Description

Summary:

Under the supervision of the Sr. Director, the Director of Migrant Relocation Program [AP1] is responsible for the coordination of activities involving the planning, designing, and implementation of the OTDA Migrant Relocation Assistance Program (MRAP) for families referred by the NYC Department of Homeless Services to the Rochester area. The MRAP Director will secure collaborative agreements with community-based organizations, local government agencies and other community stakeholders to ensure families have secure, safe, sanitary, and affordable living quarters and financial to meet immediate and material needs. 

Essential Functions:

Reasonable Accommodations Statement

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. Reasonable Accommodations may be made to enable qualified individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

· Reports to the Sr. Director.

· Lead community forums, meetings, events, and other activities that respond to needs of migrants relocating to the Albany County 

  area and advance project prosocial goals.

· Work with internal and external resources to ensure collaboration across various migrant funded programs in the region.

· Lead, engage and manage relationships / collaboration with programs aiming to support migrant relocation to our area. 

· Maintain accurate and organized project records and files.

· Responsible for all required state reporting and grant management activities. 

· Lead all implementation activities, provide oversight to the entire project. 

· Must become knowledgeable of all relevant state guidelines and ensure compliance with OTDA, ONA and other programs related 

  to migrant relocation, following protocol, policies and procedures.

· Identify additional partners who may contribute to the overall success of the project; must leverage the project and its resources 

for maximum impact.

· Oversee outreach strategy development; participate or lead where appropriate. Must have a strong willingness to engage in   

  community – getting out of the office to meet people, explore community assets, and strategize in the field over challenges facing 

  migrants relocating to our area. 

· Responsible for the supervision and development of the Migrant Relocation Assistance Coordinator and Housing Coordinator. 

· Some evenings and weekends are required.

· Represent Ibero in meetings, and any other community related activities.

· Any other duties assigned deemed pertinent by Ibero-American Action League’s President & CEO or designee.

Authority:

This position holds a relatively high degree of independence within the framework of the agency’s policies and procedures. The individual must be resourceful and able to display initiative and understanding of management systems and interpersonal relations. Must keep immediate supervisor abreast of issues and concerns which merit intervention from higher level management staff.

Position Qualifications:

Competency Statement(s)

· Analytical Skills - Ability to use thinking and reasoning to solve a problem.

· Accuracy - Ability to perform work accurately and thoroughly.

· Customer Oriented - Ability to take care of the customers’ needs while following company procedures.

· Detail Oriented - Ability to pay attention to the minute details of a project or task.

· Developing Others-Ability to teach or foster the development of others, giving constructive feedback and reassurance after 

  problems.

· Diversity Oriented - Ability to work effectively with people regardless of their age, gender, race, ethnicity, religion, sexual 

  orientation or job type.

· Ethical - Ability to demonstrate professionalism conforming to a set of values and accepted standards.

· Interpersonal-Ability/desire to understand others’ attitudes/interests/needs/nonverbal behavior, listening skills, and 

  understanding strengths/limitations of others.

· Leadership- Ability to Motivate, influence, and support others to accomplish team and organizational goals.

· Training & Presentation Skills.

· Reliability - The trait of being dependable and trustworthy.

· Communication, Oral - Ability to communicate effectively with others using the spoken word.

· Communication, Written - Ability to communicate in writing clearly and concisely.

Requirements

Skills and Abilities:

•  A minimum of 5 years’ experience supervising others and leading program services.
• A minimum of 2 years’ experience leading implementation of projects. 
•  Valid driver’s license, ability to provide own transportation and travel to va