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About the Role

The Senior Project Manager will plan and oversee all aspects of the organizational strategy to ensure that families in the target area are stable and thriving. The Senior Project Manager will establish effective and strong working relationships with clients and other key community partners.

Responsibilities

• Research and identify high impact partners.
• Oversee, monitor and lead sub-contractors and partners.
• Develop and sustain new working relationships with key partner organizations.
• Coordinate and manage the development of any special projects.
• Collaborate with the housing management team to ensure housing stability goals are addressed.
• Develop robust partnerships to increase economic development.
• Develop and implement a neighborhood revitalization plan.
• Develop and implement an Annual Plan for the target area.
• Track and report programmatic outcomes and engage in ongoing evaluation.
• Monitor the productivity of data entered into the LEARN Performance Management System.
• Facilitate community building, leadership training and capacity building activities.
• Support sustainability planning, fundraising and resource development efforts.
• Manage project contracts and budgets.
• Develop and present or publish internal and external reports.
• Actively participate in Urban Strategies program meetings and other meetings.
• Be available to occasionally work nights and/or weekends, and travel.
• Perform other administrative duties as assigned.

Requirements

• Master’s Degree preferred.
• Bachelor’s Degree required.
• Five years of work experience in the not-for-profit or human services sector.
• Demonstrated progressively higher levels of responsibility for managing all aspects of a project or program.
• Demonstrated experience overseeing partnerships and contracts.
• Demonstrated experience supervising a team of individuals.
• Must provide writing sample demonstrating effective persuasive writing.
• Must excel in fast-paced environment with multiple service locations and a broad set of diverse stakeholders.
• Ability to work in a variety of settings with culturally diverse persons and communities.
• Ability to be culturally sensitive and appropriate.
• Ability to work independently and with initiative.
• Ability to thrive in a team environment to achieve shared goals.
• Ability to develop and balance a program/project budget.

Skills

• Excellent communication skills, both oral and written.
• Ability to communicate effectively with all members of a diverse stakeholder group.
• Comfortable and effective in facilitating group processes.
• Ability to set vision, lead, and empower team members, residents, and service partners.
• Strong organizational, planning and time management skills.
• Ability to analyze and interpret data.
• Ability to base program designs on resident-driven and data-driven rationale.
• Strong sense of and respect for confidentiality.
• Passion for community building.
• Ability to share enthusiasm for community building.
• Computer proficiency in MS Office Suite (Advanced MS Excel).
• Proficiency in other commonly used software.

Work Type

• Full Time

Experience Level

• Five years of work experience

Education Level

• Bachelor's Degree
• Master's Degree preferred

About the Company

• USI is a national nonprofit with extensive experience in the design and implementation of place-based human capital development strategies in communities that are undergoing comprehensive physical revitalization.
• Founded in 1978, USI is a leader in community development, supporting about 30,000 economically stressed families, approximately 100,000 individuals, in 53 communities in 28 major metropolitan areas.
• USI represents a movement towards a future where all children and families will be stable and thriving, supported by our unwavering dedication to being results-based, data-driven, and equity-centered.

Equal Opportunity

• Urban Strategies, Inc. is an Equal Opportunity Employer.