Community Wealth Building Manager

The Native American Youth and Family Center (NAYA) serves Native Americans, infant to Elder, in the Portland area. NAYA was founded by parent and Elder volunteers in 1974 who created a place for youth to engage in sports and recreation. Over the last 50 years, NAYA has become a gathering center for Native Americans to practice tradition, teach culture, and build community. Today we employ more than 175 staff who provide a continuum of self sufficiency and educational programs. We are also a powerful advocacy organization, giving a strong voice to the priorities of our people.

We seek a capable community or economic development professional to serve as our next Community Wealth Building Manager. This role oversees a portfolio of programs that supports Native community members’ goals of self determination and asset building. The role oversees a team of six employees that provide financial wellness coaching, homeownership counseling, individual development accounts (i.e. matched savings programs), and home repair services. The role will manage funding from Portland Housing Bureau, Oregon Housing and Community Services and others. The role reports to Sky Waters, Interim Community Development Director.

NAYA offers an exceptional benefits package, including medical, dental and vision insurance, 401(k) retirement plan with match up to 6%, paid vacation, paid sick time and 14 paid holidays. Starting salary is $85,000 to $90,000 per year.

This is a full-time, exempt role with work hours of 9 am to 6 pm with a one hour unpaid lunch. The Community Wealth Building team works in the office Tuesday through Thursday, with the option to work from home on Mondays and Fridays once training and onboarding are complete.

Who You Are

• You are a community or economic development professional with at least four years of work experience in one of these or a related field.
• Ideally, you have experiencine providing financial or related advising to clients with income limitations.
• You are an experienced people leader with at least two years of experience managing a team of direct reports.
• You have work experience or lived experience in the Native community or you have a commitment to learn Native history and the unique strengths and challenges of Urban Natives.
• You are HUD Counseling certified or you will be able to be certified within the first six months of hire.
• You are an excellent coach for those who report to you. You are adept at providing positive as well as constructive feedback. You aren’t afraid to have difficult conversations because you know that problems don’t go away without dialogue.
• You enjoy writing and know that it is a powerful tool for convening people, obtaining funding, and launchingprograms.
• You are an exceptional project manager. You always have a plan, and you always meet your deadlines. You are skilled at helping your team members to meet their deadlines, too.
• You are known for bringing order to your team’s work. You are a systems thinker and are always devising ways to get the work done more efficiently and with fewer errors.
• It’s easy and enjoyable to attend community events and celebrations. You know that showing up and authentically connecting with others is essential to your work.
• You are self-aware. You listen well and center others. You are generally OK making mistakes and takingaccountability for them.
• You don’t hesitate to roll up your sleeves and pitch in, even when it’s not your job.
• You have a valid Oregon or Washington driver’s license and the ability to be insured under NAYA’s liability insurance policy, i.e. no more than one major driving violation in the last three years.
• You can successfully complete a background investigation, including a fingerprint criminal history check. See a list of disqualifying convictions here.

What You’ll Do

• Lead a team of six community development professionals and their programs which include Financial Wellness, Homeownership, Home Repair, and Individual Development Accounts (IDAs).
• Hire and train new team members when it is time for your programs to grow.
• Develop new programs to support the Native community’s goals of self determination and asset building.
• Promote your team’s programs to prospective clients, partners, funders, volunteers, and other stakeholders.
• Write and manage grants.
• Carefully and closely manage budgets.
• Integrate culturally relevant practices into your team’s programs.
• Partner with homeownership professionals, financial institutions, state and county agencies and other nonprofits to reach shared goals.
• Develop and implement annual work plans for each program, including milestones and deliverables.
• Manage your team’s CRM and databases, namely HubSpot, Outcome Tracker, Service Point and Efforts to Outcome (ETO).
• Use data to write reports, help measure effectiveness of your programs, and make improvements.

Application Instructions
Apply via Indeed or email a resume and cover letter to Jobs@NAYAPDX.org. If you need accommodation during the application process, please note this in your email.

Questions? Want to chat about this role before you decide to apply? Contact Sky Waters, Interim Community Development Director, or Michelle Valintis, NAYA Recruiter.

Job Type: Full-time

Pay: $85,000.00 - $90,000.00 per year

Benefits:

• 401(k) matching
• Dental insurance
• Flexible spending account
• Health insurance
• Paid time off
• Vision insurance

Schedule:

• 8 hour shift
• Day shift
• Monday to Friday

Ability to Relocate:

• Portland, OR 97218: Relocate before starting work (Required)

Work Location: Hybrid remote in Portland, OR 97218