Organizational Overview:
Tacony CDC is a community planning nonprofit organization dedicated to improving the Tacony neighborhood through economic development, art and design, home preservation, and environmental action. TCDC is working with the City of Philadelphia Department of Housing and Community Development (DHCD) to organize residents, address quality-of-life issues and promote housing programs.
Position Overview:
The Tacony Community Development Corporation (TCDC) is seeking a talented and outgoing Neighborhood Advisory Committee (NAC) Program Coordinator to assist in our efforts to promote homeownership, housing sustainability, and self-sufficiency.
The NAC Program Coordinator will engage directly with residents, neighborhood organizations and local stakeholders. The NAC Program Coordinator plays a critical role in addressing challenges in housing and quality-of-life by helping to improve neighborhood conditions, creating awareness of City programs that protect housing, promoting economic opportunities, and engaging residents and businesses in the city planning processes and financial literacy.
The overall role of the NAC Program Coordinator is to perform digital and door-to-door outreach, provide housing referral services, create social media communications, manage volunteers, and plan events that engage low-to-moderate income residents in Tacony. The NAC Coordinator will address neighborhood quality-of-life issues through creative problem-solving, 311 reporting, advocacy and outreach. The NAC Coordinator reports directly to the TCDC Executive Director and will work with the Corridor Manager and a Community Connector Assistant. The NAC Coordinator will be advised by the volunteers of the Neighborhood Advisory Subcommittee (NAS) and members of the TCDC Board of Directors