Reporting to the Executive Director, The Director of Community Development (DCD) supports the development and execution of Friends of the Rail Park’s (FRP) equitable development strategy. The DCD’s role is to manage the strategy, planning process, and implementation of the Rail Park Equitable Development Agenda, and where appropriate, at the discrete project and program level. The DCD will interface heavily with FRP staff, board and committees, various place-based and interest-based communities, funders, government agencies, anchor institutions, and other stakeholders.
The DCD reports directly to the Executive Director and will have supervisory responsibility for interns, project managers, and consultants, as well as administrative and project management functions related to planning activities. In partnership with the Executive Director, the DCD will lead and manage programming and community outreach to advance The Rail Park’s mission and achieve strategic goals.
Essential Duties and Responsibilities:
Equitable Development Plan Project Management
- Manage RFP process and consultant contracting
- Mange consultant team, including setting milestones, coordinating and scheduling project team meetings, overall project plan management and associated tasks, and holding consultants and stakeholders accountable for completing them
- Capturing and organizing all incoming project communications and reporting them to FRP staff and board as needed; developing status reports for relevant stakeholder groups
- Performing quality control on the project throughout development to maintain the standards expected
Stakeholder Outreach & Partnership Development
- Working with FRP staff, committees and board, cultivate new partnerships with nonprofits, institutions, businesses, and government agencies to create and implement the Equitable Development Plan (EDP)
- Develop and manage Equitable Development Plan Advisory Board
- Manage on-going community outreach efforts for the EDP including regular public presentations to community groups, business owners, funders and government officials