Project Specialist
Job Description
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Full-time, regular, exempt | Remote
The ideal candidate will be committed to getting results in a fast-paced environment, able to handle a substantial and varied workload, and keep track of detailed information. This position is an opportunity to lead projects, collaborating with a team that engages with policy makers, state and local leaders, and housing and service providers to build capacity, develop the workforce, strengthen partnerships, and create innovative programs to end homelessness.
Primary Responsibilities
The Project Specialist reports to a Project Director and is responsible for the following:
- Accomplish goals outlined in individual work plan
- Design trainings, develop training modules, and support the delivery of remote and on-site training
- Provide coaching and technical assistance to a wide variety of stakeholders
- Collect and evaluate information and data about best practices, evidence-based interventions, and project and system performance
- Create and disseminate educational materials in various formats
- Assist in the cultivation of relationships and coalition building with NCCEH partners
Essential Skills
- Commitment to social, racial, and economic justice and NCCEH’s mission
- Commitment to high professional ethical standards
- Excel in relationship building, be results-oriented, and have strong project management skills
- Track record of developing and maintaining strong working relationships with and among a diverse group of stakeholders
- Self-motivated with drive to meet high expectations and a history of getting things done despite obstacles
- Demonstrated leadership and strategic planning skills in managing major projects or initiatives
- Strong communication skills including speaking, writing, editing, and layout
- Excellent listening, assessment, and problem-solving skills and a collaborative nature
- Ability to challenge and deliberate issues of importance to the organization and our mission
- Strong organizational skills with demonstrated critical, analytical, and lateral thinking
- Ability to produce key deliverables within tight timeframes and simultaneously manage several projects
Essential Knowledge
- Experience working in or with a direct service organization or role responsible for administering or supporting a social service program, especially in the homeless and/or interpersonal violence sector or a person with lived experience of homelessness and/or interpersonal violence
- Demonstrated system thinking ability or skill to perform problem solving in complex systems
- Demonstrated facilitation skills to create consensus with an orientation towards action
- Knowledge and practical understanding of the homelessness field, interpersonal violence sector, or related fields
- Demonstrated knowledge of Microsoft Windows and Office, Google Suite, and project management software
Hiring Range: $55,000 – $60,000
Employee Benefits: NCCEH provides a comprehensive suite of benefits to all full-time staff, including medical, dental, vision, and life insurance coverage; generous general leave, organizational holidays, and child and community involvement hours; and an annual retirement account contribution.
NCCEH is a registered 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization. NCCEH is committed to building a staff that reflects the
community served by the organization’s mission and strategic priorities. We invite applications from diverse candidates including candidates with lived experience of homelessness and/or interpersonal violence and will not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity/expression, national origin, ancestry, disability, age, or marital status.
DEI Statement: NCCEH believes valuing human dignity and promoting justice requires that we hold ourselves to a higher standard. The diversity of our state and the people we serve is the fuel that drives our growth. We will reflect this diversity by going beyond representation, to redistribute power to staff and people with lived expertise, making them equal partners in our efforts to end homelessness. NCCEH commits to motivating our partner agencies to embrace diversity, equity, inclusion, and belonging in our work. We seek to learn, grow, and succeed together to embody an environment of respect and curiosity.
Workplan: North Carolina Balance of State Continuum of Care (NC BoS CoC)
NCCEH serves as the Collaborative Applicant for the NC Balance of State Continuum of Care (NC BoS CoC), a collaboration of seventy-nine counties.
- Lead the NC Balance of State CoC initiatives on interpersonal violence (IPV), forming relationships and working collaboratively with the NC Coalition Against Domestic Violence, the NC Coalition Against Sexual Assault, NC Stop Human Trafficking, the Rape Prevention Education Section at the NC Department of Health and Human Services, the NC Council for Women and Youth Involvement, and local Victim Service Providers; collaborate with CoC coordinated entry staff to implement best practices for survivors of IPV; serve as lead staff contact for and provide technical assistance to the CoC’s Safe at Home IPV-targeted rapid rehousing project; and serve as point-of-contact and expert for NCCEH on the interpersonal violence sector.
- Develop comprehensive data collection processes and evaluate data collected from state and local partners serving households experiencing interpersonal violence.
- Assist with the annual HUD CoC Program and NC Emergency Solutions Grant Program grant application processes.
- Facilitate and support CoC coordination through staffing the NC BoS CoC Steering Committee and its subcommittees and workgroups. Serve on the CoC Equity and Coordinated Entry Project Teams.
- Serve as a primary contact to Regional Committees to assist local initiatives, provide guidance, and facilitate introduction to new approaches.
- Provide support as assigned through NCCEH supervisor.
- This position involves sedentary work that primarily entails sitting and standing. The position requires occasional travel within the CoC’s 79-county geographic area.
- Posting will remain active until filled. NCCEH will begin interviews of candidates on a rolling-basis.
Job Type: Full-time
Pay: $55,000.00 - $60,000.00 per year
Schedule:
- 8 hour shift
- Monday to Friday
License/Certification:
- PMP (Preferred)
Work Location: Remote
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