Affordable Housing Manager
City of Durham, Durham, NC, United States
Position Description
Work, Serve, Thrive. With the City of Durham
Advance in your career while making a real difference in the community you serve.
Hiring Range: $80,299.00 - $102,387.00/Annually
Hours/Shift: 8:00 am – 5:00 pm, Mon-Fri (Some evenings required)
If you're passionate about fostering communities where everyone has affordable housing, and neighborhoods thrive, the City of Durham is excited to invite you to consider the role of Affordable Housing Manager for the Housing and Neighborhood Services (HNS) Department.
Duties/Responsibilities
Manage Affordable Housing Work: Leads a team that is responsible for the development and implementation of the City’s affordable housing work, including development and preservation projects and programs and policy efforts.
Track our Progress: Monitors and reports progress for the affordable housing components of the department’s performance management systems, including work plans, learning and development plans, and performance measures.
Team Leadership: Supervises members of the Affordable Housing team, conducts employee performance evaluations, supports department recruitment efforts; and participates in the hiring process and onboarding for new employee.
Performs other duties as assigned.
Supervisory Responsibility This position supervises and monitors performance for a regular group of employees.
Knowledge Of
Affordable housing tools and strategies
Development finance, including the Low-Income Housing Tax Credit (LIHTC)
Relevant federal, state, and local ordinances, policies, and procedures, including HUD guidelines for affordable housing and community development
Management and supervisory principles and practices
Ability To
Organize, prioritize, and manage workload and timelines for self and others
Supervise, train, and evaluate assigned staff
Communicate clearly and concisely, both orally and in writing
Establish and maintain effective working relationships with coworkers, residents, vendors, and community partners
Minimum Qualifications & Experience
Bachelor’s degree in business or public administration, planning, or community development
Six years of professional program administration and/or analytical experience in area of assignment
Two years of supervisory experience.
A valid North Carolina Class C Driver’s License is required, or must be obtained within sixty (60) days of hire.
Additional Preferred Skills
Master's Degree in a related field
Proficient in Microsoft Office applications
ADA And Other Requirements
Work is performed in an indoor office environment, with occasional local travel to external organizations and locations.
Sedentary work involves sitting much of the time. Walking and standing are required occasionally. Exerting up to 10 pounds of force occasionally and/or a negligible amount of force frequently or constantly to lift, carry, push, pull or otherwise move objects, including the human body. Requires occasional reaching, standing, walking, fingering, grasping, feeling, talking, hearing, seeing and repetitive motions.
Benefits – General Full-Time Employees
12-13 paid holidays per year
13 standard work days of vacation per year
13 standard work days of sick leave per year, which accumulates indefinitely; sick leave may be used toward early retirement
2 weeks paid military leave per year
Medical, dental, vision, and supplemental life insurance plans
State and City retirement plans
Short and long term disability plans
Paid temporary disability leave for specified conditions
City contribution of 13.6% into the N.C. State Retirement System
Paid funeral leave
Employee Assistance Program - personal and family counseling
Paid life insurance equal to annual salary
48 hours for volunteer work each year*
4 hours parental leave each year
Workman's Compensation Insurance
457 Deferred Compensation Plans
Benefits - Part-Time (1,000 hours or more per year)
401(k) retirement plan (5.0% of salary)
State retirement plan
Benefits Part-Time (Average 30 hours per week over 12 month period)
401(k) retirement plan (5.0% of salary)
State retirement plan effective first day of the month following date of hire
Health insurance effective first day of the month following date of hire
Dental and life insurance, after one year of service
Pro-rated vacation, pro-rated sick, pro-rated floating holiday, parttime holiday pay (based on scheduled hours for that day) after one year of service
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Duties/Responsibilities
Manage Affordable Housing Work: Leads a team that is responsible for the development and implementation of the City’s affordable housing work, including development and preservation projects and programs and policy efforts.
Track our Progress: Monitors and reports progress for the affordable housing components of the department’s performance management systems, including work plans, learning and development plans, and performance measures.
Team Leadership: Supervises members of the Affordable Housing team, conducts employee performance evaluations, supports department recruitment efforts; and participates in the hiring process and onboarding for new employee.
Performs other duties as assigned.
Supervisory Responsibility This position supervises and monitors performance for a regular group of employees.
Knowledge Of
Affordable housing tools and strategies
Development finance, including the Low-Income Housing Tax Credit (LIHTC)
Relevant federal, state, and local ordinances, policies, and procedures, including HUD guidelines for affordable housing and community development
Management and supervisory principles and practices
Ability To
Organize, prioritize, and manage workload and timelines for self and others
Supervise, train, and evaluate assigned staff
Communicate clearly and concisely, both orally and in writing
Establish and maintain effective working relationships with coworkers, residents, vendors, and community partners
Minimum Qualifications & Experience
Bachelor’s degree in business or public administration, planning, or community development
Six years of professional program administration and/or analytical experience in area of assignment
Two years of supervisory experience.
A valid North Carolina Class C Driver’s License is required, or must be obtained within sixty (60) days of hire.
Additional Preferred Skills
Master's Degree in a related field
Proficient in Microsoft Office applications
ADA And Other Requirements
Work is performed in an indoor office environment, with occasional local travel to external organizations and locations.
Sedentary work involves sitting much of the time. Walking and standing are required occasionally. Exerting up to 10 pounds of force occasionally and/or a negligible amount of force frequently or constantly to lift, carry, push, pull or otherwise move objects, including the human body. Requires occasional reaching, standing, walking, fingering, grasping, feeling, talking, hearing, seeing and repetitive motions.
Benefits – General Full-Time Employees
12-13 paid holidays per year
13 standard work days of vacation per year
13 standard work days of sick leave per year, which accumulates indefinitely; sick leave may be used toward early retirement
2 weeks paid military leave per year
Medical, dental, vision, and supplemental life insurance plans
State and City retirement plans
Short and long term disability plans
Paid temporary disability leave for specified conditions
City contribution of 13.6% into the N.C. State Retirement System
Paid funeral leave
Employee Assistance Program - personal and family counseling
Paid life insurance equal to annual salary
48 hours for volunteer work each year*
4 hours parental leave each year
Workman's Compensation Insurance
457 Deferred Compensation Plans
Benefits - Part-Time (1,000 hours or more per year)
401(k) retirement plan (5.0% of salary)
State retirement plan
Benefits Part-Time (Average 30 hours per week over 12 month period)
401(k) retirement plan (5.0% of salary)
State retirement plan effective first day of the month following date of hire
Health insurance effective first day of the month following date of hire
Dental and life insurance, after one year of service
Pro-rated vacation, pro-rated sick, pro-rated floating holiday, parttime holiday pay (based on scheduled hours for that day) after one year of service
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