Senior Project Manager

STATUS

Full Time

Possibly (for site-based staff, and resident outreach workers, interns or practicum students)

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.

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 (i.e. schools, service providers, civic leaders, federal, state and local public agencies, businesses, philanthropy, etc.). This position is funded whole or in part with Choice Neighborhoods grant funds.

• Partnership Development and Cultivation
• Research and identify high impact partners that have the ability or with capacity building will have the ability to meet the programmatic goals.
• Oversee, monitor and lead sub-contractors and partners from the private, nonprofit and public sectors and support them in implementation of programs and services.
• Develop and sustain new working relationships with key partner organizations and social service providers with resources that can support programmatic goals.
• Coordinate and manage the development of any special projects as needed.
• Collaborate with the housing management team to ensure that housing stability goals for each specific site are addressed effectively.
• Develop robust partnership to increase the economic development within the neighborhood.
• Develop and implement a neighborhood revitalization plan that supports the residents within the neighborhood but also maximize the economic mobility of constituents.
• Reporting Requirements
• In consultation with Executive staff, develop and implement an Annual Plan for the target area. The Annual Plan must align with the overall programmatic goals and be consistent with program philosophies and the articulated vision for a sustainable mixed-income community. Programs and services must be informed by ongoing needs assessment and evidence-based practice.
• Track and report programmatic outcomes and engage in ongoing evaluation of programs and services to ensure that they meet project objectives and other project requirements.
• Monitoring the productivity of all data entered into the LEARN Performance Management System to prepare reports and document progress towards programmatic goals.
• Sustainability and Capacity Building
• Facilitate community building, leadership training and capacity building activities to strengthen and expand the ability of residents, resident leaders and local partners to contribute to neighborhood transformation.
• Support sustainability planning, fundraising and resource development efforts as directed, including through ongoing identification of potential partnerships and funding opportunities, and assisting with writing grant or project proposals.
• Administrative
• Manage project contracts and budgets and be accountable for expenditures to Director of Finance.
• Develop and present or publish internal and external reports to stakeholders and partners.
• Actively participate in Urban Strategies program meetings and other meetings related to the project.
• Be available to occasionally work nights and/or weekends, and travel.
• Other administrative duties as assigned.

• Master’s Degree preferred. Bachelor’s Degree required.
• Five years of work experience, in the not-for-profit or human services sector, demonstrating progressively higher levels of responsibility for managing all aspects of a project or program,…