Assistant Program Officer

What We Do

With residents and partners, LISC forges resilient and inclusive communities of opportunity across America – great places to live, work, visit, do business and raise families.

Strategies We Pursue

• Equip talent in underinvested communities with the skills and credentials to compete successfully for quality income and wealth opportunities.
• Invest in businesses, housing and other community infrastructure to catalyze economic, health, safety and educational mobility for individuals and communities.
• Strengthen existing alliances while building new collaborations to increase our impact on the progress of people and places.
• Develop leadership and the capacity of partners to advance our work together.
• Drive local, regional, and national policy and system changes that foster broadly shared prosperity and well-being.

Since 1979, LISC and its affiliates have invested approximately $29.7 billion in businesses, affordable housing, health, educational mobility, community and recreational facilities, public safety, employment, and other projects that help to revitalize and stabilize underinvested communities. Headquartered in New York City, LISC’s reach spans the country from East coast to West coast in 38 markets with offices extending from Buffalo to San Francisco and in 2,400 rural counties across 49 states and Puerto Rico. Visit us at www.lisc.org

Background

Since 1979, LISC and its affiliates have invested over $29 billion in businesses, affordable housing, health, educational mobility, community and recreational facilities, public safety, employment and other projects that help to revitalize and stabilize underinvested communities. Headquartered in New York City, LISC’s reach spans the country from East coast to West coast in 38 local markets with offices extending from Boston to San Francisco.

LISC Milwaukee is a local office within National LISC, the nation's largest nonprofit Community Development Financial Institution (CDFI). LISC Milwaukee has nearly 30 years of experience working as a catalyst for community reinvestment in Milwaukee. We help resident-led, community-based development organizations transform distressed neighborhoods into healthy places to live, work, worship, do business and raise families. Increasingly, we also work with and lend to for-profit entities that share our community development mission and goals. Since 1995, LISC Milwaukee and our affiliates (the National Equity Fund and Broadstreet) have invested nearly $195 million in Milwaukee's neighborhoods, including grants, loans and equity leading to more than $658 million in total development, including 4,260 homes and apartments built or improved.

Responsibilities

This role offers an exciting opportunity to work alongside a talented team of community development professionals on innovative community development initiatives that are addressing equitable development, affordable housing, economic opportunity and access to capital. In particular, this position will support our team’s deployment and management of numerous investments in nonprofit partners and mission aligned for profit entities, especially emerging developers and graduates of our ACRE program. Our investments can include grants, equity, and/or loans in support of real estate projects and small businesses.

Key Responsibilities:

• Foster new and deepened relationships with community partners and borrowers
• Track data and develop accurate, accessible, and up-to-date reporting for grants/partner projects.
• Perform additional duties as assigned by the Director of Program and Partnerships or Executive Director

Program Responsibilities:

• Support the local Program Officer for Lending in managing the Milwaukee loan portfolio and pipeline, gather and organize underwriting due diligence, prepare loan intake forms, loan writeups, and documentation for loan closings.
• Assist the Program Officer for Economic Development with the Brew City Match and Financial Opportunity Center (FOC) programs through administrative and project management support
• Work principally from the Milwaukee office, or in the field, an average of 3 days per week, with 2 days of work from home anticipated, and additional flexibility available
• Periodically travel outside of the Milwaukee area for peer learning, training and national LISC activities

Qualifications

• Interest in and commitment to the community development mission of LISC
• Bachelor’s degree from an accredited college or university preferred, however, experience considered
• Two years or more experience in community and/or economic development with program or project management experience with community-based organizations preferred
• Experience should include a successful track record developing or managing projects, including financial management and budgeting
• Working knowledge of the economic, political and social environments of Milwaukee, especially community development organizations and efforts
• Strong project management, research and data analysis skills
• Ability to communicate effectively and work collaboratively with co-workers and a diverse range of individuals and stakeholders, including but not limited to residents, community development organizations, public agencies, private developers, and funders
• Excellent technical skills; proficient in Microsoft’s office products: Word, Excel, Outlook, and Teams, with ability to learn other systems used by LISC
• Well-organized, very detail-oriented, committed to accuracy, attention to detail, timely reporting and deadlines.
• Self-directed; must be able to both set priorities for a challenging workload and work simultaneously on multiple tasks without compromising quality
• Superior interpersonal skills and the ability to work independently with minimal supervision as well as part of a team

Compensation

LISC offers a competitive salary ($57,200 - $71,400) and excellent fringe benefits.

*Actual salaries may be based on several factors including, but not limited to, a candidate's skill set, experience, education, work location and other qualifications.

Our benefits include: 

Medical, Dental, Vision Coverage: Comprehensive health plans for you and your family's well-being; Disability Insurance: Long-term and short-term coverage for peace of mind; Retirement Savings: Secure your future with our 401(k) and 403(b) plans; Generous Holidays: Enjoy ample time off to recharge and celebrate; Vacation, PTO, and Sick Days: Take advantage of flexible time-off policies to maintain work-life balance; Tuition Assistance: Pursue your educational goals with support from our tuition assistance program; Referral Program: Earn rewards for referring qualified candidates to join our team; Professional Development Opportunities: Grow and advance in your career with access to ongoing training and development programs tailored to your goals.

LISC is an equal opportunity employer. LISC does not discriminate in employment on account of actual or perceived race, color, creed, religion, national origin, ancestry, citizenship status, age, sex or gender (including pregnancy, childbirth, lactation and related medical conditions), gender identity or expression (including transgender status), sexual orientation, marital status, military status or veteran status, unfavorable discharge from military service, physical or mental disability, protected medical condition as defined by applicable state or local law, genetic information or any other characteristic protected by applicable federal, state or local laws and ordinances.

We will endeavor to make a reasonable accommodation to the known physical or mental limitations of a qualified applicant with a disability unless the accommodation would impose an undue hardship on the operation of our business.

LISC IS AN EQUAL OPPORTUNITY EMPLOYER COMMITTED TO DIVERSITY, EQUITY, INCLUSION AND JUSTICE