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Purpose of Position:&nbsp;The Community Impact Director plays a pivotal role in advancing United Way’s mission to improve housing stability, affordability, and financial security across our region. This position leads strategic efforts in the areas of housing stability, home preservation (including home repairs), housing development, and capacity building—to strengthen communities and expand access to safe, affordable housing. Through program design, partnership cultivation, and cross-sector collaboration, the Director ensures that United Way’s housing initiatives are impactful, sustainable, and aligned with the broader goal of creating a community where everyone has the opportunity to thrive.<h2>Key Responsibilities and Essential Functions:</h2><ul><li>Assist the program design, strategic planning, and execution of United Way’s housing initiative in the areas of home preservation, housing development, and capacity building</li><li>Support the launch of housing grant processes by developing timelines, application materials, and reporting frameworks to ensure effective implementation&nbsp;</li><li>Lead oversight of program performance monitoring and compliance for organizations funded under United Way’s housing initiative</li><li>Provide administrative leadership in managing the financial and programmatic requirements of grants received by United Way, ensuring accurate documentation, timely reporting, and compliance with grant deadlines</li><li>Coordinate regular communication, workflow, and problem solving across multiple partner organizations</li><li>Spreadhead the execution of key activities under United Way’s housing programs</li><li>Facilitate meetings, events, and presentations for internal and external audiences&nbsp;</li><li>Cultivate and maintain strong relationships with external partners- local government, nonprofit, for profit, grassroots and other community-based organizations</li><li>Support the strategic planning, development, and execution of marketing and communication strategies and materials that elevate United Way’s housing initiative</li><li>Analyze and&nbsp;evaluate data&nbsp;on&nbsp;housing programs, conduct research in housing areas of focus, and draft reports</li><li>Represent United Way on committees and working groups focused on housing issues, contributing insights and advancing collaborative solutions</li></ul><ul><li>Foster cross-departmental collaboration to enhance alignment, efficiency, and success for the organization’s mission&nbsp;</li><li>Perform other duties for the Community Impact Department as directed&nbsp;</li></ul><h2>Experience/Qualifications:</h2><ul><li>Bachelor’s degree required in a related field (Master’s degree preferred)</li><li>A minimum of five (5) years of relevant professional&nbsp;experience</li><li>Experience with and understanding of affordable housing&nbsp;</li><li>Exceptional ability to foster transformational&nbsp;relationships</li><li>Experience with grant&nbsp;management</li><li>Creative and visionary thought leader and problem solver</li><li>Expertise in project&nbsp;management</li><li>Outstanding data management, research, and reporting&nbsp;capabilities</li><li>Excellent organizational skills and attention to&nbsp;detail</li><li>Extensive skills in program strategy, execution, and achieving outcomes</li><li>Capable of communicating well verbally and in&nbsp;writing</li><li>Proficiency in presenting and facilitating for&nbsp;groups</li><li>Strong in time management and execution of deadlines</li><li>Ability to act with integrity, professionalism, and&nbsp;confidentiality</li><li>Capable of collaborating at all levels and across all departments within the&nbsp;organization</li><li>Embody United Way values and hold a commitment to the organization’s&nbsp;mission</li><li>Ability to pass a background check&nbsp;&nbsp;</li><li>Must pass pre-employment drug screening</li><li>Staff members who drive a vehicle on UWNEFL business must provide proof of a valid &nbsp;driver’s license and current automobile insurance</li><li>&nbsp;Keep all activities in line with the core values and contribute to the positive culture of &nbsp; &nbsp; United Way of NE Florida</li><li>Actively participate in the broader organizational activities and be a brand steward within &nbsp; the community, outside agencies and/or programs to enhance United Way services to the &nbsp;community</li></ul><h2>General Physical Requirements for Essential Functions of the Job:</h2>The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. While performing the duties of this job the employee is regularly required to sit, stand, walk, talk, and/or hear. Continual use of the hands with wrist and finger movement using a keyboard is required. Specific vision abilities required by this job include long hours viewing a computer monitor screen. The employee may occasionally travel using personal vehicle and/or work outside normal office environment.This description is not designed to contain a comprehensive inventory of all responsibilities and qualifications required of all team members assigned to this position. It is intended only to describe the key elements relative to each section. Also, duties and/or requirements of this position may be modified, added or deleted at any time. This supersedes all descriptions previously written for the same position. Unique equivalent skills and experience may possibly substitute for required position requirements.Additional Information:The attributes listed above represent our current thinking for the role. You can be a great candidate even if you don’t fit everything we’ve described below. You can also have important skills we haven’t thought of. If that’s you – even if you’re on the fence – we encourage you to apply and tell us about yourself! Unique equivalent skills and experience may possibly substitute for required position requirements.&nbsp; We have built an environment that celebrates the differences in backgrounds and experiences.United Way of Northeast Florida is an Equal Opportunity Employer and a Drug Free Work Environment.&nbsp; &nbsp;UWNEFL reserves the right to adjust work location.

United Way of Northeast Florida

Northeast Florida

Community Impact Director

Department:&nbsp;&nbsp; Community Impact -Healthy Community&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Community Impact - Healthy Community | Coalition on Behavioral Health and Drug PreventionReports to:&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Chief Impact Officer&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Status:&nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Exempt, Full-TimeGeneral Description: This position is responsible for the Coalition on Behavioral Health and Drug Prevention’s overall operation and performance, including staff management, community building, relations management, research and effective collaborations with stakeholders and volunteers. This position is also responsible for the oversight of the Coalition community relations, initiatives, and media plan and relations. (grant funded)Primary Job Responsibilities &amp; Duties:&nbsp;&nbsp;<ul><li>Serve as the Administrative Lead for the Coalition on Behavioral Health and Drug Prevention and its Board of Governors.&nbsp;</li><li>Has the primary duty of coordinating and leading the day-to-day operations of the Coalition team.&nbsp;</li><li>Responsible for the supervision, coaching, training and development of their direct reports.&nbsp;</li><li>Responsible for the development, execution and management (including monitoring) of the Coalition Prevention Strategic Plan.&nbsp;</li><li>Acts as a liaison between United Way Coalition on Substance Abuse and the Department of Children and Families (DCF) prevention team and FADA.&nbsp;</li><li>Represent the Coalition, cultivates relationships with media contacts and sponsors, assuring proper follow-up to assure excellent customer service. Monitor relevant community indicators as it relates to Behavioral Health and Drug Prevention.&nbsp;</li><li>Champion the Coalition research and advocacy efforts.&nbsp;</li><li>Measure progress on key outcomes as well as working with community leaders to strengthen the community’s abilities to identify, address and fund priority issues as it relates to Behavioral Health and Drug Prevention.&nbsp;</li></ul>Other Job Duties:&nbsp;<ul><li>Responsible for the Coalition volunteer relations, training and activities.&nbsp;</li><li>Coordinates, facilitates and participates in community, regional and state planning activities as it relates to the Coalition Coalition work.&nbsp;</li><li>Has responsibility for the operation and evaluation of all Coalition initiatives, programs and services.</li><li>Develops and Implements policies and procedures for the Coalition on Behavioral Health and Drug Prevention.&nbsp;</li><li>Recruits, develops and motivates volunteers to enhance the community building and efforts and to support the day-to-day administration of the Coalition.&nbsp;</li><li>Coordinates activities and communications with appropriate organizations, i.e., state, county, local coalitions, networks, councils, etc., as they relate to the coalition work.&nbsp;</li><li>Creates informational documents, gives presentations, and acts as the agency’s lead authority, both internally and externally on behavioral health and substance abuse prevention initiatives.</li><li>Formulates, writes and prepares newsletters, collateral and educational materials.&nbsp;</li><li>Plans, develops and implements initiatives for community building and coalition work to meet the requirement of the Department of Children and Families and the United Way Broward Coalition on Behavioral Health and Drug Prevention.&nbsp;</li><li>Working in collaboration with the Vice President of Health Initiatives, the Vice President of Marketing and the Director of the Coalition on developing media plans and environmental campaigns directed toward educating and encouraging public interest around Behavioral Health and Drug Prevention.&nbsp;</li><li>Creates informational documents, gives presentations, and acts as the agency’s lead authority, both internally and externally, on Coalition Initiatives.&nbsp;</li><li>Facilitates regular planning sessions and creates an information-sharing network among the Coalition committee members.&nbsp;</li><li>Formulates, implements, and evaluates Coalition initiatives to assess outcomes and overall effectiveness, collecting qualitative/quantitative data.&nbsp;</li><li>Maintains all records and documentation for all Coalition activities necessary for accountability. Facilitate partnerships and collaborations between multiple sectors of the community that respond to problems by implementing plans that lead to measurable, population-level reductions in the use of alcohol and other drugs and their harmful consequences.&nbsp;</li><li>Serves on various internal/external committees – locally, state and nationally as designated and needed for the benefit of UBCBHSA.&nbsp;</li><li>Due to the leadership role United Way is called upon to play in the community, particularly during times of crisis, it is the expectation that all United Way staff will be fully engaged in the organization's crisis plan and response efforts.&nbsp;</li></ul>Supervises: Directors, Managers, Prevention Specialists and Volunteers&nbsp;Education &amp; Experience:&nbsp;<ul><li>Master’s degree in social work, business administration, urban affairs, public administration, mental health or other related fields.&nbsp;</li><li>Seven years of progressive experience in an administrative and supervisory capacity in a social service agency, hospital and/or government institution.&nbsp;</li><li>Experience conducting research and evaluating data preferred.</li><li>Experience in community organizing, program development, legislative affairs and/or government relations preferably.&nbsp;</li><li>Minimum five years of experience leading large teams and managing state and federal grants.</li><li>Strong fiscal/budgeting experience required.&nbsp;</li><li>Supervisory experience working with mid-size to large teams required.&nbsp;</li><li>Bilingual in Spanish and/or Creole strongly desired.&nbsp;</li><li>Proficiency required in Microsoft Office Suite (Outlook, Word, Excel, and PowerPoint) required.&nbsp;</li></ul>Environment &amp; Physical Demands: The environment is climate controlled (i.e., heated and air-conditioned). Lighting is adequate through overhead lighting as well as windows and blinds. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. Physical demands include sitting and/or standing for extended periods of time, bending, lifting approximately 25 pounds, regular use of the telephone, copier, fax and computer. Demands also involve protracted concentration.

United Way Broward

United Way of Broward County

Senior Director, Coalition on Behavioral Health and Drug Prevention

Purpose of Position:&nbsp;Through active listening, effectively identify and connect people in need to available community resources while demonstrating respect and compassion. I&amp;R Specialists may be called upon to de-escalate stressful situations, be involved in follow up communications, complete intake assessment for specialized programs or services, perform outbound calls, basic database maintenance and community outreach.&nbsp;Key Responsibilities and Essential Functions:&nbsp;<ul><li>Provide exceptional customer service as the first point of contact with the United Way of Northeast Florida 211 by linking community members with appropriate services and providing immediate crisis intervention as necessary.</li></ul><ul><li>100% compliance with UW 211 policies and procedures</li><li>Knowledge or willingness to learn &amp; compliance with Inform USA (formerly AIRS)</li><li>Establish clear and effective communication using good contact techniques and active listening in a non-judgmental way</li><li>Accurately assess caller’s needs and engage in collaborative problem solving to prioritize and develop an action plan without offering advice or opinions</li><li>Provide thorough, appropriate, and helpful referrals, information, and/or intervention services to address the caller’s need(s)</li><li>Help caller address any perceived barriers or challenges to getting assistance</li><li>Offer honest information regarding services or programs that may not exist in our community. Discuss alternatives, if possible</li><li>Use direct intervention and advocacy when needed as agreed to by the caller</li><li>Conduct complete and accurate interviews and capture all required data into contact center software(s)</li><li>Respect and maintain client confidentiality; follow all agency and program guidelines regarding confidentiality</li><li>If a client is in a crisis, life-threatening or suicidal situation, assist the client to move from an emotional state to a cognitive state</li><li>Demonstrate a willingness and ability to work with difficult callers or calls using accepted techniques and principles</li><li>Develop and practice individual self-care plans</li><li>Follow up on referral cases or other inquires as needed</li><li>Demonstrate a desire to improve with active and open participation in quality assurance program</li><li>Complete required initial and ongoing training as needed</li><li>Demonstrate a commitment to United Way’s vision, mission, values, and Code of Ethics in all interactions with coworkers and constituents</li><li>Expected to maintain an average score of 70% or greater on all individual performance metrics</li><li>Perform other such duties as may be assigned by the supervisory team</li><li>These job responsibilities are to be the main emphasis of this position.  As with every job at United Way, it is not possible to define jobs precisely.  Should the need exist, every person in the organization will assist in any way necessary to assure an efficient and cooperative environment. &nbsp;</li></ul>Experience/Qualifications:&nbsp;<ul><li>Applicant should possess a motivation to help people, a non-judgmental attitude, excellent interpersonal skills, and an ability to empathize&nbsp;&nbsp;</li><li>Enter&nbsp;a minimum of 2 years of experience in related field&nbsp;</li><li>High School diploma/GED required. Associate’s degree in a health and human services related field preferred OR minimum one-year experience in health and human service related field&nbsp;</li><li>Inbound call experience or prior I&amp;R experience strongly preferred</li><li>Proficiency in oral and written communication skills</li><li>Demonstrated proficiency in the use of computer equipment, phones, various software programs and resource file</li><li>Comfortable handling calls from a wide-range of people in crisis situations&nbsp;</li><li>Ability to work effectively under stress and maintain productivity and composure under pressure</li><li>Comfortable working in a fast-paced environment</li><li>Adapt readily to changes</li><li>Ability to use good judgment and assessment techniques</li><li>Ability to work with minimal supervision</li><li>Effectively prioritizes work and establishes clear goals in coordination with supervisor&nbsp;</li><li>Flexibility to work variable shifts within a hybrid, remote environment.&nbsp;</li><li>Overtime and holidays as assigned</li><li>Ability to pass and maintain a Level 2 background check is required.&nbsp; This is a security background investigation requiring submitting fingerprints to be screened through state law enforcement agencies and the FBI for national criminal history records.</li><li>Must pass pre-employment drug screening&nbsp;</li><li>Staff members who drive a vehicle on UWNEFL business must provide proof of a valid driver’s license and current automobile insurance. &nbsp;</li><li>Keep all activities in line with the core values and contribute to the positive culture of United Way of NE Florida.&nbsp;&nbsp;</li><li>Actively participate in the broader organizational activities and be a brand steward within the community, outside agencies and/or programs to enhance United Way services to the community.&nbsp;</li></ul>General Physical Requirements for Essential Functions of the Job:The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations&nbsp;may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. While performing the duties of this job the employee is regularly required to sit, talk, and/or hear.&nbsp;Continual use of the hands with wrist and finger movement using a keyboard is required.&nbsp;Specific vision abilities required by this job include long hours viewing a computer monitor screen. The employee may occasionally travel using personal vehicle and/or work outside normal office environment.This description is not designed to contain a comprehensive inventory of all responsibilities and qualifications required of all team members assigned to this position. It is intended only to describe the key elements relative to each section. Also, duties and/or requirements of this position may be modified, added or deleted at any time. This supersedes all descriptions previously written for the same position. Unique equivalent skills and experience may possibly substitute for required position requirements.Additional Information:The attributes listed above represent our current thinking for the role. You can be a great candidate even if you don't fit everything we've described below. You can also have important skills we haven't thought of. If that's you - even if you’re on the fence - we encourage you to apply and tell us about yourself! Unique equivalent skills and experience may possibly substitute for required position requirements.We have built an environment that celebrates the differences in backgrounds and experiences.&nbsp;United Way of Northeast Florida is an Equal Opportunity Employer and a Drug Free Work Environment.UWNEFL reserves the right to adjust work location.

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