Affordable Housing Manager

Affordable Housing Manager:

Community Grants, Planning & Housing (CGP&H) is seeking a full-time Affordable Housing Manager to join our dynamic, growing organization. CGP&H is a leader in affordable housing administration, housing rehabilitation programs, and grant writing and administration. Our clients are cities, towns, counties, regional entities, non-profit organizations, developers and landlords across New Jersey and Eastern Pennsylvania working to build strong, vibrant, and welcoming communities. This position is an excellent opportunity to be a critical problem-solver within a growing, mission-driven organization.

Who we are looking for:

• A knowledgeable professional with a passion for affordable housing or community development.
• A positive and confident communicator who is comfortable interfacing with a range of stakeholders including municipal planners, municipal attorneys, municipal staff, and state agencies.
• An organized project manager with experience managing multiple projects with critical timelines.
• A dedicated and reliable achiever with experience meeting performance targets

What the Affordable Housing Manager will do:

CGP&H serves as the Administrative Agent for over 7,500 rental and ownership inclusionary affordable homes in close to 400 developments in New Jersey. The primary role of this position is to work closely with our municipal clients along with internal staff to manage their affordable housing portfolios. After training with our team of industry-leading affordable housing experts, this manager will serve as the primary contact for a portfolio of fifty plus municipal clients providing services that include but is not limited to the following activities:

• Creating and updating Administrative Agent Operating Manual and Affirmative Marketing Plan
• Foreclosure prevention activities
• Responding to initial private developer inquiries
• Enforcing affordability controls, including annual mailings to homeowners
• Design and set up special programs to meet their affordable housing obligations, such as accessory apartment programs, affordability assistance programs, and extension of control programs
• Completing annual required affordable housing unit monitoring
• Draft affordable housing spending plans
• Research into the affordable housing creditworthiness of Group homes.
• Identifying and addressing barriers to efficient administration of affordable housing.
• Representing CGP&H as a leader in affordable housing compliance at conferences and professional organizations. Occasional travel and evening meetings required.
• Ongoing client service management including regular meetings as needed and addressing client issues relating to our service.
• Assist municipal clients navigate emerging and changing affordable housing regulations.

What experiences and skills would make you the ideal candidate:

• Background in New Jersey affordable housing or other housing programs, community development, public / private partnerships, or municipal planning. A relevant master’s degree may be substituted for experience.
• Deeply committed to the mission and purpose of affordable housing.
• Customer service focus through understanding and respecting the importance of affordable housing compliance to municipalities
• Demonstrated experience in managing projects to successful completion.
• Excellent computer skills, specifically in MS Excel and database software such as salesforce.
• Superlative organizational skills, specifically in juggling multiple projects and detailed follow-up to ensure all aspects of required compliance are met.
• Experience working independently to successfully meet objectives, as well as working effectively with team members to collaborate on solutions to challenges.