Description

Mission: Enlace Chicago convenes, organizes, and builds the capacity of Little Village stakeholders to confront systemic inequities and barriers to economic and social access.

Vision: Enlace Chicago is dedicated to making a positive difference in the lives of Little Village residents by fostering a safe and healthy environment and by championing opportunities for educational advancement and economic development. 

Values: Enlace is committed to accountability and transparency to ensure integrity, believes in building community power through collaboration and grassroots leadership, promotes livable communities with access and opportunity for all, and values social justice and systems change.

Reports to: Deputy Director of Programs

Accountable to: Co-Executive Directors

Communicates with: Violence Prevention Team, Director of Evaluation, Director of Finance, Deputy Director of Administration and Compliance, Director of Development, neighborhood partners, coalition and broad initiatives partners, and funders.

Informs: Staff, funders, Little Village community partners and stakeholders.

Status: Full-time

Job Summary: 

The Director of Community Violence Intervention drives Enlace’s violence prevention efforts, providing strategic direction to the organization’s comprehensive approach in the field. The Director is also responsible for guiding Enlace’s involvement at violence prevention- focused tables with partners in Little Village and with other local/state partners. The Director is also accountable for all stages of violence prevention programs development; including planning, designing, implementation, and evaluation. The Director collaborates with other staff to align and connect work across departments to increase organizational impact in the community, building a strategic vision for growth and sustainability.

Duties & Responsibilities:

Program Management and Supervision

• Provide strategic oversight of program planning, design, implementation and evaluation for the Violence Prevention Department.
• Facilitate strategic planning for the Violence Prevention Department, with a focus on integrating long-term goals outlined in the Little Village Quality of Life Plan, as well as Enlace’s mission, vision, and core values. 
• Ensure that programs comply with all state, county, and local grant requirements including developing protocols, policies, and structures for monitoring on-going grant compliance; develop clear methods for maintaining key program documentation and position all programs to be audit ready at any time.
• Develop and nurture meaningful relationships with partners and stakeholders to assess community needs and interests; connect local partners to new resources, and ensure that programming is tailored to the needs and interests of the constituencies it will serve. 
• Supervise staff, which includes providing overall direction, holding regular check-ins and reflection sessions, overseeing work plans, and ensuring completion of yearly evaluations. Lead the team towards alignment of issue area programs, providing supports and structures that cultivate collaboration and provide clarity towards mission.
• Cultivate a culture of leadership and growth, by facilitating consistent opportunities for reflection on policy and practices, as well as training that is relevant and consistent with Enlace’s mission, vision and core values, and addresses the needs and interests of the team. Develop a year-long professional development plan with the team, building staff skills and increasing organizational capacity.
• Support the dDesign and lead the overall evaluation plans (models, theories, goals, outcomes, etc.) for violence prevention programs, working collaboratively with the Director of Evaluation, to engage staff in continuous improvement practices that uses data to inform program improvement strategies.
• Actively engage in relevant research within the fields of juvenile justice, criminal justice, violence prevention, and youth development. 

Communications, Community Relations, and Advocacy

• Develop, build and sustain well-structured partnerships and networks, in order to maximize resources for the community; work collaboratively with the all Enlace Directors to identify priorities for organizing and advocacy efforts. 
• Represent Enlace at various tables city-wide, state-wide and county-wide, as well as locally. 
• Provide leadership and guidance to the two local violence prevention networks led by Enlace. 
• Commitment to lead and engage in challenging conversations that champion racial equity, social justice, and promote systemic changes. 
• Build positive relationships with community residents and colleagues in order to successfully inform program planning, so that ideas for implementation directly address the needs and interest of the surrounding community. 

Financial Planning & Management

• Develop, manage, and provide strategic direction for violence prevention program budgets, with the support of the Director of Finance, the finance team, and program staff.

Fund Development & Management

• Collaborate with the development team, which includes supporting the grant writing process, and submit timely and accurate reports, in order to ensure continuity of programs in addition to strategic expansion. 

Qualifications:

We are looking for a highly motivated, detail-oriented and dedicated self-starter that has:

• Minimum of 5-10 years of relevant management and leadership experience in the non-profit setting. Experience supervising personnel is a must. 
• Knowledge of the root causes of youth violence, gangs, and the juvenile justice system. 
• Knowledge of community systems and community agencies working to prevent youth violence, experience collaborating with multiple systems: schools, law enforcement, juvenile justice, community-based agencies, etc. 
• Knowledge of familiarity with the implementation of street outreach programs. 
• Experience and commitment to working with urban Latino and immigrant communities. Preference given to candidates with strong connections and knowledge of the Little Village neighborhood, and Chicago.
• Advanced and/or leadership experience in program management, budget management, grant compliance, and grant reporting.
• Master’s Degree (MSW preferred), or Bachelor’s Degree with minimum five years of relevant work experience. 
• Excellent communication and organizational skills; including strong writing, research and presentation skills. 
• High level of understanding and/or experience working with diverse populations. 
• Understanding of community development frameworks and practices. 
• Commitment to social justice and racial equity.
• Ability to work some evening and weekend hours. 
• Computer literate in Microsoft office suite, Google suite, and grant reporting/data systems. 
• Valid driver’s license and a car.
• Ability to speak, read, and write in both English and Spanish.

This position is salaried and includes health, dental, life and short term/long term insurance. 

Enlace Chicago is an equal opportunity employer.