Salary : $69,883.45 - $101,331.00 Annually
Location : CA 90017, CA
Job Type: Full-time
Job Number: EXE11005
Department: Executive
Opening Date: 06/07/2024
Closing Date: 6/21/2024 11:59 PM Pacific
FLSA: Exempt
Bargaining Unit: SEIU 721
Job Summary
The Los Angeles Homeless Services Authority (LAHSA) seeks motivated professionals who want to use their talents and skills to make a difference. Our 750 FTE staff are adaptive problem solvers and passionate about enriching people's lives. If you are mission-driven, dedicated to superior service and support, and can diligently work independently and in a collaborative environment, join our team. LAHSA is leading the fight to end homelessness in LA County. Here, not only would your work have a real impact on the community, but we also offer a comprehensive and competitive benefits package.
Created in 1993, LAHSA is a joint powers authority of the city and county of Los Angeles. As the lead agency in the HUD-funded Los Angeles Continuum of Care, we coordinate and manage over $800 million annually in federal, state, county, and city funds for programs providing shelter, housing, and services to people experiencing homelessness.
This position will manage and align multiphase agency-wide projects, in close collaboration with all LAHSA departments, other project managers, and other system partners within the City and County, when necessary. The Project Manager is responsible for the successful planning, execution, and completion of various projects critical to the ongoing operations and continued development of the Project Management Office.
To be successful in this position, candidates will bring strong analytic project management experience, meticulous organization and attention to detail, and a desire to seek out and create effective solutions to challenges that are often ambiguous and nuanced. Preferred candidates will be entrepreneurial self-starters who bring creativity and curiosity to the problem-solving process. Candidates with a passion for addressing and ending homelessness are strongly preferred.
The functions listed below are intended to describe the general nature and level of work being performed and are not to be interpreted as an exhaustive list of responsibilities.
Essential Job Functions

• Simultaneously manage multiple projects from inception to completion with cross-functional teams.
• Create and maintain clear project management tools and protocols.
• Define project scope and timeline in collaboration with project stakeholders.
• Maintain updated project plans for all current assignments.
• Collaborate with organizational leadership to build buy-in and commitment of resources for current initiatives.
• Consistently and comprehensively communicate with project stakeholders to ensure shared understanding of critical dates and deliverables.
• Actively manage and clearly communicate expectations of deliverables and timeline.
• Proactively manage and escalate risks throughout the project lifecycle.
• Maintain process and documentation for request, tracking, and approving changes to project scope, deliverables and/or timeline.
• Successful application of the PMO's policies, procedures, and standards.
• Facilitate meetings or working groups of project participants as needed.
• Other duties as assigned.

Knowledge, Skills & Abilities

• Excellent project management fundamentals, with a track record of successfully executing high-visibility projects on time and on budget.
• Meticulous organizational skills and attention to detail.
• Familiarity with project management software tools.
• Excellent people skills, specifically a capacity for collaboration and interpersonal relationships; facilitation experience preferred.
• Ability to perform and lead in a team-based project management environment.
• Expert problem solving, prioritization, and decision-making capabilities.
• Skilled juggler, with the ability to meet manage and meet multiple competing deadlines.
• Clear and effective communicator both orally and in writing; presentation experience preferred
• Knowledge of systems and programs that address and prevent homelessness.
• Intermediate and advanced level of ability with software programs specifically, Smartsheet and Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, Teams, Power Point and Outlook).

Training & Experience

• Proven professional experience and educational background.

Schedule

• The Chief Executive Officer or designee may change the schedule of positions between remote, hybrid, and onsite, as necessary, to accomplish LAHSA's business needs.

Applicants may make a reasonable accommodation request for this job by calling the Human Resources Department at (213) 683-3333; or via email at humanresources@lahsa.org; or in person @ 707 Wilshire Blvd., LA, CA 90017.
We are an Equal Opportunity / E-Verify Employer
We want to support all staff in reaching their personal and professional goals. Working for LAHSA has many benefits. Join our LAHSA team!
Medical Insurance
LAHSA pays a portion of the premiums for medical for all full-time employees and their dependents. Employees are responsible for the difference in the premiums through automatic bi-monthly payroll deductions.
Medical plans are administered through ADP Workforce. The following are enrollment options:
Medical
HMO/PPO: Kaiser Permanente, Aetna

Dental Insurance
LAHSA pays a portion of the premiums for selected dental benefits for all full-time employees and their dependents. Employees are responsible for the difference in the premiums through automatic bi-monthly payroll deductions.
Dental plans are administered through ADP Workforce. The following are enrollment options:
Dental
HMO/PPO: Guardian Dental
VSP Vision Plan
LAHSA offers this voluntary comprehensive vision plan to all full-time employees through ADP Workforce. It includes yearly comprehensive exams, lenses, frames and contact lenses. All premiums are pre-taxed and paid 100% by the employee through automatic bi-monthly payroll deductions.
AFLAC Supplemental Insurance
LAHSA offers this voluntary supplemental insurance to all full-time employees. Plan options include personal accident, personal cancer indemnity, personal short-term disability, and personal life insurance plans. Most premiums are pre taxed and paid 100% by the employee through automatic bi-monthly payroll deductions.
ADP Flexible Spending Accounts
LAHSA offers employees this voluntary flexible spending account plan through ADP Workforce. Employees may elect to participate in dependent care or health care expense accounts. All premiums are pre-taxed and paid 100% by the employee through automatic bimonthly payroll deductions.
Life Insurance
LAHSA pays 100% of the premium for $50,000 basic life insurance coverage through ADP.

Voluntary Group Life Insurance
LAHSA offers employees this voluntary group life insurance through Lincoln Financial. Employees may elect to participate in dependent care or health care expense accounts. All premiums are pre-taxed and paid 100% by the employee through automatic bimonthly payroll deductions.
Long Term Disability
LAHSA pays 100% of the premium for long term disability coverage through ADP.
Public Service Loan Forgiveness (PSLF) Program Eligibility
LAHSA is considered a government employer for the PSLF Program.
Pension Plan
LAHSA provides a 401A pension plan through Lincoln Financial. After 6 months of employment, employees are eligible for contributions of 5% of the employee's salary with a qualification date of 500 hours or 6 months after the date of hire.
Deferred Compensation Plan
LAHSA provides a 457 Deferred Compensation plan through Lincoln Financial. Employees may elect to defer up to IRS maximum limit per year of their earned salary for income tax purposes.
Time Off Administrative Leave
Executive Director, chiefs, and directors receive five (5) days of admin leave each calendar year in addition to the time-off below.
Vacation
Vacation is earned according to each month of service commencing with the employee's initial date of hire.

• Less than five (5) years of employment, eighty (80) hours per year.
• Five (5) to ten (10) years of employment, one hundred twenty (120) hours per year.
• More than ten (10) years of employment, the one hundred twenty (120) hour total shall be supplemented by one (1) workday of paid leave for each twelve (12) months greater than one hundred twenty (120) months of employment. This vacation accrual is capped at twenty (20) workdays per year

Maximum accrual of vacation leave is 200 hours.
Sick Leave
Full-time employees accrue sick leave at a rate of 12 days per year. Maximum accrual of sick leave is 160 hours.
Paid Holidays
All employees receive the following observed company holidays off:
New Year's Day
Martin Luther King Jr. Day
President's Day
Cesar Chavez Day
Memoria Day
Juneteenth
Independence Day
Labor Day
Indigenous People's Day
Veteran's Day
Thanksgiving Day
Day After Thanksgiving
Christmas day
In addition to the above holidays, full-time regular employees who have completed their 1-year introductory period are entitled to two (2) "Floating Holidays" during the calendar year.
Updated 04/26/2024