The Community Outreach Coordinator supports Neighborhood Revitalization through outreach efforts. Key duties include frequent contact with neighborhood residents and partner organizations, organizing events, providing support to evaluation, and represents Neighborhood Revitalization in the community.
Areas of Responsibility:
- Build and maintain relationships with residents, local agencies, elected officials and community stakeholders.
- Identify and execute neighborhood projects.
- Support resident leadership development.
- Regularly organize and plan meetings and events related to community development and the neighborhood’s interests.
- Develop neighborhood action plans.
- Engage volunteers from the community, including residents, private citizens and corporate groups.
- Monitor and evaluate program outcomes using Success Measures and other evaluation tools.
- Administrative duties including phone calls, mailings, filing, data entry.
- Supervises the Neighborhood Revitalization internship as needed.
- This position has no staff supervisory responsibility. Occasionally, the Community Outreach Coordinator will supervise volunteers.
Educational Background:
Associate’s degree in the social sciences, social work, communications, public administration, nonprofit management or related field
Skills/Experience:
- Passionate about the Habitat for Humanity mission and purpose.
- Strong communication skills, with a focus on public speaking, leading neighborhood meetings, electronic and written communications, and participating in partner meetings.
- Comfortable working in a diverse environment.
- Strong computer skills, including but not limited to: Microsoft Office Suite, publisher, map software, etc.
- Knowledge of community development best practices.
- Collaboration with other agency departments.
- Detail oriented and highly organized.
- Project management experience preferred.
- Knowledge of and willingness to promote the mission and values of Habitat for Humanity.
- A second language in Spanish or Creole is preferred, but not required.
- At least 1 year of experience in outreach or community organizing.
Work Environment
- This job operates in a professional office environment or at various event sites. This role routinely uses standard office equipment such as computers, phones, photocopiers, filing cabinets and fax machines. This position may require working in various weather conditions.
Physical Demands
- The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. This position requires extended periods of sitting and standing. The employee must also occasionally lift and move up to 25 pounds.
Position Type/Expected Hours of Work
- This is a full-time position, 40 hours per week. Typical office hours are Monday-Friday, 9am to 5pm. Given the nature of outreach work, regular evening and weekends are required. Schedule is subject to change with short notice at the approval of the Community Development manager.
Travel
- Regular local travel is required using a personal vehicle. Mileage is reimbursed.
Job Function:
Organization Info
Listing Stats
Post Date:
Sep 7 2017
Active Until:
Oct 8 2017
Hiring Organization:
Habitat for Humanity International
industry:
Nonprofit