Home Preservation Coordinator

Are you passionate about empowering the City of Raleigh community? The Community and Small Business Development Division of the Housing and Neighborhoods Department administers the City’s housing and community development programs funded with local and federal funds, including gap financing loans for affordable multifamily housing development.

Our team is seeking a self-directed community development professional with strong communication skills and a commitment to excellence to join City of Raleigh as a Home Preservation Coordinator. This senior-level role manages the City’s home repair assistance programs, including contracts and partnerships with parties providing program administration and construction management services, coordinating loan closings with outside counsel, fielding program inquiries, outreach and partnership building, and managing program data and reporting.

Candidates interested in and experienced with housing and community development programs with excellent written and verbal communication skills, project management skills, and facility for managing data are encouraged to apply. Experience with home repair programs and federal funding sources including HOME and CDBG are a plus.

This position will be supervised by the Housing Programs Manager, but the ideal candidate will be self-directed, able to manage the programs in its portfolio with minimal supervision and capable of making program and policy recommendations.

Duties and Responsibilities

• Managing contracts with third-party program administrator(s) and construction manager(s). Project managing all home repair projects in the City’s three programs (and any future home repair programs) from intake through completion and close-out
• Reviewing client intake packages, scopes of work, and bids furnished by contracted program administrator and construction manager to ensure eligibility and compliance with program guidelines
• Managing loan closings for funded developments by collaborating with contracted outside counsel to review documents and working with Department finance staff to set up and process funding disbursements
• Collecting, maintaining, and analyzing data on clients and projects (including demographic, unit, and budget data). Using data to report on trends, respond to inquiries from staff leadership and City Council, make recommendations for program and policy updates, and assist in determining program impacts
• Promoting programs, attending community events, and making presentations to community groups, City leadership, and City Council
• Creating partnerships that help promote programs, improve service delivery, and meet community and client needs. Maintaining relationships with partners and community organizations to stay aware of trends and upcoming projects
• Evaluating appropriateness of projects for federal or local funding, specifically for the HOME Investment Partnerships Program and the Community Development Block Grant Program (CDBG). This requires possessing or obtaining working knowledge of HOME and CDBG regulation and program guidelines. Ensuring compliance with federal, state, and local funding sources, to including conducting Environmental Reviews as needed
• Coordinating with development partners and Department staff to ensure beneficiary data for federally funded projects is accurately entered into the Integrated Disbursement Information System (IDIS) and that deadlines for the commitment or expenditure of federal funds are met
• Collaborating with other staff to monitor post-completion compliance including evaluating requests for subordinations or modifications to loans and coordinating with a third-party loan servicer to ensure balance accuracy and other servicing matters
• The position has no direct supervisory responsibilities but will function as a team lead as necessary

Typical Qualifications

Education and Experience:
Bachelor’s Degree in real estate, urban planning, construction management, business administration or directly related field and five years of experience with programs in either community development, housing and community development, home repair, or related areas of work.

OR

An equivalent combination of education and experience sufficient to successfully perform the essential duties of the job such as those listed above, unless otherwise subject to any other requirements set forth in law or regulation.

Licensing and Certifications: 

• Valid North Carolina Class C Driver’s License with a satisfactory driving record, or the ability to obtain within 60 days of hire

Preferred Qualifications: : 

• Experience with home repair programs and federal funding sources including HOME and CDBG
• AICP, NDC Housing Development Finance Professional Certification, or other related professional certifications

Additional Information

Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities:

• Excellent interpersonal skills to establish and maintain effective working relationships with staff, other departments, elected officials, the media, the public, and community organizations
• Excellent project and time management, including planning, organizing, evaluating and implementation
• Excellent communication verbally and in writing, including public presentations
• Advanced working knowledge of Microsoft programs, specifically in Excel, Windows accessories, and PowerPoint

ADA and Other Requirements: 
Positions in this class typically require: standing, walking, fingering, talking, hearing, seeing and repetitive motions.

Sedentary Work:
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.

Working Conditions:
Work is performed in both the field and in an indoor office environment with moderate exposure to extreme temperatures and travel.

Note:
This job classification description is intended to be generic in nature. It is not necessarily an exhaustive list of all duties and responsibilities. The essential duties, functions and responsibilities and Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) designation may vary based on the specific tasks assigned to the position.

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