Impact Analytics Manager - City Year Chicago

 About Us 

City Year is dedicated to helping students and schools succeed. City Year AmeriCorps members serve full-time in high-need urban schools, where they partner with teachers and school leaders to provide high-impact student, classroom, and school-wide support to help students stay in school and on track to graduate from high school, ready for college and career success. City Year has a Long-Term Impact (LTI) strategy, an exciting plan to scale its impact to dramatically increase the urban graduation pipeline and transform the future for thousands of students nationwide. 

City Year (CY) is among the nation's fastest-growing nonprofit social enterprises. The organization's 800 staff and 3,000 AmeriCorps members work and serve in 28 communities across the country, including Boston — where City Year was founded in 1988 and is headquartered — and Baton Rouge, Buffalo, Chicago, Cleveland, Columbia, Columbus, Dallas, Denver, Detroit, Jacksonville, Kansas City, Little Rock, Los Angeles, Miami, Milwaukee, New Hampshire, New Orleans, New York, Orlando, Philadelphia, Providence, Sacramento, San Antonio, San José/Silicon Valley, Seattle/King County, Tulsa, and Washington, D.C. City Year also has international affiliates in South Africa and the United Kingdom. 

A proud member of the AmeriCorps national service network, City Year (CY) is a public-private partnership, made possible by resources from schools and school districts; local, state, and federal governments; and philanthropic support from corporations, foundations, and individuals. City Year has been recognized by Charity Navigator as a four-star charity — its highest rating — for ten consecutive years, placing City Year in the top 1% of non-profits nationwide for fiscal responsibility, financial health, organizational efficiency and organizational capacity. For more information on City Year Chicago please visit: http://www.cityyear.org/chicago 

Position Overview 

City Year Chicago is seeking a talented individual to join our Impact Analytics team as a Manager, reporting to the Director of Impact Analytics. The Impact Analytics team, together with the Learning & Development team and Student Success Coaching team, provide support services to members of the City Year Chicago staff team and all AmeriCorps members. For more information on City Year Chicago please visit: http://www.cityyear.org/chicago This position will play a critical role by assisting the Director to ensure Impact Staff and AmeriCorps Members [ACMs] are trained in data collection practices and review protocols and to promote data fluency throughout City Year Chicago. 

Reporting to the Director of Impact Analytics, the Manager, Impact Analytics will work closely with members of the Service Teams to: 

• Provide administrative support to the IA department to ensure programs and systems are running smoothly and site-wide data needs are being met

• Manage communication and track data requests between Impact Analytics and other departments

• Deliver presentations about the IA department, data programs and internal systems

• Provide supports as needed to teams and individuals regarding data and related technologies

Cross-Departmental Support 

• Work with other departments to share information, gather data needs and manage requests 

• Manage the collection of service-related stories of impact for Development and Marketing campaigns. 

• Support the Operations Team with logistics of training days to meet AmeriCorps Member needs. 

• Manage and track data report requests from staff across the site

Department Administration

• Create required trackers and documents to support data collection 

• Assist in start-of-year/end-of-year systems management, data validation and archiving

• Maintain public IA Department calendar and communicate changes to site

• Manage site’s compliance with Student Data Privacy Policy

Training   

• Present trainings to staff and AmeriCorps members on their data responsibilities and CY software tutorials

• Collaborate with the Learning and Development (L&D) team with data training and scheduling

• Manage, organize and grow library of IA trainings

Communications

• Communicate with school-based staff regarding data needs, audits and error correction

• Work with Impact Managers and Impact Directors on scheduling data reviews

• Provide technical support during office hours and by request 

• Assist in preparing data for external audiences

Qualifications 

 

In order to succeed in this role, an applicant must have the following competencies: 

 

• Executes to Results: Accurately determines the length and complexity of tasks and projects; Assigns priorities and time parameters and holds others accountable; Uses benchmarks and performance measures to track progress and intervenes to address barriers to achieving results. 

• Communication: clearly articulates information and ideas orally and in writing; inspires diverse audiences through compelling, tailored messaging; communicates with confidence and credibility; listens carefully and is responsive to feedback 

• Relationship Development: Establishes and builds diverse, mutually beneficial, and sustainable partnerships within City Year, throughout partnering organizations, and in the communities we serve. Invests in relationships that may not address an immediate issue but further long-term objectives; balances delivery of results with relationship building 

• Problem Solving and Decision Making: Links problems and symptoms to identify underlying issues and focuses on addressing most critical, high-impact issues; Organizes appropriate information, expertise, and diverse perspectives for self and others to develop optimal solutions and manage decision-making. 

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree or related experience  

• Advanced knowledge of Excel preferred. Minimum requirement: intermediate knowledge of Excel and willingness to learn new systems 

• Experience with PowerBI strongly preferred. 

• Knowledge of K-12 education and Chicago Public Schools

• Strong interest in data science and data visualizations 

• Experience with performance metrics and surveys

• Comfort with (and an interest in) collaborating and presenting information to internal and external audiences 

• Comfortable with MS Office suite of software products, e.g. PowerPoint, Word, Outlook, SharePoint

• Data visualization or statistical software experience preferred (e.g. PowerBI, Tableau, R) 

• Effective communication and organizational skills; must demonstrate attention to detail 

• Excellent verbal and written communication skills (Training/facilitation experience preferred) 

• Experience managing multiple projects or tasks with competing deadlines 

• Ability to work well independently and in a collaborative team environment 

• Belief in youth as agents of social change 

• City Year/AmeriCorps/Peace Corps experience is a plus

Strong connection to City Year culture and values, for more information visit: https://www.cityyear.org/about-us/culture-values  

Interested in Applying? Questions? Please contact: cchi@cityyear.org

CivicSpark Americorp Member, Local Government Commission - Multiple cities in California

CivicSpark Americorp Member 

Local Government Commission

 

Professional Area: 

Community Development and Redevelopment

Economic Planning and Development

Environmental and Natural Resources Planning

Facilities and Infrastructure Planning

Land-Use Management and Code Enforcement

Parks and Recreation Planning

Urban Design

Experience: 

Entry level

Contact person: 

Kristen Wraith

Phone: 

9164481196

Email: 

kwraith@lgc.org

Website: 

http://civicspark.lgc.org

Location: 

Multiple Cites, CA

Launch Your Career in Sustainability While Making an Impact

Apply now to become a CivicSpark AmeriCorps member for the 2015-16 service year

www.civicspark.lgc.org

CivicSpark is a Governor’s Initiative AmeriCorps program dedicated to building capacity for local governments to address climate change. CivicSpark is hiring 48 members for the 2015-16 service year (start date: October 19, 2015) to complete climate change mitigation and adaptation work throughout California. This is a unique opportunity for recent college graduates to gain valuable experience in the sustainability field, build professional and technical skills, and develop a strong network, while making a lasting impact.

CivicSpark members work on projects that support local governments in 8 regions throughout California: North Coast, San Francisco Bay Area, Sacramento, Sierra Nevada, San Joaquin Valley, Los Angeles, and Southern California. While projects vary, members can expect to work on a range of tasks, including data collection and analysis, meeting facilitation, community outreach, report writing, and presentation of results. All members will complete their service year with a strong understanding of working within local governments, experienec working with key climate change mitigation and adaptation tools, ability to analyze data, and ability to work successfully in a team office environment. In addition to project work, members will have the opportunity to regularly attend trainings for technical knowledge and professional development, as well as work on volunteer services. Members will be organized into regional teams made up of 3-10 members and a half-time senior project manager.

A list of projects for the 2015-16 service year can be found online at: http://civicspark.lgc.org/2015-16-projects/ (check back often for new additions)

Benefits

AmeriCorps was created to address community need through service. AmeriCorps Members have the opportunity to make an impact in their community while gaining valuable career and life experience. In exchange for their service, each Member receives the following benefits:

• $14,000 Living Allowance (before taxes) spread evenly over 11 months
• Segal Education Award of $5,775 at the completion of service
• Forbearance on existing qualifying student loans and payment of interest accrued during service
• Health Insurance
• Childcare Assistance – (to qualifying members), paid to an eligible provider of your choice
• Significant professional development training
• Network development with regional and statewide contacts in the climate protection field

Qualifications

CivicSpark Members will have completed at least a 4-year degree and will have relevant experience in the sustainability field. An ideal candidate might have the following characteristics:

• Degree in environmental related field and one year of relevant experience
• Experience with California climate change policies and practices (mitigation and/or adaptation related)
• Experience with local government operations and structures, especially as they relate to climate protection
• Good communications and teamwork skills, some experience with outreach preferred
• Capability to work in a professional office setting
• Comfort with quantitative work, including data collection and analysis
• Solid analytic or technical writing ability
• Candidates must complete a DOJ, state, and NSOPR background check prior to service

This is an equal opportunity position and we prefer to place a candidate who already lives in the community being served.

Application Instructions

Apply online at www.civicspark.lgc.org/member-application. Priority deadline for applying is Friday, September 25th. Candidates selected for interviews will be contacted on a rolling basis.

Examples of project activities include:

• Energy Efficiency – benchmarking local building energy use, identifying solar ready sites, engaging local governments in a bulk solar purchasing program, greenhouse gas inventorying, building business or residential energy efficiency programs
  • San Gabriel Valley Council of Governments Point of Permit Energy Audit and Education Program – conduct home energy assessments as a means to educate homeowners about energy efficiency and incorporate energy efficiency.
  • Ventura Climate Friendly Buildings – support the Ventura Better Business Challenge of reducing energy usage by 20% by the year 2020. 
• Climate change –localizing a Community Climate Action Plan template, tracking metrics to monitor and evaluate progress, updating and reviewing existing CAPs, implementing CAP initiatives
  • Climate Action Planning for the Sierra Region – support climate action planning and community climate research and risk analysis for local governments.
  • Cities of Fontana and Redlands – help prepare a localized climate action plan
• Sustainable Communities – completing vulnerability assessments, implementing adaptation strategies, analyzing ZEV infrastructure needs 
  • Sacramento Regional Climate Vulnerability Assessment – conduct a broad-level vulnerability assessment for the community and audit the community’s existing plans and policies that can contribute to community preparedness.
  • Resilient Shorelines in the Bay Area – support implementation of resilient shorelines project and develop regional analysis of shoreline vulnerabilities. 

Project Assistant for New Construction, Jacobs Center for Neighborhood Innovation - San Diego, CA

Project Assistant for New Construction

Jacobs Center for Neighborhood Innovation

Professional Area: 

Community Development and Redevelopment

Contact person: 

LaTonya Hussain

Phone: 

619-527-6161 x192

Email: 

lhussain@jacobscenter.org

Website: 

http://www.jacobscenter.org

Location: 

San Diego, CA

LISC AmeriCorps Member Serving at the Jacobs Center for Neighborhood Innovation

Full-Time (1700 hour in 10 months)

Ideal Start Date:  October 1, 2015

Local Initiatives Support Corporation and the Jacobs Center for Neighborhood Innovation are seeking a full-time AmeriCorps member to serve as a Project Assistant for New Construction.  The ideal candidate will begin service on October 1, 2015 and serve a minimum of 1700 hours though the end of his/her term on July 31, 2016.

The Jacobs Center for Neighborhood Innovation (JCNI) is a nonprofit economic and community development corporation created by the Jacobs Family Foundation in 1997. JCNI is working in partnership with the community to revitalize ten distinct low to mid income communities within the Diamond Neighborhoods recovering from decades of disinvestment, high unemployment, blight, and high rates for health and safety problems. Partnerships are focused on community redevelopment/revitalization, arts and community development, civic engagement, and economic development. Our vision is to be part of a caring community where people are responsible to each other, where all cultures are embraced, where sustaining resources are in place for a vibrant economic and philanthropic life, and where residents create the future they envision. Our mission is to foster a thriving community envisioned and realized by its residents. This is accomplished by empowering resident ownership of neighborhood change, and focusing investments and economic development efforts in the southeastern neighborhoods of San Diego City in an area commonly called the Diamond Neighborhoods. JCNI acts as the backbone where appropriate for efforts towards community improvement in areas such as education, public safety, youth development, community health, and others that are critical to the fabric of the community and sustainable change.

Local Initiatives Support Corporation (LISC) is dedicated to helping community residents transform distressed neighborhoods into healthy and sustainable communities of choice and opportunity — good places to work, do business and raise children.  LISC combines corporate, government and philanthropic resources to help community-based organizations revitalize underserved neighborhoods. This strategy extends to the LISC AmeriCorps program where we support placing AmeriCorps Members with local non-profit partners. Members assist in efforts to revitalize underserved neighborhoods across America and create vibrant places for people to live, work, and play. 

The member selected to serve in this capacity will be responsible for:

The Project Assistant for New Construction will assist the JCNI Redevelopment Team in all aspects of the construction process of JCNI’s redevelopment plan. He/She will assist with grant compliance, data tracking as well as interface with contractor(s), public notification, certified payroll certification reporting, and documentation management. He/She will also coordinate with development contractors during other predevelopment and construction activities to assure grant documentation and public notification is undertaken.

Members perform day to day service at Jacobs Center for Neighborhood Innovation but are expected to attend and participate in all LISC AmeriCorps sponsored activities including but not limited to:

• Attending a national leadership conference tentatively scheduled for March 2016;
• Attending all locally sponsored monthly meetings;
• Participating in nationally sponsored webinars;
• Actively participating in at least two locally identified and team coordinated service projects (one for Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Day of Service and one for National AmeriCorps Week); and,
• Engaging in any other LISC events as determined by the local LISC office.

This is an AmeriCorps position.  As such neither LISC nor Jacobs Center for Neighborhood Innovation will allow the member to engage in activities that are considered prohibited under the terms of the grant while serving as a LISC AmeriCorps member.

Desired Skills 

• Desire and ability to work with a diverse group of people, particularly those living in low-income distressed neighborhoods
• Ability to work independently and in a team environment
• Computer skills
• Good written and oral communication skills
• Ability to work a flexible schedule (some night and weekends may be required)

Program Eligibility Requirements 

To be eligible to participate as a LISC AmeriCorps member the candidate must meet all eligibility requirements to serve as a National Service participant including but not limited to:

• Possess a high school degree, GED certificate or agree to achieve GED during the term of service
• Be at least 17 years of age (note there is no upper age limit)
• Have proof of status as a US citizen or possess permanent resident status and be able to provide documentation as determined by CNCS (is different than documentation for employment)
• Be eligible to earn a full-time education award
• Be eligible to perform a term of national service
• Be available to serve for a full 10 month period of time and within that time period complete a minimum of 1700 hours of service
• Be available for service from October 1, 2015 through July 31, 2016

Criminal Record Searches

If a candidate has a criminal record, it does not necessarily make a candidate ineligible for service. Only candidates who are subject to registry on the National Sex Offender Public Website or have been convicted of First Degree Murder may not perform service.  All candidates offered the position must consent to a search of the National Sex Offender Public Website and a State Level Criminal History Search. Members whose service will have them providing direct service to a vulnerable population will have to consent to an FBI level search. Vulnerable populations are defined as: (1) “children” defined as individuals aged 17 and under consistent with the PROTECT Act; (2) “elderly” defined as individuals sixty years of age (the lowest age commonly used by Congress to define elderly persons); or (3) “individuals with disabilities” as defined in the Rehabilitation Act in 29 USC 705(20)(B) and covers any individual who has a physical or mental impairment which substantially limits one or more major life activities or is regarded as having such an impairment. Jacobs Center for Neighborhood Innovation attests that this AmeriCorps position will not have the candidate performing direct service to a vulnerable population.

Program Benefits 

Upon successful completion of the term of service, the member will be eligible for a $5,730 education award to pay off existing, eligible student loans or return to school. The position pays a total stipend of $15,000.  The stipend is paid in 20 equal checks twice a month.  Direct deposit is available and highly encouraged.  A health care benefit is available for the participant only (dependents are not eligible).  For members with children under the age of 13, there is a child care subsidy benefit available which is dependent on the participant meeting all eligibility requirements (This benefit is administered by a contracted provider via the Corporation for National and Community Service).   

Resumes should be sent to: 

LaTonya Hussain, Redevelopment Department Coordinator at lhussain@jacobscenter.org.

We promote equal opportunity in selecting AmeriCorps members.

We are committed to diversity and inclusion in the selection process.

Housing and Urban Development Intern - Americorps Member, Jacobs Center for Neighborhood Innovation - San Diego, CA

Housing and Urban Development Intern- Americorps Member

Jacobs Center for Neighborhood Innovation

September 5, 2014

Professional Area: 

Community Development and Redevelopment

Real Estate Development

Experience: 

Entry level

Contact person: 

Jerami Magana

Phone: 

6195276161

Email: 

jmagana@jacobscenter.org

Website: 

http://www.jacobscenter.org

Location: 

San Diego, CA

LISC AmeriCorps Service Description
Full-Time Member Position
October 1, 2014 – July 31, 2015
Local Initiatives Support Corporation and Jacobs Center for Neighborhood Innovation are seeking a full-time (1700 hours within ten months) AmeriCorps member to serve as Housing New Construction.

The Jacobs Center for Neighborhood Innovation (JCNI) is partnering with resident teams in southeastern San Diego to transform 60 acres into The Village at Market Creek, a LEED-certified neighborhood and vibrant arts and culture destination. Through a network of nonprofit and for-profit partners, locally-owned businesses, international tenants, and a portfolio of social enterprise projects focused on redevelopment, JCNI is creating assets that will become economic engines for the community when the foundation sunsets in 2030. Under the banner of "Resident Ownership of Neighborhood Change," the people who live and work in the community create the vision, lead the implementation and own the change in their neighborhoods.

Local Initiatives Support Corporation (LISC) is dedicated to helping community residents transform distressed neighborhoods into healthy and sustainable communities of choice and opportunity — good places to work, do business and raise children. LISC combines corporate, government and philanthropic resources to help community-based organizations revitalize underserved neighborhoods. This strategy extends to the LISC AmeriCorps program where we support placing AmeriCorps Members with local non-profit partners. Members assist in efforts to revitalize underserved neighborhoods across America and create vibrant places for people to live, work, and play.

The Member will assist with Brownfield remediation project management on the housing site, including data tracking and interface with contractor(s), public notification, certified payroll certification reporting, and documentation management. S/he will also coordinate with housing development contractor during other predevelopment and construction activities to assure grant documentation and public notification is undertaken. Members will also be expected to fully participate as part of the LISC AmeriCorps team. LISC sponsored 
activities including:

• Attend a national leadership conference tentatively scheduled for March 2015. This conference is coordinated by the national LISC AmeriCorps staff; 
• Attend all locally sponsored monthly meetings; 
• Participate in a minimum of six nationally sponsored webinars;
• Engage in every-other-month affinity groups to discuss topics related to the member’s service; and, 
• Actively participating in two locally identified and team coordinated service projects (one for Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Day of Service and one for National AmeriCorps Week).

This is an AmeriCorps position. LISC and Jacobs Center for Neighborhood Innovation will not allow the member to engage in activities that are considered prohibited under the terms of the grant while serving as a LISC AmeriCorps member.

Desired Skills

• Professional, results-driven, self-starter, and goal-oriented dependable punctual leader
• Desire and ability to work with a diverse group of people, particularly those living in low-income distressed neighborhoods
• Ability to work independently and in a team environment
• Basic Computer skills
• Good written and oral communication skills
• Ability to work a flexible schedule (some night and weekends may be required)

Program Eligibility Requirements 
To be eligible to participate as a LISC AmeriCorps member the candidate must meet all eligibility requirements to serve as a National Service participant including but not limited to:

• Possess a high school degree, GED certificate or agree to achieve GED during the term of service
• Be at least 17 years of age (note there is no age limit)
• Have status as a US citizen or possess permanent resident status
• Be eligible to earn an education award and not be barred from performing a term of service 
• Be available to serve for a full 10 month period of time and within that time period complete a minimum of 1700 hours of service
• Be available for service from October 1, 2014 through July 31, 2015

Program Benefits 
Upon successful completion of the term of service, the member will be eligible for a $5,645 education award to pay off existing, eligible student loans or return to school. The position pays a total stipend of $15,000. The stipend is paid in 20 equal checks twice a month. Direct deposit is available and highly encouraged. A health care benefit is available for the participant only (dependents are not eligible). For members with children under the age of 13, there is a child care subsidy benefit available which is dependent on the participant meeting all eligibility requirements. This benefit is administered by a contracted provider via the Corporation for National and Community Service.

Resumes should be sent to: 
Jacobs Center for Neighborhood Innovation
Attention: Jerami Magana, HR Manager
404 Euclid Avenue
San Diego, CA 92114
Email: jmagana@jacobscenter.org

LISC & Jacobs Center for Neighborhood Innovation promote equal opportunity in selecting AmeriCorps 
members. We are committed to diversity and inclusion in the selection process.