Capacity Building and Community Engagement Manager
About The Position
Through Saint Joseph’s University, the Estadt-Lubert Collaborative is pioneering a “healing ecosystem” in Kensington grounded in supportive housing, integrated healthcare, and social wellness. Reporting to senior leadership, the Capacity Building Coordinator will play a critical role in identifying and mapping services for unsheltered individuals experiencing substance use disorders in the neighborhood. This position will be responsible for networking and strategic relationship-building with key stakeholders and community providers. Further, the Capacity Building Coordinator will support stronger collaboration, integration, communication, and capacity building across partners in the community (e.g. Mother of Mercy House). This role emphasizes trauma-informed and harm reduction-based service delivery, and requires strong program coordination, community engagement, and community-driven efforts to continuously improve services for some of the city’s most vulnerable populations. In addition, it will provide administrative support to senior leadership. This position is grant or gift funded and the longevity of the position is reliant on the availability of these funds.
Requirements
- Required Bachelor’s degree in Social Work, Public Health, Nonprofit Management, or related field
- Demonstrated commitment to harm reduction and trauma-informed care
- Excellent organizational, communication, and interpersonal skills
- Strong ability to work both independently and as part of a team in a fast-paced, collaborative environment
- Proficient with Microsoft Office Suite and data tracking tools
Nice To Haves
- Master’s degree in Social Work, Public Health, or a related field
- Experience managing cross-sector partnerships and/or working with government and nonprofit systems
- Bi-lingual, Spanish speaking
- Ability to work independently
Responsibilities
- Identify, integrate, and develop high-quality services aligned with the Collaborative’s values for the unsheltered individuals experiencing substance use disorders
- Engage with individuals with lived experience to inform program improvement
- Cultivate and manage strategic partnerships with community-based organizations, supportive housing sites, and healthcare providers to support integrated care
- Represent the Collaborative at stakeholder meetings and community forums
- Coordinate Drop-In program at Mother of Mercy House on Mondays and Tuesday from 9 AM to noon, including managing budget and administration.
- Engaging students at SJU to volunteer, advocate, service learning by creating opportunities for student involvement in Kensington.
- Track participation
- Produce a newsletter twice a month whose primary audience is the existing non-profits serving unsheltered people in Kensington.
- Coordinate in-services quarterly for non-profit partners
- Provide Administrative support to Joan and S. Mary including calendar, correspondence, managing listserv, writing monthly report on capacity building.
- Maintaining donor fife and correspondence
- Track spending against budget for capacity building program.
- Provide quarterly report for budget vs actual
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Manager
Number of Employees
1,001-5,000 employees
