Program Manager, Safe & Stable Housing

ABOUT US:

United Way of Massachusetts Bay exists to build more equitable communities together. With over 85 years of local impact in eastern Massachusetts we work with and for our communities to build economic prosperity and enable everyoneacross races and ethnicitiesto share in the knowledge wealth and resources available. We believe that the key to unlocking opportunity is uniting people and we bring together individuals community leaders corporate partners legislators and organizations to build a powerful engine of change.

We target efforts in the following areas: (1) quality affordable childcare and out-of-school time care (2) educational and career pathways for youth and young adults (3) safe and stable housing and (4) wealth building and financial inclusion. United Way currently invests over $45 million annually in a portfolio of over 300 community-based organizations. It spearheads public policy initiatives tackling the most pressing community issues making a direct and sustained difference in the lives of individuals.

We offer excellent benefits including a BCBS PPO plan dental 401k retirement savings with company match and a discretionary employer base contribution. Our PTO policy offers summer hours and a three-day closure for Thanksgiving. We also offer a hybrid work schedule with a minimum of 2 fixed days in office per week. Additional in person work will be required based on the needs of the position and the organization.

POSITION OVERVIEW:

United Way of Massachusetts Bay is committed to scaling safe and stable housing. We prioritize a stable home as the foundation for what people need to live and thrive working to increase the availability of affordable housing and end homelessness.

United Way is seeking a Program Manager who cancoordinate the efforts of a cross-functional team focused on safe and stable housing as a key supporting goal in the organizations mission toadvance an economically just region where access to financial opportunity is universal and prosperity is shared across race and ethnicity. The ideal Project Manager candidate will be interested in strategies to scale safe and stable housing and will use their skills of effective communication organization and project management to mobilize the organizations leadership across departments to achieve project goals. The ideal candidate will be a results-oriented systems thinker with the ability to build trust internally and manage projects and people effectively.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES:

ProjectManagement

The Program Manager will be a member of the Community Impact team and will support the planning coordination and execution of strategic initiatives. Working across departments and with external partners the Program Manager will help ensure projects are aligned with organizational goals implemented effectively and delivered on schedule.

Responsibilities include:

• Schedule andcoordinatemeetingsinternally working with key staff to plan agendas take and keep good notes on progress andinclude the right people who willaccomplishwork efficiently and communicate with team members toactin keeping with the project plans.
• Schedule and coordinateexternalmeetingsplanningand preparingagendas and meeting materialsandconductingfollow-up.
• Provide administrative support to reconcileinvoices and grant budgets.
• Track progress toward goalsto support the successful evaluation and communication of United Ways efforts.
• Organize and coordinate timelines and team tasks
• Support internal alignment within UW
• Develop and implement systems for project management
• Manage communicationsand documentationfor the strategy andhigh-levelbodies of work
• Prepare orassistin the preparation of grant requests program reports and funding continuation from outside sponsors
• Managegrantscontractsand MOUs
• Lead or support cross-functional initiatives strategic priorities and special projects that advance United Ways mission including work that extends beyond the Safe and Stable Housing portfolio

Personal Leadership

TheProject Managerwill inspire the trust and confidence of internal and external colleaguesand will require the ability to collaborate and synthesize diverse skills and perspectives without losing focus on our collective goals.

• Ability tobuild an effective work plan communicate how each step advances the work of the wholeandwillingness toholdcolleaguesaccountabletoactivities.
• Become familiar with community-level data points related to housing & homelessness andthe actions that we will take to move them.
• Demonstrate commitment to continual learning and growth and a willingness to embrace change.
• Experience and personal/professional commitment to United Ways priority communities and ability to foster solidarity within the movement for housing justice.

REQUIREMENTS:

• 2 year(s) experience working in Safe and Stable Housing or a related Human Services field
• Experience in virtual and/or in-person facilitation
• Strong organizational skillsand attention to detail and accuracy
• Strong project management skills with the ability to takeinitiative meet deadlines independently and manage multiple projects
• Ability toanalyze problems and strategize for better solutions
• Ability to communicate and present ideas with clarity
• Experienceor interest inprogram evaluation and data collection systems
• Utilizes a lens of equity diversity inclusion and promotion of multi-cultural awareness in the development of strategies and visioning
• Commitment to the mission of United Way
• Access to a car and/or public transportation
• Adherence to UWMB Hybrid Work Policy which currently requires a minimum of two fixed days per week in the office
• Willingness to work a flexible schedulesome evenings and weekends and travel throughoutUnited are subject to change based on events and activities incollaboratingschools and community-based organizations.

Required Experience:

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