Community Initiatives Program Manager - Avenue Community Development Corporation

The Community Initiatives Program Manager oversees Avenue's neighborhood-based community development activities, including resident leadership and engagement, advocacy trainings, health equity, and the implementation of comprehensive community plans.

Community Initiatives advances Avenue's mission of investing in people, homes, and communities by increasing the knowledge and skills of residents, and by fostering partnerships and leveraging resources to accomplish community improvement goals created in collaboration with neighborhood residents.

ABOUT AVENUE

Avenue is an award-winning non-profit organization dedicated to investing in people, homes and communities. Avenue has been in existence for 30 years and offers competitive compensation and benefits programs. Community and teamwork are critical to the success of Avenue. We are always looking for passionate, dedicated employees to help us advance the mission and positively impact the communities that we serve. For more information about what we do, please visit us at www.avenuecdc.org.

The role is located in Houston, Texas, and we are a hybrid organization with the option to work remotely on Mondays & Fridays. The position requires frequent evening meetings and occasional weekend events.

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS

• Program and Staff Management
• Support of fund development
• Partnership Development and Management

QUALIFICATIONS

• S. Degree/GED
• College Degree Preferred
• 2-5 years in community development or community organizing experience preferred

Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities

• Strong management and leadership skills
• Project management experience
• Proficiency in Microsoft programs (Word, Excel, Powerpoint)
• Data management tracking and management experience
• Prior financial responsibility and experience creating and managing budgets
• Exceptional and diplomatic communication skills (verbal and written)
• Experience working diverse populations
• High integrity
• Strong emotional intelligence
• Strong desire to serve the community
• Creative problem solver
• Acute critical thinking skills
• Bilingual English and Spanish preferred

Supervisory and Management Duties

• Supervise 2-3 employees
• Supervise interns, if any

AVENUE'S GREATEST STRENGTH IS ITS PEOPLE.

We are a values-led organization with a culture of appreciation. Our team upholds our values in pursuit of our mission and in our day-to-day actions and interactions. We seek passionate, talented employees who want to help us fulfill our mission and positively impact the communities that we serve, while building a meaningful career.

OUR VALUES

• Neighborly We bring a friendly, caring, and helpful spirit to all our interactions, both within our teams and with others.
• Integrity We foster an environment of transparency and honesty that is built on respect and openness.
• Collaborative We use teamwork and strong partnerships to maximize our impact.
• Effective We achieve excellence through measurable, impactful outcomes.
• Equity We strive for equal access to opportunity and participation while acknowledging diversity and celebrating our differences.

OUR COMMITMENT

At Avenue, we believe that we are better and stronger when we actively include people with diverse identities. We put these beliefs into action by listening to the needs of our employees, those we serve, and those we partner with, and by implementing strategies to make their experience with us fair and equitable.

COME JOIN TEAM AVENUE!

What We Offer:

In addition to opportunities for growth and meaningful work, Avenue offers a very generous benefit and paid leave package to eligible employees.

Benefits Include:

• Short Term Disability - 100% Employer Paid
• Long Term Disability - 100% Employer Paid
• Life Insurance & ADD - 100% Employer Paid
• 401k Plan with 3% Employer Match, 100% vesting
• Medical - 100% Employer Paid for base plan (other fee-based plans offered)
• Dental & Vision options
• Professional Development budget

Avenue offers work/life balance through:

• Hybrid Schedule: option to work remotely on Mondays and Fridays
• Paid vacation on accrual basis
• 7 health and wellness days given
• Holiday pay for agency closure during December 24th through January 1st
• Paid parental leave

Avenue is an Equal Opportunity Employer. We evaluate qualified applicants without regard to race, age, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, genetics, veteran status and other legally protected characteristics. For more information about your rights under the law, visit https://www.dol.gov/sites/dolgov/files/ofccp/regs/compliance/posters/pdf/eeopost.pdf.

Avenue is also committed to ensuring equal employment opportunity, including providing reasonable accommodations to individuals with a disability. Applicants with a physical or mental limitation who require a reasonable accommodation for any part of the application or hiring process, may contact Avenue Human Resources at hr@avenuecdc.org