Administrative Lead, Reaching Home Projects

BACKGROUND and POSITION SUMMARY

Reaching Home: Canada's Homelessness Strategy is a community-based program aimed at preventing and reducing homelessness across Canada. This program provides funding to urban, Indigenous, rural, and remote communities to help them address their local homelessness needs.

The Human Development Council (HDC) serves as the Community Entity (CE) for Reaching Home, and is responsible for administering the program in Fredericton, Moncton, and Saint John. We are seeking a highly organized individual with excellent interpersonal skills and experience in program development, delivery, and evaluation to join our team and help ensure the effective delivery of the Reaching Home program.

The Human Development Council is New Brunswick's only social planning and research office, dedicated to identifying and addressing social issues through data, information, networking, and coordination. We are seeking an individual who is passionate about advancing our mission to create a more equitable and just society in New Brunswick.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES

• A comprehensive understanding of Reaching Home's Program Objectives, Directives, Minimum Requirements and relationship to Coordinated Access System and HIFIS reporting
• Supporting the delivery of the HDC's Reaching Home agreements,
• Receiving and reviewing all sub-contract's quarterly financial & activity reports
• Completing processes for the review and issuance of sub-contract payments
• Assisting in the development of funding agreements
• Carry out established activity & financial monitoring visits of Reaching Home funded sub-projects
• Assist in completing and submitting claims and activity reports to the Department of Housing, Infrastructure Communities Canada
• Review and assist in monthly Reaching Home financial reconciliations
• Support completion of financial reports for funders and the board of Directors as needed
• Ensure that intended sub-project outcomes are reported into HIFIS
• Collect and complete Result's Reports Online (RROL) annually as needed
• Represent HDC in its role as the Community Entity for Reaching Home at Community Advisory Boards as requested
• Support with various HDC administrative functions such as weekly payables entries, uploads to QuickBooks, updating office supplies inventory for all locations and other general administrative functions as required.

QUALIFICATIONS:

Education

• Applicants must have successfully completed a bachelor's degree or equivalent in an area such as social sciences, social work, public administration or other relevant area of study.

Experience

• Ideally the candidate will have a minimum of 5 years experience in the nonprofit or government sector in a combination of frontline or management roles
• An awareness of the complex barriers faced by individuals who are experiencing or at risk of homelessness.
• Any equivalent combination of education, training and experience, which would provide the required knowledge and skills, may be considered.

REQUIREMENTS:

• Exceptional verbal and written communication skills.
• Excellent organizational and planning skills.
• Attention to detail and problem-solving skills.
• Strong relationship building skills and stakeholder engagement/consultation skills, including presentation, facilitation, mediation, and consensus building.
• Proficiency in MS Office Suite, particularly Excel, Word, and PowerPoint. Knowledge of QuickBooks is an asset.
• Experience in system design and development, program delivery, program improvement, and operational management specific to the housing and homelessness sector would be considered an asset.
• Bilingual in French and English is required.
• Must pass a Criminal Record Check and Vulnerable Sector Check
• Must possess a valid NB Drivers Licence and be willing to travel as needed.