ASSISTANT COMMISSIONER (Implementation & Evaluation)

Assistant Commissioner (Implementation & Evaluation)

The Department of Housing's (DOH) 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 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 empowering DOH to proactively influence those environments. The bureau is divided into two divisions, Policy & Planning, and Implementation & Evaluation. The Assistant Commissioner (Implementation & Evaluation) will report to the Deputy Commissioner (Policy, Planning, and Implementation) and lead a division responsible for process improvement initiatives, new program implementation, coordinating cross-bureau strategies related to program and budget, and improving data systems and reporting.

Essential duties include supervising professional staff engaged in implementing and reviewing current programs and operations, conducting data analysis, and creating and monitoring work plans to create efficiencies with department bureaus; interfacing with senior leadership to identify and evaluate business needs and to define opportunities for improved efficiency and process improvements; conducting data analysis to determine the sources of inefficiencies; developing and overseeing the preparation of strategic work plans and timetables used in establishing performance improvement initiatives and the achievement of objectives; advising Deputy Commissioner and Department Head in establishing key performance indicators to effectively measure the ongoing performance of programs and services and recommending modifications and improvements to further the mission and vision of the department; working with DOH senior staff, DOH / DPD Shared Services, Mayor's Office, Department of Law (DOL), Office of Budget Management (OBM), and other stakeholders to streamline programs; identifying opportunities for improvements to increase output of affordable housing options to prevent homelessness and provide affordable rental and homeownership opportunities; managing internal processes related to allocation of funds, program tracking, and monitoring and training regarding eligible costs for affordable housing developments; collaborating with other DOH bureaus to assist in drafting and passing legislation as needed, design and stand-up new programs, draft project charters and job descriptions to successfully stand up new programs or modify existing programs or processes; overseeing new programs during the pilot phase, make modifications as necessary from evaluations and implement pilots turning into permanent programs into the workflow of DOH; supervising the design of computer applications and models (e.g., mathematical, statistical, spatial, temporal) to assist in the assessment and collection of data; coordinating and reviewing reports and communications recommending changes to work standards, procedures, and performance measures; monitoring implementation plans and evaluating improvements post-implementation; coaching and mentoring staff to encourage growth, professionalism, independence, and learning; and building and nurturing trust and collaborative spirit "up, down, and across" the department's organizational chart.

Location : 121 N LaSalle St

Days : Monday Friday

Hours : 9 : 00am 5 : 00pm

This position is exempt from the career service.

Qualifications :

Minimum qualifications :

Nine (9) years of work experience related to the responsibilities of the position, of which two (2) years are in a supervisory role related to the responsibilities of the position, OR

Graduation from an accredited college with an Associate's degree in a field related to the duties performed, plus seven (7) years of work related to the responsibilities of the position, of which two (2) years are in a supervisory role related to the responsibilities of the position, OR

Graduation from an accredited college or university with a Bachelor's degree in a field related to the duties performed, plus five (5) years of work related to the responsibilities of the position, of which two (2) years are in a supervisory role related to the responsibilities of the position, OR

Graduation from an accredited college or university with a Master's degree in a field related to the duties performed, plus four (4) years of work experience related to the responsibilities of the position, of which two (2) years are in a supervisory role related to the responsibilities of the position

Selection requirements :

This position requires applicants to complete an interview which will include a skills assessment as part of the interview. The interviewed candidate(s) possessing the qualifications best suited to fulfill the responsibilities of the position, based on the oral and written parts of the interview will be selected.