Journeys End Refugee Services VISTA, The Service Collaborative of WNY Inc. - Buffalo, NY

 

At a glance

$24K/yr

Medical coverage plus paid time off

Onsite, based in Buffalo, New York, United States

Work in person from the location

Job

Full-time∙From April 7 to April 7

US work authorization required

As an AmeriCorps member in the VISTA program, you will support an organization to make sustainable change in areas that affect poverty, including education, public health, climate, access to benefits, and more. Through activities such as fundraising, grant writing, research, and volunteer recruitment, you will gain professional experience and leadership skills. This opportunity prepares you for a life of service in the public, private, or nonprofit sector. 

 

Journey's End Refugee Services 

JERS is a community-based organization with the mission of welcoming refugees without regard to ethnic origin or creed and to assist them to become healthy, independent, contributing members of the community. Journey’s End’s purpose is to provide refugees with the resources and support they need to become successful, active and contributing members of the Western New York Community. Journey's End Refugee Services (JERS) has been serving the WNY community for 39 years providing essential services for the immigrant and refugee population. The programs offered at JERS make up a staggering list of wraparound supports to ensure clients can succeed in their new community 

 

Community Outreach VISTA : The VISTA will support Journey's End Refugee Services' mission to help refugees by assisting the Community Outreach Department. Key responsibilities include recruiting, training, and managing volunteers, coordinating in-kind donations, building community partnerships, and providing team support. The VISTA will work closely with the Community Outreach Coordinator to help build capacity for the program to help expand their reach in the Western New York Community. 

 

Language Access VISTA: The Language Access VISTA will support the Interpreting Department by implementing new scheduling software, improving Journey’s End’s language access plan, assisting with educational curriculum development, and collecting client feedback surveys. This role will help ensure that Journey's End clients receive high-quality language access services to meet their health and other needs.

 

Required Academic and Experience Qualification 

Must be a U.S. Citizen, national or lawful permanent resident alien.

Able to provide the following documentation: birth certification, driver’s license or state photo ID, social security card, and high school diploma or college degree.

Must undergo a national criminal history check. 

 

Member Benefits 

An annual living stipend $957.46 biweekly, or $24,893.96 annually pre-tax.

An AmeriCorps Eli Segal Education Award of $7,395.00 OR $1,800 cash stipend, provided after successful completion of service term. 

Post Service federal employment incentives and opportunities – NCE non-competitive eligibility.

Basic health insurance. 

Child Care assistance to those who qualify.

Monthly professional development and multiple training opportunities. 

Relocation Reimbursement – based on direct mileage between your home address and your VISTA service site (if moving 50 miles or more) and a Settling-In Allowance of $750 if you relocate within one month of start of service.   

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Director of Development, Alliance to End Homelessness in Suburban Cook County - Hybrid (Hillside, IL)

 

Details

Job Type:Full Time

Education:4-Year Degree Required

Experience Level:Director

Salary:USD $100,000 - $110,000 / year

Areas of Focus:Housing & Homelessness, Poverty

Description

Do you have experience in securing major gifts and growing a development department?

We are currently in search of a Development Director to join the Alliance to End Homelessness in Suburban Cook County. This is a Full-Time, Hybrid position based in Hillside, IL with an anticipated salary of $100,000- $110,000.

ORGANIZATION: Alliance to End Homelessness in Suburban Cook County

LOCATION: Hillside, IL (Hybrid)

POSITION TITLE: Development Director

SCHEDULE: Full-Time

DURATION: Permanent role

SALARY: $100,000- $110,000

Is This Your Dream Job? The Development Director is a newly created position that will manage all aspects of development, including external communications strategy, grant management and reporting, donor relations and prospecting, and special events. This position will work closely with the Executive Team and the Resource Development Committee of the Board of Directors to develop, implement, and assess the organization’s development strategy.

Our Ideal Candidate:

• 5+ years experience in fundraising with demonstrated success in securing major gifts
• Background in Housing/Homelessness Advocacy
• Excellent Organization and Communication Skills
• Bachelor's degree required; Master's degree preferred
• CFRE Certification-Preferred

How You Will Spend Your Day:

• Develop and execute an annual fundraising plan that will maintain and grow revenue from foundations, individuals, and corporations. Set annual revenue projections and conduct regular reforecasts.
• Collaborate with leadership, Board of Directors, and/or other stakeholders to develop a public communications strategy and guidelines for the organization. This includes external, public-facing communications through Alliance website, social media, press releases, in-person events, and/or other online and print platforms.
• Research and identify prospective institutional and individual donors, and actively foster relationships.
• Manage the Alliance’s grant portfolio, inclusive of submission of high-quality and timely applications and reports.
• Cultivate, steward, and deepen the commitment of donors by building relationships and proactively communicating the Alliance’s impact.
• Prepare high-quality appeals for individual giving, special events, and corporate sponsorships.
• Establish systems and processes for donor tracking and grant management. Ensure the donor tracking and grant management database is maintained accurately.
• Track performance goals and communicate progress regularly to senior leadership and the Board. Leverage data to evaluate and improve fundraising efforts.
• Manage the full lifecycle of the donor experience, from gift entry and acknowledgment letters to reporting.
• Supervise direct reports and provide clear objectives and oversight to assure objectives are being met; help to coordinate volunteers and/or interns for interim assignments as needed.
• Perform other related duties as assigned.

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Manager, Programs (Chicago or DC Preferred), Feeding America

Who: Feeding America

What: Drive the development and implementation of a range of programs, interventions and other solutions that address the needs of people and communities facing hunger and lead to a clear and measurable impact.

Responsibilities:

• In collaboration with the Director of Programs, drive the development and execution of strategies that address the needs of people and communities facing hunger.
• Manage project timelines and effective completion of project deliverables.
• Apply a variety of proven program implementation techniques to advance project goals.
• Facilitate training and technical assistance to the network and other stakeholders via workshops, technical assistance calls, webinars, and other methods of education and information dissemination
• Develop and implement processes to capture, store and effectively disseminate programmatic knowledge to internal and external audiences.
• Develop strong internal working relationships with Member Grants, Philanthropy, Finance, Member Services, Government Relations and other departments that support the effective implementation and evaluation of program strategies.
• Supervise program staff by providing direction, input and feedback.
• Serve as a subject matter expert on the issues facing food insecure households in the United States.
• Support the development and implementation of evaluation plans to track the impact of our work and allow for continuous learning.
• Identify internal and external research and data needs relating to program design and delivery to and work with research team to address.
• Develop and steward relationships with key national partners.
• Represent Feeding America program work at internal and external conferences, meetings and events.
• Respond to requests for information on national programs.
• Serve on national and interdepartmental committees and task forces as required and assigned.
• Manage project budgets.
• Complete special projects as assigned.

Qualifications:

• BA/BS or relevant experience
• 5+ years’ experience in program management or outreach
  
  

Foundational Requirements

• Committed to organizational mission of ending hunger.
• Diversity, Equity and Inclusion - Committed to a workplace that values different backgrounds and life experiences and allows everyone to bring their authentic self to work. Builds equity into structures, systems and processes for our employees and the communities we serve.
  
  

Required Technical Competencies And Experience

• Strong desire to develop and test new systems, new ways of thinking, and innovative approaches to addressing food insecurity.
• Strong project management skills managing complex, multifaceted projects resulting in measurable successes and program growth.
• Understanding of federal nutrition and benefits assistance programs.
• Ability to think creatively and strategically as part of a team and within broad coalitions.
• Excellent analytical, verbal, written and interpersonal communication skills.
• Proficient in MS Office applications and ability to learn new technological applications.
• 15-20% travel required.

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Sr. Project Manager of Data Strategy - Heartland Alliance

Who: Heartland Alliance

What: The Senior Information and Data Strategist is responsible for supporting and managing all aspects of projects to establish and operationalize organizational information and data strategy, including administrative functions like supervision as well as serving as an agency spokesperson and active representative in internal and external contexts. Individual accountabilities and work volume will be established through the development of annual Success Objectives, within the framework outlined below.

Responsibilities:

Strategic Information and Data Planning and Outcomes Assessment

• Supports the development and implementation of data and information strategy across Heartland Alliance. This includes assessing what participant data is needed to advance organizational strategy, identifying gaps, and providing technical assistance to companies as they develop processes for addressing data gaps.
• Serves as evaluative consultant to guide company-wide, initiative-wide, and enterprise-wide strategic planning in relation to participant outcomes
• Works closely with Innovation Team to establish information and data strategy needed to support design, development, and delivery of innovative programs.
• Serves as leadership liaison between Alliance, IT, and company data/evaluation initiatives.
• Provides ongoing Technical Assistance and thought work to HA leadership to manage and implement data and culture change.

Data Infrastructure Strategy

• Collaboratively establishes enterprise’s business requirements for participant data, works closely with IT department to develop technological solutions (including, but not limited to, a data warehouse and data visualization software), and monitors their implementation.
• Works closely with IT and company data owners to develop work plans that implement organizational data strategy.
• Leads the development of organizational learning agendas based on our participant data and monitors their implementation.
• Conducts project management to advance data strategy work plans.
• Plays leadership role on Heartland Alliance data governance committee.

Capacity Building & Technical Assistance

• Assists company and HA leadership and quality improvement staff in translating information and data into actionable lessons, and assesses the effectiveness of data-informed decision-making. This includes supervising the analysis of, developing lessons learned from, and communicating progress towards key performance indicators of Heartland Alliance’s strategic plan.
• Facilitates processes with program staff to help them learn from their data, set data goals, and develop work plans.
• Provides trainings, feedback, and other support related to best practices in internal evaluation (including research methodologies) and data strategy and implementation.

Project Design & Management

• Serves as lead project manager on multiple projects.
• Develops and implements project work plans.
• Manages partner relationships, including communication with clients and other research stakeholders.
• Develops expertise in data analytics and infrastructure, implementation science, and issue areas applicable to projects.
• Develops data collection and analysis protocols for third party implementers.
• Trains data collection team, including third party implementers.
• Oversees/manages/supports data collection, data analysis, data reporting and communications.

Ethics & Equity Commitments

• Adheres to research ethics as outlined in Institutional Review Board protocols and agency policies.
• Carries out commitments to equity, inclusion, and diversity in research design and implementation by:
• Lifting up marginalized voices in sample selection and research design.
• Analyzing data with a racial and gender equity lens when possible.
• Being culturally responsive when designing evaluation and data collection techniques.
• Incorporating understandings of institutional racism, sexism, homophobia, and transphobia into conceptual frameworks governing research.

Qualifications:

• Education and/or Experience: Master's degree in Social Sciences, data science, or related field and three years of social science research experience, or BA plus five years of related experience. Experience should include
• supervisory responsibilities,
• data systems development and utilization,
• communication of research findings to diverse audiences, and
• experience working with people with lived experience of poverty and non-profit programs.

• Commitment to social justice and equity: Passionate about social justice, ending poverty, and advancing racial and gender equity.

• Language Skills: Ability to read, analyze, and interpret common scientific and technical journals, financial reports, and legal documents. Ability to respond to common inquiries or complaints from customers, regulatory agencies, or members of the business community. Ability to write speeches and articles for publication that conform to prescribed style and format. Ability to effectively present information to top management, public groups, and/or boards of directors.

• Mathematical Skills: Ability to apply advanced mathematical concepts such as exponents, logarithms, quadratic equations, and permutations. Ability to apply mathematical operations to such tasks as frequency distribution, determination of test reliability and validity, analysis of variance, correlation techniques, sampling theory, and factor analysis.

• Reasoning Ability: Ability to apply principles of logical or scientific thinking to a wide range of intellectual and practical problems. Ability to deal with nonverbal symbolism (formulas, scientific equations, graphs, musical notes, etc.,) in its most difficult phases. Ability to deal with a variety of abstract and concrete variables.

• Computer Skills: Proficiency in, R and/or SPSS, Microsoft Access, Excel, and Word required. Basic familiarity with in SQL programming and data architecture required. Experience in Tableau, Power BI, or other data visualization tools preferred. Proficiency in Internet Explorer, Outlook/Exchange; Windows operating systems; and other software routinely used by Heartland Alliance.

• Other Skills: Experience working with people who are very low income and people of different races and ethnicities.

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Program Manager - Build Public - San Francisco, CA

Program Manager 

Build Public
San Francisco, CA

About Build Public
Incorporated in 2012, Build Public is a mission-driven 501(c)3 nonprofit venture dedicated to innovating the public placemaking process through creative physical, institutional, and policy design. We are pioneering efforts within our San Francisco community to create, improve and safeguard those spaces that exist in the public realm – our plazas, parks, playgrounds, and neighborhoods.

Build Public is focused on leveraging innovative public-private partnerships to create and deliver: 1) new public open space projects in San Francisco; and 2) robust governance and financing systems for the long-term maintenance and stewardship of such public spaces. The former we call our "Build Public Place" program area; the latter is our growing "Build Public Stewardship" program area, which includes our Green Benefit District projects.

About the Position
This is an exciting opportunity to engage in civic entrepreneurship for both immediate and long term impact. Build Public is seeking a new Program Manager to take on existing and new "Build Public Stewardship" projects, involving the development of innovative small-scale governance and financing systems to effectively maintain and steward public open spaces in San Francisco.

The Stewardship Program Manager will be responsible for growing Build Public's Green Benefit District (GBD) program, consulting for the Dogpatch & Northwest Potrero Hill GBD as needed. The Program Manager will also guide the establishment of two new Community Facilities Districts (CFDs) in association with two of our San Francisco public plaza projects: Eagle Plaza and Oak Plaza. Additionally, with initial guidance from Build Public's Executive Director and Strategic Advisor, the Program Manager is expected to grow the Build Public Stewardship program area by continually exploring new GBD and CFD creation opportunities.

The ideal candidate is a self-starter wanting to enter a fast-paced and dynamic entrepreneurial environment, who has a strong interest in governance systems, public infrastructure financing mechanisms, and innovative ways to improve the long-term maintenance and stewardship of San Francisco's public spaces. S/he has prior professional experience managing complex projects with minimal supervision or direction, taking ownership of a project and proactively problem-solving. In this externally facing community engagement role, the ability to campaign and effectively communicate with a diverse set of stakeholders is critical.

Minimum Qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree from an accredited college or university, preferably in planning, business, nonprofit management, or related field. Graduate degree a plus.
• Strong interest in being an integral part of a fast-paced startup environment; ability to self-direct and proactively problem-solve; flexibility and adaptability as project objectives and processes evolve over time; strong desire to learn.
• Professional project management experience involving coordination of multiple parties and complex schedules, in the fields of real estate development, urban planning, public policy, economic development, construction, architecture/design or related industries.
• Strong organizational and project management skills.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills - must be an excellent writer, and must be able to clearly articulate verbally, both internally and externally to community members and clients; strong public speaking and presentation skills.
• Strong quantitative analytical skills - proficiency in Microsoft Excel and/or other tools for creating and managing project budgets and timelines, proforma and rate analyses, etc. Ability to learn new quantitative skills quickly.
• Familiarity with the concept of property-based financing districts, such as Community Facilities Districts (a.k.a. Mello-Roos Districts) and Business Improvement Districts (and their San Francisco analogs: Community Benefit Districts and Green Benefit Districts).
• An entrepreneurial and open-minded attitude, and a strong eagerness to learn.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Master's degree in urban planning, public policy, political science, business, real estate, civil engineering, or landscape architecture
• Experience building and executing proformas in Excel
• Experience organizing and/or leading community workshops/charrettes
• Experience working in or with nonprofits
• Familiarity with: Google for Office products (email, calendar, docs, sheets), Adobe Creative Suite (especially Photoshop, Illustrator, InDesign), Squarespace website design
• Familiarity with San Francisco - geography, urban planning issues, politics

Application deadline: May 31, 2016

We have retained Schaffer&Combs, a certified B Corporation, to support this high priority search. In order to apply, please email BuildPublic@schaffercombs.com with:

• Resume
• Thoughtful cover letter, indicating why you are the right fit for Build Public and this Program Manager position

Please include your name, the title for this position, and the company name ("Your name – Program Manager - Build Public") in the subject line of your email. Please refrain from contacting Build Public directly; all inquiries should be directed to Schaffer&Combs. We will be accepting applications on a rolling basis.