ELDE Deputy Chief of Homelessness Solutions

Both Deputy Chiefs of Homelessness Solutions will be responsible for:

• Leading strategies to ensure homelessness is rare brief and non-recurringespecially among racially impacted populations.
• Providingstrategic guidance across departments on homelessness-related priorities policies and emerging issues.
• Building and strengthening partnerships with Alameda County Oakland Housing Authority service providers and affordable housing partners.
• Coordinating long-term planning with city agencies and external partners.
• Identifying and implementing best practices to mitigate the harms of homelessness end homelessness and maximize housing stability
• Innovating new program models for underserved populations.
• Partnering with the County and neighboring cities on strategic planning efforts such as Home Together 2030.
• Preparing and reviewing staff reports resolutions and communications for the City Administrator Council and commissions.
• Working closely with elected officials stakeholders and the public to promote and support homelessness initiatives.
• Nurturing relationships and two-way communication with nonprofit partners and community members including those with lived expertise to guide humane and effective policies and programs.

In addition to the above the candidate should be comfortable with the following types of tasks:

• Working in homeless encampment environments; engagement with stakeholders residents business and members of the unhoused community.

• Establishing and maintaining positive relationships with multiple Community Based Organizations (CBOs) city departments residents elected officials external agencies and other stakeholders necessary to coordinate services and support the Citys Homelessness systems.

Encampment Management

• Coordinating and collaborating with partners to ensure completion and execution of encampment response and management operations.
• Guiding alignment of encampment response with best practices local and state policies and legal guidance.
• Determining communicating and implementing priorities for Encampment Operations such as locations of intervention types of operations (closure outreach cleaning partial closure etc.) timing of operations and cross-departmental involvement.
• Oversight and supervision of the Citys Encampment Management Team.
• Coordinating with shelter and interim housing providers on referral assessment and admission.

Unsheltered Services Outreach and Referral

• Prioritizing existing and new resources for outreach and services to those experiencing unsheltered homelessness.
• Aligning andoptimizing unsheltered homelessness response efforts to mitigate harms of unsheltered homelessness shorten episodes of homelessness improve matching to services and housing and maximize transitions to interim housing and shelter programs.
• Designing and implementing systems to coordinate the County staff and nonprofit providers conducting outreach Coordinated Entry System enrollment housing navigation services and other street outreach.
• Recommending tactical refinements to the Coordinated Entry System and collaborating with the Continuum of Care and the County on implementation.

The Deputy Chief for Interim Housing and Permanent Solutions specifically is likely to focus on the following responsibilities:

Interim and Permanent Housing

• Leading evaluation and strategic funding decisions into interim housing shelter short-term rental support shallow subsidy and permanent homeless housing to maximize system flow through interim solutions to permanent housing exits.
• Strategic planning and collaboration with the Community Homelessness Services Division the Human Services Director and the Director of Housing and Community Development.
• Partnering with nonprofit providers to support and improve programs serving people currently or previously experiencing homelessness.
• Recommending tactical refinements to the Coordinated Entry System and collaborating with the Continuum of Care and the County on implementation.

The ideal candidate will be someone who is:

A few challenges you might face in this job:

• Time-sensitive deadlines: The role requires managing projects with strict time-sensitive deadlines often balancing multiple priorities without compromising quality.
• Multi-faceted responsibilities: Success in this position depends on handling multi-faceted responsibilities that span strategic planning operational execution and cross-department coordination.
• Navigating relationships and competing interests: A key challenge involves navigating complex relationships and balancing competing interests among stakeholders to achieve shared goals.

• Building &MaintainingRelationships: Establishingrapport andmaintainingmutually productive relationships

• Critical Thinking: Analytically and logically evaluating information propositions andclaims
• Displaying Ownership and Accountability: Holding self and others accountable for measurable high-qualitytimely and cost-effective results.
• Influencing: Affecting or changing others positions and opinions
• Innovative Problem Solving: Identifyingand analyzing problemsin order topropose new and better ways of doingthings
• Involving Others (Engaging Teams):Engaging others for input contribution and shared responsibility for outcomes
• Leadership: Guiding and encouraging others toaccomplisha common goal
• Oral Communication: Engaging effectively indialogue
• Political & Organizational Savvy: Working skillfully with politics procedures and protocols across organizational levels andboundaries
• Presentation Skill: Formally delivering information togroups
• Professional Impact: Presenting self as a positive representative of theorganization
• Professional & Technical Expertise: Applying technical subject matter to thejob
• Strategic Thinking & Perspective:Evaluating immediate actions in context of achieving long range objectives
• Valuing Diversity: Appreciating the benefits of varied backgrounds and cultures in theworkplace
• Writing: Communicating effectively in writing

The following qualifications are guidelines as the appointing authority has broad discretion in filling positions in this classification.

Education:
A Bachelors degree from an accredited college or university in public or business administration Social Work Human Services Psychology Urban Planning Social Sciences Project Management Public Administration Public Policy Public Health or other related field.

Experience:
Five (5) years of progressively responsible project manager and executive leadership experience related to homelessness services or housing for homeless and at-risk populations (examples of City sponsored services include but are not limited to Emergency Housing Programs Permanent Supportive Housing Programs Homeless Outreach Services Homeless Prevention or Rapid Diversion Programs etc.)