PROGRAM MANAGER

JOB ANNOUNCEMENT

Program Manager

DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING

Policy, Planning, and Implementation

Number of Positions: 1

Starting Salary: $ $91,788

Applications for this position will be accepted until 11:59pm CDT on 11/05/2026

Department of Housing website

The Department of Housing’s mission is to expand housing access and choice and to ensure every Chicagoan has access to quality homes that are affordable, safe, and healthy. The Department pursues this mission in many ways, including investing in affordable housing developments, supporting low-income homeowners, and reinvesting in disinvested communities.

The Bureau of Policy, Planning, and Implementation (PPI) contributes to this mission by helping DOH be responsive to the changing legal, fiscal, and political environments in which it operates, and by empowering DOH to proactively influence those environments. We do this through advancing DOH’s legislative priorities and research agenda, engaging community to inform the department’s work, establishing and running new DOH programs, supporting program teams with process improvement initiatives and technical assistance, and fostering a culture of data-driven, outcomes-based program design. The bureau is divided into two divisions, Policy & Planning, and Implementation & Evaluation.

Under the direction of the Assistant Commissioner for Implementation and Evaluation, this position will support the implementation of the Department’s homelessness prevention initiatives, including coordinating expenditures from the City’s HOME-ARP grant. The Program Manager will also take on other key tasks related to the Implementation and Evaluation team’s priorities, which may include piloting of new programs and/or managing process improvement, data/evaluation, and reporting efforts.

This is a temporary position funded by the HOME-ARP grant. Funding exists to support this position for the duration of three years and extension of employment is possible but not guaranteed.

Essential Duties

·        Manages the strategic planning, policy development, and implementation of HOME-ARP funded DOH initiatives, related homelessness prevention work and other Implementation and Evaluation initiatives

·        Monitors the performance and ongoing development and training of Program staff and conducts performance evaluations of supervisory staff

·        Develop policies and procedures for implementation, administration of HOME-ARP funds and other special funding allocations

·        Oversee contract management and tracking for city vendor(s) contracted to provide administration support to DOH homelessness prevention programs.  

·        Manage data collection and monitoring of DOH programs in cooperation with relevant departmental bureaus and other City departments and agencies, including budgets, obligations, and spend-down.

·        Lead effort to centralize and rationalize storage of policies, procedures, documents, and data related to the administration of DOH programs.

·        Provide technical assistance and administration support for vendors, external partners, and delegate agencies as needed

·        Establish targets and benchmarks for monitoring homelessness prevention programming throughput and effectiveness. 

·        Develop and maintain working relationships with city departments partnering with DOH on HOME-ARP funding, homelessness prevention, and other PPI initiatives—such as the Mayor’s Office, DFSS, CDPH, DPD, and DOL—as needed.

·        Other duties as assigned

NOTE: This position will require some night/weekend hours and travel within the city to attend meetings, represent DOH, and engage with communities and delegate agencies.

Location:121 N Lasalle Street 10th Floor

Hours: 9:00 AM – 5:00 PM

THIS POSITION IS EXEMPT FROM CAREER SERVICE