Investigation Specialist

DaMar Staffing Solutions • Full-time • Indianapolis, Indiana • 10m ago

Client Profile- A private, nonprofit civil rights/fair housing organization founded in 2011.Its mission is to ensure equal housing opportunities by eliminating housing discrimination through advocacy, enforcement, education and outreach.

Job Summary- The investigation specialist is responsible for coordinating fair housing tests to uncover incidents of housing discrimination.

Duties

·Participate in duties relative to research, creation, development, and implementation of systemic testing projects.

·Maintain and update and develop test forms.

·Conduct and manage tester recruitment; create tester training packets as needed; conduct tester training; manage tester retention

·Analyze test results; assist with enforcement reporting and case development

·Conduct community outreach to provide information and the organization and services offered

·Conduct client intake

·Network with other service providers to strengthen services and referrals

·Stay current with service offerings; worth with external attorneys with needed

·Represent the organization at external meetings, events, etc; participate in staff training; remained information of changes in regulations, statues, ordinances etc.

·Safeguard client security and confidentiality

·Other duties as assigned

Qualifications

·Bachelor’s degree in related field or equivalent experience

·Demonstrate the ability to communicate clearly and possess good analytical, problem solving, and writing skills with strong attention to detail

·Demonstrate the ability to recruit and manage volunteers

·Must be organized, thorough, accurate and possess proficiency with computer and related needs

·Possess good teamwork skills and the ability to work with a diverse population

·Ability to work independently and as part of a team

·Strong written and verbal skills

·Ability to attend evening and weekend meeting as needed

·Bilingual English/Spanish a plus