Housing Investment Manager

Job Description

Full Salary Range: $100,000 - $140,000 annually

Anticipated Hiring Range: $100,000 - $120,000 Annually

Why do I see two salary ranges?

The City of Greeley in compliance with Colorado state law, includes a salary range for all positions posted. This law is intended to improve wage transparency. The City of Greeley, in support of wage transparency posts both the full salary range for each position (what you might anticipate your earnings could be if you work for the City of Greeley for some time), as well as the anticipated hiring range (the range within which the City anticipates making an offer). The actual offer extended will be based on your years of relevant experience, education, certifications and potentially other factors.

City of Greeley's Total Rewards

The City of Greeley is proud to offer a robust benefits package in addition to your wages. This package includes health and wellness, retirement savings, discounted access to Greeley facilities and more.

Benefits: This position is benefits eligible. Please view our benefits guide here.

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Job Summary:

Direct affordable housing planning and development, strategic housing program design and implementation and affordable housing financial investments (project/program implementation and compliance); and represent the City in negotiations related to these activities.

Experience, Knowledge, Skills:

Minimum Requirements- Please list out minimum requirements if more are needed - also list number of years or quantity for each

• Equivalent to a bachelor's degree from an accredited college or university with major coursework in finance, planning, public administration, affordable housing development (including knowledge of LIHTC, HUD CDBG & HOME funds, and State of Colorado funds), or a related field.
• Four (4) to Five (5) years of professional level experience in housing and community development, planning and/or project management including supervisory experience, or demonstrated skills/training in supervision.
• Funding and Finance Certification from Neighborworks and/or Rental Housing Development Certification from Grow America or ability to become certified within 6 months.
• Two (2) -Four (4) years' experience working with Microsoft Word, Excel, Access, PowerPoint, or other equivalent software packages.
• A master's degree in a related area may substitute for professional experience.

OR

• Any combination of related education, experience, certifications, and licenses will result in a candidate successfully performing the essential functions of the job.

Preferred

• Professional certification from the American Institute of Certified Planners (AICP) preferred.
• Real Estate or Mortgage professional licensure for minimum of four years preferred.
• Experience in housing development for minimum of four years highly preferred.

Experience, Knowledge, Skills:

Education and Experience:

• Equivalent to a bachelor's degree from an accredited college or university with major coursework in finance, planning, public administration, affordable housing development (including knowledge of LIHTC, HUD CDBG & HOME funds, and State of Colorado funds), or a related field and four to five years of professional level experience in housing and community development, planning and/or project management including supervisory experience, or demonstrated skills/training in supervision.
• A master's degree in a related area may substitute for professional experience.

Knowledge of:

• Principles and practices of affordable housing development, urban planning, economics, and statistics.
• Research methods and sources of information related to affordable housing development.
• Frameworks for affordable housing finance.
• Laws underlying general plans, environmental assessment, zoning, and land divisions.
• Principles of architecture, engineering, construction, and real estate.
• General computer principles and applications; computer operations including spreadsheet, database, and project management software applications.
• Principles of organization, administration, budget, and personnel management.

Ability to:

• Plan, assign, and coordinate the work of professional, technical, and clerical personnel.
• Deal with newly emerging information and attitudes in environmental and economic impact of urban planning as it relates to housing.
• Interpret housing strategy, planning and zoning codes and programs to the general public and to developers and how it impacts their projects.
• Communicate effectively, orally and in writing.
• Identify, coordinate, and resolve a wide variety of interests in the development of affordable housing.
• Set up and perform basic spreadsheet and database functions on a personal computer.
• Establish and maintain effective relationships with City officials, other governmental agencies, citizens, and the public.

Additional requirements:

• Funding and Finance Certification from Neighborworks and/or Rental Housing Development Certification from Grow America or ability to become certified within 6 months.
• Professional certification from the American Institute of Certified Planners (AICP) preferred.

Essential Functions:

• Develop and implement the Housing Solutions Department's strategic program goals, objectives, policies, and priorities to achieve both the City's and affordable housing developer partners long- and short-term housing investment goals.
• Represent the City in housing development, land acquisition and inclusionary housing matters; participate in numerous public meetings.
• Attend and prepare agenda items (as requested by the Housing Director) for the City Council, Greeley Housing for All Advisory Board, and other committees, commissions, and boards involved in housing development, and general housing planning activities.
• Work with Community Development Department staff on land development code updates/changes that impact affordable housing development as well as other City departments, and civic groups on housing trends, analysis, planning, and related matters as they apply to affordable housing goal achievement.
• Administer the housing components of the Consolidated Plan for the City's CDBG & HOME funding and the City's Comprehensive Plan.
• Direct and supervise staff in the administration of
  • Strategic affordable housing programs, providing financial assistance and incentives to support the development/redevelopment of affordable housing
  • Land and/or property acquisition, new construction and all elements of new affordable housing development projects
  • Redevelopment and/or the resyndication of existing affordable housing projects as well as renovating and converting or maintaining projects as affordable housing
  • Financing of affordable housing projects including selecting projects through multiple competitive funding cycles and working with the advisory boards to analyze and determine financing options
  • Determining level of financial and/or development incentives to new affordable housing projects.
• Direct and supervise staff in affordable housing program planning, integrating the Housing for All priority into City and regional documents and plans
• Research affordable housing planning problems and prepare a variety of comprehensive reports, analysis and solution-oriented options for implementation.
• Assist in the preparation and administration of the department budget.
• Resolve difficult code interpretation questions and provide directions to staff in implementation.
• Supervise, train, and evaluate assigned staff.
• Provide and ensure consistently professional and responsive customer service.
• Additional Duties
  • Ensure the implementation of highly complex or visible projects.
  • Develop strategic plans, processes and schedules for large projects.
• Perform other duties as assigned and required.

Travel:

• May require travel 3-4 times per month Locally

Supervisory Responsibilities

• Please list those here and below are our standard supervisory responsibilities you can take out or add
• Organize and delegate assignments to team members.
• Hiring, training, motivating and coaching employees.
• Evaluate employee performance and goal setting.
• Hold employees accountable for assigned tasks and goals.
• Provide timely and constructive feedback and training opportunities.
• Provide training opportunities with a focus on employee development.
• Resolve conflicts and complaints.
• Analyzing information and processes and developing more effective or efficient processes.
• Establishing and achieving business and financial objectives.
• Ensure compliance with safety procedures.

Work Environment & Physical Requirements:

• Equipment Used: Standard office equipment including, but not limited to, personal computer and associated hardware and software, telephone, copier, calculator, and fax.
• Work is generally performed in a standard office environment.
• Occasional lifting may exceed 30 pounds, routinely lifting up to 15 pounds.
• Work requires on-site travel for departmental continuous improvement efforts, legislative issues, and Council concerns, frequent non-traditional work schedule including evenings and weekends.

EOE Statement: The City of Greeley provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state, or local laws.

This policy applies to all terms and conditions of employment, including recruiting, hiring, placement, promotion, termination, layoff, recall, transfer, leaves of absence, compensation, and training.

ADA Statement: We are committed to an inclusive and barrier-free search process. We provide accommodations for applicants requesting accommodation through the search process such as alternative formats of this posting. Individuals with disabilities in need of accommodations throughout the search process should contact the ADA Coordinator at: HR@Greeleygov.com .

Conditions of Employment: Candidates must successfully complete all pre-employment screenings and employment eligibility verification. Pre-employment screenings include a drug test, a background and national sex offender search, a motor vehicle record search, and for some positions, a physical demands evaluation. For more information about City policies and practices during the recruitment process, including but not limited to EOE, Reasonable Accommodation, and pre-employment screenings, please visit our career page HERE.