Precariously Housed Program Manager (Detroit Housing Services, Program Analyst IV) bei City of Detroit, MI

About the Department

The Data / Management Analyst IV – Precariously Housed Program Manager is an advanced level professional within the Housing and Revitalization Department’s (HRD) Detroit Housing Services Office that requires nominal direction and supervision. The Detroit Housing Services Office looks to address city-wide housing insecurity with preventative, responsive and broadly available measures. The Housing Services Office is structured to meet a broad range of housing needs faced by residents, through an internal continuum of services – as a participant’s housing needs change, so does the type of services available to them within the program.

The Detroit Housing Services Office (DHS) looks to address city-wide housing insecurity with preventative, responsive and broadly available measures.  DHS is structured to meet a broad range of housing needs faced by residents, through an internal continuum of services and as a participant’s housing needs change, so does the type of services available to them within the program.

Position Duties

• Report to the Department Director or designee regarding progress of housing services programs.
• Assign work and supervise a team of the Housing Services Supervisors and Program Analysts.
• Hire staff to fill vacancies, provide for adequate training, and issue discipline as needed.
• Provide guidance and support to staff on complex issues.
• Coordinate responses to issues brought by City Council, auditors, HUD, and the public regarding the administration and outcomes of the program.
• Convene public meetings and solicit feedback on City led initiatives; coordinate and meet with representatives from other City departments, and State and Federal agencies to communicate on department priorities.
• Responsible for ensuring the integrity of pipeline data collection.
• Create, modify, and manage the division of labor and workflows for the division.  
• Review performance and create work plans for staff, providing adequate training and tools for them to accomplish their agreed upon goals, and create Performance Improvement Plans as needed to address performance issues among staff.
• Lead team meetings, organize and facilitate the sharing of information for use by the Department’s leadership.
• Determine program goals and develop plans for the organization independently of or jointly with higher-level management.
• Determine resource needs and allocation of resources and account for their effective use.
• Determine the need and develop plans for organizational changes which have considerable impact, such as those involving basic structure, operating costs, or key positions.
• Consider a board spectrum of factors when making decisions (or recommendations to higher-level management) including public relations, City Council, County and State relations, labor-management relations, public policy stances, and the effect on other organizations, economic impact, and the like.
• Coordinate program efforts with other internal activities or with the activities of other agencies.

Minimum Qualifications

- Bachelor's degree from an accredited college or university, with major course of work in business administration, public administration, public policy, economics, finance, accounting, urban studies, information technology, or a closely related field.
- Minimum of four (4) years of professional experience involving the systematic review, analysis, interpretation, and evaluation of grants, housing development, or other financial data.

Equivalent combinations of education and experience may be substituted to meet the education and experience requirements of this position.

Other Qualifications