Northern Illinois University
Northern Illinois Center for Nonprofit Excellence

Organization:

Northern Illinois Center for Nonprofit Excellence

Job title:

Professional Services and Community Collaborations Coordinator

Contact name:

Pam Clark Reidenbach

Contact email:

pclark1@niu.ed

Brief Job Description:

The Professional Services and Community Collaborations Coordinator is a full-time position evaluated on an annual basis. The Coordinator will manage all aspects of professional and collaboration services available to staff, board and volunteers of nonprofit organizations to build their management and organizational capacity, enhancing their ability to meet mission and serve the needs of the community.

Responsibilities include:

• Recruit professional services providers to join the NICNE team.
• Work with individual professional service providers to define the scope of each project and create a proposal for consideration by potential customer.
• Remain in tune and in touch with nonprofit sector needs to ensure appropriate professional services are available. This includes working with NICNE team to surveying the needs of the sector utilizing Google Survey or Qualitrics.
• Track professional services projects documenting the current status of each pending and potential project.
• Develop an evaluation system for individual projects measuring value of project and opportunities for enhanced quality and value from both customer and professional perspectives.
• Create and implement a billing system for individual projects by working with NICNE Business Manager.
• Generate monthly reports for the Executive Director on the names and status of each consulting project.
• Work with the Executive Director to design and build collaboration within and among nonprofit organizations in our region.
• Facilitate collaborative discussions with nonprofit and cross-sector partners.
• Assist in the design and build-out of a Social Innovation and Collaboration Laboratory.
• Link professional services to collaborative initiatives in pursuit of efficient service delivery.
• Attend weekly check-in meetings with the Executive Director.
• Design, implement, and evaluate all group capacity building programs working with the Executive Director to determine the training topics and schedule each year.
• Develop/contract for marketing materials to promote professional capacity building services and collaboration opportunities available.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree and five years of experience working within the nonprofit sector or consulting services industry.
• Knowledge of the Rockford region.
• Unwavering commitment to quality programs and data-driven program evaluation.
• Effective representative of the organization.
• Well-honed and proven managerial skills.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills; a persuasive and passionate communicator with excellent interpersonal and multidisciplinary project skills.
• Ability to work effectively in collaboration with diverse groups of people.
• Passion for nonprofit work, integrity, positive attitude, and self-directed.

Salary Range and Benefits:

Commensurate with experience.

How to Apply:

Email a cover letter and resume to Pam Clark Reidenbach, Executive Director, NICNE at pclark1@niu.edu

Organization:

Forest Preserves of Winnebago County

Job title:

Administrative Assistant II

Contact name:

Donna Bileto

Contact email:

dbileto@winnebagoforest.org

Job Description:

• Performs administrative duties including: memos, letters, correspondence, and reports for the Executive Director, other Directors, and Management Team as assigned by the Executive Director
• Answers phones and assist callers or connects the caller to the proper staff person
• Assists customers with information, reservations, passes, permits, etc.
• Reviews and answers correspondence on website
• Schedules and maintains calendar for the meeting room for the Executive Director, as well as other Directors and Management Team as appropriate
• Maintains law enforcement calendar
• Maintains photo ID machine and printer
• Orders supplies

Salary Range and Benefits:

$15.00-$17.31, Participation in Illinois Municipal Retirement Plan

How to Apply:

Apply online.

Organization:

Youth Services Network, Inc.

Job title:

Infant and Early Childhood Mental Health Consultant

Contact name:

Rebecca Martinez

Contact email:

rmartinez@ysnkids.com

Job Description:

The Early Childhood Mental Health Consultant (MHC) will provide ongoing, relationship based mental health consultation, technical assistance, and referral services to Early Care and Education (ECE) providers working with children ages birth to age 5 and their families within the communities served. The MHC will provide/facilitate pertinent training to ECE providers and others within the communities served, and on a statewide basis.

The MHC will work proactively within their respective communities to improve and facilitate understanding and collaboration between the ECE field and the Infant and Early Childhood Mental Health field, and to promote community understanding of and support for child and family mental health. Demonstrates an ability to apply trauma- informed principles and a racial equity and social justice lens; and integrates them into daily practice. Communicates effectively and promotes collaborative problem solving by demonstrating care and respect in considering the diverse experiences and perspectives of others.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Master’s degree in Early Childhood Education, Child Development, Infant Mental Health, or related field.
• Knowledge of early childhood development, including an understanding of the concepts and dynamics underlying young children’s social-emotional development (such as attachment and separation), as well as an understanding of family dynamics and the importance of child-caregiver interaction.
• Experience in the Early Childhood Care and Education field, including an ability to be comfortable practicing in various early childhood settings, and to effectively integrate various appropriate mental health activities and philosophies.
• Ability to identify key signs, symptoms, impact and manifestations of trauma, disrupted attachment, and adversity in children and adults.
• Demonstrated knowledge of human development and how people can be affected by trauma, abuse, adversity and stress at various stages.
• Demonstrated understanding of how behaviors, including those that appear to be “problems” or symptoms often reflect trauma-related coping skills.
• Willingness to work evening and weekend hours when necessary to meet the needs of the child care providers and families that we serve.
• Demonstrated competence in serving a culturally diverse population.
• Demonstrated ability to work collaboratively with a diverse workforce.
• Demonstrated skill in designing and implementing professional training and development programs.
• Willingness to examine personal beliefs about and experiences of trauma and childhood adversity and the impact these have on interactions with clients, colleagues, organizations and systems.
• Demonstrated knowledge of self-care strategies and ways to utilize when needed.
• Excellent written, verbal, and interpersonal communication skills, including engaging presentation and public speaking skills. Demonstrates a communication style that is open, adaptable, reflective, engaging, honest, and culturally sensitive and eliminates the use of labels that stigmatize.
• Must travel for job responsibilities, including long distance driving; hold a valid driver’s license that has not been revoked or suspended within the past three years, and use of a personal vehicle with adequate insurance.
• Ability to collaborate with local Child Care Resource and Referral agencies, and other partners in the DHS CCR&R system.

Salary Range and Benefits:

• Health insurance
• Paid time off
• Salary Range: $45-47,500
• Dental insurance
• 401(k)
• Vision insurance
• Life insurance

Position Website:

ysnkids.com

How to Apply:

Indeed or email resume to Rmartinez@ysnkids.com