Description

Special Projects Coordinator

Are you excited about a new opportunity? Do you have a passion for organizational tasks, multitasking, and supporting an organization? Are you mission-driven to help towards creating a smooth and efficient office environment? Well, look no further! At Community of Hope, we have worked diligently to improve health and end family homelessness to make Washington, DC, more equitable. We believe everyone in DC should have access to good healthcare, a stable income, and home, and hope! If you are ready to make a positive difference in the community by providing administrative support and contributing to our mission, this administrative assistant position at Community of Hope is for you!

At COH, we strive for: Caring for Families. Improving Lives. Leading Change 

Our Approach and Values: 

We care for families by providing direct services with a focus on prevention, healing, and wellness. 

We improve lives by building on families’ strengths, honoring their choices, and taking a whole-family, multi-generational approach. 

We lead and advocate for system change to address the effects of historical and current racial inequities on health outcomes and housing opportunities. 

We embrace the diversity of our community, welcome all voices and perspectives, and treat everyone with respect, compassion, and integrity. 

We strive for excellence in all that we do, implement evidence-based practices, measure our outcomes, and use this knowledge to continuously strengthen our work. 

Position Summary: 

Works under the supervision of the Director of Special & Capital Projects and in collaboration with COH staff in liaising and leading assigned capital and special projects consistent with best practices and in alignment with approved budgets. This is a part-time position

Salary – Indeed provides its own estimated salary calculator and is not affiliated with COH’s range. The salary for this position starts at $25.48 and is based on education and experience. 

Highlighted Duties and Responsibilities: 

• Coordinate and respond to agency requests for project management assistance with special and capital projects.
• Meets with relevant program staff to review project scopes and to document project requirements as it relates to facilities, Information Technology, procurement actions, etc.
• Schedules regular project meetings with relevant stakeholders through completion of project(s), to review project timelines and progress towards each project milestone and to discuss issues that may impact scheduled completion dates.
• Meet with the Procurement Manager to review equipment purchase requirements and to determine the approach to solicit pricing information from vendors; work in cooperation with the Procurement Manager through this process.
• Assists in coordinating contractors schedules and work to be performed consistent with funding timelines and programmatic needs.
• Ensures that project spending and invoices are in alignment with project budget. Tracks purchases and maintains records of invoices.
• When applicable, assist relocation team with scheduling and coordinating moving related activities.
• Performs furniture inventory counts, and quality control inspections of furniture as required for quarterly corporate compliance or other COH needs.
• Completes other related duties as assigned. * 

Requirements

Minimum Qualifications: 

• High School Diploma /GED or equivalent experience required. Bachelor’s degree preferred.
• Experience in Project Management; Procedural and Practical knowledge.
• Ability to travel to other sites required. Must have transportation.
• Experience in Project Management; Procedural and Practical knowledge.
• Experience with construction projects a plus.
• Experience with project management from conception to completion preferred.
• Experience in Microsoft Office suite required. 
• Best practices, Project Management tools strongly preferred.
• Ability to work flexible hours, including some weekends and evenings.
• Ability to lift 40-50 lbs., stand for long hours and climb steps and ladders

At COH, we understand the toll that the Covid-19 pandemic has taken on the workforce, which is why we prioritize the following well-being and work-life balance centered benefits:

• Remote work opportunities are available for many of our roles, promoting a culture of work-life balance
• 8 hour workdays, which include a paid lunch
• 11.5 paid company holidays, 1 personal floating holiday, 15 days of paid vacation (increases to 20 after 3 years of service), and 12 days of paid sick leave on an annual basis
• Annual performance based raises, up to 5% of your annual pay
• Tuition reimbursement, loan repayment for clinicians, licensing reimbursement, and continuing education unit funds for licensed staff
• Many opportunities for internal promotions and transfers across the agency as we continue to grow; we average 30 promotions each year
• Ongoing internal leadership training for supervisors
• Diversity, equity, and inclusion training and initiatives for all staff
• Ongoing wellbeing activities, culture compact activities, and trauma informed care initiatives
• Medical/Dental/Vision Plans through CareFirst BlueCross Blue Shield;
• Life insurance, short-term disability and long-term disability insurance;
• 403(b) Retirement Plan;
• Flexible Spending Accounts for medical and dependent care reimbursable expenses;
• Transportation pre-tax payroll deduction for metro;
• Tuition Reimbursement for graduate studies;
• Employer paid lunch time;
• And much more!
• In relation to remote work versus on-site expectations, this position is classified as the following:

On-site: A majority, or all, of this position is required to work on-site.

About Us:

Community of Hope is a mission-driven, innovative, and rapidly growing nonprofit. For over 40 years, we have provided healthcare, housing, and supportive services for under-resourced, underserved and people experiencing homelessness in Washington, DC. As a Federally Qualified Health Center, we provide medical, dental, emotional wellness, and care coordination services for the whole family at three locations in DC. Community of Hope also strongly emphasizes maternal and child health, with midwifery practice and the only free-standing birth center in DC. In 2020, Community of Hope provided about 28,400 medical visits, 7,000 dental visits, and 10,000 behavioral health visits for about 11,000 patients. Community of Hope provides community walk-in COVID testing and COVID vaccines. Community of Hope is also one of the largest providers in DC of housing and support services for families and individuals experiencing homelessness. Through providing these programs, we live out our mission to improve health and end family and individual homelessness to make Washington, DC, more equitable.

Community of Hope cares for families and individuals by providing direct services focusing on prevention, healing, and wellness. We improve lives by building on families' and individuals' strengths, honoring their choices, and taking a whole-family, multi-generational approach. We lead and advocate for system change to address the effects of historical and current racial inequities on health outcomes and housing opportunities. We embrace the diversity of our community, welcome all voices and perspectives, and treat everyone with respect, compassion, and integrity. We strive for excellence in everything we do, implement evidence-based practices, measure our outcomes, and use this knowledge to strengthen our work continuously. We were selected as one of The Washington Post 150 Top Workplaces in 2014, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2020, and 2021 based on feedback from our staff.

To request a reasonable accommodation to complete an employment application or for general questions about employment with Community of Hope, contact a Recruiting Coordinator. Email: hr@cohdc.org Phone: 202-407-7747. Community of Hope is an equal opportunity employer.