CDBG Disaster Recovery Specialist

ICF seeks a self-motivated CDBG Disaster Recovery Specialist to be an integral member of our Housing and Community Development team in providing and supporting technical assistance and capacity-building efforts for the U.

S. Housing and Urban Development with a focus on Community Development Block Grant Disaster Recovery (CDBG-DR) funding as part of the Community Compass program.

We are seeking a pro-active, team player able to work in a fast-paced environment who will be responsible for supporting a range of technical assistance engagements, providing direct guidance to grantees or federal partners, and developing products and training materials designed to help support federally-assisted disaster recovery and community development programs.

We are open to supporting 100% remote work anywhere within the US.

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Primary Responsibilities

• Leading and coordinating components of large and small technical assistance and training engagements to assist cities, counties, states, territories, and other entities receiving Community Development Block Grant Disaster Recovery (CDBG-DR) funding in their design and implementation of recovery and resilience programs, including for housing, infrastructure, public services and economic development.
• Providing advisory and consulting services to clients through one-on-one technical assistance, developing and delivering group training sessions, and creating products and materials specific to a given engagement and / or applicable nationally.
• Delivering trainings on regulatory and grant-specific requirements, including but not limited to policies and procedures, national objectives, procurement, coordination with other federal funding streams, labor standards, equity and engagement, and fair housing.

citizen participation, and overall compliance.

• Provide project management services to engagements covering trainings, technical assistance and product development, including supporting subject-matter experts, managing budgets and timeliness, ensuring timely and quality project deliverables, communicating with TA recipients, and maintaining relationships with HUD.
• Overseeing priorities to ensure the completion of projects in an accurate, timely, and cost-effective manner.
• Performing quality control on products and tools to ensure accuracy, consistency, and compliance with regulations.

Your minimum qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Public Policy, Government, Planning or related discipline.
• 7 years of direct experience at a grantee or consulting firm that worked directly with CDBG-DR programs.

Additional skills we expect you to have

• Demonstrated knowledge of how housing, community and economic development, and disaster recovery programs are implemented at the state and / or local levels.
• Understanding of HUD priorities and programs (e.g., HOME, CDBG) and cross-cutting requirements (e.g., fair housing) preferred.
• Demonstrated commitment to advance equitable development in disadvantaged communities.
• Experience in developing and implementing project / team processes.
• Project and personnel management skills and experience.
• Willingness to travel approximately once per month.

Professional skills you will use

• Excellent verbal, interpersonal and written communication skills
• Team player with the ability to operate effectively in a fast-paced environment
• Ability to work with all levels of internal staff, as well as outside clients and consultants
• Strong analytical, problem-solving, and decision-making capabilities
• Strong written and verbal communication skills, emotional intelligence, critical thinking skills, and integrity and ethics
• Proficiency in MS Office Applications (Word, PowerPoint, Outlook, Excel, Teams)
• Ability to communicate effectively with both technical and non-technical audiences
• Comfort with a remote team environment

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