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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