Love Your Block Fellow chez City of Durham, NC

About the Department

Work, Serve, Thrive.  With the City of Durham   
Advance in your career while making a real difference in the community you serve.  

Hiring Range: $25.00 - $31.00/hr
Hours: Flexible within Monday - Friday 8:00 am - 5:00 pm  

The Innovation Team (I-Team) works to solve Durham’s biggest challenges. Our team emphasizes data-driven and human-centered research to understand the causes and consequences of deeply rooted problems. This research serves as the foundation for collaboratively generating ideas, designing projects, testing interventions, and evaluating results. The Love Your Block project will be a collaboration between the I-Team and the Housing and Neighborhood Services department.

Position Duties

• Coordinate and oversee the implementation of Love Your Block grant projects, working closely with project partners, city staff, and community stakeholders to ensure timely and successful project execution.
• Lead the day-to-day project management of the Love Your Block program.
• Develop and maintain project plans, timelines, and budgets to ensure projects are completed on schedule and within budgetary constraints.
• Monitor project progress and milestones, proactively identifying and addressing any issues or challenges that may arise during implementation.
• Track project metrics and key performance indicators (KPIs) to measure project impact and outcomes, including but not limited to community engagement, volunteer participation, and physical improvements to neighborhoods.
• Develop and implement systems for data collection, analysis, and reporting to effectively track project metrics and communicate progress to stakeholders.
• Conduct regular site visits and inspections to monitor project activities and ensure compliance with grant requirements and regulations.
• Collaborate with city officials, community partners, and residents to promote community engagement and participation in Love Your Block projects.
• Prepare reports, presentations, and other materials to communicate project updates, outcomes, and impact to internal and external stakeholders.
• Support knowledge sharing and capacity building efforts by documenting best practices, lessons learned, and success stories from Love Your Block projects.
• Develop and deliver training to residents to assist in mini-grant application completion.
• Create and implement an outreach plan to effectively engage with diverse community members and promote the program and mini-grant opportunity to potential grantees.
• Other duties as assigned. 

Minimum Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in urban planning, public administration, project management OR equivalent experience.
• Minimum of one year of experience in project management, community development, or a related field preferred.

Other Qualifications

• Strong organizational and time management skills, with the ability to manage multiple projects simultaneously and meet deadlines.
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills, with the ability to collaborate effectively with diverse stakeholders.
• Experience with data collection, analysis, and reporting, preferably in a community development or nonprofit setting.
• Knowledge of project management principles, methodologies, and tools.
• Familiarity with grant management and compliance requirements is a plus.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office Suite and project management software.
• Passion for community development and a commitment to improving neighborhoods and communities.
• Able to be involved in community events and meetings as needed.