Empire Justice Center is hiring: Homeownership Protection Program Anchor Partner

Description:

Employment Status: Full-Time

FLSA Status: Non-Exempt

Practice Group: Consumer, Finance, and Housing (CFH)/ Homeowner Protection Program (HOPP)

Organization Information

Empire Justice Center, a diverse and highly respected statewide legal services organization, seeks a Homeownership Protection Program Anchor Partner Program Coordinator. This is an opportunity to join and grow in one of the most influential organizations serving marginalized low-income individuals and families in New York State.

Empire Justice Center attracts and employs a diverse team of dedicated, determined, and passionate advocates who significantly impact the lives of low-income New Yorkers. We succeed through direct legal representation, high-impact litigation, and legislative and administrative advocacy. As an organization, we provide top-notch training and technical assistance to other advocates to ensure fairness and justice for New Yorkers. We thrive on our commitment to supporting justice for populations that have historically experienced high levels of oppression. These populations include racially diverse individuals and families experiencing poverty, housing insecurity, immigration issues, and domestic violence. Additionally, the organization advocates for people with disabilities, members of the LGBTQ community, and school-age children facing discrimination and violations of their civil rights in schools.

Our offices in Rochester, Albany, Westchester County, and Long Island offer staff an exciting, dynamic, inclusive working environment with a solid commitment to work/life balance, teamwork, diversity, wellness, and personal/professional development.

Position Summary

Empire Justice Center is pleased to announce an opening for a Homeownership Protection Program (HOPP) Anchor Program Coordinator. This position supports the team in executing Empire Justice Center's role as Anchor Partner for the Homeowner Protection Program. The Coordinator is responsible for overseeing the collection, maintenance, and analysis of HOPP data, supporting grantees with data reporting and other contract requirements, serving as the team's technical expert in relevant data systems, and providing general administrative support to the Anchor Partner team. This position is supervised by the HOPP Anchor Partner Program Director or another position within the practice group.

Salary

The referenced pay range represents this job's estimated minimum and maximum compensation. Individual annual salaries or hourly rates will be set within the job's compensation range and will be determined by considering factors, including but not limited to, education, experience, qualifications, individual expertise, market data, and internal equity considerations.

The salary range for this position is $40,872-$53,976 per year.

Benefits

We are an organization that supports and encourages a work/life balance. Empire Justice Center offers a generous benefit package including:

· 35-hour full-time work week.

· Employee Wellness Activities.

· Health Insurance Coverage

o Employer pays 100% premium for a high-quality, co-pay insurance plan.

· 403(b) eligibility - immediately eligible to begin contributing from your paycheck.

· Immediate vesting upon hire - ALL contributions (both employee and employer).

· 1% employer match is eligible after 12 months of employment.

· 3% Non-Elective Annual Contribution made by Empire Justice Center.

o Benefit is eligible after 12 months of employment.

· Generous vacation, sick, personal, and holiday time.

· Bilingual salary enhancement for qualifying employees.

· Loan Repayment Assistance Program.

· Voluntary Supplemental Disability.

· Dental Insurance (employee paid).

· Vision Insurance (employee paid).

· $150K Group Term Life Insurance.

· Generous Bereavement Leave.

· NYS Short-Term Disability.

· FSA Eligibility.

Empire Justice Center is an Equal Opportunity employer providing equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants. It prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type, including discrimination based on race, color, religion, age, sex (including pregnancy and gender identity), national origin, disability status, genetics, neurodiversity, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state, or local laws.

Requirements:

Essential Duties and Responsibilities

• Travel to and work in the Rochester Telesca Center or the Albany office is required to meet client and organizational needs.

o This position is eligible for a hybrid work request under the organizational policy.

• Manage and maintain data collection and other reporting requirements by grantees as required by contracts or otherwise.

• Provide training and assistance to grantees regarding data reporting.

• Develop, maintain, and update systems and processes for data collection, including those related to the maintenance and enhancement of our existing Salesforce infrastructure and processes.

• Assist in developing data collection systems and processes.

• Compile, analyze, summarize, and report results of HOPP data collection, research, and analysis.

• Maintain Empire Justice Center website’s HOPP webpage, portal, and other HOPP web-based systems.

• Work with the Senior Marketing Manager to create and maintain a HOPP grantee-only portal on the organizational website.

• Provide administrative support to the HOPP Anchor Partner program and its team members, including tasks such as maintaining internal files, spreadsheets, and up-to-date grantee contact information.

• Assist with the implementation of training and provide technical assistance and support, including hosting, recording, and posting training materials.

• Provide technical assistance to HOPP grantees regarding data collection and systems.

• Provide support for funding campaigns and other initiatives.

• Provide support and assist in coordinating the annual HOPP training conference.

• Must demonstrate high comfort and commitment to working with marginalized communities.

• Please note that all positions will supervise other practice group members if needed.

• Due to limited resources, all staff are expected to perform administrative and other support-related duties to serve our clients and fulfill our mission as a non-profit legal services organization.

• Other duties as assigned by your supervisor and/or to meet the organization’s needs.

Minimum Qualifications (Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities)

• Minimum of 7 years of related work experience.

• Proficiency in the use of Microsoft Office Suite (Outlook, Word, Excel, SharePoint, PowerPoint), and ability to learn other applications quickly.

• Practice effective time management and demonstrate an ability to meet deadlines.

• Must demonstrate strong communication skills, including proficiency in technology that facilitates the delivery of communication, documents, and other materials.

• Must demonstrate excellent skills in document and form creation, pulling reports, and word processing.

• Excellent grammar, spelling, and punctuation skills.

• Strong organizational skills and adept at managing multiple priorities.

• Experience working collaboratively and effectively with other team members.

• Must have the ability to work independently and effectively in a fast-paced, dynamic organization and have a hybrid capacity.

• Experience in and commitment to working with marginalized communities.

TO APPLY: Applications will be accepted until the position is filled. If interested, please visit our “Work With Us” employment page on our website at www.empirejustice.org. Please submit a complete application, including a resume, writing sample, and contact information for three professional references (one supervisor is required). Please refrain from making phone calls or sending hard copies. Incomplete applications will not be considered.

If reasonable accommodations are needed, please contact Mercedece Love, Human Resources and Compliance Manager, at mlove@empirejustice.org. Empire Justice Center is committed to the full inclusion of all qualified individuals. As part of this commitment, Empire Justice Center ensures that persons with disabilities and/or communication barriers have reasonable accommodations.