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About The Position

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in a human services field or business, with at least 10 years of commensurate experience; or a master’s degree or higher in business or a human services field, with at least 7 years of commensurate experience.
• At least 4 years in a management and leadership role.
• At least 3 years of experience working with housing programs and familiarity with budgeting, contracts, and funding requirements.
• Skills and abilities in thought leadership, strategic vision, people leadership, team building and supervision, financial oversight, public speaking, initiative, customer service orientation, integrity, and ethics.

Nice To Haves

• Master’s degree or higher in a human services field or business with at least 10 years of progressively responsible experience in housing, health, or social services.
• At least 5 years of staff supervisory experience.
• At least 2 years of experience conducting presentations and writing reports.
• At least 5 years working with housing programs and familiarity with budgeting, contracts, and funding requirements.
• Established networks and contacts in the field.

Responsibilities

• Lead the department’s strategic plan and work plans to achieve AFC/CHH housing goals, and define strategies to meet those goals.
• Direct proposal development and submission and delegate responsibilities for new and continuing initiatives.
• Establish and ensure adherence to departmental protocols, procedures, and administrative functions.
• Ensure programmatic and financial outcomes associated with grants and contracts are achieved.
• Oversee departmental annual and programmatic budgets; engage with funders and support fundraising goals.
• Guide CHH and AFC housing fiscal functions, including annual budget preparation, fund allocation, accounting processes, and reporting.
• Oversee and report on CHH organizational performance and financials to the CHH Board of Directors.
• Work with the CHH Board Chair to support effective board governance and partnership, and serve as the key communication liaison between management and the Board.
• Recruit, orient, and develop CHH Board members with the Board Chair; represent AFC Housing to the AFC Board and cultivate relationships with AFC and CHH board members.
• Oversee program monitoring, evaluation, quality assurance, and ongoing quality management and improvement plans.
• Lead and foster citywide interagency collaboration and facilitate internal and external groups as needed.
• Ensure high standards for contract compliance, including subcontract compliance with delegate agencies.
• Cultivate and maintain working relationships that advance departmental goals; serve as a visible spokesperson and community leader for AFC and CHH.
• Hire, train, mentor, and supervise assigned management staff; support department-wide recruitment, selection, onboarding, and staff development.
• Create staff schedules and assignments; manage performance, communicate evaluations, and recommend salary, disciplinary, and other personnel actions consistent with policies and procedures.
• Support staff in achieving goals and ensure Housing Services Department staff engage in professional development.
• Promote and uphold agency policies and procedures; assist with agency-wide activities, including the Annual Meeting, AIDS Run & Walk, and World of Chocolate; perform other assigned duties.