Employment with Align Minneapolis

Align Minneapolis is an interfaith collaboration of 17 Minneapolis churches, synagogues, and mosques and people with lived experiences working together to address homelessness and poverty. We focus on shifting from an immediate needs approach to long term solutions through a combination of education, advocacy, and action. Align Minneapolis is committed to engaging the community around us to address homelessness through learning, volunteer opportunities, community partnerships, community organizing, and development of effective strategies and programs.

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Core competencies:

Interfaith collaboration: Shows respect for all faith traditions, which is consistent with and supportive of the mission and shared values of the collaboration. Understands and respects the plurality of faiths and traditions that are Align Minneapolis. Behaves in such a way that honors the values of the faith communities.

Leadership:  Understands their own strengths and continues to develop these skills. Open to coaching from the lead in their area so that strengths can grow and deepen. Initiates the scheduling of needed meetings for projects. Schedules the one-on-one meetings with members of your team according the staffing and volunteer model. Leaders will work to delegate and so empower colleagues so they develop personally and professionally.

Interpersonal Skills: Establishes good working relationships with all others who are relevant to the completion of work; works well with people at all levels of the organization which includes the congregations, partners, and the wider community; builds appropriate rapport; considers the impact of their actions on others; uses diplomacy and tact; is approachable; avoids communication triangles.

Mission Ownership: Demonstrates understanding and full support of the mission, vision, values and beliefs of Align Minneapolis which includes Ending Homelessness through a faith perspective; can demonstrate those values to others; consistently behaves in a manner congruent with the mission, vision, values and beliefs.

Project Management: Identifies the key objectives and scope of a proposed project; garners needed resources and project support, develops a realistic and thorough plan for achieving key objectives, keeps team members briefed on progress, implements action plans, communicates progress to sponsors, identifies and resolves barriers and problems

Cultural Development: Seeks ways of continuing to grow in cultural competency through the work of Align Minneapolis; consistently attends to the ways various cultures impact and enliven the collaboration, practices behaviors that build bridges between cultures and encourages language and behavior that moves the collaboration forward. 

The responsibilities listed above are representative responsibilities intended to describe the general nature and level of work performed by staff members assigned to this position. It is not intended to be an exhaustive list of responsibilities and qualifications required of the position.