Housing Action Illinois is a statewide coalition of more than 150 organizations dedicated to protecting and expanding the availability of quality affordable housing throughout Illinois. The great majority of our member organizations are nonprofit direct-service providers who provide shelter, affordable housing, and/or housing counseling to low-income households.
Through our Policy Advocacy Program, we mobilize our members and allies to advocate for policies that help end homelessness, create affordable rental housing, promote sustainable home ownership and affirmatively further fair housing. For this work, we particularly focus on the needs of people with the lowest incomes and others impacted by systemic inequities in our society. Our complementary Public Education & Organizing Program builds awareness and activates change by sharing information and real-life stories with policymakers, nonprofit service providers, and the media.
Examples of campaigns we have recently worked on have secured $200 million in state capital budget funding for affordable housing, fair housing protections for people with criminal records in Cook County and (with allies around the country) securing COVID-19 emergency rental assistance from the federal government. Current and planned campaigns are focused on preventing homelessness, reducing evictions, reducing the racial wealth gap and other issues.
Housing Action Illinois also has programs that build the capacity and expand the resources of our member organizations through training and technical assistance and as a HUD Approved Housing Counseling Intermediary. Housing Action also manages of a network of AmeriCorps VISTA members working with our member agencies.
Job Title: Housing Policy Organizer
Responsible to: Policy Director
Summary of Primary Job Functions: The Housing Policy Organizer is responsible for implementation and management of portions of Housing Action’s Public Policy Advocacy and Public Education and Organizing Programs, including our advocacy work on local, state and federal spending, as well as our legislative and other policy efforts. An important goal for the Housing Policy Organizer is to lead Housing Action’s work to build the capacity of community-based organizations, particularly our members, to participate in our advocacy campaigns.
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Qualifications:
Housing Action Illinois is an equal opportunity, affirmative action employer offering a competitive salary and benefits package.
Housing Action Illinois believes that personnel diversity is an organizational strength and recognizes and values the intersectional identities that staff members bring to our organization. People of color and people who have experienced homelessness or poverty are strongly encouraged to apply.
Housing Action Illinois is a statewide coalition of more than 150 organizations dedicated to protecting and expanding the availability of quality affordable housing throughout Illinois. The great majority of our member…
Interested candidates should submit a cover letter and resume to employment@housingactionil.org as soon as possible, but no later than Friday, May 7, 2021. Housing Action Illinois will be reviewing resumes on a rolling basis. No phone calls, please.
Interested candidates should submit a cover letter and resume to employment@housingactionil.org as soon as possible, but no later than Friday, May 7, 2021. Housing Action Illinois…