[IL-Talk] FW: From MOPD FW: Job Opening to Share: Housing Stability Senior Fellow

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Senior Fellow for Housing Stability Job Description- City of Chicago.pdf

City of Chicago Job Description: Senior Fellow for Housing Stability 

POSITION DESCRIPTION: Senior Fellow for Housing Stability 

REPORTS TO: City of Chicago 

FLSA: Full Time, Temporary (1 year-Term) 

POSITION OVERVIEW: As part of an ongoing effort to promote housing stability
across Chicago, the City of Chicago Mayor's Office and United Way are
prioritizing

support for residents to mitigate and prevent a large increase in evictions
with the impending end to the federal and state moratoriums. To lead this
work,

we seek a Senior Fellow for Housing Stability to support community-based
eviction prevention efforts in the city of Chicago. The Fellow will be
housed

within the Mayor's Office under the direction of the Chief Equity Officer
with matrix reporting to senior Department of Housing (DOH) officials. The
Fellow

will be responsible for managing and facilitating a Housing Stability
Community Response Team, which is a table made up of city leaders, community
leaders,

housing experts, and other key stakeholders that prioritize racial equity
within the eviction prevention work. The Fellow will also be responsible for

exploring and implementing programs and interventions that this body seeks,
which could include navigating city and county processes and departments on

behalf of impacted populations, interfacing with external philanthropic or
business partners, enrolling residents in services, supporting other similar

activities. The Fellow will also be tasked with convening partners,
developing methods to track and evaluate City efforts, and identifying and
incorporating

best practices for eviction prevention in Chicago. Occasionally, this may
include issues related to illegal lockouts and evictions. 

The goal of the position is to provide a strong connection between community
priorities and public sector leaders as well as strategic research and
policy

support to help thousands of Chicago residents stay in their homes and avoid
homelessness or housing insecurity in the coming months. 

CORE RESPONSIBILITIES: 

This position will be housed in the Mayor's Office of Equity and Racial
Justice, and under its direction will co-report to DOH, specifically matrix
reporting

to the Managing Deputy Commissioner of Community Engagement, Racial Equity
and Strategic Initiatives. The Fellow will have responsibilities in a number

of areas, including: building awareness about Chicago's related tenant
protection laws as well as existing and upcoming legal and rental assistance
offerings;

convening stakeholders to identify and align initiatives and supportive
services; identifying opportunities and best practices to improve racially
equitable

and inclusive housing policies and practices; using data to track, analyze
and evaluate impacts over time, and dissemination of data, information and
strategies

(along with other possible duties as required). This person will: 

list of 4 items

. Act as a project manager to manage and facilitate meetings and outcomes
for a Housing Stability Community Response Team as well as an overall
support

to DOH policy team to protect renters and prevent evictions 

. Build strong working relationships with all of the partners on the Housing
Stability Community Response Team with a specific focus on elevating the
leadership

and perspectives of community-based organizations participating 

. Ensure that the Housing Stability Community Response Team is achieving
eviction prevention outcomes within the 5-10 designated community areas, and
that

information and resources are reaching the highest-need residents in each
community 

. Encourage collaboration and data sharing between City departments and
sister agencies to ensure that Chicago is advancing a holistic government
approach

to this critical challenge facing residents 

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list of 7 items

. Serve as a public-facing liaison between other City departments, outside
agencies, community leaders, tenants, landlords and the general public 

. Conduct analysis to assist in the targeting and provision of eviction
prevention supports; prepare presentations, produce reports, memos, and
briefs

 

. Communicate and share openly their work on an ongoing basis (e.g., city
blog posts, community presentations, media events & feedback sessions) 

. Identify and research specific problems and areas of opportunities and
concerns and make recommendations necessary to ensure team and operational
efficiency

 

. Develop and communicate best practices in community-based eviction
prevention to replicate in wards across Chicago and cities across the
country 

. Work with DOH and Mayor's Office policy, racial equity and community
engagement teams to enhance communications and coordination across
cross-sector

housing stabilization efforts 

. Other duties as assigned 

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REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS: 

list of 13 items

. At least 5 years of work experience in a related field (housing support,
community engagement and advocacy, policy development, data management) 

. Experience working in partnership with community leaders across lines of
difference, ideally including a background in inclusive facilitation and
community

outreach 

. Demonstrated interest in housing/community development policy 

. A deep belief in the value of lived experience 

. Experience with racial equity principles and work, including cultural
awareness 

. Experience working in team-based setting and with diverse groups 

. Personal commitment to high quality work 

. Excellent communication skills, oral, written and public speaking 

. Ability to think critically and creatively, using qualitative and
quantitative data to drive decisions 

. Negotiation/conflict management skills 

. Detail oriented and entrepreneurial 

. Ability to multi-task and prioritize efforts across multiple simultaneous
projects 

. Ability to work both as part of a team and individually while meeting
deadlines 

list end

DESIRED QUALIFICATIONS: 

list of 6 items

. Experience working on city government initiatives 

. Experience working with city, state, and federal-level datasets 

. Experience leading projects or programs from concept through
implementation (including strong project management skills) 

. Experience working in cross-functional teams 

. Knowledge of Chicago housing stakeholders 

. Recommended: Valid Driver's License. A driver's license is helpful to the
degree that some in-person community meeting locations may be harder to
reach

by transit than others. In these instances, the Senior Fellow would have
access to a City-owned car. 

list end

BENEFITS OFFERED: Medical, Dental and Vision Life and AD&D Insurance
Disability Leave Paid Parental Leave Paid Family Leave Employee Assistance
Program

401k Plan Paid Time Off including: Personal Time, Sick Time and Paid
Holidays 

SALARY: $90,000 

SUBMIT YOUR INTEREST: 

Candidates must officially apply through United Way of Metro Chicago Careers
page: 

https://bit.ly/3q7x371

A cover letter and resume are required for consideration for this position.
The cover letter should be included in the same document as your resume and

should specifically address your interest in evictions/housing policy and
highlight related skills and experience. The responsibilities listed above
are

intended to describe the general nature and scope of work required in the
role. The above is not intended to be an exhaustive list of all
responsibilities

and duties required. The incumbent may asked to perform other duties as
assigned.

 

Denise Avant, ESQ

1st Vice President

National Federation of the Blind of Illinois

For more information about NFBI,

Go to www.nfbofillinois.org

 

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