Executive Director (GA)
Drives the Red Cross mission in Northwest Georgia, overseeing all programs, fundraising, and volunteer engagement to enhance community resilience
The director cultivates strategic partnerships, manages budgets, and leads a team to deliver effective disaster relief and community services
Represents the Red Cross, builds strong donor relationships, and ensures operational excellence across the region
Overview
The Executive Director for Northwest Georgia is a pivotal leadership role within the American Red Cross, responsible for driving the organization's mission and impact across a defined geographic region. This position focuses on strategic leadership, community engagement, fundraising, and operational oversight to ensure the Red Cross effectively serves the needs of its local communities. The Executive Director acts as a key liaison, building relationships with community leaders, donors, volunteers, and partner organizations.
Key Responsibilities
Strategic Leadership: Develop and implement strategic plans to advance the Red Cross mission in Northwest Georgia. This involves assessing community needs, identifying opportunities for growth, and aligning regional efforts with national organizational goals.
Fundraising and Development: Cultivate and maintain relationships with major donors, corporations, and foundations to secure financial support. Lead fundraising initiatives and campaigns to ensure the region has the resources necessary to deliver critical services.
Community Engagement: Serve as the public face of the Red Cross in Northwest Georgia, building strong relationships with community leaders, government officials, and partner organizations. Represent the organization at public events and promote awareness of Red Cross programs and services.
Volunteer Management: Recruit, train, and manage a dedicated team of volunteers to support Red Cross operations. Foster a culture of volunteerism and ensure volunteers are effectively utilized to meet community needs.
Operational Oversight: Oversee the day-to-day operations of the Red Cross in Northwest Georgia, ensuring efficient and effective delivery of services. Manage budgets, resources, and staff to achieve organizational goals.
Disaster Preparedness and Response: Ensure the region is prepared to respond to disasters and emergencies, coordinating with local authorities and other organizations to provide timely and effective assistance to affected communities.
Required Skills and Qualifications
Bachelor's degree required, Master's degree preferred.
Significant experience in nonprofit management, fundraising, or related fields.
Proven track record of success in leadership roles, with the ability to develop and implement strategic plans.
Strong fundraising and development skills, with experience cultivating and managing donor relationships.
Excellent communication and interpersonal skills, with the ability to build and maintain relationships with diverse stakeholders.
Ability to lead and motivate teams, including staff and volunteers.
Knowledge of disaster preparedness and response principles.
Strong financial acumen.
Company Culture and Impact
The American Red Cross is a globally recognized humanitarian organization dedicated to saving lives and providing assistance to those in need. The Executive Director plays a critical role in fulfilling this mission at the local level, ensuring that the Red Cross effectively serves the communities of Northwest Georgia. This position offers the opportunity to make a meaningful impact on the lives of others and contribute to a vital organization.
Sr. Policy Advisor
Drives the Mayor's neighborhood revitalization goals, leading cross-functional project implementation and ensuring community impact
Builds strong relationships, facilitates working groups, and implements authentic resident engagement strategies
Oversees project plans, tracks progress, and serves as a key spokesperson, ensuring alignment with mayoral priorities
About the Company
At the City of Atlanta, we are passionate about building and improving our community. Our police officers, firefighters and building inspectors keep our citizens safe. Our Public Works staff keeps our City clean and helps maintain, build and improve our City’s infrastructure. Our City planners help envision and shape future City growth. Our Parks & Recreation professionals enhance our quality of life.
Our engineers help keep our drinking water clean, the largest airport in the world (by passenger volume) operating and our buildings maintained. Along with the host of Finance, Procurement, and Human Resources professionals whose support is vital, we are the City of Atlanta! If you are seeking a meaningful role where you can make a real difference improving and growing our City, we welcome you to explore the job opportunities we have to offer.
About the Job
The Senior Advisor to the Mayor, Community Revitalization, will work to advance the Mayor’s goals for catalytic revitalization of target disinvested neighborhoods across Atlanta. The Senior Advisor is responsible for leading this initiative, including overseeing project implementation, ensuring the progress and completion of capital projects, building community ownership, and managing key stakeholder relationships. The Senior Advisor must be a master facilitator, working collaboratively and swiftly across multiple departments, agencies, and sectors. A key component of the work is supporting the engagement of numerous working groups that focus the efforts of City departments, external agencies, non-profit and philanthropic organizations, development partners, and neighborhood leaders to implement the program in accordance with community goals.
Responsibilities
Lead the implementation of the high-priority, cross-functional place-based neighborhood revitalization strategy
Build an internal organizational framework and approach to strategy implementation that ensures regular, proactive, and strategic integration of broad mayoral priorities, maximizes community impact, and fully integrates racial equity and community inclusion
Guide the design, implementation, and evaluation of cross-functional initiatives involving multiple City departments and agencies, overseeing working groups, developing and approving project plans and project managers, and tracking collaborative progress
Serve as an expert resource for key internal leaders whose departments are critical implementers of strategy components (e.g., Commissioner of City Planning, Commissioner of Transportation, etc.)
Serve as external spokesperson and surrogate for the Mayor and the Chief Policy Officer relating to this work
Oversee a small team responsible for maintaining master project management/ tracking system for all major projects, programs, and initiatives contained within the strategy
Support other high-priority mayoral programs and initiatives as needed by supplying a unique perspective and familiarity with the perspectives of stakeholder served by the team’s initiatives and using it to evaluate other programs and policies
Develop and implement authentic, frequent community and resident engagement strategies, in and surrounding target neighborhoods, in collaboration with key stakeholders
Manage the ongoing implementation of the initiative’s comprehensive communications plan, in collaboration with key stakeholders
Qualifications
Education & Experience:
Undergraduate or equivalent experience in public policy, urban planning, community development, public administration, or related field
10+ years of progressive experience in a related field
Master’s degree in public policy, urban planning, community development, public administration, or related field with 15+ years of progressive experience is preferred
Equivalent professional experience may be considered for substitution for the required degree on an exception basis
Knowledge & Skills:
Expertise in community development, neighborhood revitalization, community engagement, public administration, racial equity, economic mobility, and/or public policy principles
Extensive experience building public policy and/or cross-sector initiatives, especially relating to neighborhood revitalization, racial equity, and/or community development
Demonstrated experience successfully delivering large-scale, complex projects on time and within budget
Demonstrated success in the development, management, and implementation of major, high visibility, high impact strategic projects involving diverse stakeholders and sometimes competing priorities
Adept facilitator and team leader, with the ability to motivate and hold accountable diverse, cross-functional teams
Ability to work collaboratively to arrive at constructive solutions
Strong written and verbal communication skills
Strong and synergistic leadership skills
Director, Grants Accounting
Develops and maintains a long-term financial plan, integrating revenue, expenses, and capital expansion for the Department of Aviation
Forecasts financial needs, analyzes risk, directs the annual budgeting process, and provides performance reports to senior management
Manages daily operations, develops organizational structure, and leads staff, ensuring policy application and resource allocation
About the Company
At the City of Atlanta, we are passionate about building and improving our community. Our police officers, firefighters and building inspectors keep our citizens safe. Our Public Works staff keeps our City clean and helps maintain, build and improve our City’s infrastructure. Our City planners help envision and shape future City growth. Our Parks & Recreation professionals enhance our quality of life.
Our engineers help keep our drinking water clean, the largest airport in the world (by passenger volume) operating and our buildings maintained. Along with the host of Finance, Procurement, and Human Resources professionals whose support is vital, we are the City of Atlanta! If you are seeking a meaningful role where you can make a real difference improving and growing our City, we welcome you to explore the job opportunities we have to offer.
About the Job
The Director of Grants Accounting builds and maintains a long term financial plan for DOA that integrates revenue, expense, financing and capital expansion plans into cohesive program. This is a high level of strategic and operations management reporting to a top department executive or a department deputy. Position manages a primary function of the department and recommends operating policy and procedure subject to department executive approval. This level would be expected to manage a varied array of professionals and managers. This is NOT a routine promotional level and the specific justification for classification at this level must be documented.
Responsibilities
Builds and maintains a long term financial plan for DOA that integrates revenue, expense, financing and capital expansion plans into cohesive program
Forecasts and plans for the financial needs of the Airport (Long Range Financial Plan - LRFP)
Analyzes and measures financial risk
Actualizes the plan through budgeting and performance management
Directs and supports the LRFP updates
Directs and supervises the annual budgeting process
Provides reports and presentations to senior management regarding forecasting, planning and budgeting and financial performance
Manages the day to day operations. Creates operating plans, forecasts and reporting systems
Manages the budget preparation, submittal and administration
Develops organizational structure and selects, develops and manages staff
Establishes internal processes, interprets and applies organizational policies
Provides input into policy and strategy
Manages purchasing, inventory, equipment maintenance and other asset related functions and approves purchase/supply orders, expense accounts
May make purchasing or resource allocation decisions within organization guidelines
Applies organizational policies
May interpret organizational policies and recommend exceptions
Qualifications
Education & Experience:
Bachelor's degree in accounting, finance or related field with 8-12 years' of accounting experience and demonstrated management experience
Master's degree in accounting, finance or related field with 5-8 years' of accounting management experience is preferred
Equivalent professional experience may be considered for substitution for the required degree on an exception basis
Knowledge & Skills:
Strong general accounting and GAAP knowledge. Strong knowledge of spreadsheet modeling
In depth knowledge of airport operations
Strong leadership and management skills
Strong planning, organizational and presentation skills
Ability to perform economic analysis and modeling
Knowledge of operating procedures for Microsoft Office, accounting software and other financial databases
Ability to analyze situations or data requiring an in depth knowledge of selecting methods, techniques and evaluation criteria for obtaining results
Design Asst. Director
Leads a team of urban designers in the conception, design, and implementation of public space projects, from improvements to permanent developments
Collaborates with internal city planning teams, external agencies, community members, and private partners to ensure projects align with city plans and priorities
Manages the Public Space Studio, including staff selection, development, budget, and resource allocation, while fostering inclusive design processes
About the Company
The City of Atlanta Department of City Planning (DCP) is committed to implementing Atlanta City Design and transforming Atlanta into the best possible version of itself. Adopted into the city charter in December 2017, Atlanta City Design articulates an aspiration for the future city that Atlantean's can fall in love with, knowing that if people love their city, they will make better decisions about it.
The Office of Design of the Department of City Planning provides leadership for the physical design of the city. It accomplishes this through the design of physical plans for the logical organization of our future city, creation of vibrant public spaces that cultivate public life, and architectural guidance, including preservation, of high-quality buildings that contribute to a cohesive public realm. This work is framed by Atlanta City Design and driven by the desire to design a city for everyone in the most inclusive way possible.
The Atlanta City Studio is the pop-up urban design studio operated by the Office of Design on behalf of the Department of City Planning. The studio’s mission is to provide leadership in the design of our city and the implementation of Atlanta City Design. It accomplishes this through project-specific design leadership and collaboration, educational programming, and inclusive community engagement. The Studio moves to different locations throughout the city to make its work and that of the Department of City Planning as publicly accessible as possible so that residents have an opportunity to play an integral role in the design of our city.
About the Job
The Assistant Director for the Public Space Studio is a senior level urban designer experienced in leading a team of design professionals to conceptualize, research, design, and implement public space projects throughout the city. These public space projects range from the more tactical, including oversight of the Love Our Places program, to permanent and larger improvements. This work is done in close collaboration with the Office of Design’s other teams—the Planning Studio and the Historic Preservation Studio—as well as other offices of the Department of City Planning, other City agencies, community members and leaders, and private sector partners. While this work is done throughout the city, there is also a focus centered around the location of the Atlanta City Studio.
Responsibilities
Champion the need to create exceptional public spaces and experiences in our city using Atlanta City Design as the basis for the projects undertaken
Develop effective and inclusive processes and methodologies by which the Atlanta City Studio undertakes, designs, manages, and implements project work
Collaborate closely with team members in other offices of the Department of City Planning, as well as other departments within the City, to ensure the projects we undertake advance the City’s plans and priorities, and have a pathway towards long-term, permanent implementation
Engage communities and neighborhoods in the design process in a meaningful and equitable way that productively informs design decisions using presentations, workshops, design charrettes, personal meetings, etc.
Provide leadership and mentoring to a team of planners, designers, and other professionals in the design and implementation of public space projects that involve both in-house staff and outside consultant teams
Select, develop, and manage staff for the Public Space Studio for the Office of Design
Develop and manage the budget for the Public Space Studio for the Office of Design
Manage purchasing, inventory, equipment maintenance and other asset related functions and approve purchase/supply orders, expense account for the Public Space Studio for the Office of Design
Qualifications
Minimum Qualifications:
Bachelor’s degree in urban design, city and regional planning, architecture, landscape architecture, environmental design, or related field
Five to seven (5-7) years of related experience in private sector or municipal urban design
At least 3 years’ experience managing design or planning professionals
Preferred Qualifications:
Master’s degree in urban design, city and regional planning, architecture, landscape architecture, environmental design, or related field
Sr. Budget Analyst
Performs complex budgeting, forecasting, and analysis for the Office of Budget & Fiscal Policy, analyzing budget requests and advising on operational needs
Develops financial concepts for planning and control, conducts financial performance analysis, and plans budget procedures for assigned departments
Assists departments with budget preparation, develops multi-year forecasts, analyzes performance measures, and creates budget monitoring
About the Company
At the City of Atlanta, we are passionate about building and improving our community. Our police officers, firefighters and building inspectors keep our citizens safe. Our Public Works staff keeps our City clean and helps maintain, build and improve our City’s infrastructure. Our City planners help envision and shape future City growth. Our Parks & Recreation professionals enhance our quality of life.
Our engineers help keep our drinking water clean, the largest airport in the world (by passenger volume) operating and our buildings maintained. Along with the host of Finance, Procurement, and Human Resources professionals whose support is vital, we are the City of Atlanta! If you are seeking a meaningful role where you can make a real difference improving and growing our City, we welcome you to explore the job opportunities we have to offer.
About the Job
This position performs complex budgeting, forecasting, and analysis functions of the Office of Budget & Fiscal Policy. The position analyzes budget requests of assigned departments, programs and funds, and acts as a primary source providing advice in the development of operational needs, new initiatives, estimated costs and expenditures needed to finance programs and operations. Works with assigned departments, programs, and funds, in the development of the annual budget; participates in the development and analysis of budget recommendations, appropriations and allocations. Presents budget recommendations to the Budget Director, Deputy Budget Chief, and Budget Chief.
Responsibilities
Develops, interprets and implements financial concepts for financial planning and control
Performs technical analysis to determine present and future financial performance
Plans and carries out budget procedures for one or more departments including monthly monitoring of department expenditures and revenues
Performs monthly, quarterly, and annual variance and budget analysis for financial reports
Assists departments in the preparation of department budgets and budget materials
Reviews and makes recommendations on department budget proposals
Assists in the development of multi-year forecast estimates for department expenditures and revenues
Reviews department performance measures
Develops and maintains budget monitoring models and coordinates production of the formal monitoring report
Provides support and assists with special studies that require data compilation
Analyzes and interprets information in oral and written presentations
Assists in the fiscal evaluation of proposed legislation
Performs ad hoc analysis and collaborates with senior peers on special projects
Qualifications
Minimum Qualifications:
Bachelor’s degree from an accredited college or university in finance, accounting, business administration, or a closely related field
Minimum of 3 years of experience as a budget, finance, policy, and/or management analyst with direct responsibility for budget development, analysis and management.
Preferred Qualifications:
Master’s degree in finance, accounting, business administration, public administration or a closely related field
5 years of experience as a budget, finance, policy, and/or management analyst with direct responsibility for budget development, analysis and management
Grant Services Director
Manages the fiscal operations for HUD entitlement programs and other grants, overseeing staff and daily activities, including budget preparation and audit
Administers federal & local grant funds, identifying funding sources, directing the funding process, and collaborating on grant policies and procedures
Oversees fiscal reporting, provides legislative fiscal information, and participates in budget development and the Single Audit process
About the Company
At the City of Atlanta, we are passionate about building and improving our community. Our police officers, firefighters and building inspectors keep our citizens safe. Our Public Works staff keeps our City clean and helps maintain, build and improve our City’s infrastructure. Our City planners help envision and shape future City growth. Our Parks & Recreation professionals enhance our quality of life.
Our engineers help keep our drinking water clean, the largest airport in the world (by passenger volume) operating and our buildings maintained. Along with the host of Finance, Procurement, and Human Resources professionals whose support is vital, we are the City of Atlanta! If you are seeking a meaningful role where you can make a real difference improving and growing our City, we welcome you to explore the job opportunities we have to offer.
About the Job
The Director of Fiscal Operations reports directly to the Deputy Commissioner. The Director provides fiscal management and oversight for the City of Atlanta’s entitlement programs funded by the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) and other associated grant programs, including but not limited to the Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) program, Home Investment Partnerships Act (HOME) program, Housing Opportunities for Persons With AIDS (HOPWA), the Emergency Solutions Grant Program (ESG), Healthy Homes Grant, and assists with other non-HUD grants.
This is a fully seasoned managerial level charged with responsibility for specialized functions within the department. The position manages a group of employees, typically with an intermediate supervisor, or a smaller group of specialized professional employees. Areas of responsibility are typically unique within the department.
Responsibilities
Administers day-to-day fiscal operations, supervises Fiscal Managers, Assistant Managers (Leads), Financial Analysts, and Administrative Support Staff
Oversees delegation and coordination of staff assignments including preparation of operating budgets, reporting, cost allocations, managing expenses, and ensuring appropriate financial audit controls
Oversees the fiscal administration of federal and local grant funds provided for community development, including Community Development Block Grant (CDBG), Housing Opportunity for Persons with AIDS(HOPWA), Neighborhood Stabilization Program (NSP), HOME, Emergency Solutions, Healthy Homes Grant, and other housing and community development programs within the City of Atlanta
Identifies and evaluates funding sources; directs the funding process for federal and state grants; works closely with the DGCD Program Operations and Compliance Directors to develop policies and procedures to govern grants and grant-funded programs
Develops, coordinates, and/or assists with internal City staff for the City’s HUD Consolidated Plan, Annual Action Plans, CAPER, HUD monitoring, and other HUD-required activities and reports
Plans, administers, and oversees the City’s fiscal reports of Entitlement programs via Oracle and IDIS
Provides fiscal information and review of proposed legislation
Participates in the development of department budget: reviews previous year's expenditures, and determines budgetary needs for staffing, supplies, equipment, services, and/or capital improvements; confers with Commissioner and Directors to monitor expenditures for budget compliance
Reviews and approves staff expenses prior to submission for payment
Assists with the City’s bi-annual Single Audit process
Actively hosts and participates in Interdisciplinary Team Meetings with coordination between the Office of Program Operations and the Office of Entitlement and Competitive Compliance
Attends Management Team retreats and trainings
Other duties as assigned
Qualifications
Minimum Qualifications:
Bachelor's Degree in business administration, public administration, public policy, or a related field required
Five years of experience in planning and administering community development programs including administering HUD programs: HOME, CDBG, ESG, HOPWA
Project management experience with five years of supervisory experience
OR any equivalent combination of education, training, and experience which provides the requisite knowledge, skills, and abilities for this job
Preferred Qualifications:
Master’s degree in public administration, planning, business administration, economics, or a related field
Professional certifications related to Housing and Urban Development regulations and HUD-recognized financial systems are preferred including HUD Certification, Certified Public Management (CPM), and/or Program Management (PM)
Experience leading transformative housing initiatives
Sr. Employee Rel. Specialist
Provides consultation on labor and employee relations to HR business partners and Centers of Excellence, ensuring compliance with policies, city code, and laws
Conducts impartial investigations of employee complaints and grievances, drafts reports, and counsels HR and management on appropriate actions
Supports MOU administration with unions, coordinates ethics hotline investigations, responds to EEOC charges, and develops/delivers training
About the Company
At the City of Atlanta, we are passionate about building and improving our community. Our police officers, firefighters and building inspectors keep our citizens safe. Our Public Works staff keeps our City clean and helps maintain, build and improve our City’s infrastructure. Our City planners help envision and shape future City growth. Our Parks & Recreation professionals enhance our quality of life.
Our engineers help keep our drinking water clean, the largest airport in the world (by passenger volume) operating and our buildings maintained. Along with the host of Finance, Procurement, and Human Resources professionals whose support is vital, we are the City of Atlanta! If you are seeking a meaningful role where you can make a real difference improving and growing our City, we welcome you to explore the job opportunities we have to offer.
About the Job
The Employee Relations Specialist, Senior provides advice and consultation to HR business partners and Centers of Excellence in the areas of labor and employee relations. Supervision is received under the leadership of the Labor & Employee Relations Director.
Responsibilities
Works with HR business partners, managers, and employees to identify and resolve employee issues in a manner consistent with policies, City Code, state and federal law
Conducts administrative investigations, drafts report findings, counsels HR and management partners on subsequent actions
Serves as an impartial third-party to review employee complaints and grievances beyond the assigned departmental chain of command
Supports the OLER Director in advising managers and HR partners on the administration of MOUs with unions, and actively participates in maintaining a positive and collaborative relationship with unions
Coordinates ethics hotline investigations
Responds to EEOC charges; registering complaints, collecting information, conducting investigations as needed, preparing position statement responses
Collaborates proactively with HR partners to drive a positive employee relations climate at all City of Atlanta locations
Identifies opportunities for improvement and collaborates with HR partners in the implementation of improvements
Develops and delivers training on a range of topics in support of Labor & Employee Relations and Diversity & Inclusion programs (discrimination/harassment prevention, performance management, communication, conflict resolution) and other modules geared toward proactively improving relationships between employees
May provide general guidance and assistance to Employee Relations Specialist
May perform other duties as assigned
Qualifications
Minimum Qualifications:
Bachelor's degree in Human Resources, Business Administration, Criminal Justice, or related field
Three (3) or more years’ experience conducting workplace investigations and writing comprehensive investigative reports
Two (2) or more years’ experience providing consultation to managers and/or supervisors on appropriate interpretation of organizational policy and procedures in the areas of employee/management relations
Preferred Qualifications:
Human Resources Licensures and Certifications