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General Summary

The Program Manager is primarily responsible for the implementation, management, and monitoring of the day-to-day operations of IGH’s A Place to Call Home initiative. A Place to Call Home was designed to help 150 cities across the globe end street homelessness by 2030, by bridging research and action, cultivating and connecting local leaders, facilitating goal setting, and supporting progress towards those goals.
The Program Manager will be based in IGH’s Chicago headquarters and will work closely with all members of the IGH professional staff, IGH Advisory Committee, and external partners. This position requires extensive international travel, and occasional nights and weekends.

Responsibilities & Duties

Program Planning and Administration:

• In close collaboration with the Executive Director and IGH Advisory Committee, establish goals, timelines, and benchmarks related to A Place to Call Home.
• Provide written quarterly program reports for the IGH Advisory Committee and other stakeholders.
• Monitor and track expenses within the A Place to Call Home annual budget.
• Provide support as needed for fundraising towards A Place to Call Home, including contributing written content for grant applications and donor reports.

Program Implementation and Monitoring:

• Serve as the primary liaison to potential A Place to Call Home cities for inquiries and recruitment activities.
• Serve as the primary liaison to confirmed A Place to Call Home cities, facilitating goal setting, hosting monthly coaching calls, providing hands-on support and training, building connections between city leaders, monitoring progress towards goals, etc.
• Manage external and internal communications related to A Place to Call Home, including monthly update newsletters between the cities and an online forum.
• Organize and manage meetings and events related to A Place to Call Home, including the official launch of each city and the annual cities summit.
• Manage contracts and deliverables with researchers, content experts, and other implementation partners.

Organizational Duties:

• Participate as a full member of the IGH professional team, attending weekly staff meetings and one-on-one meetings with the Executive Director.
• Participate in opportunities to promote IGH within DePaul University, such as presenting at “Lightning Talks” or supporting faculty teaching on the issue of homelessness.
• Other duties as assigned.

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Additional Information

• This position requires extensive international travel, and occasional nights and weekends.

Salary & Benefits Package:
DePaul offers a comprehensive package including competitive pay and benefits to attract and retain the best talent in order to further the University's mission. For more information, please visit the following pages:
Full Benefits
Part-Time Benefits

Required Background Check:
Employment at DePaul University is contingent on passing a background check. Only final candidates who are extended an offer of employment will undergo a background check.

Mandated Reporting of Child Abuse & Neglect:
Upon accepting an offer of employment with the university, you will also be required to sign an Acknowledgement of Mandated Reporter Status at the time of hire. A mandated reporter is required to make a report to the Illinois DCFS Hotline whenever there is reasonable cause to believe that a child known to them in their professional or official capacity may be abused or neglected. For more information, please visit the following pages:
Illinois Department of Children & Family Services (DCFS)
Illinois Abused and Neglected Child Reporting Act

DePaul University is an Equal Opportunity / Affirmative Action employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, ethnicity, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, marital status, physical or mental disability, protected veteran status, genetic information or any other legally protected status, in accordance with applicable federal, state and local EEO laws.