Civic Empowerment Coordinator

Requirements

MOS Code: None

Education and Experience : A Bachelor's Degree or higher in Public Administration, Business, Social Work, Education, Communications or related field, and three (3) years experience in operating community outreach, neighborhood or community assistance, or citizen response programs.

Licenses and Certificates : Valid Class "C" Texas Driver's License.

General Purpose

Under general supervision, plan, develop and deliver equitable programs and services to respond to citizen/neighborhood concerns.

Typical Duties

Develop and manage the creation of partnerships and collaborations. Involves: Provide proactive outreach and coordination with City, non-profit and private organizations to further the goal of citizen/neighborhood empowerment. Work to promote citizen involvement in local issues and act as a liaison/coordinator with various public, non-profit and private entities. Support leadership in the development and implementation of organizational initiatives, objectives, and strategies related to the advancement of diversity and inclusion.

Implement programming and coordinate program activities. Involves: Assist in the oversight of existing programs and the review, coordination, and creation of new programs. Responsible for coordinating input from all stakeholders and soliciting and organizing necessary support from all resources. Initiate program planning, implementation and evaluation to assess outcomes and impact. Develop program planning for the Center for Civic Empowerment. Handle electronic and print media activities, press releases, and advertising. Plan, develop and implement a variety of information for programs or materials to facilitate communication to residents, employees, and the general public. Effectively educate a diverse public about program area issues in a positive manner. Develop public education programs.

Coordinate with City departments to generate community involvement. Involves: Establish effective communications with City departments to improve neighborhood-oriented service delivery and problem solving. Serve as a liaison to the Strategic Partnerships Office. Assist community leadership to motivate their constituents in support of neighborhood improvement and resilience enhancing projects. Participate in Civic Empowerment activities that include, but are not limited to, Center for Civic Empowerment activities, volunteer activities, sustainability activities (i.e. neighborhood heat mitigation projects, utility projects) and other duties as assigned.

Conduct research. Involves: Identify public and private funding sources for neighborhood revitalization projects and programs. Oversee grant applications. Recommend and coordinate grant requests for neighborhood and community projects and programs. Assist with report writing and public presentations to internal and external community partners and neighborhood organizations. Contract and resources management and implementation in Economic Development/Microenterprise support.

Supervise assigned personnel. Involves: Schedule, assign, guide and check work. Review operational and procedural activities. Prioritize and coordinate divisional activities. Appraise employee performance and review evaluations by subordinates. Provide staff training and development. Enforce personnel rules, regulations, and work standards. Counsel, motivate and maintain harmony. Interview applicants. Recommend hire, termination, transfers, discipline, merit pay or other employee status changes.

General Information

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Note: This is an unclassified position.

Note: Applicants are encouraged to apply immediately. This position will close when a preset number of qualified applications have been received.

Note: Applicants with a foreign degree must have all relevant documents translated and evaluated by a College, University or Credentials Evaluation Services Department prior to submitting them to the Human Resources Department.

A résumé and/or other documents will not be accepted in lieu of a completed application. Comments such as “See résumé” are not acceptable and will result in the application being considered incomplete.

To qualify for this position, the required education, experience, knowledge, and skills must be clearly stated on your application’s employment history. We do not use any information on your resume to review if you meet the minimum qualifications for this position.

Failure to fully detail all experience and job duties in the application, or copying/pasting directly from the job specification, or responses referring to your résumé will eliminate you from consideration for the position.

Determined by agreement

Closing Date/Time: 9/17/2024 11:59 PM Mountain