Community Initiatives Manager

Status:Exempt (Salaried)

Reports to:Senior Director of Operations and Impact

Location:148 S 39thStOmaha NE

Work Schedule:FPI operates on a 7.5-hour workday with core hours of 9am3pm. This role offers hybrid flexibility with regular in-office collaboration expected.

Compensation:Hiring range of$98800-$117700with eligibility for annual incentive compensation (typically 4-8% of base salary).

We are committed toequitablecompensation practices and base salaries on a consistent framework tied to role scope responsibility and experience. Most candidates will be hired near the midpoint of the range depending onexperienceand qualifications.

Benefits:Comprehensive benefits package including health dental and vision insurance; retirement contributions; generous paid time off; professional development support; and hybrid work flexibility.

Organizational Overview:

Front Porch Investments was formed in 2021 to address the gap in affordable housing in the Porch Investmentsserves as a catalyst for innovative and community-centered affordable housing solutions with a focus on investment advocacy and prioritize production and preservation of affordable housing housing justice and innovative housing models working across public-private partners to strengthen the regional housing Porch Investments is a supporting organization of the Omaha Community Foundation.

Core Values:

• Human-Centered.We believe in housing as a human right and center this belief in our work.

• Bold.We make bold decisions to support housing innovation.

• Inclusive.We prioritizeequitableaccess to the housing ecosystem especially for historically excluded voices.

• Collaborative.We believe collaboration across systems is where transformative change happens.
  
  

Role Overview:

The Community Initiatives Manager serves as Front Porch Investments lead steward of housing justice communityintelligence andcommunity informed system change efforts that advance affordable housing outcomes. This positionidentifiesemerging needs opportunities and barriers within the housing ecosystem and works across sectors to translate insights into action.

Responsibilities and Duties

Key responsibilities include but are not limited to the following:

Community Intelligence & Ecosystem Insights (25%)

• Ecosystem Analysis:Monitorhousing trends barriers and gaps across themetroshousing ecosystem andidentifyopportunities for organizational action collaboration or investment.

• Stakeholder Intelligence:Gather synthesize and communicate community and stakeholder perspectives toidentityemerging needsandcommunity priorities and inform organizational priorities initiatives and decision making.

• Opportunity Identification:Identifyemerging issues innovative approaches and partnerships that align with Front Porchs mission and strategic goals.
  
  

Greenlining & Community-Informed Systems Change (35%)

• Housing Justice Leadership:Serve as the organizational lead for advancing housing justice priorities and community-informed approaches that strengthen housingopportunityand address systemic barriers.

• Greenlining Leadership:Lead implementation of recommendations initiatives and partnerships and help guide the evolution of Greenlining as a long-term organizational strategy.

• Community Advisory Committee(CAC)Support:StafftheCAC including recruitment orientation facilitationand ongoing engagement.

• Systems Change Initiatives:Identifyand advance opportunities to address structural barriers to housing stability accessand affordabilitythrough partnerships investments policy alignment and collaboration.

• Strategy Development:Collaborate with organizational leadership to develop and implement community-informed strategies that advance housingopportunityand organizational priorities.

• Cross-Functional Integration:Work closely with policy development lending and communications staff to ensure community insightsand prioritiesare reflectedacross organizational initiatives.
  
  

Strategic Initiatives & Ecosystem Collaboration (30%)

• Initiative Leadership:Lead or support strategic initiatives such as pilot projects studies and special projects.

• Ecosystem Collaboration:Design andfacilitatecollaborative initiativeswith ecosystem partners.

• Project Management:Develop work plans coordinate partners manage timelines and monitor progress forkeyinitiatives.

• Convening & Facilitation:Plan andfacilitatecollaborative discussions working groups learning exchanges conferences and implementation efforts.

• Implementation Support:Help move ideas recommendations and collaborative efforts into actionable programs projects and partnerships.
  
  

Grant Administration Learning & Impact (10%)

• Grant Portfolio Management:Administerthe Innovation Fund and legacy grant investmentsincluding coordinating review processes developing funding recommendationstracking results and reporting to the board.
  

• Impact Measurement:Track outcomes associated with grants strategic initiatives and partnerships.

• Organizational Learning:Translate lessons learned from community engagement strategic initiatives and grant investments into recommendations for continuous improvement and future action.

• Reporting:Prepare reports and presentations that communicate progress impact and key insights to leadership board members funders and external stakeholders.

Qualifications

• Bachelors degree in Public Administration Urban Planning Community Development Public Policy Social Sciences ora related field.

• 5-7years of experience in community development affordable housing public policy philanthropy stakeholder engagement program management ora relatedfield.

• Demonstrated experience leading collaborative initiatives and building strategic partnerships across sectors.

• Strong understanding of affordable housing systems community development and systems-change approaches.

• Experiencefacilitatingmeetings convenings advisory groups or multi-stakeholder initiatives.

• Excellentrelationship-building communication and facilitation skills.

• Strong project management skills with the ability to manage multiple priorities simultaneously.

• Strategic thinker capable of moving between high-level organizational goals and detailed implementation.

• Ability to work effectively with diverse stakeholders including residents community leaders developers elected officials funders and institutional partners.

• Experience translating community perspectives and stakeholder insights into systems-level strategies initiatives or policy recommendations.
  
  

We encourage candidates with a mix of lived experience professional expertise and transferable skills to apply even if you dont meet every listed qualification.

Personal Attributes:

• Commitment to mission and community-centered work

• High levelof personal initiative and ability to manage projects with minimalsupervision

• Excelsworking independently and asamember of a highly collaborative team

• Meticulous attention todetailand commitment totop-qualityoutput

• Flexible and capable of adapting to changing priorities

• Ability to organize and manage multiple responsibilities with a high degree of accuracy

• Unquestionable ethics honestyintegrityandthe ability to spotlight others contributions

• Commitment to ongoing learning

• Ability to build trusted relationships across diverse partners and communities.

To Apply

Front Porch Investments is an equal opportunity employer. We celebrate diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees.

Priority consideration will be given to applications received by July 19th

Required Experience:

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