Program Coordinator for Community Services Unlimited, Los Angeles CA

Job Description
Reports To:  Executive Director

To Apply: Submit resume and cover letter by Friday, May 16, 2014 to at csu@csuinc.org.  No phone calls. 

SALARY AND BENEFITS:
This is a full-time position offering a competitive salary for a small non-profit commensurate with education and experience and a negotiable comprehensive benefits package.

The Program Coordinator works to support projects’ defined by programmatic and financial goals and objectives. She/He is responsible for using existing, developing and maintaining systems to track project progress, timelines and deliverables to ensure comprehensive reporting and documentation as it pertains to each project’s scope of work. She/He has a broad knowledge of current food justice, social justice, health and nutrition issues, specifically as they relate to youth and the communities of South Los Angeles. She/He works collaboratively with staff and community partners to sustain current projects. She/He works closely with staff to ensure each program’s success.

RESPONSIBILITIES:
Coordination & Administrative Activities                                                                                                           
•    Monitor and organize project activities to achieve defined programmatic goals and objectives for CSU’s public health programs.
•    Track progress made toward completing program deliverables.
•    Ensure all grant reporting, documentation and monitoring requirements are completed in a timely manner.
•    Help evaluate program effectiveness.
•    Communicate program outcomes/progress/updates to internal staff and external stakeholders as appropriate.
•    Prepare and submit reports as required by funders and government contracts.
•    Meet and report to the funder representative on the progress of the project.
•    Monitor and organize project activities to achieve defined program goals and objectives.
•    Help review monthly financials to ensure correctness of reporting.
•    Be familiar with all budget guidelines and restrictions.
•    Oversee and participate in evaluation of program activities.
•    Help administer evaluations to program participants.
•    Analyze evaluation results and incorporate findings into program reports.
•    Assist staff to incorporate developed and refined program curricula.
•    Assist with grant writing, reporting and other administrative duties as necessary.


QUALIFICATIONS
•    Master's degree and/or equivalent experience in a related field.
•    Minimum of two years in related experiences in program management, and management of government grants/contracts, or alternative equivalent experience.
•    Preferred- Bilingual: English/Spanish.
•    Experience in community organizing and youth empowerment work at the local or state level desired. 
•    Excellent speaking, writing and analytical skills.
•    Ability to coordinate multiple projects and deadlines in a high-quality manner; attention to detail.
•    Ability to work and thrive in a fast-paced, dynamic environment; multi-task; shift priorities as needed;
•    Ability to work in a professional & community environment.
•    Ability to travel.
•    Supervisory and project management/coordination experience.
•    Deep commitment to food justice and social justice outcomes.
•    Understanding of issues related to race, power and privilege and the capacity to be personally and professionally reflective of these issues and how they impact all areas of work within a small community-based non-profit working on social justice issues.
•    Proficient in Microsoft Office (including Word, Excel, Access, Outlook, PowerPoint)
•    A self-starter with strong organizational and time management skills.