Neighborhood Revitalization Jobs (NOW HIRING)

Introduction

About the Governor's Office for Children: The Maryland Governor's Office for Children (GOC) serves as a central hub to support the well-being of children and families and reduce childhood poverty. This mission requires a holistic, coordinated approach across state government, as well as public and private sectors at the local, state, and federal levels.\r\n\r\nThe Office leads statewide efforts to build a comprehensive network of support that targets historically underinvested jurisdictions. By partnering with multi-sector stakeholders to implement place-based strategies and develop innovative, statewide anti-poverty policy solutions the Office works to advance a vision where Maryland is:\r\n\r\n\r\n Providing high-quality childcare and education, including by supporting community schools\r\n Nurturing healthy and economically secure families, including by ensuring families have access to high-quality physical and behavioral health care and helping more Marylanders secure living-wage jobs\r\n Creating safe and thriving communities, including by facilitating access to high-quality, affordable housing, a thriving commercial core, and access to recreational spaces, nutritious food, and transportation\r\n\r\n\r\nTo apply, please submit your resume to Semeredin Kundin (Semeredin.Kundin@maryland.gov) by the deadline, September 1, 2026 at 11:59PM ET. The subject line should read: (YOUR NAME - Neighborhood Revitalization Success Manager)\r\n

GRADE

19\r\n

LOCATION OF POSITION

45 Calvert St, Annapolis, MD 21401\r\n

POSITION DUTIES

General Purpose:\r\n\r\nThe Neighborhood Revitalization Success Manager provides deep, hands-on support to a focused portfolio of 4-6 ENOUGH implementation communities, leading execution of the all-of-government (AOG) initiative on their behalf-planning and executing on strategies to align state agencies and local partners to provide intensive, wrap-around support tailored to each community's needs.\r\n\r\nThis is a hybrid position and requires flexibility to report to locations in Annapolis, Baltimore, and other areas of the state as needed.\r\n\r\n\r\nCore Responsibilities:\r\n\r\n\r\n Implement an all-of-government strategy for ENOUGH communities by coordinating agencies, funders, and outside partners.\r\n Serve as ENOUGH Success Manager for a focused portfolio of 4-6 ENOUGH communities, providing deep, hands-on support.\r\n Keep grant implementation on track by catching risks early and ensuring grantees stay accountable to program and compliance requirements.\r\n Support the ENOUGH team's evolving needs as new priorities and projects arise.\r\n Other Duties as Assigned\r\n\r\n\r\n

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS

Education: A bachelor's degree from an accredited college or university\r\nExperience: A minimum of 5 years of experience in public policy, preferably in a government or political setting. This experience includes, but is not limited to:\r\n\r\n\r\n Experience defining and managing projects alongside diverse stakeholders who are instrumental to successful delivery\r\n Experience in community revitalization, preferably in housing development\r\n\r\nNote: A master's degree in public policy may be substituted for up to 3 years of experience.\r\n

DESIRED OR PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS

\r\n Track record of delivering results in a high-pressure environment and across multiple workstreams\r\n Problem solving skills and an ability to anticipate challenges and develop solutions to maintain timelines and meet deadlines\r\n Passion for public service and making a positive difference in the lives of Marylanders\r\n Understanding of the civic innovation space\r\n Ability to navigate an ambiguous environment with excitement and enthusiasm\r\n A track record of demonstrating and successfully applying the following characteristics:\r\n \r\n Excellent ability to simplify information and concepts, formulate options and recommendations, and communicate with all levels of management and the workforce to achieve objectives\r\n Effective listener - probes, surfaces, and shares new ideas and ways of doing things\r\n A "self-starter" motivated by the achievement of the organization, the team, and themselves - in that order\r\n A team player, with the ability to organize, assign, and track completion of work by direct and indirect team members\r\n Organized, with the ability to manage and prioritize multiple priorities and work projects\r\n Flexible and adaptable, even while maintaining a keen focus on objectives\r\n High energy, highly resilient, and resourceful\r\n Highest personal standards of integrity\r\n Excellent written and verbal communication skills\r\n Stellar attention to detail\r\n Ability to handle sensitive and confidential information with discretion\r\n \r\n \r\n \r\n\r\n

EXAMINATION PROCESS

The assessment may consist of a rating of your education, training, and experience related to the requirements of the position.It is important that you provide complete and accurate information on your application.Please report all experience and education that is related to this position.\r\n

BENEFITS

STATE OF MARYLAND BENEFITS\r\n

FURTHER INSTRUCTIONS

To apply, please submit your resume to Semeredin Kundin (Semeredin.Kundin@maryland.gov) by the deadline, September 1, 2026 at 11:59PM ET. The subject line should read: (YOUR NAME - Neighborhood Revitalization Success Manager)\r\n\r\n\r\nThe State of Maryland is committed to diversity among its staff, and recognizes that its continued success requires the highest commitment to obtaining and retaining a diverse staff that provides the best quality services to supporters and constituents. The State of Maryland is an equal opportunity employer and it is our policy to recruit, hire, train, promote and administer any and all personnel actions without regard to sex, race, age, color, creed, national origin, religion, economic status, sexual orientation, veteran status, gender identity or expression, ethnic identity or disability, or any other legally protected basis. The State of Maryland is committed to providing reasonable accommodations to individuals with disabilities in the hiring process and on the job, as required by applicable law. The State of Maryland will not tolerate any unlawful discrimination and any such conduct is strictly prohibited.\r\n