Position Summary: The Government Relations and Community Engagement “GRACE” Manager is a key member of the GRACE Department. This position will report to the Chief Transformation Officer, with additional reporting and oversight provided by the President/CEO. The GRACE Manager is responsible for the successful management of Beyond Housing’s comprehensive community engagement, public policy, and local government initiatives. The position has a direct departmental counterpart and no immediate supervisees. Occasional supervision to practicum students, Pershing Fellows, seasonal interns, and/or consultants may arise.
Responsibilities include, but are not limited to:
Community Awareness and Engagement
- Supporting the development of community engagement strategies and activities for the 24:1 Community.
- Researching and synthesizing best practices for resident-led volunteers and capacity building initiatives.
- Identifying resident leaders and relaunch community coalitions and/or other resident-led committees.
- Overseeing and guiding community outreach to update the 24:1 CommUNITY Vision Plan.
- Managing ongoing engagement of residents to expand community knowledge related to policies, projects, programs, and services.
- Documenting implementation data and other community engagement activities.
Government Relations and Municipal Collaboration
- Establishing and stewarding relationships with elected officials in the 24:1 Community.
- Co-leading communication and administration of 24:1 Municipal Partnership and its related committees:
- 24:1 Municipal Partnership
- 24:1 Mayors Only
- 24:1 Police Chiefs
- Serving as a liaison between 24:1 Municipal Partnership and other strategic partners such as Normandy Schools Collaborative, UMSL, and St. Louis County.
- Managing projects related to municipal collaboration, including the 24:1 Transportation Development District.
- Supporting project management for grant funded initiatives across municipalities.
- Documenting implementation data and other municipal activities.
Preferred Experience and Qualifications:
- 2+ years of experience in community development, community engagement, municipal government, public administration, project management or related fields.
- Bachelor’s degree is preferred.
- Excellent speaking and written communication skills.
- Proficiency with Microsoft Office applications is required.
- Familiarity with Salesforce or other CRM databases.
- Strong interpersonal skills. The GRACE Manager must establish meaningful relationships with internal and external stakeholders.
- Experience with group facilitation and balancing multiple agendas for a common goal.
- Ability to commit to a flexible work schedule. The ideal candidate must be available to participate in evening and weekend meetings and events including City Council meetings, 24:1 Municipal Partnership meetings, resident committee meetings, and other community events.
- Knowledgeable about the challenges residents in low-income, majority minority neighborhoods face from long-standing racial exclusion.
- Demonstrated commitment to the principles of Diversity, Equity, Accessibility, and Inclusion.
Personal Qualities:
- Collaborative — A dynamic personality that is collaboratively minded, can recognize and identify strengths, seek consensus around mutual goals, and build meaningful relationships.
- Creative and Curious — A systems-thinker and builder who is not afraid to be innovative in designing solutions and has skills in articulating these ideas and concepts.
- Methodical — Strong analytical, systems, and problem-solving skills to evaluate performance, prepare reports, and recommend/implement solutions using independent judgment. Able to move from concepts to action through strong program design and evaluation.
- Reliable — Leadership skills that reflect and value a team approach, demonstrated integrity, effectiveness, efficiency, and the ability to deliver high quality service. Highly capable of handling multiple tasks, projects and timelines. Excellent oral and written communications skills.
- Trusted — Ability to work with residents, partners, and staff of diverse backgrounds with a positive, optimistic, solutions-oriented attitude. Shares a deep respect for the community, its stakeholders, and the residents that we serve.
- Driven — Passion for the work of Beyond Housing and an interest in continuous learning and improvement.
Supervisor:
The position will be supervised by the Chief Transformation Officer.
Supervises:
Occasional supervision to practicum students, Pershing Fellows, seasonal interns, and/or consultants.
Salary and Benefits:
- $55,000 annually—to ensure pay equity, this is the best and final salary for this position, and it is not open for salary negotiations.
- Benefits for full-time position as determined in current Beyond Housing Employee Handbook.
- This is a hybrid position: 60% of work will be required in-person; 40% of work can be remote.
- Compensatory Time is available to accommodate for evening/weekend engagements.
Application Instructions:
Please send your resume and cover letter to hr@beyondhousing.org. For more information on Beyond Housing, visit www.beyondhousing.org.
ADA Statement:
Beyond Housing is committed to furthering the purpose of the American with Disabilities Act (ADA). We are always willing to consider reasonable accommodations, which may allow a disabled person to perform this or any other job. The Summary of Physical Requirements is a list of what we believe is necessary to perform the job’s essential functions.
Summary of Physical Requirements:
This position works in a professional office environment and other community-based settings. The GRACE Manager position requires the use of computers, phones, and face-to-face conversations. The constant use of eyes, ears, and hands will be required in all environments where work is performed. The incumbent is required to stand, walk, reach, stoop, climb, lift, carry and bend when performing essential job functions in the office and at other locations. These activities may include walking through various locations during activities, operation of common office equipment – such as photocopiers, fax machines, mailboxes, scanners, etc.
Diversity & Inclusion Statement:
At Beyond Housing, we are committed to promoting diversity, equity, accessibility, and inclusion throughout our organization and culture. We strive to understand and appreciate the individuality of every employee and create a better place to work for all. We nurture a culture where everyone positively acknowledges equity through action and is aware, understanding, and appreciative of diversity.
Our vision is to go beyond simple tolerance and fully embrace the things that make each person unique. We recognize that our employees’ differences support our ability to advance equity for the communities we serve. Further, we understand that equity is critical to the fulfillment of our mission to help entire communities become better places to live.
The above statements are intended to describe the general nature and level of work being performed by people assigned to this position. They are not intended to be a complete list of all responsibilities, duties, and skills required. Beyond Housing is an Equal Opportunity Employer.
