Job Title: Richmond Program Coordinator
Organization: Urban Habitat
Location: Oakland, CA
Salary:
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Job Description:
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Founded in 1989, Urban Habitat (UH) builds power in low-income communities and communities of color by combining policy, advocacy, research, leadership development, and coalition building to advance environmental, economic and social justice in the Bay Area. UH applies a race and class analysis to issues of climate, transportation, housing, land use, planning, and community development, and offers a clear vision and agenda for the equitable development of the region.

Richmond Equitable Development Initiative (REDI)
REDI is a diverse coalition of organizations working to ensure that the development of Richmond benefits the city’s low-income communities and communities of color. Since 2003, REDI has led research, advocacy, organizing, policy, and campaign efforts on a range of issues including affordable housing, quality jobs, community health, and safe and reliable public transit. REDI is comprised of the following organizations: Urban Habitat, Contra Costa Interfaith Supporting Community Organizing (CCISCO), East Bay Alliance for a Sustainable Economy (EBASE), Contra Costa Faithworks, Association of Californians for Community Empowerment (ACCE), Greater Richmond Interfaith Partnership (GRIP), Asian Pacific Environmental Network-Laotian Organizing Project (APEN-LOP), and Communities for a Better Environment (CBE).

Position Description

The Richmond Program Coordinator must have demonstrated experience coordinating diverse multi-issue, multi-sector coalitions. Candidate must have the capacity to track and support ongoing campaigns of the coalition as well as play a lead role in advancing Urban Habitat’s campaigns within REDI. Candidate must be able to work effectively with a wide range of organizations including community groups, policy, government, labor organizations and elected officials. The Candidate will represent the coalition with allies and decision makers and must be able to clearly communicate the coalition’s vision, goals and strategies. Finally, the candidate must be able to work collaboratively with staff from coalition organizations to strengthen the collective impact of REDI. This position reports directly to Urban Habitat’s Director of Programs.

Essential Duties:

Coordination of REDI Coalition
1.      Operations: Provide consistent oversight and management of the day-to-day activities of the coalition as they relate to project implementation and troubleshooting.
2.      Coalition Strategy: Provide leadership in the development and ongoing refinement of REDI’s long and short-term goals and core strategies. Work with coalition partners to ensure that each organization understands its role and effectively supports the coalition’s shared agenda. Provide ongoing troubleshooting and recommendations for increasing effectiveness of the coalition.
3.      Workplan Development: Coordinate and oversee the development of REDI’s shared workplan, including annual workplans and budgets for each REDI partners.  Ensure effective coordination of separate projects and campaigns of REDI to ensure that the overall goals of the Initiative are met.
4.      Project Management: Oversee the implementation of REDI’s workplan and work closely with coalition partners to ensure effective integration of efforts. Set agendas and facilitate REDI meetings, including, monthly partner meetings, quarterly executive team meetings, and fundraising sub-committee meetings. Maintain effective communication, troubleshoot, and conduct follow-up activities with UH staff, campaign partners and funders. Attend meetings to support REDI’s priority campaigns and projects, as needed. Attend meetings, such as the Health Element Implementation Technical Advisory Group meeting, as needed. Provide oversight of the Technical Assistance (TA) funding pool. Manage contracts and MOUs.
5.      Documentation and Evaluation: Oversee system to track, document, and disseminate the impact of the various campaigns and REDI, as a whole, through web-site, community events, and media. Identify and pursue opportunities to promote the REDI model across the country.
6.      Strategic Partnerships: Build and sustain intentional alliances with elected officials, city staff, labor, community leaders, and other key stakeholders in Richmond and the region.

Campaign Leadership
1.      General Plan Campaign: Lead REDI’s General Plan Campaign to ensure adoption and implementation of a Richmond General Plan that reflects REDI’s priorities and policy recommendations. Work with REDI partners to ensure that each organization understands its role and effectively supports the campaign. Provide ongoing troubleshooting and recommendations for increasing campaign impact. Build and sustain intentional alliances with elected officials, city staff, labor, community leaders, and other key stakeholders who will impact the General Plan adoption process and REDI’s priority policy recommendations and campaigns. Secure and coordinate technical assistance, as needed.  Ensure that the General Plan campaign advances the overall mission of UH and its program goals.
2.      Community Health: Lead REDI’s ongoing efforts to define and integrate a clear health analysis and set of policy outcomes within REDI’s core campaigns. Play a lead role in connecting REDI to related community health efforts and partners, including The California Endowment’s Building Healthy Richmond Initiative.
3.      Climate Justice: Play a lead role in developing and implementing a climate justice campaign in Richmond. Engage REDI partners and other key REDI stakeholders in the development and implementation of campaign.  Work with UH’s management team to align UH’s broader organizational objectives with any future REDI campaigns related to climate.

Other Duties

1.      Media & Communications: Work with REDI partners to identify priority media and communication needs. Work with UH media and communication team to promote REDI (this includes developing presentations and other collateral materials to promote REDI). Oversee media consultant, when needed. Regularly update UH web-site and REDI’s outreach database. Collaborate with other UH programs to support organization’s media, communication, and outreach efforts. Represent REDI and UH at conferences, community events, workshops, radio programs, and other public/media engagements
2.      Fundraising: Provide regular updates and other written materials to support UH and REDI’s fundraising efforts. Coordinate efforts between UH’s Development Team and REDI’s Fundraising Team to strengthen REDI’s financial sustainability. Attend funders’ briefings and site visits, when needed. Support individual donor efforts such as house parties and other events.
3.      Community Mobilization: Assist REDI partners with mobilizing critical mass for events, public hearings, and other key meetings. Specifically, assist with turnout and help REDI expand its reach in the community.
4.      Program Integration: Identify and pursue opportunities to align REDI with other UH programs, including UH’s Social Equity Caucus/Boards & Commissions Leadership Institute.

Qualifications

•       Master's degree in Political Science, Environmental Sciences, Urban Planning, Community Development, or related field or Bachelor’s degree with three (3) years of experience in appropriate field.
•       Extensive experience and skills in coalition and alliance building.
•       Strong commitment to issues of environmental, social and economic justice.
•       Knowledge of Richmond’s political landscape and communities strongly preferred.
•       High level of proven leadership and ability to manage complex tasks in a timely and professional manner.
•       Experience working with a range of partners including government, business, labor community and policy organizations.
•       Experience in project coordination and management.
•       Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
•       Demonstrated sensitivity and understanding of issues facing low-income communities of color.
•       Capacity to establish goals and priorities along with the ability to multi-task to achieve deadlines.
•       Ability to work well under tight deadlines and in a team environment.


Salary Range: Depending on Experience
Generous benefits package including health, dental, and vision insurance, holidays, vacation, 401 K, and sick leave.  This is a full time position.


How to Apply:
Application Deadline: Open Until Filled.

Please email your cover letter and resume, AS ATTACHMENTS, to: RichmondCoordinator@urbanhabitat.org.

Urban Habitat is an equal opportunity employer, and people of color are strongly encouraged to apply.
Organization Web Site: www.urbanhabitat.org