Community Project Coordinator

A collaboration between several organizations working in North Richmond seek a part-time

Coordinator to support the implementation of a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) related

to affordable housing in North Richmond. The primary goal of the Coordinator is to provide

critical project management services to support the MOU Parties in building out an

implementation plan, bringing together additional agencies and organizations to sign on, and

applying for funding that would support the collective work. This contract position is funded

through a two year grant under the Great Communities Collaborative Initiative of the San

Francisco Foundation that began May 1, 2024. There is an opportunity to extend the position

should additional funding be secured.

Community Housing Development Corporation of North Richmond (CHDC) is the organization

receiving the grant funds from San Francisco Foundation. The Coordinator is hired and paid

through CHDC. This position is fully remote and the expectation is the Coordinator will provide

their own work equipment.

BACKGROUND

In 2019, the Housing Authority of the County of Contra Costa closed its 214 unit Las Deltas

public housing property, which accounted for 20% of the community's housing stock. The

redevelopment of Las Deltas is a once-in-several-generation opportunity to integrate affordable

housing preservation and production with comprehensive revitalization and community

development of the neighborhood to significantly improve the community’s housing stock and to

achieve long-term community wealth generation. It is also an opportunity to pursue a

collaborative approach to redevelopment that centers on health and equity.

The MOU between several stakeholder groups in North Richmond aims to develop a shared

vision, accountability standards, and actionable strategies to ensure that housing in North

Richmond is developed with community priorities and equity at the center. The MOU is

especially critical given the discontinuation of redevelopment funding in Richmond and the

County that shaped and continues to shape housing and economic development locally. The

MOU builds on prior planning efforts, strategy documents, and commitments made by key

stakeholders, including two previous NRMOUs signed in 2000 and 2011 (the latest expiring in

2020), the community-led 2020 North Richmond Quality of Life Plan, and the County’s Envision

2040 General Plan and North Richmond Community Profile.

Parties to the MOU originally came together with the support of funding from the Partnership for

the Bay's Future (PBF). The coordinator hired in May 2024 completed services on December

• The selected candidate should be available to start February 3, 2025.Scope of Work

The Coordinator will assist the North Richmond MOU Coalition Steering Committee. Their

duties will include but not be limited to the following :

RESPONSIBILITIES

including developing Working Groups.

agendas; facilitate meetings until Committee Chairs are selected or as needed.

activities and milestones towards established goals.

administration and coordination and projects prioritized by the Steering Committee

including government funding sources and private funding sources

developed within the Committee’s meetings.

a better bridge to community members and constituents, including periodic forums for

residents to provide input and feedback.

larger region, including expanding the focus to intersect with climate justice,

transportation, and economic development.

REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS

decisions, building consensus

surrounding area.