Manager, Prevention

Job Posting – EHW 2026-007
Manager, Prevention

Reporting to the Senior Director, Strategy and Impact, the Manager, Prevention provides leadership, coordination and expertise to advance End Homelessness Winnipeg's prevention priorities in alignment with EHW's Strategic Plan and Reaching Home priorities. The position works collaboratively across systems to reduce pathways into homelessness, with a particular focus on prevention strategies related to child welfare transitions, justice system involvement, health system discharges, and other institutional and systemic pathways. The Manager coordinates and advances homelessness prevention initiatives through partnership development, systems coordination, policy analysis, community engagement, and collaborative action. Success in this role requires the ability to influence without direct authority, build trusted relationships across sectors, and facilitate collective approaches to addressing the structural causes of homelessness.

Key Duties & Responsibilities

• Lead and coordinate homelessness prevention initiatives
• Develop and maintain collaborative partnerships with Indigenous organizations, governments, community agencies, people with lived experience, and other stakeholders to strengthen cross-sector approaches to homelessness prevention
• Research, analyze, and develop policy recommendations related to homelessness prevention within key public systems, including child welfare, corrections, health care, and other institutional pathways into homelessness
• Prepare briefing notes, reports, policy analyses, presentations, and recommendations to inform decision-making, support advocacy efforts, and advance evidence-informed prevention strategies
• Work collaboratively with public systems and community partners to identify systemic barriers, develop practical solutions, and promote policy and practice changes that reduce the risk of homelessness
• Support the development and implementation of community-based homelessness prevention strategies, action plans, and collaborative initiatives
• Establish and facilitate working groups, committees, and community engagement to identify priorities and advance collective action
• Develop and deliver presentations, educational resources, that build awareness of homelessness prevention, system impacts, and promising practices among governments, funders, sector partners, and the broader community
• Promote awareness of eviction prevention, diversion, and other upstream homelessness prevention resources and initiatives that strengthen housing stability
• Monitor and communicate emerging research, promising practices, legislative and policy developments, and prevention frameworks to support continuous learning and innovation within EHW and across the homelessness-serving sector

Candidates should also possess the following qualifications or an equivalent combination of education and related experience:

• As an Indigenous organization and given in recognition of the overrepresentation of Indigenous people among those experiencing houselessness, EHW is seeking Indigenous candidates and those demonstrating knowledge of and experience working with Indigenous peoples, communities, cultures, histories, and ways of knowing is required. This includes an understanding of the historical, structural, and ongoing impacts of colonization on Indigenous peoples and experiences of homelessness
• University degree or diploma in social work, Indigenous studies, social sciences, public administration, community development, human services, public policy, education, or another related discipline
• Progressive experience working in homelessness, housing, community development, prevention, systems coordination, policy, or related fields
• Strong understanding of homelessness prevention frameworks, diversion practices, upstream approaches, and the systemic factors that contribute to housing instability and homelessness
• Experience contributing to policy development, research, program planning, community initiatives, or systems change related to homelessness prevention
• Knowledge of cross-sector systems impacting homelessness, including the ability to collaborate with public systems, community organizations, and service providers to identify barriers and develop solutions
• Understanding of non-profit and government funding structures, accountability frameworks, and contribution agreements
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills, including the ability to prepare reports, briefing materials, policy recommendations, and communicate complex issues clearly to diverse audiences
• Strong facilitation and presentation skills, including experience leading discussions, community engagement activities, and collaborative planning processes
• Demonstrated ability to build and maintain respectful, effective relationships with Indigenous organizations, governments, funders, community partners, and people with lived experience
• Demonstrated ability to influence policy, practice, and systems change through collaboration and relationship-building without direct authority
• A valid MB driver’s license and access to a personal vehicle

Salary range: $71,403 to $87,405 depending on qualifications and experience. 

This full-time position is unionized under MGEU Local 439.
Please forward cover letter and résumé , including the position you are applying for directly to: [email protected] by 3:00 p.m., Friday, August 28th, 2026

EHW is an Indigenous organization and First Nations, Metis, and Inuit candidates will be prioritized.
All Indigenous applicants are asked to self-declare within their cover letter.
End Homelessness Winnipeg is proudly located on Urban Reserve Land . We thank all applicants for their interest, but only those selected for an interview will be contacted.