Community Development Program Manager

Purpose of the position:

The primary purpose of this position is to support and coordinate the development, implementation, and evaluation of a program and services that support the needs of the community ensuring alignment with department and organizational strategies and goals.

Minimum Education, Training and/or Experience (required at time of hire): Bachelor’s Degree in related field and three (3) years of experience related to the program field; or an equivalent combination of education and experience.

Essential Functions:

Initiate and execute the planning and coordination of community development activities and monitor to ensure projects remain on schedule

Conduct planning studies in affordable housing and community development specialties

Manage loan portfolios, addressing payoff requests, loan subordinations, modifications, collections, and foreclosure filings.

Develop community development application forms and instructions.

Monitor community development funding recipients’ expenditures.

Monitor community development funded projects through the period of affordability.

Prepare community development agreements including detailed budgets and scopes of work.

Serve as staff liaison to the Affordable Housing Committee

Serve as staff liaison to the Asheville Regional Housing Consortium

Supervise staff in the Community Development Division

​Knowledge, Skills and Abilities:

Knowledge of housing planning and community development specializations.

Knowledge of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) HOME Investment Partnerships Program (HOME) grants, Community Development Block Grants (CDBG), and other state and federal housing and community development programs.

Knowledge of local bond initiatives for community development and affordable housing purposes

Knowledge of site selection feasibility studies and site feasibility studies

Knowledge of the principles and practices involved in housing finance.

Knowledge of the principles and practices of residential development underwriting (single family and multifamily rental and ownership), risk analysis, and management.

Knowledge of legal documents associated with lending.