Homelessness Program Manager Jobs

The Iowa Finance Authority (IFA) is searching for an outstanding, motivated professional to join our Federal Programs team as our Homelessness Program Manager.

The Homelessness Program Manager position administers federally funded programs related to housing instability, and in a training capacity, performs compliance monitoring duties for assigned homelessness programs.

General Duties (summary)

Program Management

• Provides guidance, training, and recommendations on assigned programs to stakeholders
• Represents IFA on task forces and at conferences related to housing instability and serves as point of contact for stakeholders, including homeless service providers, housing participants, and U.S. Housing and Urban Development
• Acts as subject matter expert on homelessness programs in order to establish program goals and organizational plans
• Prepares internal procedures for grant and contract management to ensure regulatory compliance

Compliance Monitoring

• Learns to perform monitoring duties for assigned homelessness and housing instability programs to assure compliance with federal and state rules and regulations
• Advises stakeholders on program policies, procedures, and standards
• Coordinates resources to ensure site visits and reports are completed and prepared per regulation standards
• Travels to various sites around the state to perform monitoring visits
• Works with stakeholders to resolve issues of non-compliance and works with entities to ensure they remain compliant per program standards

Council Administration

• Collaborates with Council members to make recommendations for improving policies and procedures that impact programs affecting the homeless
• Acts as administrator for the Iowa Council on Homelessness

Ideal candidates will have program management experience, the ability to interpret federal rules and regulations, and exemplify our Core Values:

INNOVATIVE - We inspire people with our ideas, turn those ideas into reality and know how to replicate success.

MISSION ORIENTED - We keep a constant focus on the Iowans our programs benefit.

PURPOSEFUL - We nurture a culture of outstanding work, collaboration and diligence

ACCOUNTABLE – We accept responsibility, are trustworthy in our commitments, respectful to one another, and transparent in our actions.

CUSTOMER SERVICE FOCUS – We are courteous, responsive and respectful and serve as a reliable resource for our clients and constituents.

THOUGHT LEADERS – We are imaginative visionaries who find creative ways to reveal opportunities and leverage data to help drive decisions.

The Homelessness Program Manager position is a non-merit, contract covered position that is classified by the State of Iowa as a Compliance Officer 1. This position is exempt (salaried) per FLSA regulations.

Benefits

As an employee of the Iowa Finance Authority you are a State of Iowa employee and eligible for a comprehensive benefits package that includes the following and more

Insurance – Health, Dental, Life and Long-Term Disability

IPERS (Iowa Public Employee Retirement System)

Leave – Sick, Vacation, Family and Military Leave

To learn more about benefits available to State of Iowa employees visit the benefits web page.

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Applicant must pass a comprehensive background check before an offer for employment will be extended.

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This is a non-merit position with the Iowa Finance Authority. Candidates must follow the instructions in the "To Apply" section. Positions in this class are exempt from the screening and referral requirements of the Iowa Department of Administrative Services - Human Resources Enterprise.

Minimum Qualification Requirements

Applicants must meet at least one of the following minimum requirements to qualify for positions in this job classification:

• Graduation from an accredited four-year college or university with a degree in any field, and experience equal to three years of full-time, professional-level work involving the interpretation and enforcement of federal and state laws or department policies and procedures or quality assurance review as determined through internal audit or analysis of the level of compliance to program requirements.
• Graduation from an accredited four-year college or university with a degree in any field, and experience equal to three years of full-time work in investigative or closely related work which involved: preparing interpretative or administrative orders, rules, or regulations which have the effect of law; or interpreting and enforcing federal or state laws governing health care administration; or quality assurance review to determine, through internal audit or analysis, the level of compliance with program requirements; or drafting, negotiating, or examining contracts or related documents required for organizational operations.
• Graduation from accredited school of law.
• A total of seven years of education and/or full-time experience (as described in number one and two), where thirty semester hours of accredited college or university coursework in any field equals one year of full-time experience.

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