Senior Associate, HMIS TA (Remote Flexible)

The World at Abt

Solving the world’s most pressing issues and improving the quality of life for people worldwide is what we do every day at Abt. Creating a more equitable world is no small task, but we are driven by big challenges.

We are a team of 4,000+ people in over 50 countries working in unison and focused on the bigger picture. Only by sharing our commitment and energy do we affect change and push the boundaries of what’s possible. We welcome diverse ideas, backgrounds, and viewpoints – joining Abt means access to exceptional thinkers at the top of their game.

To thrive at Abt is to embrace flexibility and collaboration. Our open culture allows you to balance your work and personal life as needed to optimize personal well-being. Creating a more equitable world starts from within – we look after people around the world, and we’ll do the same for you.

Ready to embrace rewarding and meaningful work? Now’s your chance.

The Opportunity

Abt Global seeks a qualified Senior Associate to join its Technical Assistance and Implementation (TA&I) capability to support our extensive portfolio of Homeless Management Information System (HMIS) Technical Assistance initiatives, as well as other projects, as needed.

The Senior Associate will work with local communities and federal grant recipients to help them improve data collection, analysis, and data quality capacities in locally-managed Homeless Management Information Systems (HMIS). The Senior Associate will also be expected to engage as a thought leader both internally and with the local communities and federal grant recipients, in a variety of capacities. For example, the Senior Associate will contribute to work groups and mini teams, as a developer and/or reviewer of products, tools and resources to support communities in their efforts to end homelessness. The Senior Associate will spend part of their time working for this role in the Los Angeles, CA community, and regular site travel to CA is expected.

Key Roles and Responsibilities

• Providing technical assistance to help HMIS Lead Agencies and Continuum of Care (CoCs) improve their data collection, data quality and reporting practices in HMIS.
• Designing tools and guidance to help communities to develop and implement a robust HMIS database.
• Developing data collection guidance and strategies to help communities use data from HMIS, point-in-time counts, housing inventory counts, and other sources to inform homelessness system design, measure performance, and model improvement opportunities.
• Creating data dashboards to support local and federal data efforts, ideally in Tableau
• Developing programming specifications to analyze and generate reports from HMIS data (most likely leveraging SQL programming languages) to support local and national reporting and use of HMIS data for local homeless system planning.
• Facilitating knowledge sharing to promote cross-learning within Abt and externally (e.g., communities, HUD, and partners) to ensure all of those working to end homelessness can cultivate and apply the most effective strategies possible.

The position also requires building and maintaining relationships with federal, state, and local government officials and TA recipients; working collaboratively as part of and in leading teams; exercising initiative and leading innovation within the field; and communicating effectively with a diverse range of partners.
Preferred Qualifications

• 15 + years of experience; or BS +12 years of experience; or MS +10 years of experience; or PhD +8 years of experience
• Technical expertise in HMIS, including knowledge of the HMIS Data Standards, HUD XML and CSV schemas, and HMIS federal partner requirements
• Experience programming HMIS software functionality, especially related to conformation with HUD Data Standards and Reporting Requirements and functionality (e.g. features to support community-level inventory management and coordinated entry implementation).
• Experience with data migration, data integration, moving data from one HMIS platform to a data repository, or moving data from one HMIS platform to another HMIS platform
• Deep knowledge of and experience with the Annual Homeless Assessment Report (AHAR) and Longitudinal Systems Analysis (LSA) processes and requirements
• In-depth programming experience using SQL, particularly to program reports for HMIS or similar client-level datasets (experience with Python or R also a plus)
• Strong data visualization experience, ideally in Tableau
• Experience analyzing administrative data to understand racial, gender and other subgroup disparities
• Experience analyzing and presenting HMIS data to CoC and community leaders to help them understand homelessness, system performance, and system needs and to support planning processes focused on system improvement and equity
• Experience partnering with people with lived experience of homelessness in the design of data collection systems and efforts, interpretation of data, planning, decision-making and implementation processes.
• Demonstrated ability to center equity in daily work and functions
• Demonstrated success managing an HMIS, including work as an HMIS System Administrator for a local CoC
• Demonstrated success in implementing an HMIS Data Quality Management Program (DQMP) or equivalent training and support for users of HMIS
• Excellent problem solving, escalation, analytical, collaboration, listening, verbal and written communication skills
• Excels at working in diverse environments and builds interpersonal relationships
• Demonstrates cultural awareness, competence and humility and promotes inclusivity
• Works cooperatively with multiple agencies and diverse partners
• Models professionalism and promotes teamwork through cooperative behavior
• Able to support multiple initiatives at any one time of various levels of effort.

What We Offer

We foster an environment where you can Thrive Your Way. Our innovative programs are designed to help balance your work and personal life. The approach toward your wellbeing centers around comprehensive benefits, flexible schedules, and professional development.

Abt Global is an Affirmative Action/Equal Opportunity employer committed to fostering a diverse workforce. Abt provides market-competitive salaries and comprehensive employee benefits.

This position offers an anticipated annual base salary range of approximately $120,000 to $190,000 and may vary by ten percent depending on candidate geographic location. Salary offers are made based on internal equity and market analysis.

Disclaimer: Abt Global Inc. will never ask candidates for money in exchange for an offer of employment.