Program Officer (PO) – Wealth Building and Workforce Development

About the role

LISC Cleveland is a local office within National LISC. The role offers an exciting opportunity to engage in innovative community development initiatives that are addressing preservation of affordable housing and economic mobility for residents in Cleveland and Northeast Ohio.

Responsibilities

• Manage LISC Cleveland’s network of Financial Opportunity Centers, and provide ongoing organizational resources, networking opportunities, strategic guidance, planning and project management, technical assistance, and training for each site.
• Steward strategic relationships with economic development and workforce partners to establish LISC’s FOC model as a value-add within the local ecosystem.
• Under the guidance of the Senior Program Officer, plan and carry out workshops and peer learning events for partners on topics related to LISC Cleveland’s financial stability and homeownership programs.
• Support the implementation of the Section 4 workplan through grants management, monthly reimbursement and programmatic deliverables for compliance reporting.
• Aid and work with community partners to strengthen program design, implementation, and staff capacity around financial stability and wealth building initiatives, focusing on housing programs.
• Manage the development and implementation of LISC Cleveland’s community and housing programs, including monitoring and reporting on programmatic goals and deliverables.
• Work with LISC Cleveland staff to develop new programs and partnerships with government, nonprofits and corporate and philanthropic partners.
• Participate in city-wide initiatives that further programmatic priorities managed by other partners.
• Identify, in conjunction with Senior Program Officer and Executive Director, opportunities to highlight LISC’s thought leadership in financial coaching, workforce development and housing strategies.
• Collaborate with colleagues to develop and write proposals to raise resources for LISC Cleveland programs, report to funders on programmatic results and maintain and cultivate funder relationships.
• Track data and develop accurate, accessible, and up-to-date grant applications and reports on grantee/partner projects and program accomplishments.
• Coordinate with the national Housing and Income and Wealth Building Team on program alignment.
• Periodically travel outside of the Cleveland area for peer learning, training and national LISC activities about 5% annually.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree from an accredited college or university preferred, however, experience may be considered as a proxy.
• Three (3) years or more experience in community and/or economic development with program or project management experience with community-based organizations preferred.
• Interest in and commitment to the community development mission of LISC.
• Strong project management skills.
• Excellent computer skills including competency in full Microsoft Office suite.
• Strong organizational skills; efficient and detail oriented.
• Must be able to both set priorities for a challenging workload and work simultaneously on multiple tasks.
• Grant and fund development experience preferred.
• Prior experience with Salesforce preferred.
• Superior interpersonal skills and the ability to work independently as well as part of a team.