Associate Project Manager

SUPERVISORY RESPONSIBILITIES:  Lead management activities and Family Support Specialist Staff.

BACKGROUND:  Urban Strategies is a not-for-profit organization founded in 1978, headquartered in Saint Louis Missouri.  Urban Strategies builds the social services infrastructure for residents of public housing sites that are undergoing redevelopment into mixed-income communities. Urban Strategies understands that the physical revitalization of housing by itself is not sufficient to create communities which promote social and economic integration. In order to create successful and thriving mixed-income developments, a network of community support systems must be planned and implemented concurrent with the development of new housing.  These supportive services offer public housing residents the opportunities to succeed and thrive in mixed income communities. 

BACKGROUND: For nearly 40 years, Urban Strategies, Inc. has assisted residents and community stakeholders to design and implement a wide range of transformative projects in distressed U.S. communities. Our goal is to ensure that our all of families are stable and thriving. 

JOB SUMMARY: The Associate Project Manager will assist in the planning of all aspects of the organizational strategy for ensuring that families of the target area are stable and thriving. The Associate Project Manager will assist the Project Manager, Senior Project Manager, Director, Vice President, or President with establishing effective and strong working relationships with clients and other key community partners (i.e. schools, service providers, civic leaders, federal, state and local public agencies, businesses, philanthropy, etc.). 

RESPONSIBILITIES: 

Partnership Development and Cultivation 

1. Assist with research and identify high impact partners that have the ability or, with capacity building, will have the ability to meet the programmatic goals. 
2. Monitor and lead sub-contractors and partners from the private, nonprofit, and public sectors and support them in implementation of programs and processes.
3. Assist in identifying new working relationships with key partner organizations and social service providers with resources that can support programmatic activities.
4. Assist with the coordination and management of any special projects as 

Reporting Requirements 

• In consultation with Executive or Project Management staff, assist with the development and implementation of an Annual Plan for the target The Annual Plan must align with the overall programmatic goals, and be consistent with program philosophies and the articulated vision for a sustainable mixed-income community. Programs and services must be informed by ongoing needs assessment and evidence-based practice. 
• Assist the Executive or Project management staff in tracking and reporting programmatic outcomes and engage in ongoing evaluation of programs and services to ensure that they meet project objectives and other project requirements. 
• Assist the Executive or Project management staff with monitoring the productivity of all data entered into the LEARN Performance Management System to prepare reports and document progress towards programmatic success.

Sustainability and Capacity Building 

• Promote community building, leadership training and capacity building activities to strengthen and expand the ability of residents, resident leaders and local partners to? contribute to neighborhood transformation. 
• Assist with sustainability planning, fundraising and resource development efforts as directed, including through ongoing identification of potential partnerships and funding opportunities, and assisting with writing grant or project proposals. 

Administrative 

• Oversee the staffing and management of a community. 
• Be available to work nights and/or weekends.
• Support the management of project contract and budgets, and be accountable for expenditures to Director of 
• Assisting in the development and present or publish internal and external reports to stakeholders and partners. 
• Actively participate in Urban Strategies program meetings and other meetings related to the 
• Other administrative duties as needed. 

Skills and/or competencies required: 

• Excellent communication skills, both oral and written. Must be able to communicate effectively with all members of a diverse stakeholder group, from residents to professionals and executives. Must provide writing sample demonstrating effective persuasive conversation.
• Must be comfortable and effective in facilitating group meetings. 
• Must have ability to set vision, lead, and empower team members, residents, and service partners.

Strong organizational, planning and time management skills. 

• Ability to analyze and interpret data, and to base program designs on resident-driven and data-driven rationale. 
• A strong sense of and respect for confidentiality involving both participants and peers.
• Must excel in fast-paced environment with multiple service locations and a broad set of diverse human capital.
• Ability to work in a variety of settings with culturally diverse persons and communities with the ability to be culturally sensitive and appropriate. 
• Passion for community building and ability to share that enthusiasm with residents, staff and the larger community. 
• The ability to work independently and with initiative, combined with skills for thriving in a team environment to achieve shared success. 
• The ability to develop and balance a program or project.
• Computer proficiency in MS Office Suite (Advanced MS Excel), other commonly used software. 

Urban Strategies is an equal opportunity employer.