Children’s Fund Program Coordinator – Redwood City – San Mateo County Human Services Agency

The San Mateo County Human Services Agency (HSA), is seeking a qualified Program Coordinator (Human Services Analyst) to lead the Children’s Fund program. The Children’s Fund Program Coordinator is responsible for program administrative and analytical duties; coordination of all year-round and seasonal programs; fundraising and public awareness; program marketing and social media presence management; cultivating countywide community activities and partnerships; program tracking and reporting; volunteer recruitment; facilitation of supervised volunteer activities and events; and ensuring that the program continues to meet programmatic goals resulting in a positive impact for children and families served by the Children’s Fund.

The current vacancy is in the Human Services Agency (HSA), Collaborative Community Outcomes (CCO) Branch. The programs within the CCO Branch include the Center on Homelessness, the County Veterans Services Office, Office of Emergency/Disaster Response, the Science, Technology, Engineering and Math (STEM) program, and the Children’s Fund program. The Children’s Fund Program Coordinator reports to the Director of Collaborative Community Outcomes.

The Children’s Fund began in 1973 and is dedicated to helping children and families in need to maintain and improve their quality of life. The program provides goods unavailable through public funding to low-income, children served through public programs and foster children, age newborn to 21, in San Mateo County. Whether it is baby clothing for a new mother who can’t make ends meet, a Halloween costume for a youth, or school supplies and a laptop for a teen, the Children’s Fund has continued to fill in those gaps in services for more than forty years.

The ideal candidate will have the following:
A minimum of two years performing administrative or program coordination duties in the field of human services, or in a community-based or non-profit agency
Highly skilled in organization and planning, project management and community collaboration
Extensive experience developing and implementing fundraising strategies as well as defining policies and procedures.
Experience recruiting, supervising and organizing volunteers.
Experience tracking revenues and ongoing expenditures, including seeking sponsorships/donor support.
Excellent interpersonal, collaboration, oral and written communication, organization and problem-solving skills
Flexible, deadline-driven and customer service-oriented
Computer proficiency (Microsoft Word, Excel and Publisher)
Bachelor’s degree in a social service or public health, policy or administration field is preferred

Final Filing Date: June 30, 2016

To learn more about all available positions and to apply online, please visit our website at http:jobs.smcgov.org. Applications are only accepted online. EOE

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