Opportunities Community Housing Financial Officer (Program Admin Officer 1-2)

TheDepartment of Growth & Development drives economic growth and productivity by creating the conditions for communities businesses and households to thrive. The Department works with key partners to foster a dynamic environment that supports housing innovation and sector development providing the necessary solutions to grow our population and economy.

The Department is also responsible for ensuring the availability of safe suitable and affordable housing for all Nova Scotians. Our work involves making strategic investments leveraging new funding and building on critical partnerships to help further position ourselves to meet current and future housing challenges.

As the Community Housing Financial Officer you will support the delivery of community housing programs that help Nova Scotians access safe suitable and affordable housing.

This role is a mix of financial review program administration file management compliance monitoring and partner support. You will assess applications support funding recommendations administer program funds and help ensure approved projects meet program requirements from start to finish.

You will also support the administration of the legacy Social Housing Agreement including operating subsidy calculations social housing inspections and compliance monitoring.

This work is well suited to someone who is organized analytical detail-focused and comfortable working with financial information program requirements deadlines and housing partners.

Assess applications and support funding decisions

You will review applications for housing programs and assess eligibility against program requirements. This includes supporting recommendations related to grants loans or mortgages.

Administer community housing programs

You will assist with the administration of community housing programs including the disbursement of program funds and case management through the Integrated Case Management system.

Manage approved project files

You will manage approved project files through implementation and close-out. This includes tracking milestones reviewing payment documentation processing disbursements monitoring compliance supporting reporting requirements and following up with funding recipients to make sure program requirements are met.

Support compliance and the Social Housing Agreement

You will help administer the legacy Social Housing Agreement by calculating operating subsidies supporting inspections of social housing units and monitoring compliance with applicable requirements.

Help resolve project issues

You will assist in identifying projects that require specialized support or intervention and help coordinate appropriate follow-up.

Work with partners and prepare written materials

You will respond to inquiries from regional staff housing organizations and partners and help address project-related concerns. You will also assist in preparing documents such as Ministerial replies briefing notes information notes reports and correspondence.

You may also complete other related duties as assigned.

You have completed a bachelors degree in a related discipline and have at least one year of related experience in finance policy program delivery housing community development public administration or a related field. An equivalent combination of training and experience may be considered.

To be successful in this role you bring:

• Experience reviewing assessing or administering program files applications agreements payments or funding requests.
• Strong analytical skills including the ability to review financial information assess eligibility identify risks and support sound recommendations.
• Strong organizational skills including the ability to manage multiple files track deadlines follow up on outstanding items and maintain accurate records.
• Attention to detail when reviewing documentation applying program requirements and supporting compliance monitoring.
• Strong written communication skills including the ability to prepare clear correspondence briefing materials notes reports or file documentation.
• Strong verbal communication and interpersonal skills including the ability to respond to inquiries and work with internal staff housing organizations and external partners.
• Experience using Microsoft Office Suite and digital systems to manage information track work and support reporting.
• The ability to work independently and collaboratively in a deadline-driven environment.
  
  

The following would be considered assets but are not required:

• Experience in housing community housing social housing affordable housing or non-profit housing.
• Experience with grants loans mortgages subsidies contribution agreements or funding programs.
• Experience reviewing financial statements budgets project costs payment documentation or compliance requirements.
• Experience with case management systems financial systems program databases or the Integrated Case Management system.
• Knowledge of government processes public sector accountability briefing notes Ministerial correspondence or information notes.
• Knowledge of construction property management inspections capital project administration or housing development.
• Experience with evaluation research methods data analysis or data interpretation.
  
  

We recognize that skills and experience can be gained through different combinations of education training and work experience

Equivalencies include but are not limited to:

• A completed two-year diploma and three years of related experience.
• A completed related masters degree.
• Five years of related experience.
  
  

Applicants relying on education and experience equivalencies must clearly demonstrate this in their application.

Based on the employment status and union agreement the Government of Nova Scotia offers its employees a wide range of benefits such as a Defined Benefit Pension Plan Health Dental Life Insurance General illness Short and Long Term Disability Vacation and Employee and Family Assistance Programs. For information on all our Benefit program offerings click here: Benefits for government employees.

• Career development where you have access to career guidance tools resources and ongoing training for every stage of your career.
• Engaging workplace: our employees feel valued respected connected and tuned in we have forward-thinking policies and strategies.
• Countless career paths.
• A Dynamic client-focused office environment where service excellence and teamwork are our focus.