TITLE: RENTER AMBASSADOR (Vote Your Voice)

REPORTS TO: SITE PROJECT MANAGERS

LOCATION: New Orleans, Fort Myers

BACKGROUND: Urban Strategies is a 501 (c) 3 corporation founded in 1978. The mission of Urban Strategies is to empower residents in distressed urban core neighborhoods to lead healthy, prosperous lives in thriving, self-sustaining communities. Urban Strategies plans and implements Human Capital building strategies designed to end the physical, social, and economic isolation of obsolete and distressed communities by: 1) creating an attractive mixed income community and 2) supporting former low-income residents in progressing toward self-sufficiency. Urban Strategies uses innovative approaches to provide families with a broad and integrated set of supports as they make the transition to new housing and to economic self-sufficiency. Urban Strategies also collaborates with other community organization to increase the human capital-building assets in the revitalized community.

USI is a recipient of the Vote Your Voice grant through the Southern Poverty Law Center and the Community Foundation for Greater Atlanta focused increasing civic engagement and activity in Florida and Louisiana. USI will deploy Resident Ambassadors in community, building off of strong existing relationships, to increase voter participation at the ballot box. Additionally, USI will build on existing partnerships to increase capacity for resident leaders and community members to take up civic engagement in their communities to actualize community desires.

TYPICAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:

1. Perform outreach efforts by educating residents about voter registration, civic engagement and enrollment in USI programs.

2. Provide critical insights into shaping program incentives.

3. Help identify barriers to voter participation and develop strategies to address those barriers.

4. Help program staff determine when participants are having specific issues which might require additional case management.

5. To perform other related duties as required.

POSITION REQUIREMENTS:

• Must be at least 18 years old.

• Must have a high school diploma or GED.

• Must be able to follow directions and produce necessary case documentation.

• Must have good verbal communication skills.

• Must be able to work some evenings and weekends.

• Must have computer skills.

Urban Strategies, Inc. is an Equal Employment Opportunity employer