Assistant Program Officer - Richmond, United States - Local Initiatives Support Corporation (LISC)

Description

With residents and partners, LISC forges resilient and inclusive communities of opportunity across America - great places to live, work, visit, do business and raise families.

• Equip talent in underinvested communities with the skills and credentials to compete successfully for quality income and wealth opportunities.
• Invest in businesses, housing and other community infrastructure to catalyze economic, health, safety and educational mobility for individuals and communities.
• Strengthen existing alliances while building new collaborations to increase our impact on the progress of people and places.
• Develop leadership and the capacity of partners to advance our work together.
• Drive local, regional, and national policy and system changes that foster broadly shared prosperity and wellbeing.

• Assist in overseeing programmatic and financial grant compliance for nonprofit partners, including reviewing financial reports and facilitating annual site
• Assist in grant management, including creating grant agreements and consultant contracts, monitoring progress, and processing
• Monitor and update internal and external reports and conduct data tracking and analysis across programs and initiatives.
• Support officewide marketing and communications, policy research, and community engagement
• Develop creative approaches for measuring and communicating the local LISC impact in the community as a thoughtleader, convener, and
• Engage with local residents, nonprofit organizations, community stakeholders, and policymakers around equitable development planning and
• Support Local Advisory Committee engagement by prepping meeting agendas and onboarding materials for new
• Provide logístical and programmatic support for special events such as meetings, tours, trainings, and peer gatherings to build partners' capacity and highlight the work of LISC and its partners.
• Coordinate internal and external calendars to set up meetings
• Provide high level executive support to the Executive Director
• Assist with other special projects and duties as assigned.

• Bachelor's degree from an accredited college or university, however significant experience may be considered a
• Minimum 4 years of professional experience in community development with some combination of administrative, communications, project management, and research responsibilities.
• Working knowledge of the economic, political, and social environments of the Richmond Region, especially lowerincome neighborhoods, organizations, and community development efforts is a
• Experience analyzing data and research reports for program development is
• Experience with grant and federal grant monitoring and compliance is
• Highly motivated, solutionoriented individual who is selfdirected, and able to successfully work simultaneously on multiple tasks and projects, set priorities for a challenging workload, and be a positive, solutionoriented
• Flexible and positive attitude, ability to work in a dynamic environment, enthusiasm, and an outcomesbased
• Commitment to accuracy and attention to
• Ability to work collaboratively with coworkers and representatives from the nonprofit, philanthropic, public and corporate sectors and operate in a team
• Strong verbal and written communication skills; ability to write clear and concise business communications such as memos, reports, policies, and
• Passion for the mission of LISC, with at least general familiarity of community development and urban planning and policy.

We will endeavor to make a reasonable accommodation to the known physical or mental limitations of a qualified applicant with a disability unless the accommodation would impose an undue hardship on the operation of our business.