Assistant Program Officer, Philadelphia LISC Program

Posted by on October 21, 2005

Local Initiatives Support Corporation
718 Arch Street, 5S
Philadelphia, PA 19106
TEL (215) 923-3801
FAX (215) 923-3168
<a href="http://www.liscnet.org">http://www.liscnet.org</a>

POSITION ANNOUNCEMENT
Assistant Program Officer-Philadelphia LISC Program

Local Initiatives Support Corporation (LISC) seeks an Assistant Program Officer for the Philadelphia LISC program.

Background
LISC assists non-profit community development corporations (CDCs) in their efforts to transform distressed neighborhoods into healthy communities. LISC believes that CDCs are the best vehicles to achieve lasting and positive community change for the benefit of low and moderate-income people. These groups are accountable to local residents and engage in a wide range of physical, economic and human development activities. By marshaling private sector resources and extending financial and technical support to CDCs, LISC enables residents to set their own priorities and shape the process of community renewal.

Position Description:
The Assistant Program Officer (APO) provides essential program support to Program Officers, which includes developing a system to compile, organize, monitor and maintain community development corporations (CDCs) information required by LISC. This role is responsible for maintaining the system, once established, and ensuring that all client information and performance reports are submitted in a timely fashion.

Specific Responsibilities
" Assist in writing, monitoring and processing local program actions. Supports Program Officers (POs) in documenting and reporting responsibilities.
" Assist POs to develop and coordinate training and education activities, which includes: developing appropriate seminar topics, coordinating with site and trainers, management of participation registration process and staff workshops.
" Maintain LISC website and newsletter maintenance by ensuring that the website information remains current; respond to web-based inquiries
" Provide limited technical support to CDCs
" Administer aspects of LISC’s reports to funders and other communications.
" Performs other related duties as requested by the Program Director.?
" Monitor CDC grants budgets and spend down to ensure the appropriate and timely expenditure of Federal Government funds
" Review/approve CDC financial reports and to ensure that they are consistent with grant terms and purposes
" Process grant disbursement requests.
" Work with program staff and/or conduct site visits to CDCs to ensure programmatic and financial grant objectives are being carried out and in accordance with federal regulations
" Prepare necessary workplans and programmatic reports required for government funders for the review/approval of Program Director

Qualifications
The APO is a career-track position in the field of community development. The successful candidate must have knowledge of and strong interest in community development and non-profit housing as a career. Excellent writing and verbal communication skills such as the ability to write reports, business correspondence, and procedure manuals. Ability to effectively present information and respond to questions from groups of managers, clients, customers, and the general public. Word processing and Excel spreadsheet skills are required. Familiarity with accounting and budgeting is desired. Ability to perform multiple tasks simultaneously. Finally, the candidate must have the ability to maintain sound working relationships with senior management, co-workers, business professionals and the public.

A Bachelors degree is required, graduate level education in urban planning, business, or related fields or experience in community development, neighborhood organizing or social services is a plus.

Competitive salary, excellent benefits.

Qualified applicants should submit a resume and a brief cover letter by November 15, 2005

LISC IS AN EQUAL OPPORTUNITY EMPLOYER
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Local Initiatives Support Corporation
718 Arch Street, Suite 5S
Philadelphia, PA 19106