About the Community Economic Defense Project (CEDP) & CED Law

Our mission

We partner with low-income and working people to build economic and racial equity. We do this by confronting economic abuse and investing in community wealth. We use an ever-evolving set of legal, economic and advocacy tools to challenge and dismantle unjust systems, building quickly towards a world where all people have what they need to live and thrive.

Our Organization

The Community Economic Defense Project (CEDP) is a Colorado-based nonprofit. Launched in 2020 as the COVID-19 Eviction Defense Project, our organization was formed to keep our neighbors housed during the pandemic. Working with clients, we built a “one-stop-shop” approach to eviction, foreclosure, and homelessness prevention that centers the legal and financial needs of housing-insecure families and uses a variety of tools to keep them housed.

Our team now serves more than 1,000 people per month, bringing together housing lawyers, economists, data analysts, policy-experts, organizers, and technologists to serve our clients. In the previous two years, we have distributed more than $100 million in aid and served more than 40,000 Coloradans. We have also contributed to the passage of major legislation to prevent eviction, stop economic abuse, and make credit and life-saving medication cheaper. CEDP’s model has been cited as a best practice by White House, HUD, the Urban Institute, and in the media.

Building on our work to stop evictions, CEDP has further expanded its integrated services model to include, predatory towing, debt collection, benefit access & navigation, long-term rental assistance, and homelessness response. Similar to CEDP’s work on rental housing, these efforts offer a continuum of care that includes navigation and advisory services, targeted payments, legal support, and the ability to participate in advocacy.

More about the Supervisor of Housing Navigation Role:

The Supervisor of Housing Navigation manages a team of Housing Navigators responsible for the coordination of housing opportunities for families/individuals across all CEDP housing programs. This position contributes to the planning and execution of new housing initiatives throughout CEDP, cultivates and maintains landlord relationships, and manages careholder relationships. They understand the challenges connected to homelessness and housing instability and demonstrate a genuine commitment to supporting individuals and families. They are highly organized, flexible, empathetic, cooperative, and effective in communicating with diverse populations and community members and in motivating staff.

In this role you will:

• Ensure program participants receive outstanding housing navigation and service coordination.
• Build relationships with staff to learn their needs, goals, strengths, and barriers to successfully doing their jobs. Provide constructive feedback and collaborative problem-solving on an ongoing basis and through periodic formal performance reviews.
• Foster a team-based environment to motivate and inspire staff to work collaboratively toward program goals, meet and exceed established performance goals, and improve client outcomes.
• Ensure that all services are client-driven and emphasize choice, flexibility, and community integration, and are culturally relevant.
• Identify training and professional development opportunities for your team members to enhance their skills and knowledge in areas such as landlord recruitment and retention, housing search best practices, etc. Encourage a culture of continuous learning and growth within the team.
• Implement quality assurance measures to ensure that services provided meet established standards and regulatory requirements. Regularly review case files, documentation, and program outcomes to identify areas for improvement and implement corrective actions when necessary.
• Foster effective collaborations with external careholders, such as community organizations, social service agencies to enhance the availability and effectiveness of services.
• Oversee overall data quality of the Housing Navigation program activity in HMIS (Homeless Management Information System) ensuring accuracy and completeness of timely documentation.
• Respond to escalated landlord concerns in coordination with appropriate supportive service teams.
• Identify housing units, develop and maintain positive relationships with local property owners and landlords.
• Submit timely weekly reports to leadership and proactively elevate program wins and barriers to success.
• Performs other duties as assigned

Position Requirements:

• At least three years of experience of working with people experiencing homelessness, required.
• At least two years of experience in a supervisory/management role of a housing program, preferred.
• Strong leadership, communication, problem-solving, decision making and judgment skills, and a collaborative work style with the ability to multitask efficiently in a fast paced, high-energy environment, required.
• Applicants must demonstrate a steadfast commitment to fostering diversity, equity, and inclusion within the workplace, through both their professional endeavors and personal values
• Knowledge of community resources and services available for individuals experiencing homelessness in the Denver Metro area.
• Experience in developing and implementing program policies and procedures
• Ability to provide guidance and support to staff members, ensuring adherence to program goals and objectives
• Strong organizational and time management skills, with the ability to prioritize tasks and meet deadlines

Additional Details:

• Candidates must reside in Colorado, ideally within the greater Denver Metro area. The position includes competitive pay, flexible time off, benefits package (including medical, dental, vision), and 401k.
• A competitive annual salary of $73,000/year, plus $1,000 hybrid salary differential 
• Applications will be reviewed on a rolling basis but must be received by 6/15/2024
• The estimated time to complete the recruitment process will be by 7/15/2024
• As in-person work is required, all employees at CEDP & CED Law are expected to maintain current vaccination status in keeping with CDC recommendations.
• CEDP is an equal opportunity employer, committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees. Employment decisions are made without regard of race, color, religion, national origin, age, sex, marital status, ancestry, physical or mental disability, veteran status, gender identity, sexual orientation, or any other legally protected status.