Project HOME ISO Director of Revitalization/Services

Posted by on November 22, 2002

Director of Neighborhood Revitalization and Services
Project H.O.M.E.
Lower North Philadelphia
The Director will be responsible for the identification and delivery of community development projects and services within the organization?s focus neighborhood. This will include oversight of the neighborhood strategic plan, program development/delivery, budgeting, evaluation & reporting and the direct management of Neighborhood Services Team which includes community organizing and health & educational services and the Housing & Community Development Team which includes housing, economic development and open space management initiatives. Specific responsibilities will include supervising the Neighborhood Services Manager and the Housing & Community Development Manager, overseeing: the operating & capital budgets and all contract submissions, and to work in conjunction with state/local representatives & agencies to identify new opportunities. Candidates must have a bachelors degree in a related field, Masters preferred, a minimum of seven (7) years experience, with a combination of community planning, health and services, housing and economic development, a minimum of four (4) years management experience, direct experience working in low-income and urban communities, experience in the application of local, state, and federal legislation and regulations as they pertain to development & service activities, demonstrated knowledge and experience with community development and services, a visionary thinker, who is innovative, and values working collaboratively with all staff and residents in the neighborhood, extremely organized, an independent worker and thinker, excellent verbal and written communication skills, strong computer skills with intermediate skills using Excel and Word. We offer outstanding benefits: competitive salary, retirement savings plan, health insurance, paid time off and tuition reimbursement, just to name a few. Project H.O.M.E. is a rapidly growing, independent nonprofit agency in Philadelphia with a mission to empower persons to break the cycle of homelessness and poverty, to address structural causes of poverty, and to enable all of us to attain our fullest potential as individuals and as members of the broader society.
For more information please contact:
Attn: Director of HR
1515 Fairmount Avenue
Philadelphia, PA 19130

Fax: 215-382-7633
Email: [email protected]

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