The Community Foundation for Greater Atlanta is seeking a Program Associate (Housing) to support affordable housing efforts, programs, and initiatives across the Foundation's TogetherATL strategy. The successful candidate will have an interest and passion for philanthropy, a community-centered mindset, and a learning orientation.
Requirements
- Bachelor's degree in social services, human services, community development, public policy or related field(s)
- 2+ years of professional experience related to the duties and responsibilities outlined in this profile; preferred experience in housing
- Flexible, resourceful, and proactive self-starter able to prioritize and manage multiple tasks and competing priorities
- Extremely organized and detail-oriented with experience in coordinating short-term and long-term projects with multiple stakeholders, performing duties with high attention to detail and quality
- Excellent written and oral communication skills; ability to distill and explain complex information, data and technical details to a multiplicity of audiences and partners
- Good problem-solving skills with a strong sense of urgency in a fast-paced workplace
- Strong analytical and evaluative skills
- An understanding of the affordable housing landscape in Atlanta and a willingness to work in collaborative ways – internally and externally - to achieve TogetherATL's housing goals.
- Excellent interpersonal skills, ability to work with and provide high-quality customer service to a variety of community, public and private sector partners
- Deeply committed to changing systems across metro Atlanta making our region a better place for all residents to live; experience in the nonprofit and/or philanthropy sector preferred; deep knowledge of metro Atlanta preferred
- Deeply committed to racial equity; familiarity with common words and concepts in the Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, Belonging, and Justice field; volunteer or professional experience in this space preferred
Benefits
- Paid time off
- Paid sick leave
- Mental health days
- Personal days
- Floating holidays
- Holidays
