Reports to: Director of Asset Building Programs
Revised: January 2019
AGENCY DESCRIPTION
Mission Economic Development Agency (MEDA)– Rooted in the Mission and focused on San Francisco, MEDA’s mission is to strengthen low- and moderate-income Latino families by promoting economic equity and social justice through asset building and community development.
Over our 45 year history, MEDA has advanced innovative approaches to promote economic equity for the Latino community in San Francisco. Our dynamic collective impact strategy includes: Asset Building Programs (ABP), affordable housing preservation and development, 2-generation education and career pipeline via Mission Promise Neighborhood, CDFI lending, and Policy & Advocacy division, and a newly launched 501(c)(4) independent affiliate, Mission Adelante. Asset Building Programs provides direct services to over 7000 families annually to support generational wealth and power building in the areas of Financial Capability, Taxes, Housing, Workforce, and Business Development. ABP is expanding its community engagement strategies to include more direct community member engagement, organizing and advocacy, and local organizational training and capacity building to expand connections to Latinos across San Francisco and beyond.
MEDA’s ¡Viva! Sharing the Model initiative is a training and technical assistance package of MEDA’s Asset Building program model and capacity building of local, regional, and national agencies. This comprehensive package, grounded in Human Centered Design, is coupled with MEDA’s expert staff for one-on-one organizational engagements, national network consulting, and regional best practice exchange convenings across California. MEDA is both funded for and funds this work, passing through funds to organizations committed to utilizing Financial Capability as a key strategy for wealth and power building in low-income, immigrant, and communities of color.
MEDA is also piloting its Nuestra Casa Sharing the Model work to provide training, technical assistance, and consulting to other affordable housing developers seeking to launch or enhance real estate acquisition preservation programs in their communities. MEDA is the leader in Small Sites acquisition and development in San Francisco.
Position Description
The Sharing the Model Manager is a newly created position, to manage and develop MEDA’s ¡Viva! and Nuestra Casa Sharing the Model initiatives. MEDA is seeking a Manager to lead, expand, and champion these initiatives locally, regionally, and nationally across communities. The Manager will drive the vision of this work to build capacity across organizations and communities and is someone with a background in community development, specifically a passion for and understanding of generational wealth building and affordable real estate development for individuals and communities. The Manager has experience in organizational capacity building and training, evaluation, curriculum delivery and development, and business and partner development. The ideal candidate has a proven history of creating and scaling programs, as well as coalition building with a focus on economic and racial equity.
The model we are sharing:
- Family Wealth. Income Generation, Integrated Financial Coaching & the Asset Building Continuum
- Community Ownership. Real Estate, Capital & Strategic Partnerships
- Political Power. Equity initiatives, systems change & community leadership models
The position will start as adjunct support to MEDA’s Asset Building Programs and Community Real Estate Programs and is expected to grow into leading a separate, dedicated team.
Key Duties and Responsibilities
Asset Building Programs
- Project manage all ¡Viva! partner engagements, including serving as point of contact for all relevant stakeholders, including but not limited to: partner organizations, funders, community members.
- Utilize MEDA’s training curriculum to provide and coordinate training and technical assistance to partner organizations, including coordinating staff trainers
- Work closely with ABP Director and staff to continuously enhance training curriculum and ensure it is up-to-date with new developments
- Plan and execute regional training and best practice convenings across California, and beyond.
- Build and work in coalition with partners around collective advocacy and outreach around wealth and power building.
Community Real Estate
- Establish and monitor all Nuestra Casa partner engagements, including serving as backbone contact for all relevant stakeholders, including but not limited to: partner organizations, funders, community members.
- Utilize MEDA’s training curriculum to provide and coordinate training and technical assistance to partner organizations, including coordinating staff trainers
- Work closely with CRE Director and staff to develop training curriculum and ensure it is up-to-date with new developments
- Plan and execute regional training and best practice convenings across California, and beyond.
- Build and work in coalition with partners around collective advocacy and outreach around real estate asset building.
Fundraising & Communications
- Represent MEDA’s organizational and collaborative work and impact at local, regional, and national conferences and events.
- Work closely with ABP and CRE Directors and MEDA Development team on fundraising and business development
- Work with Communications team for press releases and thought leadership publications
- Work closely with Directors and Evaluation team to track, report, analyze, and develop perspective on impact across communities
Qualifications
- Experience working and living within low-income, Latino, and immigrant communities
- Spanish fluency preferred
- Must work well in a team setting, coordinating and collaborating with colleagues in multiple divisions of the organization, and with external partner organizations.
- Experience working across and holding accountable multiple teams and organizations for common goals
- Five years previous project and/or program management experience in community and economic development field
- Proven experience in project management, curriculum development, and training and technical assistance
- Experience working in and leading collective impact coalitions
- Demonstrated commitment to socioeconomic equity for low-income, immigrant, and communities of color
- Passionate about championing Latino equity, and wealth and power building
- Demonstrated commitment to impact evaluation
- Ability to develop and provide in-person and online presentations including trainings, reports, and work plans
- Fundraising and/or business development experience, highly preferred
- Event planning experience, a plus
TO APPLY:
Click on the following link and complete the application, including a cover letter and resume.
http://medasf.applicantstack.com/x/detail/a2lg3zaaxvc4
