Human Services Investments Senior Project Manager

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Application Deadline:

February 24, 2026

Compensation Details:

Full Pay Range

83,616.00 - 121,118.40

Generally, the hiring range is from the minimum up to 80% of the range.This is a full-time salaried position.

Scheduled Weekly Hours:

40

Benefit Eligibility Group:

Non Union (30+ Hours)

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Job Description Summary:

Under limited supervision, the Human Services Investments Senior Project Manager manages allocations of human services grants to community-based nonprofit and government partner agencies. Specifically, this role administers and oversees the city’s Health Equity Fund, Human Relations Fund, Human Services Fund, and the Substance Education and Awareness Fund in a manner that achieves positive community impact through smooth, efficient, transparent and equitable investment processes. This position is responsible for designing and implementing funding program strategies, administering competitive and off-cycle fund rounds, ensuring quality evaluation for program accountability, overseeing grant contracting and reporting processes, fostering trusting and supportive relationships with grantee agencies, facilitating funding advisory committees, and collaborating with city staff and other partner agencies to achieve funding program goals.

Job Description:

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES                 

Manages human services funding programs:

• Coordinate and manage competitive fund round processes for the Health Equity Fund, Human Relations Fund, Human Services Fund and Substance Education and Awareness (SEA) Fund, including fund round timelines and milestones, application review, scoring and funding deliberation activities with funding advisory committee members, and overseeing grantee contracting and reporting requirements and processes
• Oversee preparation of funding recommendation reports and documents.
• Assess and address additional human services needs through staff-initiated funding for off-cycle special initiative programs.
• Oversee coordination with the City Attorney’s Office, department Budget Analyst Principal to ensure city contracting requirements.
• Assign and oversee completion of Grant Specialist tasks regarding contracting, payment distribution and reporting processes, and other tasks.
• Manage contracts with consulting agencies for training, evaluation or other services.
• Develop and implement communications strategies for funding programs, including creating and/or disseminating educational materials and annual reports; coordinating with department communications staff for website and media outreach.

Develops funding strategies and evaluation processes

• Create, maintain, and/or modify as necessary, funding program strategies and evaluation frameworks.
• Collaborate with department investment staff and other teams assess community needs and develop strategies to address them.  
• Design, implement and coordinate evaluation systems, including data collection, site visits and audits for funded agencies. 
• Assess, recommend and assist in integration of common funding application, allocation, contracting and evaluation processes among other funding programs, where applicable.
• Participate in department, local and regional workgroups and initiatives related to human services funding and other investment activities and issues.
• Assess, recommend and assist in integration of common funding application, allocation, contracting and evaluation processes among other funding programs, where applicable.

Fosters and maintains strong relationships with community nonprofit agencies and partners

• Coordinates outreach to community nonprofit agencies about funding opportunities.
• Conduct or coordinate technical assistance for agencies applying for funding.
• Plans and coordinates skill-building and training for grantee agencies.
• Plans and conducts grantee events for networking, skill-building, collaboration, and input on funding program strategies.