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Flexible Hiring & Leadership Support

Finding the right person to oversee your homeless services delivery system brings a very real tension between the urgent need to ensure continued functioning of your system and staff, and the need to thoughtfully identify a new C-Suite Officer who exhibits the skills, knowledge and values that will benefit your system long-term.

Day-One Competencies That Keep You on Track

 

Over 20 years of deploying to catastrophic disasters has provided the teams at Canavan Associates a particular expertise in intensive, short-term assignments that align with local tenets.  Activating a fully formed program and policy team navigates the uncertainty that unexpected vacancies at the senior leader level can create. 

 

Our approach swiftly assesses system and program needs and thoughtfully assigns the right interim system leader. Communities now have the option of engaging CA as an Interim Executive while conducting a search for their ideal CPO.

Program Stability

Sustaining implementation of housing-focused programs in line with federal, state and local regulatory frameworks

Data-Driven Accountability

Data-informed decision making, dashboard development and tracking towards key milestones

Complex Program Experience

Deep experience with both direct and indirect supervision across a large portfolio of program and staff

Mission Partners

Maintaining the implementation of existing strategic vision, including providing support to organizational leadership as a strategic thought partner

Leadership Coordination

Approaching and sustaining inter-governmental bodies and board leadership to adroitly manage moments of evolving change

Empowerment of Team Members

With a keen focus on program sustainability, our approach involves deep listening and empowering teams to ensure organizational stability and vision alignment.

Operations Oversight

Supporting the continued oversight of day-to-day program operations while keeping a focus on long-term goals and organizational vision

Nimble Program Management

Clearly understanding and combining program and project leadership with contractual obligations and allocations to ensure continued operations and immediate adjustments to new events

Get in Touch!

We understand that each organization has nuanced needs and culture. Get in touch and let's discuss your unique needs.

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Areas of Expertise

  • Housing-Focused Homeless Response System Design and Execution

  • Disaster and Emergency Response

  • Prioritization

  • Staff Management and Safety

  • Community Planning, Consensus Building and Key Partner Engagement

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info@davidcanavan.com

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617-492-0562    

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68 Harrison Ave

Suite 605, PMB 67354

Boston, MA, 02111-1929

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