Systems Technical Assistance Lead, Youth Housing Justice
Youth Collaboratory, United States
Job Description
The Systems Technical Assistance (TA) Lead primary responsibilities?include identifying, developing,?and implementing?systems-level?training and technical assistance activities?related to preventing and ending youth?homelessness.?The Systems TA Lead is part of the Youth Housing Justice team, is a full-time, exempt position supervised by the Director of Youth Housing Justice.
About Youth Collaboratory
Youth Collaboratory harnesses the power of the youth services community to innovate, evaluate, and drive effective strategies that assure the safety and well-being of youth and young adults, unlocking their limitless potential.
Our greatest strength lies in our ability to engage and retain a dynamic network of hundreds of organizations across all 50 states. Together, we are able to advance the work of communities in real-time, raise the level of conversation around key issues, increase cross-sector communication, drive national research, and increase support in three key focus areas:
- Coordinated community responses to youth and young adult homelessness
- Preventing and addressing relationship violence, sexual exploitation, and trafficking of youth
- Supporting opportunities for young people to build community with family, peers, and others to enhance their assets, explore their strengths, and develop lasting connections
We are known for providing high-quality, highly regarded training and consulting that successfully unearths local innovation and elevates effective practices. Through these targeted services, strategic national partnerships, and research-based program models, we operate across sectors to help youth-service providers focus on one goal: strengthening outcomes for youth and young adults.
In the last few years, our network has experienced significant growth attracting innovators in practice, research, advocacy, and funding and our core membership has grown by 250%. To make the kind of difference we want to make, we need to continue to build our capacity to educate and engage at a rapid and meaningful rate.
More information about Youth Collaboratory can be found at www.youthcollaboratory.org.
Key Responsibilities
Support the Leadership Team in Operational Design and Management
The Systems TA Lead will support the implementation of?strategic?plans to achieve organizational goals and objectives in support of the organization’s mission. This includes supporting?the?development?for?Youth Collaboratory’s Youth Housing Justice focus area, consistent with the mission and vision of Youth Collaboratory.
Provide Leadership, Team Development, and Mentorship
Using a supportive and collaborative approach, mentors and develops Technical Assistance Associate(s) team members through supporting individual goalsetting that contributes to overall team goals and priorities, while holding the team accountable for the results. S/he/they promotes?a team-based culture and supports collaboration across multiple functions of the organization to ensure a coordinated and?cohesive?approach to Youth Collaboratory’s mission.
Uses Program Expertise in Youth Housing Justice to Propel Focus Area
The new TA Lead will have a wide range of expertise in areas of Youth Housing justice, including design, planning, implementation, and evaluation of systems-level training and technical assistance projects, contracts, and activities (Youth Homelessness Demonstration program, the Activating Uptake Initiative, and the Grand Challenge). S/He/They has flexibility to provide remote and onsite TA consultation to place-based projects focused on systemic change, with a particular focus on ending youth homelessness. The TA Lead has experience in working with and providing consultation, assessment, and development of plans/applications outlined in the YHDP NOFA to assist communities of color submit plans national program, including HUD and eSNAPS. As a Youth Collaboratory subject matter expert, s/he/they will promote effective partnerships and represent the organization within national, state, and local networks.
Requirements
Ideal Candidate
The ideal candidate will possess the following characteristics and experience.
Personal Profile
- Connection with and belief in Youth Collaboratory’s mission.
- A passion for the values and beliefs of youth development programming and demonstrates these principles in practice and everyday interactions. This includes valuing youth and young adults as leaders and experts and alignment with our commitment to Authentic Youth Collaboration.
- Alignment with and demonstrated consisted support for Youth Collaboratory’s Equity and Liberation commitment.
- Believes we can end youth homelessness. You hold a transformative vision for the future while delivering services