Director of Housing

Founded in Summit, New Jersey, in 1988, Family Promise is the leading national nonprofit addressing the crisis of family homelessness. Our organization, comprised of approximately 200 Affiliates, takes on the range of issues that can lead to homelessness. From prevention services to emergency shelter, stabilization supports, and permanent housing, we ensure families have access to critical resources to achieve lasting housing independence. We have served more than one million individuals since our founding. You can learn more about us at familypromise.org.

Do you believe all families should have a safe and stable place to call home? Do you have real estate, housing development, or a housing finance background that you want to parlay into preventing and ending family homelessness? Do you understand stacked financing for housing projects, zoning and development needs, and how to create new housing inventory? Do you enjoy designing and implementing a strategy? If you answered “yes!” to these questions, this newly created housing director position may be perfect for you!

Family Promise is seeking a Director of Housing. The person in this newly created position will be responsible for increasing affordable housing units throughout our national network. The Director of Housing will provide in-depth support, expertise, and technical assistance regarding Family Promise’s core program of housing. This role focuses on scaling the organization’s housing portfolio, including both housing programming and developing units. Focus areas will include master leasing, shared housing, manufactured housing, and converting underutilized properties into housing.

The Director of Housing's contribution to the organization's success:

The person in this position will create and lead a two-pronged housing strategy designed to develop new affordable housing units, and make housing more affordable by increasing access to existing housing stock.

Create new affordable housing units:

• Analyze Family Promise locations and partnerships that have underutilized buildings and land that can be repurposed into affordable housing .
• Create a strategy that includes the needed capacity (funding, partnerships, staff) to create new affordable housing in line with our five-year growth plan.
• Oversee Partners in Housing and launch/expand new PIH sites.
• Develop program project plans with clear timelines and deliverables.
• Provide training and support to Family Promise locations pursuing affordable housing opportunities.
• Cultivate partnerships with developers and key stakeholders as necessary.

Make housing affordable by increasing access to existing units and creating housing programs:

• Housing programs include master leasing, risk pool funding, transition in place
• Create program content to assist with implementing affordable housing; this may include in-person
• Conduct trainings, webinars, online curriculum, and toolkits

The ideal candidate will have the following experience and abilities:

• Commitment to preventing and ending family homelessness
• Minimum of 5-8 years of relevant experience in areas such as affordable housing development, real estate, working with planning and zoning departments, home construction, or housing programming
• Experience with federal funds, laws, operations, rezoning, LIHTC projects
• Strong interpersonal, decision-making, and leadership skills
• Ability to manage competing priorities
• Project management skills including the oversight of budgets, timelines, and outcomes
• Ability to create and implement a strategy while tracking outcomes and changing course if necessary
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills to effectively communicate with diverse stakeholders inside and outside of the organization
• Bachelor's degree or relevant work experience

Are you this housing expert? Here is what we have to offer you:

We offer an inclusive and meaningful work environment, allowing collaboration with passionate, creative, and productive colleagues nationwide.

Family Promise recognizes that communities and organizations are stronger when they combine individuals' diverse skills, experiences, and efforts. We foster a culture that embraces diversity, promotes inclusivity, furthers social justice, and empowers all to connect. As an organization, we are constantly evolving, listening, and learning to meet the needs of our team members and other stakeholders.

Competitive compensation:

• Starting salary range begins at $90K
• Comprehensive benefits package, including medical, vision, dental insurance; employer paid basic life insurance, short-term and long-term disability insurance, and AD&D; 403b retirement account with employer contribution and match
• Generous Paid Time Off, paid holidays, and floating holidays

About this role:

• The position may be partially on-site in Summit, NJ, or fully remote. Some travel (20%) may be required to provide training and support. The position may require working occasional evenings and/or weekends.
• Applications will be reviewed on a rolling basis with a priority deadline of January 15th. Applications without cover letters will not be considered; use this as an opportunity to convey what you would contribute by being the Family Promise Director of Housing!

Family Promise is an Equal Opportunity Employer, committed to addressing discriminatory practices, and to working toward racial equity. The equal employment opportunity policy of FP provides fair and equal opportunities for all employees and job applicants regardless of race, color, religious creed, national origin, ancestry, age, sex, gender, pregnancy, sexual orientation, marital status, familial status, disability, or genetic information, in compliance with applicable federal, state, and local law. FP is committed to developing a diverse and dynamic team and welcomes applications from people of color, individuals with disabilities, LGBTQ+ individuals, and individuals with lived experience. FP hires and promotes individuals solely based on their qualifications for the job to be filled.