Community Impact Specialist

Description:

The purpose of this job is to support the department’s Community Impact division, which is tasked with: (1) managing ARPA funding for homelessness, affordable housing and youth development projects, (2) developing the county’s strategic plans to prevent & reduce homelessness and to increase affordable housing, (3) coordinating grant funding to address poverty in Athens-Clarke County, including needs assessment, research, proposals, procurement, partnership development, and program management, coordination of all grant applications submitted by Athens-Clarke County Housing and Community Development, (4) developing and managing a nonprofit capacity building program, and (5) coordinating community stakeholders to support these activities.
 

Minimum Training & Experience Required to Perform Essential Job Functions

Bachelor's degree in Social Work, Public Health, Communications, Public Administration, Criminal Justice, Sociology or a related field with two years of experience developing, implementing and/or evaluating community-serving programs and/or grant management of both federal and private funding; or any equivalent combination of education, training, and experience which provides the requisite knowledge, skills, and abilities for this position.