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Agency Description
The Office of Community Empowerment and Opportunity (CEO) provides leadership on issues of economic justice by advancing racial equity and inclusive growth to ensure that all Philadelphians share in the city’s prosperous future and by alleviating the immediate impact of poverty on individuals, families and communities. CEO is Philadelphia’s Community Action Agency (CAA); CAAs are private or public agencies created by the 1964 Economic Opportunity Act and federally designated to receive Community Services Block Grant (CSBG) funding.
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Position Summary
Neighborhood Initiatives Program Manager is an integral part of the City’s Office of Community Empowerment and Opportunity. Its mission is to advance economic justice through racial equity, in order to increase mobility out of poverty and ensure that all Philadelphians can share in the benefits of economic growth. CEO also distributes federal Community Services Block Grant funding and other resources to support this work.
The goal of the Neighborhood Initiatives unit within CEO is to improve the quality of life in targeted neighborhoods by building and nurturing strategic partnerships to support community led planning, enhanced access to funding opportunities, and stronger community networks.
For the past 10 years, the Neighborhood Initiatives unit has served as the lead convenor for the West Philadelphia Promise Zone, a federal designation aimed at creating jobs, improving education, reducing crime and empowering the community. CEO’s partners in the West Philadelphia Promise Zone represent public, nonprofit, private, academic, and community-based organizations and institutions. Together they have spearheaded several initiatives and invested financial and in-kind resources aimed at creating and sustaining a vibrant and thriving community. With the official conclusion of the federal designation in January 2024, the Program Manager will continue to work in partnership with West Philadelphia Promise Zone partner agencies and community stakeholders to build a sustainable, long-term, collaborative structure that is community-led and well positioned to address the current needs of the community.
The Program Manager will also build on the findings from the 10-year Promise Zone convening work to implement best practices in collective impact and stakeholder engagement in one or more neighborhoods in Philadelphia. The Program Manager will be responsible for developing an equitable and data-driven strategy for identifying and selecting opportunities for long-term (3-5 year), place-based, stakeholder engagement projects for future intervention. The Program Manager will supervise one or more AmeriCorps VISTA (Volunteers in Service to America) members to build capacity for carrying out these functions.
Essential Functions
The main areas of work and associated tasks for the Neighborhood Initiatives Program Manager are as outlined below:
Strategic Alignment
Program Management
Supervision
The duties of this position and the preferred qualifications and experiences of the successful candidate being sought for this position are as follows:
Program and Strategy Related
Personnel and Volunteer Related
Program Evaluation Related
Coordinate with CEO in:
Resource Development (Lead) and Policy Development (Support) Related
Competencies, Knowledge, Skills and Abilities
Successful work, and demonstrated capacities and skillsets in the areas of:
High comfort level engaging a variety of audiences and colleagues, including but not limited:
High level communication skills in:
To be successful in this role, candidates should have experience with most of the bullet points below. We also welcome candidates that have non-professional experience in these areas. For example, lived or volunteer experience can be just as valuable as professional experience. Our primary qualifications for this position include:
Supervisory Responsibilities
Other Specialties, Certifications, Physical Requirements, and Work Conditions
TO APPLY: Interested candidates must submit a cover letter and resume.
Salary Range: $67,000 - $72,000
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*The successful candidate must be a city of Philadelphia resident within six months of hire
Effective May 22, 2023, vaccinations are no longer required for new employees that work in non-medical, non-emergency or patient facing positions with the City of Philadelphia. As a result, only employees in positions providing services that are patient-facing medical care (ex: Nurses, doctors, emergency medical personnel), must be fully vaccinated.
The City of Philadelphia is an Equal Opportunity employer and does not permit discrimination based on race, ethnicity, color, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, religion, national origin, ancestry, age, disability, marital status, source of income, familial status, genetic information or domestic or sexual violence victim status. If you believe you were discriminated against, call the Philadelphia Commission on Human Relations at 215-686-4670 or send an email to [email protected].
For more information, go to: Human Relations Website: http://www.phila.gov/humanrelations/Pages/default.aspx
A best-in-class city that attracts best-in-class talent, Philadelphia is an incredible place to build a career. From our thriving arts scene and rich history to our culture of passion and grit, there are countless reasons to love living and workin...
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