Manager of Special Projects

OVERVIEW: United Community Services of Johnson County is a 501(c)(3) with the mission to provide data analysis, lead collaborative planning, and mobilize resources to enhance the availability and delivery of health and human services. Every community faces an ever-changing environment, and that environment directly impacts human well-being. Effective planning and collaboration can shape how a community responds to those changes. That’s where United Community Services of Johnson County comes in.

The Manager of Special Projects is a part-time role providing research support related to housing, homelessness, and health equity. The Manager of Special Projects will assist in the identification of best practices and evidence-based policy and will support community education and outreach. This role also supports the coordination of the Johnson County Continuum of Care on homelessness and will provide support as needed in the administration of the Human Service Fund and Substance Use Continuum of Care Fund grant programs.

DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

General Responsibilities:

• Conduct research and data analysis for policy recommendations related to housing, health equity, and other topics as needed.
• Prepare reports and presentations that communicate research findings that are clear and impactful.
• Provide training and meeting facilitation.
• Assist with data entry and analysis for Johnson County Continuum of Care (CoC)on homelessness Point in Time count, Coordinated Entry, and Equity & Disparity Report
• Support the Director of Community Planning in planning, hosting, and documenting CoC related meetings
• As needed, assist the Director of Resource Allocation in the review of grant submissions, compilation of applications, and preparation of recommendation reports; support the review of semiannual and annual grant reports, and assist in the improvement and streamlining of the grant administration process.

JOB RELATIONSHIPS

External: Board of County Commissioners and County staff, city officials and administrators, state legislators, philanthropic foundations staff and volunteers, District Court judges and administrators and staff, social service providers.

Internal: UCS staff, Board of Directors

JOB REQUIREMENTS

Education: Bachelor’s degree or equivalent relevant experience.

Experience: Four years of progressively responsible work experience in a community organization, including research and project management. Experience in the following is helpful: planning and coordination of human service programs; data analysis and synthesis; communications; grant management; resource development; and grant application analysis.

Knowledge & Skill:

• Research experience, including familiarity with various quantitative and qualitative research methods.
• Written communication skills, including business writing, grant writing, report writing, summarizing, and editing skills.
• Oral communication skills, including presentations to individuals, small, and large groups.
• Social media communication skills, including development and implementation of content across multiple platforms.
• Facilitation skills, including agenda development, ability to help groups focus, ability to use group decision making to gain commitment, and ability to encourage participation.
• Time management skills, including the ability to manage multiple concurrent projects and meet deadlines.
• Leadership skills, including strategic planning skills, goal setting skills, assessment skills, collaboration skills and complex decision-making skills.
• Working knowledge of health and human service sector in Johnson County, Kansas.
• Understanding of substance abuse and local resources is desirable, as well as understanding social determinants of health and factors related to poverty, foster care, juvenile justice and child-in-need-of-care systems, domestic violence and child abuse.
• Proficiency with Microsoft Office 365, especially Microsoft Excel and PowerPoint.
• Experience accessing and analyzing public data sources (for example, data from the U.S. Census Bureau, Bureau of Labor Statistics, the Kansas Department of Health and Environment).

Mental Ability:

• Organize and prioritize work.
• Understand and meet deadlines.
• Analyze situations and make recommendations.

Physical Ability:

• Travel locally and regionally.
• Make and receive telephone calls.
• Make public presentations and conduct meetings.
• Hand-eye coordination adequate to input data on a computer, and use computer for word-processing and other functions such as e-mail.
• Perform legible handwriting.
• Visual stamina and acuity adequate to spend long periods of time looking at computer screen.
• Attend meetings, be attentive for extended periods.
• Attend evening meetings outside of regular business hours as needed.

Salary Range: $30 to $40 per hour

Instructions: Email or fax resume, with cover letter, and three professional references to Kristy Baughman, Executive Director, ucsjoco@ucsjoco.org.

Deadline: Open Until Filled

Job Type: Part-time

Pay: $30.00 - $40.00 per hour

Expected hours: 20 per week

Schedule:

• Monday to Friday

Work Location: Hybrid remote in Overland Park, KS 66210

Salary : $30 - $40