Job Posting: Upper South Providence Community Liaison

Community Liaison Job Description

July 2018

Position: Upper South Providence Community Liaison

August, 2018 - January, 2019

*Note that this is a temporary assignment

Description:

The Barbara Jordan II Community Engagement process is indented to foster a meaningful dialogue with Upper South Providence residents, anchor institutions, neighborhood organizations and other local stakeholders about how to respond to neighborhood development pressures that are beginning to be felt and how housing reinvestment of the vacant Barbara Jordan II properties could benefit the community.

Rhode Island Housing and their planning consultants Camiros, Ltd., are seeking two Community Liaisons who are currently residents of the Upper South Providence Area to assist in the Barbara Jordan II Community Engagement process. Assistance will be needed starting August of 2018 and ending at the completion of the planning process, which is expected to be in January of 2019. Each Community Liaison will be provided a stipend of $1,500. The liaisons will be expected to contribute 100 hours of work at a rate of $15/hour to activities associated with the engagement process. The Community Liaisons will be required to:

• Attend and help lead future Barbara Jordan II community meetings
• Participate in periodic team conference calls
• Provide regular updates and outreach to local neighborhood associations and organization
• Organize and attend meetings with neighborhood residents and stakeholders
• Perform outreach to residents door-to-door or by phone
• Provide detailed notes and documentation of activities as needed
• Assist in developing an early action project, to be identified through the community engagement

The Community Liaison must have excellent communication and organizational skills and be able to work with a variety of people. Bilingual English/Spanish language skills are a plus.

Please email a resume and cover letter to:

Adam Rosa

Principal

Camiros, Ltd.

411 South Wells Street Suite 400

Chicago, IL 60607

arosa@camiros.com

Courtesy of the Barbara Jordan II Community Engagement Project