Program Coordinator - Septic Assistance, Financing Education Hoosiers; SAFE Hoosiers

The Lake Monroe Water Fund is seeking a reliable, responsible, enthusiastic individual to provide overall coordination and management of a program that provides critical funding to assist low-to-moderate income homeowners with replacing inadequate septic systems that impair water quality. This effort, Septic Assistance, Financing, and Education for Hoosiers (SAFE Hoosiers), is in the late development phase. After final development, it will launch to the public.

Therefore, the Program Coordinator role has two sequential components:
Phase A
- Program Development and Phase B
- Program Launch and Coordination.

Applications accepted through:
Friday, October 16th

Lake Monroe Water Fund - a five year old nonprofit organization with a go-getter attitude; a lean, dedicated staff; and committed board of directors - seeks a friendly, energetic self-starter to be part of our team as the program coordinator as we work together to realize our vision.

Mission: The Lake Monroe Water Fund is an active funder for watershed projects that conserve, protect and sustain Lake Monroe as our shared community water resource

Vision: The Lake Monroe Water Fund envisions a watershed that provides clean water for human health, natural systems, and quality of life in South Central Indiana supported by an engaged community.

The Program Coordinator will manage the logistics, communication and interpersonal contact between a complex network of grant and loan funders, rural property owners, local and state government entities, septic installers, and grant managers.

During Phase A - Program Development, duties of the Program Coordinator will include prospective funder, stakeholder, and partner outreach, communications, and coordination; researching and collaborating on grant and other funding proposals; desktop research; continuing to refine an existing program proposal and related flow charts/graphics; and building administrative systems for use in the program implementation.

During Phase B - Program Launch and Coordination, duties of the Program Coordinator will include tracking grant and loan funds and activities, coordinating contractor and homeowner repairs and payments in conjunction with lenders/funders and health departments; tracking compliance to ensure local standards are met; compiling data to support program evaluation; and tracking and preparing reporting requirement documents.

The Program Coordinator will also assist with outreach and communication efforts in conjunction with partners to educate the public about the program and will support other Water Fund efforts and projects as required.

Program Coordinator Key Duties and Responsibilities

Phase A
- Program Development

• Lead communication and coordination among nonprofit program partners, prospective and secured lenders/donors, government agencies, local businesses, homeowners, and the Water Fund team and board. This includes meeting coordination, note-taking, agenda creation, and maintaining organized files on a shared platform.
• Work on grant applications and other requests for funding to financial institutions and other entities.
• Design program application and communication portal/plan in both online and paper formats for homeowners.
• Design methods to safely collect, store, and share protected information (such as income documents, SSNs, addresses, etc.) according to local/state/federal laws.
• Design content for web page(s) and other educational content for program promotion and implementation.
• Lead the design of a 10+ year septic system maintenance program for SAFE Hoosiers participants.

Phase B
- Program Launch and Coordination

• Program Operations:
  • Oversee daily activities, schedule…