Community Initiatives Senior Planner

About the role

MAG is a great place to work. We offer a competitive salary, excellent benefits, and a hybrid work environment that supports flexibility, with a minimum of three days per week in the office, along with a collaborative culture where employee contributions make a real impact.

About MAG Community Initiatives Division

The Community Initiatives Division collaborates with local governments, Native nations and community leaders to facilitate human services planning and projects that improve people’s lives and strengthen communities throughout the region. This includes legacy work addressing homelessness, domestic violence and aging. The focus of the division is to staff the Maricopa Regional Continuum of Care which exists to facilitate interagency and cross-sector coordination in resource planning, policymaking, program development and system performance monitoring of the region’s homeless response system.

Major Responsibilities

• Planning and facilitating multi-stakeholder and committee meetings; synthesize input into minutes and tracking of actionable items.
• Conduct research and analysis on needs assessments, gap analyses and program evaluations.
• Contribute to agenda planning, drafting memos and making presentations.
• Developing performance measures and dashboards; monitor program outcomes.
• Drafting reports and board/committee materials, presenting findings to leadership.
• Building relationships across nonprofits, state agencies, and community groups.

Qualifications

• The most successful candidate will have the skills to fulfill the responsibilities listed above with an emphasis in knowledge of homelessness programs, project management, policies and regulations.
• You will be proficient in facilitation, report writing and presenting homeless information to a diverse set of stakeholders.
• You will also have knowledge of strategic planning, resource planning and relationship building.
• You Will Have Experience working with diverse systems that impact homelessness such as healthcare, criminal justice, education, and employment.
• You will have experience with tasks such as meeting planning, setup, taking meeting notes, writing agendas, writing reports and policy documents, etc.
• You will have the ability to work with multiple stakeholders with divergent priorities.
• You will have the ability to multi-task and manage time effectively.
• You will have the ability to manage project goals and multiple priorities daily.
• You will have strong policy background and data policy experience.
• You will have data analysis and strategic decision-making skills.
• You will have strong negotiation skill in driving change and developing mutually beneficial outcomes.
• You will have experience with media.
• You will be proficient in Microsoft Windows and Microsoft Office products, including Word, Outlook, PowerPoint, and Excel.
• You will have experience in working to address homelessness, a Continuum of Care and/or HUD funded program.

Benefits

The Maricopa Association of Governments is an Equal Opportunity Employer.

Pay

$81,489.59 - $122,234.38

Schedule

A minimum of three days per week in the office, along with a flexible remote work schedule.