Manager, Housing Location

TheLos Angeles Homeless Services Authority (LAHSA) seeks motivated professionals who want to use their talents and skills to make a difference. Our 750 FTE staff are adaptive problem solvers and passionate about enriching peoples lives. If you are mission-driven dedicated to superior service and support can diligently work independently and in a collaborative environment join our team. LAHSA is leading the fight to end homelessness in LA County. Here not only would your work have a real impact on the community but we also offer a comprehensive and competitive benefits package.

Created in 1993 LAHSA is a joint powers authority of the city and county of Los Angeles. As the lead agency in the HUD-funded Los Angeles Continuum of Care we coordinate and manage over $800 million annually in federal state county and city funds for programs providing shelter housing and services to people experiencing homelessness.

Job Summary
The Manager of Housing Location will support LAHSA in developing an internal strategy to develop and grow an extensive portfolio of housing resources for the LA Continuum of Cares portfolio of permanent housing programs. The Manager will lead in developing unit acquisition strategies amongst all SPAs housing programs ensuring they are equipped to secure and maintain relationships with owners developers and property managers. The Manager will work with housing providers and other LAHSA system component teams to ensure acquisitions are tracked and maintained within LAHSAs centralized housing inventory. The Manager will connect the CoC with housing resources by coordinating with LAHSAs Housing Location and RPSS programs and master leased units by overseeing the leasing process to ensure optimal utilization and throughput of the Los Angeles homeless response system.

Note: This position is funded through June 30 2026. Continuation of employment will be contingent upon funding availability.

The functions listed below are intended to describe the general nature and level of work being performed and are not to be interpreted as an exhaustive list of responsibilities.

• Develop implement and grow a comprehensive unit acquisitions strategy and system for the entire LA Continuum of Care utilizing data-driven solutions to ensure optimal throughput of the homeless response system.
• Identify and lead initiatives for creating additional unit acquisitions products to procure scattered site shared housing and site based assets.
• Establish and manage internal control for reliable and accurate housing location reporting contributing to effective refinement of unit acquisitions-based programs such as LAHSAs Housing Location and RPSS programs.
• Support active system management of other LAHSA system components teams by developing a technical assistance and support plan for permanent housing programs.
• Support data management projects by developing and refining Key Performance Indicators (KPIs) market analysis and SPA based housing needs and utilization amongst continuum of housing agencies.
• Coordinate with key funders city and county departments local PHAs system partners and program components to ensure LAHSA standards for housing location are implemented.
• Lead in the development of trainings for internal and external stakeholders that outlines the entire housing location process such as locating acquiring marketing utilizing and maintaining units.
• Conduct housing location analysis and reviews which shall encompass analysis of SPA level throughput from interim housing programs to permanent housing stabilization and retention of permanent housing placements regional housing needs and gaps.
• Ensure subrecipient contractors and vendors comply with required laws governing property management landlord/tenancy laws fair housing laws and programmatic regulations for federal and local permanent housing programs such as Time-Limited Subsidy CoC HCV etc.
• Manage supervisory responsibilities of the LAHSA Unit Acquisitions Housing Location team.
• Coordinate with other LAHSA departments and teams service providers and system partners to ensure alignment within the Coordinated Entry System.
• As a unit within the Multi-Disciplinary Crisis Response Team must be able to conduct and lead best practices for field and direct service work with people experiencing homelessness as needed.
• Other duties and special projects as assigned

• In-depth knowledge of homeless populations systems and programs including federal and local policies and CoC regulations.
• Strong understanding of intersectionality structural and systemic racism and vision of how to address these issues in context of unit acquisitions work for the homeless response system.
• Ability to communicate professionally with the real estate sector the needs and requirements of the homeless rehousing system through negotiations presentations and other recruitment efforts.
• Familiarity with federal and local planning building fire and health codes for both interim and permanent housing developments and usages is a plus.
• Strong commercial acumen and understanding of the real estate sector changes in the rental market and conditions that may impact housing inventory and landlord participation.
• Intermediate understanding in the development and review of master leases subleases regulatory agreements property management agreements.
• In-depth knowledge of fair housing laws housing first fair market rents rent reasonableness habitability.
• Excellent people skills specifically customer service skills and a capacity for collaboration and interpersonal relationships.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills including the ability to express technical concepts clearly to both technical and non-technical audiences.
• Superior organizational skills with a strong attention to detail.
• Intermediate level of computer software programs specifically Microsoft Office (Word Excel Access Power Point and Outlook) and knowledge of property management software (i.e. Yardi RealPage AppFolio etc.).
• Ability to simultaneously manage multiple projects and timelines under deadlines.
• Ability to develop implement and oversee new programs.
• Advanced communication skills and the ability to communicate with all levels of management staff and external clients especially those who are not well versed in technical aspects of work.
• Demonstrated ability to work with diverse community and organizational groups.
• Must be willing to work and lead others in best practices for field-based direct service work with people experiencing homelessness.

• Any combination of extensive and applicable work experience and educational credentials to perform the above duties successfully.