Housing and Community Development Program Coordinator
Housing and Community Development Program Coordinator
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Description
The Housing & Community Development Division in theDepartment of Community Neighborhood & Housing Services is seeking an experienced fulltime Program Coordinator to perform professional and administrative work implementing promoting and evaluating several of the Citys affordable housing programs including individual programs to help people rent or own affordable homes in Gaithersburg. The Program Coordinator strengthens and builds partnerships with agencies that help accomplish the Citys affordable housing goals and objectives maintains internal and external stakeholder relationships and explores additional funding or grant opportunities covering a wide range of needs; and takes a lead role in helping to determine information sharing and capacity building trainings for partners including lenders and realtors other governmental housing agencies and housing developers providing affordable housing through the Citys MPDU/WFDU program.
The ideal candidate will have superior customer service skills including communication and timeliness and a comprehensive working knowledge of affordable homeownership and rental programs. You must be an organized and analytical individual who exhibits a high degree of accuracy and pays attention to the details. Relevant experience in preparing writing and/or administering grants is preferred. The ability to fluently speak read and write in English and Spanish is highly desirable.
Starting salary for this position is negotiable within the anticipated target hiring range $72000 to $80000 and will be offered at a level consistent with the experience and qualifications of the candidate. We provide comprehensive insurance benefits (medical dental vision longterm care life) paid time off generous retirement contributions health and wellness programs tools to assist with paying down student loan debt and managing student loans training and professional growth opportunities and excellent work/life balance.
Job Functions
What you will do with us:
- Promote implement and evaluate several highprofile affordable housing programs including the Gaithersburg Downpayment Assistance (DPA) Program and its Moderately Priced Dwelling Unit (MPDU) and Work Force Dwelling Unit (WFDU) program and coordinate this work with program partners other City staff and communitystakeholders.
- Provide ongoing support to the Citys Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) projects including the Emergency Rental Assistance Homeownership Repair Downpayment Assistance Program and Neighborhood Revitalization projects; participates in regular CDBG training and becomes familiar with HUDs Integrated Disbursement and Information System (IDIS).
- Develop coordinate organize and implement educational trainings and outreach events.
- Provide ongoing outreach to partners including realtors lenders and housing developers and the community to ensure diverse participation in City affordable home ownership and housing initiatives.
- Evaluate program performance and make recommendations for program changes/enhancements and new programming opportunities.
- Develop update and maintain program materials including documents and databases and public information email newsletters organizational charts select partner and committee rosters web pages and monthly and yearly calendars.
- Participate in countywide state or regional home ownership and affordable housing coalitions.
- Identify research and pursue funding sources for specific projects/programs including grants and public/private partnerships that support and enhance existing and new programs.
- Prepare requests for proposals and grant applications and prepare and manage contractual agreements ensuring compliance with grant requirements and guidelines.
- Support other Division functions as needed.
Key job responsibilities are highlighted above; please click here to view the complete classification description for the Housing & Community Development Program Coordinator position. The classification description indicates the full salary range established for this position to provide opportunity for growth and development (Grade 108 in the Citys FY 2025 Schedule of Salary Ranges.Qualifications
What you will need to be considered:
- Relevant Bachelors Degree.
- At least three years of experience in local or state government housing and community development programs or in other comparable public or private sector programs in fields of real estate or grants administration.
- Excellent analytical interpersonal followthrough and customer focus skills.
- Strong technology skills (Microsoft Office).
- Strong workload and project management skills.
- Superior writing editing and proofreading skills.
- Certification as professional Spanish/English translator/interpreter desirable.
- Certification in Real Estate or finance (desirable).
- Valid drivers license and safe driving record (required).
- Or any acceptable equivalent combination of education experience and training that provides the required knowledge skills and abilities to perform the essential functions of the job to satisfactorily perform job duties.
Additional Information
- Interested applicants must submit the following to be considered:
- A complete online application
- Resume (attached to the online application)
- Letter of interest (attached to your online application)
Review of applications will begin immediately so prompt application is strongly encouraged. The position will remain open until filled; recruitment will close without notice when a sufficient number of qualified applications are received or all hiring decisions have been made.This is a fulltime salaried exempt position requiring a minimum of 40 hours per week (not eligible for overtime compensation under the provisions of the Fair Labor Standards Act and the Citys personnel regulations). Work on holidays evenings and weekends may be required. The position may accommodate limited situational remote work (at the discretion of the Department Director). Direct deposit of paychecks is a condition of employment for all City of Gaithersburg employees.The successful candidate will be subject to a preemployment background investigation. The City has established an alcoholfree drugfree and smokefree workplace which applies to any person employed by conducting business with or applying for a position with the City. Each employee as a condition of their employment may be required to participate in preemployment and reasonable suspicion testing. Employees classified as safety sensitive are also subject to immediate post accident and random testing.For more information about the position please contact Housing & Community Development Manager Maureen Walker at or 240.805.1067. Questions regarding the online application process may be directed to the Department of Human Resources at or 301.258.6327.This recruitment will establish an eligibility list which will be used to fill the current vacancy and may be used to fill other openings in this classification which occur in the next 12 months.
Required Experience:
IC
Employment Type
Full-Time
