Job Title

CLT Coordinator

Reports To

The CLT Coordinator will report to the CCLT Board

Job Overview

Charm City Land Trusts, Inc. (CCLT) is Baltimore’s longest-tenured community land trust (CLT). Established in 2000, CCLT has undertaken several land and housing justice efforts over the course of its 20-year history, including the stewarding of the Amazing Port Street Commons, a community garden located behind Amazing Grace Lutheran Church, and the development of affordable housing, including the recent completion of a CLT home in the heart of McElderry Park. CCLT is committed to community-driven and equitable development that centralizes democratic participation, racial equity, and collective decision-making in all facets of urban development. With the completion of CCLT’s first two homes, the organization is looking to expand its capacity in order to develop and execute multi-unit development and maintain its other assets, particularly the Amazing Port Street Commons. As such, we seek to hire a CLT Coordinator to oversee community organizing, increase community membership in and governance of CCLT, and oversee the execution of a $2 million 9-unit construction project.

Responsibilities and Duties

• Identify and provide guidance to potential CCLT homebuyers
• Develop a business plan and feasibility study for CCLT’s city-backed development project
• Identify funding sources for construction
• Work with Baltimore’s Department of Housing and Community Development (DHCD) to see through the execution of the project
• Develop and maintain relationships with stakeholders and CLT collectives
• Serve as project manager for multi-unit development project
• Work with listing agent to close on renovated CCLT homes
•  Provide post-purchase stewardship, including collecting AHLTA fees from CCLT homeowners
• Attend Open Spaces and Housing Committee Meetings
•  Coordinate logistics and purchasing with the Amazing Port Street Commons

Qualifications

• Passionate about affordable housing and community-driven development
• Organized and detail oriented
• Adept at grant-writing and nonprofit administration experience
• Familiar with community land trusts—what they are and how they work
• Knowledgeable about ongoing CLT activism in the city
• Aware of East Baltimore’s unique developmental trajectory (resident preferred)
• Skilled in developing advertising/marketing materials
• Self-motivated and adept at multitasking
• Knowledgeable and/or interested in construction and residential development (Desired)

Location

This position will be primarily remote, as CCLT does not have an office; however, some in-person activities in the neighborhoods where we already own land (particularly the Amazing Port Street Commons), are developing partnerships, and are acquiring/developing housing (McElderry Park, Broadway East, Ellwood Park, and Baltimore Highlands) will be necessary.

Compensation

$20/hour for 12 months at a 35-hour weekly rate; CCLT is fundraising to make this position 40 hours per week.

How to Apply

Please submit a cover letter and resume via this Googleform or by email to info@charmcitylandtrusts.org with the subject line “CLT COORDINATOR APPLICATION”

CCLT is an equal opportunity employer. We believe that people of color, people from working class backgrounds, women, and LGBTQIA+ people must be centered in the work we do. Hence, we strongly encourage applications from people with these identities or who are members of other marginalized communities.