Just Home Project Program Manager

Job Title : Just Home Project Program ManagerDepartment : PlanningHiring Range : $62,541.91 - $76,874.46Compensation Grade : 3005Compensation Pay Range : $62,541.

91 - $96,939.96Posted Internally and ExternallyJob Posting End Date : August 04, 2024Buncombe County offers in-office, hybrid, and remote positions.

Employees in positions that are approved for remote work must work at a location within a 2-hour drive from the position's assigned Buncombe County facility.

Buncombe County's Planning Department is hiring a Program Manager to work on the . This position is full-time and will work 40 hours per week.

The position is grant-funded and has a target end date of 3 / 31 / 2025 (unless extended).

Purpose of the position :

The primary purpose of this position is to organize a collaborative planning process to draft a Housing Investment Action Plan that will develop solutions to shrink the local footprint of the criminal justice system by meaningfully impacting populations currently experiencing housing instability and jail involvement consistent with the Just Home Project, a Safety and Justice initiative supported by the MacArthur Foundation and Urban Institute.

Minimum Education, Training and / or Experience (required at time of hire) : Bachelor’s Degree in related field and three (3) years of experience related to the program field;

or an equivalent combination of education and experience.

Essential Functions :

Initiate and execute the planning and coordination of Just Home Project activities and monitor to ensure the project remains on schedule.

Coordinate with site partners and community members to plan, implement and evaluate locally developed solutions that shrink the local footprint of the criminal justice system by meaningfully impacting populations currently experiencing housing instability and jail involvement.

Facilitate discussions with entities and individuals seeking to address the target population (persons experiencing housing instability and jail involvement) as well as people with lived experience, advocates, residents, business owners, and services provider staff when seeking to understand the service system, gaps, and opportunities.

Facilitate cross-sector relationships between Housing, Justice, Social Services, and Homelessness agencies, fundraising, and project evaluators.

Collect and analyze data / information relevant to the Just Home Project, prepare documents and reports for the projects and present oral and written analysis of data.

Develop, revise, and monitor Just Home Project budget and the outcomes (fiscal / performance).

Prepare Just Home Project related agreements including associated budgets and scopes of work.

Monitor Just Home Project grant funding recipient expenditures.

Serve as a primary contact and manage communication with the MacArthur Foundation and Urban Institute regarding programmatic and fiscal reporting, training, and technical assistance.

Supervise staff in the Community Development Division.

Make presentations to the Board of Commissioners.

Ensure successful outcomes of the planning phase related to Community Engagement, Target Population Analysis, Gap Barrier Analysis and Drafting the Housing Investment Action Plan.

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities :

Knowledge of justice services and justice involved populations.

Knowledge of the programs and service delivery mechanisms in addressing housing instability for justice involved populations.

Knowledge of housing planning and community development specializations.

Knowledge of state and federal housing and community development programs.

Knowledge of site selection feasibility studies and site feasibility studies.

Knowledge of the principles and practices involved in housing finance.

Knowledge of the principles and practices of residential development underwriting (single family and multifamily rental and ownership), risk analysis, and management.

Knowledge of legal documents associated with lending.

Knowledge and skill in both project and performance management.

Knowledge of the general principles of financial management and generally accepted accounting principles and / or grants administration practices.

Knowledge of grant writing, acquisition, and management.

Knowledge of current federal, state and local government grant programs.

Ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships with individuals, as well as civic, legal, medical, social, and faith-based organizations.

Ability to express ideas clearly and concisely and to plan and execute work effectively.

Ability to collect and analyze data and conduct quality analyses and programmatic evaluations.

Ability to prepare written findings and present recommendations supported by facts and to prepare and analyze financial information involving existing issues pertaining to the subject area and to present it in oral and / or written form.

In order to uphold internal pay parity and equity, salaries are non-negotiable for new and current Buncombe County employees.

All new employees are paid according to their years of relevant education and experience above minimum requirements for the position and employees have the opportunity to obtain pay increases via cost of living increases and promotions.

Buncombe County Government realizes the importance of a diverse professional workforce and the need to foster a responsive and innovative organizational culture, one that fully engages all of our employees, honoring and building on each employee's unique experiences, opinions, and perspective.

It is the policy of Buncombe County to provide equal employment opportunities (EEO) to all persons regardless of race, color, religion, sex, national origin, political affiliation, physical or mental disability, age, veteran status, genetic information, sexual orientation, gender identity or any other legally protected class under federal or NC State law.

In addition, Buncombe County expressly prohibits any form of workplace harassment or discrimination.

Applicants for employment are invited to participate in the affirmative action program by reporting their status as a protected veteran or other minority.

In extending this invitation, we advise you that : (a) workers (applicants) are under no obligation to respond but may do so in the future if they choose;

b) responses will remain confidential within the human resource department; and (c) responses will be used only for the necessary information to include in our affirmative action program.

We are a company that values diversity. We actively encourage women, minorities, veterans and disabled employees to apply.

Refusal to provide this information will have no bearing on your application and will not subject you to any adverse treatment.