DESCRIPTION OF WORK: Senior Planner – Housing

DEFINITION: This position performs specialized work in support of housing, community development, redevelopment, and revitalization projects in the City.

REPORTS TO: The Housing Manager assigns work in terms of general instructions.

JOB REQUIREMENTS

• Conducts comprehensive reviews of site plans to ensure adherence to ordinance regulations and provides interpretations to internal staff and external stakeholders.
• Delivers presentations to boards and commissions, effectively communicating complex planning concepts.
• Spearheads a diverse array of neighborhood and redevelopment planning-related projects and studies, demonstrating proficiency in independent execution while also contributing expertise as a team member.
• Plays a pivotal role in the formulation of comprehensive, small area, and strategic planning initiatives, leveraging in-depth research, analysis, and design expertise across a broad spectrum of social, economic, physical, and facility planning domains.
• Provides insightful recommendations for capitalizing on development opportunities within the community, fostering sustainable growth and progress.
• Contributes to preparation of state and federal reports, ensuring compliance with regulatory requirements.
• Proactively identifies and researches available grant opportunities, recommending potential programs and providing expertise in the preparation of grant applications.

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS

• Graduation from a four-year college or university with a degree in Planning, Geography, Public Administration or a related field.
• Strong Customer Service skills.
• Possession of a valid driver’s license.

Work Hours:  8:30 a.m. – 5:00 p.m.; 37.5 hours per week, (Monday – Friday). Some early morning and night assignments.

KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS AND ABILITIES REQUIREMENTS

• Skill in interpretation of ordinances, and site plan review.
• Skill in the preparation of clear and accurate reports.
• Knowledge of local governmental operations.
• Skill in analyzing problems and identifying solutions.
• Skill in preparing clear and accurate reports.
• Skill in establishing cooperative and productive working relationships with both colleagues and community members.
• Skill in operating computers and other standard office equipment.
• Skill in interpersonal relations.
• Skill in oral and written communication.
• Skill in ESRI GIS, ArcMap, Microsoft Office, etc.
• Knowledge of principles and practices of urban housing and community planning.
• Knowledge of research techniques, methods, and procedures.
• Knowledge of HUD and State of North Carolina programs.
• Knowledge of social and economic characteristics of the community.
• Knowledge of philosophies, principles, laws, regulations and procedures, goals and priorities of community development programs.
• Knowledge of principles/practices of commercial and residential rehabilitation.

SUPERVISORY CONTROLS:  The Housing Manager assigns work in terms of general instructions. The Housing Manager spot-checks completed work for compliance with procedures, accuracy, and the nature and propriety of the results.

GUIDELINES:  Guidelines include North Carolina General Statutes, departmental rules and regulations, City policies and procedures, as well as local, state, and federal zoning ordinances, laws, rules, and regulations. While generally clear and specific, these guidelines may require interpretation in application. Additionally, guidelines include federal and state regulations for housing and community development programs like HOME, CDBG, NSP, the City Procurement Manual, and the City Personnel Policy Manual, necessitating judgment, selection, and interpretation in their application.

COMPLEXITY:  The work consists of varied administrative duties and interpreting zoning ordinances as well as state and federal regulations and programs. Early morning and night meetings may be required in this role.

SCOPE AND EFFECT:  The purpose of this position is to help revitalize neighborhoods through effective community development planning.  Success in this position creates thriving communities.

PERSONAL CONTACTS:  Contacts are typically with other City staff, residents, developers, neighborhood associations, community members, and the general public.

PHYSICAL DEMANDS:  The work is typically performed while intermittently sitting at a computer, standing in meeting settings, bending, crouching, or stooping.

WORK ENVIRONMENT:  The work is typically performed in an office or meeting setting; some external exposure.

SUPERVISORY AND MANAGEMENT RESPONSIBILITY:   None.

View the full job listing here: https://www.governmentjobs.com/careers/rockymountnc/jobs/4439189/senior-planner 

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The Housing and Neighborhoods Department administers the City’s housing and community development programs funded with local and federal funds. These resources support a wide range of programs that add value in the community, including increasing access to affordable housing and helping end and prevent homelessness.

The Homeless and Community Programs Specialist is part of the Department’s newly formed Homeless and Community Programs Team, which is responsible for planning, implementing, and managing programs and projects to end and prevent homelessness, and supporting the Raleigh/Wake County homeless response system, including the Wake County Continuum of Care (CoC). The Homeless and Community Programs Specialist’s primary duties are to serve as a project manager for contracts related to the provision of homeless services, and to support the homeless response system by participating in CoC committees, funding allocation processes, and reporting. The Homeless and Community Programs Specialist also assists with assessing the homeless response system and funded agencies’ performance and identifying gaps in the system as well as capacity-building needs of homeless services.

Apply online: https://www.governmentjobs.com/careers/raleighnc/fulltime/jobs/4438837/homeless-and-community-programs-specialist

The City’s Corridors of Opportunity Program in Charlotte, NC is seeking motivated college students to participate in its Summer 2024 Internship Program. The ideal candidate will be a student in good academic standing with an enthusiasm for learning, strong interpersonal, written and verbal communications skills and a sincere interest in learning about cross-collaborative place-based investment. Candidates should be a rising undergraduate or graduate student at an accredited school during the 2024-2025 school year and available to work up to full time (40-hour week) beginning May through August 2024. Selected candidates will be compensated at a rate of $19-24/hour depending on academic status.

This is an exciting opportunity to work closely with the Corridors of Opportunity team which provides strategic direction and engagement for the City of Charlotte’s investments into six priority corridors. The Corridors program interacts across city departments, other public agencies, non-profit service providers and place-based organizations. You will gain critical experience by participating in a variety of projects, engagement activity and policy research and development, preparing documents and reports, attending meetings with city staff and officials as well as community meeting and events hosted by the Corridors team.

We are looking for highly competent students who will produce quality work and are willing to be an integral part of the Corridors of Opportunity team.

Review all requirements and apply directly on the City’s job website here.

The City of Brevard Planning Department is currently a small team of five but is looking to expand with a part-time person to handle a variety of planning functions. This position is new, and we expect it to evolve based on the breadth of experience, education, and overall strengths of the candidate, which should generally fall in one or more of the following areas: long-range planning, development code amendments, grant writing and administration, affordable housing, GIS, floodplain administration, architecture, transportation planning, development plan review, and zoning administration.

This is an exceptional opportunity to join a fast-paced environment where your work will cross all disciplinary boundaries from zoning administration to long-range planning and joining a dynamic planning team. Throughout our work, we strive to make connections between people, places, urban form, nature, and the built environment by continually evaluating and updating adopted plans and refining land use regulations and Code of Ordinances. The department relies on teamwork to work toward common goals and encourages independent thinking and initiative and the ability to use theoretical and practical aspects of urban planning to benefit the organization and the citizenry at large. Hours are flexible, but some evening meetings may be required.

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SFCLT seeks a Housing Director to help build and maintain fiscally-sound and resident-based housing.

The San Francisco Community Land Trust (SFCLT) is a nonprofit organization whose mission is to create permanently affordable housing for low-to-moderate-income people through community ownership of the land. Guided by the principles of anti-displacement and racial justice, SFCLT stabilizes neighborhoods, and creates greater access to housing and homeownership opportunities with a focus on BIPOC communities previously excluded from access to wealth, and in particular, access to homeownership opportunities.

SFCLT currently owns and operates 14 permanently affordable properties for those of low and moderate income spread throughout San Francisco, including Chinatown, the Mission, the Tenderloin, the Richmond, South of Market, and soon Russian Hill. 73% of our residents are below 80% AMI and 50% below 60% AMI. The 250 residents living currently in our 151 units of housing represent a diversity of races and ethnicities with 70% of our residents identifying as BIPOC.

Position Overview:

The Housing Director is a member of the executive leadership team together with the Executive Director, Operations Director, and Strategic Impact Director, and has overall responsibility for the supervision of a small asset management department. Working as a collaborative leader, the Housing Director is responsible for leading a team to create an innovative pipeline of multi-unit residential real estate projects and ensure the financial health of SFCLT housing as well as the overall health, empowerment and leadership of SFCLT residents.

The Housing Director is hired by and reports to the Executive Director. SFCLT values teamwork and more horizontal leadership management.

Core Duties & Responsibilities:

Asset Management

• Oversee the operations of SFCLT’s small asset management team to achieve the financial sustainability of SFCLT’s housing projects:
  • Optimize properties to achieve a DSCR minimum of 1.1 or greater
  • Manage reserves – Operating and Replacement
  • Identify optimal hard debt and soft debt (private and public) financial products for refinancing
  • Review Monthly/Quarterly Financials & working with the bookkeeper to create systems/improve our internal financial management
  • Annual Budgets: Create and present budgets for staff and residents
  • Identify cost saving methods like electrification & solar
  • Regular review of Capital Needs Assessments with Construction Management Director
  • Oversee Marketing & Lease Up Manager for Lease Up Activities
  • Lender reporting – quarterly and annual
  • Ensure compliance with loans.
  • Ensures working relationships with third-party property management firms
  • Leads Asset Management team in managing refinance events
  • Together with the ED reviews key legal agreements, including mortgages, loan documents, subordination agreement and guarantees for presentation to the Board of Directors.
  • Lead the Finance Committee to educate staff and board regarding the current financial health of the properties on a quarterly basis, as well as a review of the year end financials once a year.
• Oversees the asset management team, and in particular the Director of Stewardship and Program Managers to ensure affordable housing compliance, stewardship and resident support/education.
  • Insurance renewals/analysis
  • Welfare Exemption Preparation – first and annual filing
  • City/government funding monitoring Annual Monitoring activities – reporting
  • Income certification for new and existing tenants
  • Support the Annual Financial Audit
  • Ensure that residents receive social support and education towards co-op conversion where applicable.
• Oversee Construction Management Director in the resolution of all code violation related issues

Real Estate Acquisition Pipeline Development:

• Leading on creating an innovative pipeline of multi-unit residential real estate housing projects with a focus on preservation (acquisition/rehab of existing buildings).
• Leading on creating strategic partnerships with lenders and other housing developers to advance innovative preservation and production projects.
• Research on existing affordable housing programs and financing sources at local, regional and state levels which could be utilized for SFCLT projects.
• Collaborates with the ED, Acquisitions Committee, and Finance & Credit Committee to review and assess the risk of potential acquisitions, debt, equity and public subsidy proposals and partnership/operating agreements.

Qualifications/Skills/Experience:

The ideal candidate will have experience working with people from diverse socio-economic and cultural backgrounds, will be passionate about the organization’s mission, and be experienced in project management, facilitation, and working independently with accountability to a team.

We hope to hear from candidates who have:

• Deep alignment with & enthusiasm for SFCLT’s mission
• At least 3 years of demonstrated asset management experience in multi-unit residential real estate, with both technical and management proficiency in the operations of a real estate development organization.
• A proven track record of successful acquisitions and/or refinance of multi-unit residential real estate projects, and with preference in the Bay Area.
• Knowledge and experience with real estate accounting and finance, preferably in affordable multi-family housing.
• Familiarity with the lender eco-system and financing available for preservation projects at the local, regional, and state level.
• Commitment to community development, helping low-income communities and strong work ethic and understanding of nonprofit business models.
• Demonstrated experience with design and implementation of enhanced financial systems and procedures.
• Demonstrated ability to prepare clear, accurate, well-organized written and financial reports and to communicate verbally in an effective and concise manner.
• Proficient in Microsoft Office, accounting software programs, and network administration.
• Supervisory experience required. Excellent leadership skills.
• Commitment to open communication and intentional information-sharing.
• Extremely organized and detail-oriented work style.
• Ability to maintain a high level of confidentiality.
• Excellent written and oral communication skills.
• Proficiency in Excel and the rest of the Microsoft Office Suite and Google Suite.

While not required, skills or experience in any of the following areas/activities are desirable:

• Experience with affordable housing asset management and/or real estate development.
• Experience working with city/state governments, departments and agencies around the creation of multi-unit residential housing and/or affordable housing.
• Rooted in local communities marginalized by gentrification and displacement, including communities of color, low-income, queer, and immigrant residents of San Francisco.
• Master’s degree

Salary & Benefits:

• Salary: $150,000 – $180,000 per year, depending on experience.
• This is a hybrid role with 2 days per week in-office required
• Medical reimbursement plan for employee and family
• 31 Days of PTO, and 12 holidays
• 401k with 2% match
• Sabbatical policy (16 weeks after 4 years)

HOW TO APPLY:

Our goal is to fill this position ASAP but for the right candidate, the start date is negotiable. All applicants must be fully vaccinated before starting (2 shots + booster).

Please send resume and cover letter to: hiring@sfclt.org

Applications will be reviewed on a rolling basis with a goal to fill this position as soon as possible. We look forward to hearing from you!

Self-Help’s Internship Program is designed to give students valuable experience in a professional setting while broadening their knowledge of Community Development Financial Institutions (CDFIs). We hope to educate and create a passion for the field of community development in the next generation of leaders. We offer a number of internships in commercial lending, real estate, climate justice and consumer advocacy.

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The Beaufort Jasper Housing Trust seeks an experienced professional to lead the organization through steady growth and increased impact. The Beaufort Jasper Housing Trust (BJHT) was created in January 2023 to create and preserve affordable housing in Beaufort and Jasper Counties in South Carolina. Initially two counites, one city and 5 towns united to provide $7,300,000 to support its activity and the State of South Carolina provided an initial $3,000,000 allocation. During its first year, the organization contracted administrative support with another nonprofit and subsequently hired its own interim Executive Director and Office Manager.

Now, with a united and committed volunteer Board of Directors, established policies and systems, and broad community support, BJHT seeks its first full time Executive Director. The Beaufort Jasper Housing Trust is recruiting a motivated and professional individual to lead its affordable housing efforts in the two-county area of the South Carolina Lowcountry.

The ideal candidate will be a compelling advocate for the mission of BJHT to create and preserve affordable housing in Beaufort and Jasper Counties, and able to lead the organization’s growth. The Executive Director will need to be a strategic thinker while building broad based support in the community and with legislators, real estate developers, workforce partners, community leaders, and state and local officials.
Previous experience leading affordable housing initiatives and creating key community relationships is crucial. Strong written and verbal communications skills are essential. Proficiency with databases, Microsoft Office Suite and other software is also necessary. The Director must be able to manage and prioritize multiple responsibilities, meet deadlines, and possess a high level of analytic skills. Prior nonprofit experience and experience working with Boards of Directors is preferred.

See full job description attached for further details and how to apply.