Manager of Programs and Partnerships

Reports to: Executive Director

Supervises: Program Coordinator, Lead Instructor, Part-Time Instructors

Status: Full time, Exempt from overtime

Compensation Package:

Starting Salary $65,000-$70,000/year depending on experience. Current benefits package:

• 100% employer-paid Kaiser medical coverage for employees and 40% employer-paid coverage for spouse and dependent children (silver base plan or bronze high-deductible plan). Gold buy-up plan available at additional employee cost.
• 100% employer-paid dental coverage for employees and 40% employer-paid coverage for spouse and dependent children, with vision benefit, through Standard Insurance.
• Flexible Spending Account, Health Savings Account and Dependent Care Savings Accounts available.
• 5 weeks paid time off and 7 paid holidays accrued annually.
• Employer-paid Life and Short-Term Disability Insurance.
• Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
• 401(k) Plan (pre- and post-tax options available)
• Free RBC Education Class attendance (materials fees may apply)
• 20% ReBuilding Center store discount

Job Summary:

As Programs and Partnerships Manager, you are a member of the Leadership Team and a key strategist responsible for managing, improving, and evaluating ReBuilding Center’s Education and Home Repair for All programs. You also work closely with the Executive Director to represent ReBuilding Center in the communities we serve, expand awareness of the programs we offer, build and maintain strategic partnerships to strengthen and deliver our programs, and continuously grow the reach and impact of our programs and services for low-income and BIPOC homeowners and renters.

You will continue building ReBuilding Center’s new Home Repair for All program, which supports safe and sustainable home retention by low-income homeowners through free home repair materials, free repair skills education, regular resource-sharing meetings, as well as additional supports. You will ensure that the Education program and Education Shop are serving students efficiently and effectively. You also have the exciting opportunity to develop our new off-site educational programming, including the planning and coordination of community-based classes using our new Metro-funded electric van.

Program Management

● Develop strategic goals and objectives to achieve each program’s success

● Manage each 6-month round of Home Repair for All, including participant recruitment, intake, benefits fulfillment, and program evaluation

● Coach, supervise, and evaluate the Program Coordinator, Lead Instructor, and part-time instructors

● Collaborate with team to schedule monthly class calendar, develop new education programming and refine existing curricula to meet the needs of low-income and BIPOC homeowners and renters, and increase the reach and impact of our services

● Develop systems to document program activities and outcomes, including a program evaluation framework

Strategic Partnerships

● Continue fostering existing relationships and forge new ones with nonprofits, businesses, neighborhood associations, and other stakeholders, to serve more homeowners

● Plan innovative community education and engagement opportunities

● Collaborate with the Communications Manager and Program Coordinator to create and distribute program information to the public, our partners, and low-income and BIPOC homeowners and renters

● Share community feedback and partner with the Leadership Team to ensure that all our programs and services are meeting the needs of low-income and BIPOC homeowners and renters

● Secure contracts for private classes and group training opportunities

General Management

● Establish, maintain, and report on annual strategic goals for Education and Home Repair for All programs,

● Establish an overall annual department budget and monitor over the course of the fiscal year

● Provide content to Communications Manager to fuel integration of Programs and Partnerships into the organization’s social media and digital strategy.

● Support other RBC initiatives as needed, including grant management and reporting, Day of Service, events including Shed Talks and Salvage Showdown, and facilitating donations to schools and nonprofits

Required Qualifications, Skills & Attributes:

● Supervisory experience – 3 years

● Experience in program design, management, and evaluation

● Experience in instruction, curriculum design, and education leadership

● Basic understanding of carpentry, plumbing, and electrical tools, materials, and processes

● Knowledge of the affordable housing crisis and its impact on communities of color

● Effective and culturally responsive communication skills, both oral and written, with the ability to represent the ReBuilding Center to multiple and diverse internal and external stakeholders (coworkers, partners, clients, volunteers, general public, etc.)

● Strong relationship-building and interpersonal skills

● Commitment to practices and program strategies that strengthen racial equity

● Ability to take initiative and manage multiple projects in a fast-paced, dynamic work environment

● Available to work occasional evenings and weekends as needed for program and other related events

● Proficient computer skills, including Microsoft Office Suite

Preferred Qualifications

● Experience working in partnership with communities of color

● Bilingual (preferably English/Spanish)

● Master of Social Work degree

Physical Requirements

● Prolonged periods at a desk working on a computer

● Must be able to lift up to 25 pounds at times

● Must be able to work in person from ReBuilding Center’s office at least 60% of the work week 

To Apply:Please apply online at https://rebuildingcenter.bamboohr.com/careers. We will begin reaching out to applicants the week of June 17th and begin formal interviews the week of June 24th. Position start date no later than July 22nd.

About ReBuilding Center:

ReBuilding Center is on a mission to make reuse and repair accessible to all as a means to reduce waste, end overconsumption, and empower homeowners and renters by making better use of our existing resources. We know that the ability to perform home repairs is one of the key factors in keeping people in their homes longer, especially people living with low incomes, and with the high cost of building materials our services are needed now more than ever. Through our huge retail warehouse of affordable reclaimed building materials (donated to us by our community!) and our repair skills classes, we aim to normalize reuse and help people perform safe, affordable, sustainable home repairs and improvements to build economic resilience, keep stuff out of landfills, and keep people in their homes.

What’s it like to work at ReBuilding Center? For starters, you can bring your whole self to work: we are all about flexible work hours, a casual work environment, and a priority on life balance and self-care. Our team finds joy in their work, and we make sure the people we serve find joy in their experience with us. We’re a scrappy bunch, focused on sustainability, respect for ourselves and our community, and teamwork. And we continually learn and improve our practices, policies, environment, and culture to move in the direction of becoming an actively anti-racist organization. We love this place!

ReBuilding Center is an Equal Opportunity Employer and we maintain a team that reflects the diversity of the communities we serve. Over and above our commitment to non-discrimination, we seek to employ members of the community who have experienced poverty and members of historically marginalized groups. Learn more about us at rebuildingcenter.org.