Human Relations Deputy Director - Community Relations & Fair Housing

About the role

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Responsibilities

This is deputy director level Human Relations work directing the operations of a major division within the City's Commission charged with eliminating discrimination in employment, housing and real property, city services, and public accommodations. The Deputy Director in the Community Relations Division supervises through subordinate supervisors, the community relations and education programs aimed at achieving these objectives by promoting understanding, cooperation and conflict resolution and by advancing equal rights and opportunity, fair treatment and fair housing for all city residents. Work includes planning, assigning, reviewing, and coordinating operations, recommending the establishment and modification of policies and procedures, and providing public education support to the various functional areas of the Commission and outside agencies, when applicable. It also includes interacting with members of the Human Relations Commission, City Council, attorneys, governmental and private agency officials, complainants and respondents, is important in the work. Work is performed