Director, Illinois

Location: Chicago

Who We Are

For over 30 years, CSH has changed the lives of people who have been marginalized and are our most vulnerable neighbors by:

• Helping communities create over 385,000 homes for individuals and families who did not have one;
• Bringing hope to thousands who thought they would live on the streets or reside in institutions and
• Ensuring a stable home for each and access to the services that brought healthcare, recovery, and training to their doorsteps.
  
  

CSH and our partners have proven supportive housing can change the lives of individuals, families, and communities. We have created a nationally recognized team of leaders dedicated to our organization and its goals. We offer competitive salaries and benefits, generous leave and paid time off, and fully embrace the philosophy that work-life balance is achievable.

With the goal of attracting proven candidates who aspire to advance our mission, CSH is now accepting applications for the Director, Illinois, to lead CSH’s work throughout the State. This position leads a broad portfolio of work, including fundraising/business development, financial management, and team management. Candidates must live in and have established networks in Chicago area. This is a hybrid position working in the Chicago office.

Why We Need You

CSH is seeking a results-oriented individual committed to sharing their talent to lead efforts to expand housing and services for highly impacted populations.

What You Will Do

• Provide strategic vision and thought leadership to implement CSH’s strategic plan and to identify, create, broaden and engage in multi-sector investment and initiatives across Illinois.
• Provide day-to-day leadership, supervision and deployment of team of 8 staff in CSH’s IL Program.
• Deepen and cultivate effective, collaborative working relationships with leaders of philanthropic, government, and community-based organizations and people with lived experience to engage multi-sector leadership and investment in existing and new housing and services to ensure sustainability and growth of supportive housing.
• Lead geographically based fundraising and business development efforts in partnership with CSH’s Fund Development team and ensure on-time and on-budget philanthropic and consulting project budgets and deliverables.
• Lead IL Team’s work on crafting and implementing project and annual work plans that advance CSH’s broader regional and national goals outlined in the Strategic Plan.
• Develop and monitor individual project budgets and financials and develop and manage the Team’s portion of CSH’s organizational budget.
• Leverage and partner with CSH’s national program units to pursue state and local outcomes.
• Assist with efforts to protect and expand public and private investment in supportive housing and to engage mainstream systems of care in collaborative design and funding of integrated housing and service programs.
• Develop and lead Policy efforts on the City, County and State level to advance Supportive Housing.
• Oversee a local pipeline of supportive housing units utilizing project-based, set-aside and scattered-site development approaches using strategies that include development, vouchers, service overlay and other creative methods of advancing a robust and high-quality pipeline.
• Represent CSH IL internally and externally.
• Identify opportunities and learnings from projects to disseminate recommendations and impact across CSH teams and regions, making appropriate connections to share knowledge, experience, and advice.
  
  

How We Work

CSH staff are adaptable, entrepreneurial, creative, and flexible problem-solvers. We are strategic thinkers committed to racial equality and treating each other and the communities we serve with respect. You should share a passion for the CSH mission and possess the skills to meet the expectations of this role to help shape how we share our ambitious mission.

Specifically, We Are Seeking

• 15 years of experience in supportive housing, affordable housing, real estate development, healthcare, justice, policy analysis and/or related fields.
• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent, or any combination of 15 years of education, training, and experience demonstrating the ability to perform the position's duties. This includes lived experience of homelessness, housing instability, mental health services, participation in housing programs, etc., and professional and/or volunteer experience in the homelessness and/or healthcare field.
• Demonstrated leadership and high-level decision-making skills necessary to advance and realize CSH’s vision and further advance the organization’s mission.
• Demonstrated management experience, including setting performance expectations and managing multiple internal and external projects and priorities.
• Experience incorporating the perspectives of multiple communities, including culturally specific communities, in the consideration of impacts and outcomes of a decision-making process.
• Ability to facilitate discussions and train large size groups, among housing and service leaders, both virtually and in person.
• An understanding of systemic inequalities and bias, and their impact on underserved and underrepresented communities is preferred.
• Management experience, with demonstrated leadership and organizational skills and the ability to manage project teams, project budgets, and deadlines with moderate supervision.
• Strong verbal and written communication skills, facilitation and training, active listening, and ability to present to diverse audiences.
• CSH uses a Microsoft Office environment. Proficiency and a commitment to self-learn and achieve proficiency upon hire are required.
• Candidates seeking to work remotely or hybrid must provide their own access to a secure high-speed internet signal (preferably hard-wired) at a capacity sufficient to support video, web, and email processing simultaneously based on their personal work environment. This is typically 100 MB and above.
• Frequent local and regional travel and occasional national travel are required. Travel varies by position and geography, but it is estimated to be between 20% and 40% for this position.
  
  

Compensation

CSH offers generous benefits, opportunities for professional growth, and competitive salaries based on geographic location. Our range for this role in Chicago is $134,000 to $168,000. Our ranges are broad, and it is customary for candidates to join CSH at the lower half of the range to leave room for growth, learning, and development in the role and range. It is uncommon for starting salaries to fall above the mid-point. We negotiate actual salaries with final candidates based on their exact location, experience in similar roles, and expertise related to the qualifications. This information is offered in support of our commitment to transparency.

Interested in joining our team as a leader in the national supportive housing movement?

To Apply: Candidates should apply through the link. All candidates should attach their Resume, Cover Letter, and Salary Expectations as one Microsoft Word or PDF document. We encourage applications by April 8, 2025 to ensure consideration.