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Los Angeles Homeless Services Authority

Associate Director, Funding & Allocations

Los Angeles Homeless Services Authority, Los Angeles, California, United States, 90079


The Los Angeles Homeless Services Authority (LAHSA) seeks motivated professionals who want to use their talents and skills to make a difference. Our 750+ FTE staff are adaptive problem solvers and passionate about enriching people’s lives. If you are mission-driven, dedicated to superior service and support, can diligently work independently and in a collaborative environment, join our team. LAHSA is leading the fight to end homelessness in LA County. Here, not only would your work have a real impact on the community, but we also offer a comprehensive and competitive benefits package.

Created in 1993, LAHSA is a joint powers authority of the city and county of Los Angeles. As the lead agency in the HUD-funded Los Angeles Continuum of Care, we coordinate and manage over $800 million annually in federal, state, county, and city funds for programs providing shelter, housing, and services to people experiencing homelessness.

Under the direction of the Director of Funding & Allocations, the Associate Director of Funding & Allocations will provide support to LAHSA in the planning, development, administration, and management of funding for programs and services designed to end homelessness in Los Angeles County. This position will support the Funding & Allocations Department, LAHSA, its funders, and sub-recipients with the development, implementation, and oversight of LAHSA’s methodologies, practices, and processes for LAHSA’s annual funding and grants cycles, ensuring effective, efficient, equitable, and ethical methods and practices for requesting, receiving, distributing, managing, and utilizing funds for homeless programs and services.

This work includes the development, preparation, and submission of funding recommendations and funding requests to City, County, State, Federal, and philanthropic funders; design of grant and funding agreements; allocation of funding to LAHSA programs and services; obligation of funding to sub-recipients and vendors; analysis and evaluation of the utilization of funding; preparation and submission of reports to LAHSA’s funders.

The Associate Director will play a key role in LAHSA’s funding processes, identifying, planning for, and responding to the funding needs for the Los Angeles Continuum of Care and Los Angeles Coordinated Entry System, including the Continuum’s and Systems’ programs, sub-recipients, and vendors; developing, implementing, coordinating, and supervising annual and multi-year planning of funding; supporting LAHSA in communications with funders and formal requests of funders; developing, implementing, and applying allocation methodologies that advance equity, economic justice, and racial justice.

This position is responsible for supporting the Funding & Allocations Department with refining and enhancing LAHSA’s methods and practices of financial analyses and modeling, forecasting, reporting, budgeting, allocation planning, to establish more timely, accurate, and predictive analyses, forecasts, and projections, as well as to support the optimization and full utilization of funding for programs and services throughout the Continuum and System.

The functions listed below are intended to describe the general nature and level of work being performed and are not to be interpreted as an exhaustive list of responsibilities.

Essential Job Functions

Develop, implement, and apply effective, equitable, and ethical methodologies and practices for allocating LAHSA’s annual budget for programs and services.

Develop and implement funding strategies to reverse racial disparities in homelessness, in coordination and conjunction with LAHSA’s Equity and Systems and Planning departments.

Ensure that LAHSA’s public funders and governing bodies (i.e., Commission, CoC Board, etc.) are informed about, and aligned with, LAHSA’s programmatic allocations and their methodologies.

Collaborate closely with LAHSA’s Systems and Programs departments to ensure allocations are strategically invested to scale the system and achieve maximum performance.

Manage and oversee LAHSA’s processes to plan for and develop annual and multi-year funding plans, in coordination with LAHSA’s Systems & Planning department and Budget & Financial Planning Division.

Develop and implement methods, policies, practices, and processes for planning, developing, preparing, and submitting recommendations and requests for funding through collaboration with LAHSA’s Systems & Planning and Budget Financial Planning teams.

Organize, coordinate, and supervise the development, preparation, and submission of recommendations and requests for funding.

Organize, coordinate, and supervise the allocation of funding to LAHSA programs, and the obligation of funding to LAHSA sub-recipients and vendors.

Develop, implement, coordinate, organize, and supervise the preparation and completion of analyses, forecasts, and modeling in support of various planning activities and initiatives (including budgets and budgeting), in support of LAHSA, the Los Angeles Coordinated Entry System, and Los Angeles CoC.

Manage and oversee the tracking, monitoring, and evaluation of funding allocation and utilization through collaboration with programs and finance departments.

Prepare, submit, and present reports on programmatic and financial outcomes to LAHSA funders, Commission, and committees.

Other duties and special projects as assigned.

Knowledge, Skills & Abilities

Commitment to racial equity and LAHSA’s core values.

Mission-driven.

Ability to think strategically, anticipate future consequences and trends, and adjust course accordingly.

Knowledgeable in State and Federal Statutes and Regulations, such as HEARTH ACT, HUD Emergency Solution Grant, HUD Continuum of Care, HUD Community Development Block Grant, DPSS CalWORKs Housing Support Program, John H. Chafee Foster Care Independence Program.

Highly proficient in the use of Microsoft Excel, Power BI, and other applicable software.

Strong analytical, problem-solving, and organization skills.

Able to work on multiple projects with accuracy and efficiency, while keeping to deadlines.

Excellent verbal, written, and interpersonal communication skills.

Detail-oriented.

Ability to interface with the public and staff on all levels.

Demonstrated experience working independently and in a team environment.

Training & Experience

Proven professional experience and educational background.

Schedule

The Executive Director or designee may change the schedule of positions between hybrid and onsite, as necessary to accomplish LAHSA business.

Applicants may make a reasonable accommodation request for this job by calling the Human Resources Department at (213) 683-3333; or via email at humanresources@lahsa.org.

We are an Equal Opportunity / E-Verify Employer

We want to support all staff in reaching their personal and professional goals. Working for LAHSA has many benefits. Join our LAHSA team!

BenefitsMedical Insurance:

LAHSA pays a portion of the premiums for medical for all full-time employees and their dependents. Employees are responsible for the difference in the premiums through automatic bi-monthly payroll deductions.

Medical plans are administered through ADP Workforce. The following are enrollment options:

Medical:

HMO/PPO:

Kaiser Permanente, Aetna

Dental Insurance:

LAHSA pays a portion of the premiums for selected dental benefits for all full-time employees and their dependents. Employees are responsible for the difference in the premiums through automatic bi-monthly payroll deductions.

Dental plans are administered through ADP Workforce. The following are enrollment options:

Dental:

HMO/PPO:

Guardian Dental

VSP Vision Plan:

LAHSA offers this voluntary comprehensive vision plan to all full-time employees through ADP Workforce. It includes yearly comprehensive exams, lenses, frames, and contact lenses. All premiums are pre-taxed and paid 100% by the employee through automatic bi-monthly payroll deductions.

AFLAC Supplemental Insurance:

LAHSA offers this voluntary supplemental insurance to all full-time employees. Plan options include personal accident, personal cancer indemnity, personal short-term disability, and personal life insurance plans. Most premiums are pre-taxed and paid 100% by the employee through automatic bi-monthly payroll deductions.

ADP Flexible Spending Accounts:

LAHSA offers employees this voluntary flexible spending account plan through ADP Workforce. Employees may elect to participate in dependent care or health care expense accounts. All premiums are pre-taxed and paid 100% by the employee through automatic bi-monthly payroll deductions.

Life Insurance:

LAHSA pays 100% of the premium for $50,000 basic life insurance coverage through ADP.

Voluntary Group Life Insurance:

LAHSA offers employees this voluntary group life insurance through Lincoln Financial. Employees may elect to participate in dependent care or health care expense accounts. All premiums are pre-taxed and paid 100% by the employee through automatic bi-monthly payroll deductions.

Long Term Disability:

LAHSA pays 100% of the premium for long-term disability coverage through ADP.

Public Service Loan Forgiveness (PSLF) Program Eligibility:

LAHSA is considered a government employer for the PSLF Program.

Pension Plan:

LAHSA provides a 401A pension plan through Lincoln Financial. After 6 months of employment, employees are eligible for contributions of 5% of the employee’s salary with a qualification date of 500 hours or 6 months after the date of hire.

Deferred Compensation Plan:

LAHSA provides a 457 Deferred Compensation plan through Lincoln Financial. Employees may elect to defer up to IRS maximum limit per year of their earned salary for income tax purposes.

Time Off Administrative Leave:

Executive Director, chiefs, and directors receive five (5) days of admin leave each calendar year in addition to the time-off below.

Vacation:

Vacation is earned according to each month of service commencing with the employee’s initial date of hire.

Less than five (5) years of employment, eighty (80) hours per year.

Five (5) to ten (10) years of employment, one hundred twenty (120) hours per year.

More than ten (10) years of employment, the one hundred twenty (120) hour total shall be supplemented by one (1) workday of paid leave for each twelve (12) months greater than one hundred twenty (120) months of employment. This vacation accrual is capped at twenty (20) workdays per year.

Maximum accrual of vacation leave is 200 hours.

Sick Leave:

Full-time employees accrue sick leave at a rate of 12 days per year. Maximum accrual of sick leave is 160 hours.

Paid Holidays:

All employees receive the following observed company holidays off:

New Year’s Day

Martin Luther King Jr. Day

President’s Day

Cesar Chavez Day

Memorial Day

Juneteenth Day

Independence Day

Labor Day

Indigenous People’s Day

Veteran’s Day

Thanksgiving Day

Day After Thanksgiving

Christmas Day

In addition to the above holidays, full-time regular employees who have completed their 1-year introductory period are entitled to two (2) “Floating Holidays” during the calendar year.

Updated 04/26/2024

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