Housing Coordinator

REPORTS TO: Affordable Housing Administrator

FLSA STATUS:Exempt

CLASSIFICATION: Personnel System; Requires satisfactory completion of a six month probationary period.

PAY GRADE:120

SAFETY SENSITIVE: No

Purpose of Job

The purpose of this job is to assist housing organizations with implementing affordable housing programs and explain government regulations and contract provisions. Duties and responsibilities include but are not limited to performing Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) and Home Investment Partnership (HOME) activities. Affordable Housing Fund activities. Inclusionary Zoning activities Environmental Reviews economic development related projects and activities for program operations monitoring and overseeing daily operations of sub-recipients and community housing development organizations (CHDOs) assuring department and sub-recipient compliance with federal state and local regulations regarding contracting funds expenditure assuring compliance with issues such as labor common rule compliance programming and regulatory technical assistance utilizing the Housing and Urban Development (HUDs) integrated disbursement and information systems (IDIS) and performing additional tasks as assigned.

Job Related Requirements

Work Schedule: Monday - Friday 8am - 5pm.

May be required to work on religious holidays.

Regular and predictable attendance is required.

Must work cooperatively with others.

When requirements include vehicle operation responsible for the safety readiness and operation of the vehicle and must abide by ACCs safe driving policy.

Bachelors degree in Social Work Public Administration Business Administration Sociology Real Estate Housing Management and Policy Economics Community Development Urban Planning Housing Finance or a related field with four years of experience in coordinating housing and community development programs; managing program performance according to HUD regulations; grant writing for both federal and private funding; or any equivalent combination of education training and experience which provides the requisite knowledge skills and abilities for this position.

Three years supervisory experience required.

Must possess a valid drivers license.

The following duties are normal for this job. These are not to be construed as exclusive or all-inclusive. Other duties may be required and assigned.

Drafts and updates the local affordable housing strategy in consultation with local affordable housing stakeholders including the Athens GICH Committee internal ACCGov departments and relevant community partners.

Defines and tracks key metrics outcomes and outputs related to the departments affordable housing and community development programs.

Provides ongoing updates to the community on progress of the departments affordable housing and community development programs.

Assists with long-term and strategic planning for the department and tracks progress in the ClearPoint system.

Supervises the Community Development Specialist and Lead Hazard Project Manager.

Prepares and submits grant applications on behalf of the Unified Government of Athens-Clarke County.

Coordinates with the Community Development Coordinator to report on Continuum of Care performance and to evaluate the communitys response to homelessness.

Monitors the departments SPLOST projects and coordinates with relevant internal and external stakeholders to ensure successful implementation of SPLOST affordable housing projects.

Maintains a database of affordable housing stock in Athens-Clarke County.

Supervises and evaluates assigned staff handles all employee concerns delegates assignments counsels and disciplines employees when necessary and completes employee performance appraisals;

Assist with preparation of an updated analysis of impediments to fair housing choice in Athens-Clarke County to be included in the annual action plan and consolidated plan.

Supervises environmental reviews inspections and fair housing compliance efforts; enforces equal housing opportunity guidelines; manages the preparations and submission of HUD Section 3 and MBE reporting related to federally-funded projects.

Prepares housing-related agenda items.

Collects and analyzes socio-economic data to assess community development and housing needs so that CDBG HOME and other housing program funds can be directed to the most important program priorities and when available leveraged with other grants and Athens-Clarke County funds.

Represents the department at public hearings committee meetings and other housing project related meeting; plans implements and attends housing workshops and seminars.

Performs consolidated planning for assigned program areas as required by Athens-Clarke County and HUD.

Develops and maintains detailed program policies and procedures

Coordinates GICH meetings and serves as HCD liaison and coordinator of meetings and initiatives.

Reviews reimbursement requests and budget revisions from sub-recipients community agencies contractors CBDOs and CHDOs to ensure that program expenditures are aligned with goals and comply with applicable regulations.

Prepares sub-recipient contracts; reviews agency scope of services budgets and performance goals for accuracy and compliance; reviews contracts with attorney; prepares contracts for execution.

Evaluates grant proposals and ensures activities are coordinated with the Consolidated Plan.

Prepares Historic Preservation Section 106 assessments and environmental reviews.

Supervises Lead Hazard Reduction Capacity Building Program.

Prepares necessary task related to voluntary inclusion zoning ordinance projects.

Maintains professional knowledge of program responsibility.

Performs other related duties as required.

Knowledge Skills and Abilities
Knowledge of the principles practices procedures laws and regulations of Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) and HOME regulations as they relate to affordable housing.

Knowledge of Fair Housing laws and landlord-tenant rights and responsibilities.

Knowledge of specific programmatic details on a variety of programs as well as broad understanding of the principles underlying their relationship to the other programs and to federal regulations.

Knowledge of management human resource management/personnel and financial practices policies and procedures

Knowledge of strategic planning and performance management.

Knowledge of basic organizational management and human relations and technical methodologies.

Knowledge of current trends in the development of public-private partnerships statistical analysis techniques accounting and budget analysis methods and construction trades and financing methods.

Ability to provide team leadership in a diverse setting

Ability to communicate and interact clearly with sub-recipients subordinates clients the public and associates.

Ability to develop and administer policies procedures plans and activities and to monitor the performance of subordinates against measured established goals.

Ability to develop and implement long-term goals for the department in order to promote effectiveness and efficiency.

Ability to assemble information and communicate clearly and concisely.

Ability to comprehend interpret and apply regulations procedures and related information.

Ability to read understand and interpret personnel and financial reports and related materials.

Ability to use personal computer calculator facsimile machine and telephone.

(ADA) MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS OR STANDARDS REQUIRED
TO PERFORM ESSENTIAL JOB FUNCTIONS

PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS: Must be physically able to operate a variety of machinery and equipment including computers calculators typewriters and other office equipment. Must be able to use body members to work move or carry objects or materials. Must be able to exert up to twenty pounds of force occasionally and/or up to ten pounds of force frequently. Physical demand requirements are at levels of those for light work.

DATA CONCEPTION: Requires the ability to compare and or judge the readily observable functional structural or compositional characteristics (whether similar to or divergent from obvious standards) of data people or things.

INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION: Requires the ability to speak and/or signal people to convey or exchange information. Includes receiving assignments and/or directions from supervisors.

LANGUAGE ABILITY: Requires ability to read a variety of reports financial statements balance sheets reimbursement requests vouchers journal entry requests and informational documentation directions instructions and methods and procedures. Requires the ability to prepare financial statements balance sheets schedules and graphs tax reports bank reconciliations etc. using prescribed formats and conforming to all rules of punctuation grammar diction and style. Requires the ability to speak to people with poise voice control and confidence.

INTELLIGENCE: Requires the ability to learn and understand complex principles and techniques; to acquire and be able to expound on knowledge of topics related to primary occupation; and to make independent judgement in the absence of management.

VERBAL APTITUDE: Requires the ability to record and deliver information to explain procedures and to follow oral and written instructions. Must be able to communicate effectively and efficiently in a variety of administrative technical or professional languages including accounting terminology.

NUMERICAL APTITUDE: Requires the ability to utilize mathematical formulas; add and subtract totals; multiply and divide; utilize and determine percentages and perform calculations involving variables polynomials etc.

FORM/SPATIAL APTITUDE: Requires the ability to inspect items for proper length width and shape visually with office equipment (e.g. rulers yardsticks etc.).

MOTOR COORDINATION: Requires the ability to coordinate hands and eyes in using computers and other office equipment.

MANUAL DEXTERITY: Requires the ability to handle a variety of items such as computers fax machines typewriters and other office equipment. Must have the ability to use one hand for twisting or turning motion while coordinating other hand with different activities. Must have minimal levels of eye/hand/foot coordination.

COLOR DISCRIMINATION: May require the ability to differentiate between colors and shades of color.

INTERPERSONAL TEMPERAMENT: Requires the ability to deal with people beyond giving and receiving instructions. Must be adaptable to performing under moderate stress when confronted with an emergency.