Northern California Land Trust – Position Announcement STEWARDSHIP & EDUCATION COORDINATOR HOURS: 1.0 FTE (40 Hours/week) SALARY: FTE salary of $55,000 $62,400, depending on experience.
BENEFITS: NCLT offers a competitive package of benefits sick/vacation, full health benefits, 401k matching retirement, and a sabbatical program every 5 years.
START DATE: Between January 2nd January 15th, 2020 TO APPLY: Please submit a resume and letter of interest to jobsnclt.org no later than December 4, 2019.
Interviews are tentatively planned between December 9th – 20th, 2019.
About NCLT: Founded in 1973 and headquartered in Berkeley, the Northern California Land Trust is a Community Land Trust (CLT) that develops affordable housing and community facilities in the Community Land Trust model.
We are a small, but complex organization that provides property management, real estate sales and development, and direct housing counseling & education services to our residents and community partners.
https://nclt.org Position Description: This position is focused on two interrelated areas of work: 1) Education & Outreach.
Coordinating outreach and educational programs for the Community Co-Ownership Initiative (CCOI) (a partnership between the Northern California Land Trust [NCLT] and the People of Color Sustainable Housing Network [POCSHN]); and 2) Stewardship.
Coordinating and overseeing stewardship of NCLT’s various CLT homeownership projects.
Description & Responsibilities: Education & Outreach: 45% The core of this work is to: 1) conduct outreach to (and recruit) prospective resident-ownership groups; 2) coordinate (and continuously improve) a series of educational trainings for both prospective and existing resident-operated cooperatives and HOAs, 3) help develop and maintain an accessible online curriculum resource for the same, and 4) to coordinate with other NCLT staff in assisting resident group(s) to acquire and convert their rental properties into resident-run cooperatives .
(for more information on the Community Co-ownership Initiative, CCOI, please see: https://ift.tt/3509Is3 ) Specific duties include:
● Coordinate & conduct introductory orientations on the CCOI educational training series and the CLT model; this involves on-the-ground outreach to communities in neighborhoods on the verge of displacement and hosting (bi)monthly orientations in the affected communities.
● Coordinate the CCOI educational training series (a 6 to 8 part series of workshops, typically 3 to 5 hours on weekends over as many months.
This includes: o Marketing of series via focused community outreach, social media, etc.
o Setting up & coordinating registration of participants o Scouting & booking locations/venues; coordinating with facilitators/trainers; providing or coordinating materials for trainings (sign-in sheets/roster, exit surveys, food, projectors, white boards etc.) o Maintaining updated database & listserv of participants; & doing follow through & check-ins over time w/ participants (with attention to identifying & referring to other NCLT staff groups ready to start a coop).
● Co-design curriculum improvements (using lessons from prior cohort pilot, and input from exit surveys & interactions with/observations of participants).
● Support NCLT’s & POCSHN’s prospective cooperative resident groups in assessing and building readiness for co-op creation (leadership development).
● Manage & update/improve the online training tool (learn.nclt.org, which uses the moodle platform) including: o Manage existing material for increased accessibility and ease o Update with curriculum provided by facilitators as workshops progress o Utilize the capacities within moodle to hold a forum space, and others
● Co-create and distribute educational materials for property owners who are interested in transferring their property into the Community Land Trust model.
Outreach
● Co-coordinate on-the-ground outreach to communities in neighborhoods on the verge of displacement, sharing information on the CCOI educational training series and the CLT model.
○ Contacting and building relationships with aligned organizations working on tenants rights, and/ or basic needs support ○ Connect with people already doing similar work ○ Offering intro workshops to such groups, and inviting to CCOI and/or POCSHN potlucks.
NCLT Resident Stewardship: 45% Stewardship means ensuring the on-going physical & financial health of CLT properties (units owned by low-income homeowners), ensuring the permanent affordability of those homes through compliance with the affordability and occupancy restrictions in the land leases, and occasionally enforcing covenants in the land leases when necessary.
The three main ways this is achieved (& specific tasks) are through: 1) Cultivating a long-term relationship with homeowners in CLT homes (in co-ops, condo associations and single-family detached homes), and being responsive to their needs and any problems they may be encountering with regards to their homeownership: a.
Maintain up to date resident information in the NCLT stewardship database; track household income and asset data for program evaluation.
b.
Send out annual certifications of homeowners to ensure compliance with affordability & other covenants of their land leases (e.g.
primary residence, paying property taxes & mortgage, keeping required insurance coverage, etc.) c.
Support with overall NCLT communications with residents, including fielding, documenting & triaging homeowners’ issues/problems.
d.
Serve as staff liaison to the education and project board committee.
2) Supporting existing and emerging co-ops and HOAs as they work towards self-management and long-term sustainability through the following: a.
Provide on-going needs assessment of co-op boards and residents for post-purchase education curriculum design (see below).
b.
Coordinate and/or provide ongoing technical training for existing co-op and HOA boards and residents as necessary (e.g., meeting facilitation & conflict resolution, budgeting & financial reporting, board elections, resident engagement, committees, regular updating of reserve studies etc.).
Includes some hands-on ‘training’ at coop/HOA board meetings.
This work borrows heavily on the CCOI materials, and likewise informs ongoing development of the CCOI curriculum.
c.
Support resident needs for education, outreach, and advocacy.
3) Overseeing/directing the re-sale process of existing CLT homes (i.e.
working with selling homeowner in setting the restricted re-sale price per land lease covenants; coordinating with NCLT’s real estate broker or outside RE agents; preparing & conducting outreach/marketing of unit; and processing applications and certifying income & other requirements to determine eligibility of qualified buyers; organizing the post-sale files and providing some post-purchase assistance to new homeowners).
General Administrative Support (10%)
● Grant writing and reporting to continue scaling this position and project, as necessary.
● All NCLT staff collaborate and share various administrative tasks & general office support.
This position will be expected to participate in that collective effort.
Desired Knowledge, Skills, and Qualities
● Problem solving mentality, and sense of initiative
● Strong Verbal and Written Communication Skills, including regular public speaking
● Strong Facilitation Skills
● Pro-active attitude toward combatting racism and promoting racial & social equity
● Experience with Community Organizing & Outreach
● Ability to work well with teams / good collaborator
● Ability to work well with culturally diverse constituents
● Curriculum Design Skills
● Event Coordination Skills
● Basic Website Management & Design Skills (WordPress and Moodle a plus)
● Familiarity with Community Land Trusts / Cooperative Development
● Comfortable designing basic outreach & presentation materials
● Certification in Conflict Resolution and/or Restorative Justice
● Familiarity with or aptitude to learn MailChimp
● Familiarity with Salesforce Database (a plus) The position reports to the Executive Director and will be expected to work cooperatively with a diverse group of staff and volunteers including NCLT project development staff, the POCSHN leadership group, and instructors and facilitators.
Equal Opportunity Employer: NCLT provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local laws.
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