Policy - Greater Chicago Food Repository

Who: Greater Chicago Food Repository

What: Conduct policy research and analysis to advance the Food Depository’s public policy agenda in food insecurity, poverty, and other assigned policy areas under the direction of the Senior Director of Public Policy.

Food insecurity is a symptom of poverty and racial inequity. The Food Depository’s Public Policy team leads organizational efforts to advance policy solutions to food insecurity in Cook County and throughout Illinois. The Public Policy team advances legislative and administrative policy solutions at the federal, state, and local level as well as thought leadership, public engagement, and advocacy.

The Manager of Public Policy serves as an expert on policy issues related to food insecurity and recommends policy and programmatic solutions to reduce food insecurity and the underlying causes of poverty and racial inequity. Policy areas of responsibility include federal child nutrition programs; senior feeding programs; Medicaid; and other areas as assigned.

To achieve policy objectives, the role conducts policy research; generates policy and programmatic recommendations; develops positioning and messaging; builds and engages partnerships; and identifies opportunities for advocacy and elected official engagement.

Community Outreach Worker - Malcolm X College

Who: Malcolm X College

What: Malcolm X College (MXC) provides programs to students interested in completing a certificate or two-year Associate Degree in General Education, Nursing and the Health Sciences that will lead to careers in the high growth healthcare industry. The Simulation Center, skills labs, and simulation facilities within the new MXC campus provides a learning environment that allows students to engage in immersive real-life simulated health care experiences, providing experiential learning experiences that support effective competency based education and training to students. Computer based simulation devices, ranging from part task trainers, computer-enhanced mannequins, and virtual reality simulators, are some of the tools used in the MXC health simulation training laboratories.

PRIMARY OBJECTIVE:The Community Outreach Worker represents Malcolm X College (MXC) in the community areas surrounding the college, performing outreach activities to increase awareness of MXC and its role as one of the leading educational institutions for allied health programs, and a major provider of training for health science professionals.

The Community Outreach Worker provides a strong community presence, connecting with residents to provide information on the availability of the college’s academic and technical training programs in the health sciences, career opportunities in the health-care field, financial aid and other resources, and enrollment opportunities. Performs related duties as required.

Regional Manager, State Policy & Advocacy - Susan G. Komen Foundation

Who: Susan G. Komen Foundation

What: Empowered by our expansive grassroots network, Komen is leading the fight for those impacted by breast cancer locally, in our states and in Washington, D.C. Komen works to identify, through a transparent and broad-based, intensive vetting and selection process, the advocacy issues that have the greatest potential impact on Komen’s mission.

The Regional Manager, State Policy and Advocacy (Southeast Region) serves as subject matter expert, supporting and promoting Susan G. Komen’s public policy & advocacy initiatives related to breast cancer and public health policy in the states of Alabama, Florida, Georgia, Mississippi, North Carolina, South Carolina, Tennessee and Virginia (the Southeast Region).

Regional Managers lead the development, strategy and execution of multiple state advocacy campaigns in their assigned region, working towards achieving Komen’s Bold Goal; works to build statewide policy collaboratives; tracks, reviews and assesses state legislation; monitors state budget climate and state breast health programs; reviews, assesses, and reports on state legislative efforts; and consults with and coaches Komen Affiliates or field office staff and leadership and local volunteers on capacity building for advocacy and grassroots mobilization.

Strategic Partnerships Manager - Microsoft, Justice Reform Initiative

Who: Microsoft, Justice Reform Initiative

What: If you would like to work at the intersection of technology and social justice, you are invited to explore an exciting opportunity with Microsoft’s Justice Reform Initiative. The heart of the initiative is to use data and technology to advance racial equity in the justice system. We seek to advance community-centric policing strategies, alternatives to arrest/incarceration, and fairer prosecution. This role, Strategic Partnerships Manager - Justice Reform Initiative, is critical to advancing this mission by serving as a key connection between Microsoft and the external organizations with whom we collaborate.

Shoreline Development Analyst - San Francisco Bay Conservation & Development Commission

Who: San Francisco Bay Conservation & Development Commission

What: The award-winning San Francisco Bay Conservation and Development Commission (BCDC) is a small state agency located in downtown San Francisco. BCDC has planning and regulatory responsibility over development located in and around San Francisco Bay, one of the most urbanized estuaries in North America. BCDC is offering an exciting opportunity to participate in shaping the development of the Bay’s shoreline, with particular focus on providing world-class public spaces and opportunities for people to enjoy and experience San Francisco Bay.

BCDC’s Shoreline Development Analyst will analyze and provide recommendations to the Executive Director and the 27-member Commission on proposals involving a wide range of development types, including:

• mixed-use residential and commercial developments
  
• shoreline parks and open spaces
  
• San Francisco Bay Trail extensions and improvements
  
• commercial recreation facilities, including marinas marine industrial facilities
  
• transportation facilities
  
• seaport and airport development restoration and resource protection efforts

You will be responsible for reviewing proposals for development projects along the Bay shoreline. Through every project, you will explore opportunities to expand public access to the Bay shoreline and encourage development of new shoreline public access facilities. You will also look at the resiliency of proposed shoreline development to future flooding from sea level rise, and help permit applicants ensure that their project can adapt to rising tides.

Essential job duties will include:

• Research and analyze complex development proposals and guide permit applicants and stakeholders on project issues in relation to BCDC’s laws, policies, and regulations.
  
• Write permits, correspondence, and reports on proposed projects—including those proposed by the federal government, private and public sectors, and nongovernmental organizations—and policy and regulatory issues.
  
• Negotiate with project proponents and stakeholders.
  
• Lead and participate in meetings, planning and policy discussions, site visits, and workshops.
  
• Review and comment upon local, state, and federal planning and regulatory documents, and environmental impact reports.
  
• Respond to inquiries on general BCDC matters, assist with report mailings and filing, and other related duties.