Salary: $92,311.00 Annually
Location : Nashville, TN
Job Type: Full-Time Civil Service
Job Number: 27065E
Division: Office of Homeless Services
Department: OHS Office of Homeless Services
Opening Date: 09/03/2026
Closing Date: 9/18/2026 11:59 PM Central

Position Description
The Coordinated Entry (CE) Manager serves as the operational lead for Nashville-Davidson County's Coordinated Entry System, providing strategic leadership, systems oversight, and continuous quality improvement to ensure equitable, efficient, and HUD-compliant access to housing resources. This working manager position combines hands-on operational leadership with direct supervision of a multidisciplinary team responsible for Coordinated Entry operations, data quality, housing assistance, special projects, and system implementation. The incumbent collaborates with OHS leadership, HMIS partners, outreach teams, service providers, housing partners, and community stakeholders to strengthen system coordination, improve performance, and advance community-wide homelessness response strategies.

The Office of Homeless Services is dedicated to improving efforts to end homelessness by harnessing local data to shape program and system design using a "systems thinking" approach.
Typical Duties

• Provide leadership, supervision, and performance management for Coordinated Entry staff, including coaching, mentoring, training, and performance evaluations.
• Direct daily operations of the Coordinated Entry System, including call center activities, assessments, referrals, diversion/prevention workflows, and housing assistance operations.
• Ensure compliance with HUD, CoC, and local Coordinated Entry requirements; maintain equitable, person-centered service delivery.
• Lead implementation and refinement of CE initiatives, including NASH; develop policies, procedures, training, and quality assurance protocols.
• Oversee quality management and system performance activities; prepare operational dashboards, metrics, and reports.
• Facilitate collaboration with community stakeholders, service providers, housing partners, and Metro departments.
• Analyze operational and performance data to identify gaps, trends, and opportunities for improvement.
• Support training and community education efforts through presentations, workshops, and technical assistance.
• Attends monthly meetings in the community such as Homeless Planning Council and Coordinated Entry Oversight Committee.

Minimum Qualifications
Bachelor's degree in public policy, nonprofit management, or strategic design and management and Five (5) years in working in homeless services.
*Additional education in the required degree fields may be considered in lieu of experience (1:1 ratio).*

LICENSES REQUIRED
Valid Driver License

Candidates with accreditations earned in a foreign institute are encouraged to apply.
Note: Per Metro Ordinance No. SO94-1078. All employees of the Metropolitan Government shall be residents of the State of Tennessee or become residents of the state within six (6) months of employment as a prerequisite to employment with the Metropolitan Government.
Preferred Experience, Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities

• Experience leading multidisciplinary teams.
• Experience managing Coordinated Entry, HMIS, or HUD-funded programs.
• Knowledge of HUD Continuum of Care and Coordinated Entry regulations.
• Experience implementing organizational or system-wide initiatives.

Full-time, Civil Service positions -
10 Vacation Days per year (increasing after 5 years of service)
1 Sick Day per month
12 Paid Holidays per year

Public Safety - Sworn and Civilian positions -
20 vacation days per year
3 Personal days per year
1 Sick Day per month
12 paid holidays per year

Part-time, Non Civil Service positions - Visit HR and Benefits webpages for more information.

Full-time, Non Civil Service positions - contact hiring department for benefits information

Seasonal/Temporary positions - no benefits offered.
01

Do you have a valid Driver License?

• Yes
• No

02

What is the highest level of education you have completed?

• No diploma
• High School Diploma or Equivalent
• Associate's Degree
• Bachelor's Degree
• Master's Degree or Higher

03

Please indicate type of major and field of study. If none, please answer N/A.
04

How many years in working in homeless services do you have? If none, please answer N/A.

• No Experience
• One Year
• Two Years
• Three Years
• Four Years
• Five Years or More

05

Briefly describe your experience working in homeless services. If none, please type N/A.
06

Briefly describe your experience leading multidisciplinary teams. If none, please answer N/A.
07

Briefly describe your experience managing Coordinated Entry, HMIS, or HUD-funded programs. If none, please answer N/A.
Required Question