Local Initiatives Support Corporation

Local Initiatives Support Corporation

Program Officer (PO) – Wealth Building and Workforce Development

Cleveland, Ohio, United States; Hybrid

Sponsorship not specified$69k-$87kDetected 1 day ago
Project ManagementSalesforceLogisticsLeadershipMentoringOrganizational SkillsMicrosoft Office

About the role

  • Headquartered in New York City, LISC's reach spans the country from East coast to West coast in 34 markets with offices extending from Buffalo to San Francisco and in 2,400 rural counties across 49 states and Puerto Rico.
  • LISC Cleveland is a local office within National LISC.
  • Efforts will include leading the execution of the program, coordination of session logistics and speakers, and related program communications.

Responsibilities

  • Manage LISC Cleveland's network of Financial Opportunity Centers, and provide ongoing organizational resources, networking opportunities, strategic guidance, planning and project management, technical assistance, and training for each site.
  • Steward strategic relationships with economic development and workforce partners to establish LISC's FOC model as a value-add within the local ecosystem.
  • Assist and work with community partners to strengthen program design, implementation, and staff capacity around financial stability and wealth building initiatives, focusing on housing programs.
  • Manage the development and implementation of LISC Cleveland's community and housing programs, including monitoring and reporting on programmatic goals and deliverables.
  • Work with LISC Cleveland staff to develop new programs and partnerships with government, nonprofits and corporate and philanthropic partners.
  • Participate in city-wide initiatives that further programmatic priorities managed by other partners.
  • Collaborate with colleagues to develop and write proposals to raise resources for LISC Cleveland programs, report to funders on programmatic results and maintain and cultivate funder relationships.
  • Track data and develop accurate, accessible, and up-to-date grant applications and reports on grantee/partner projects and program accomplishments.
  • Coordinate with the national Housing and Income and Wealth Building Team on program alignment.
  • Perform additional duties as assigned by the Executive Director and Senior Program Officer.

Requirements

  • Working knowledge of the economic, political, and social environments of Cleveland and Northeast Ohio, especially community development organizations and efforts
  • Must be able to both set priorities for a challenging workload and work simultaneously on multiple tasks
  • Interest in and commitment to the community development mission of LISC
  • Strong project management skills
  • Ability to communicate effectively and work collaboratively with co-workers and a diverse range of individuals and organizations, including but not limited to residents, community development organizations, public agencies, private developers, funders, and lenders
  • Excellent computer skills including competency in full Microsoft Office suite.
  • Strong organizational skills
  • efficient and detail oriented.
  • Superior interpersonal skills and the ability to work independently as well as part of a team
  • Compensation

Nice to have

  • Bachelor's degree from an accredited college or university preferred, however, experience may be considered as a proxy.
  • Three (3) years or more experience in community and/or economic development with program or project management experience with community-based organizations preferred
  • Grant and fund development experience preferred
  • Prior experience with Salesforce preferred

Compensation

  • LISC offers a competitive salary ($69,290-$86,612) and excellent fringe benefits.

Benefits

  • Under the guidance of the Senior Program Officer, plan and carry out workshops and peer learning events for partners on topics related to LISC Cleveland's financial stability and homeownership programs.
  • Support the implementation of the Section 4 workplan through grants management, monthly reimbursement and programmatic deliverables for compliance reporting.

Equal opportunity

  • Grow and advance in your career with access to ongoing training and development programs tailored to your goals.
  • LISC is an equal opportunity employer.
  • LISC does not discriminate in employment on account of actual or perceived race, color, creed, religion, national origin, ancestry, citizenship status, age, sex or gender (including pregnancy, childbirth, lactation and related medical conditions), gender identity or expression (including transgender status), sexual orientation, marital status, military status or veteran status, unfavorable discharge from military service, physical or mental disability, protected medical condition as defined by applicable state or local law, genetic information or any other characteristic protected by applicable federal, state or local laws and ordinances.
  • We will endeavor to make a reasonable accommodation to the known physical or mental limitations of a qualified applicant with a disability unless the accommodation would impose an undue hardship on the operation of our business.

Visa & Work Authorization

  • t discriminate in employment on account of actual or perceived race, color, creed, religion, national origin, ancestry, citizenship status, age, sex or gender (including pregnancy, childbirth, lactation and related medic
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