Community Development & Administration Manager (Community Development Manager, Senior)

Orange County, NC - USA

Yearly Salary: $ 127878 - 177132

Posted on: 18 hours ago

Vacancies: 1 Vacancy

Job Summary

CAREER DESCRIPTION

Community Development and Administration Manager
(Community Development Manager Senior)

SALARY INFORMATION
Salary may be negotiable within the range listed above based on position requirements and the successful candidates qualifications subject to appropriate authorization.

OPEN TO THE PUBLIC
This recruitment will establish an open eligible list. This eligible list will be used to fill current and future Community Development Manager Senior positions within OC Community Resources/OC Housing & Community Development. This eligible list may also be used to fill positions in similar and/or lower-level classifications throughout the County of Orange.

DEADLINE TO APPLY
Qualified applicants are encouraged to apply immediately.

The deadline to apply for this recruitment will be on Friday February 27 2026 at 11:59 PM (PT).

Duties and responsibilities include but are not limited to:

Develop and review the Community Development and Business Services Unit budget ensuring proper allocation of administrative and program funds. Make adjustments as needed and research additional grant or other funding sources aligned with affordable housing and community development programs.
Oversee and conduct performance evaluations employee development hiring discipline and termination procedures; directly manage two management positions and indirectly oversee an additional five management and non-management positions in Community Development and Business Services.
Convene facilitate and attend meetings; prepare and deliver presentations to management the public elected officials the H&CD Commission and other stakeholders.
With appropriate input provide strategic direction in the use of CDBG HOME and ESG funds including working with subrecipients and act as a liaison to cities participating in the Urban County program.
Provide oversight for Community Development funding programs (CDBG ESG and HOME) including Planning & Administration for five-year Consolidated Plans and Annual Action Plans tracking expenditures and managing subrecipient agreements.
Oversee Compliance & Monitoring ensuring projects meet national objectives as well as document environmental compliance under NEPA Federal Labor Compliance and other regulatory compliance for CDBG ESG and HOME funding.
Develop and submit reports to the U.S. Department of Housing & Urban Development (HUD) including the Consolidated Annual Performance and Evaluation Report (CAPER).
Act as a liaison with funding agencies including HUD.
Provide oversight for the Countys CDBG funded Housing Rehabilitation Program.
Coordinate with the Business Services Analyst to facilitate access between the Business Services Unit and other OC H&CD programs.
Oversee workload in support of budget facilities management purchasing contracts staff reports and training including being liaison to OCCR Administration (Human Resources Accounting Budget and Purchasing).
Support program operations including coordination with OCCR Public Information Office website maintenance and management presentations research and reporting and event coordination.
Provide oversight for policies and procedures facilities management employee recognition Public Records Act requests organizational structure program support for grant applications and records management and retention.

DESIRABLE QUALIFICATIONS & CORE COMPETENCIES
The ideal candidate will have at least five (5) years of progressively responsible experience in community development funding programs* and administration of public sector programs.

*Community development funding programs include CDBG HOME and ESG Funding.

In addition the ideal candidate will possess demonstrated expertise in the following competencies:

Technical Expertise

Knowledge of operations services and activities of an Urban County Program and Federal CDBG HOME and ESG funding; modern principal and practices in the development and execution of federal community development funding; research methods and techniques of report writing and presentation; recent developments current literature and sources of information regarding CDBG HOME and ESG.
Use of CDBG funding for Housing Rehabilitation Public Facilities and Improvements and Public Services programs.
Principles practices and methods of advanced administrative organizational financial and procedural analysis.
Principles and practices of public administration including purchasing contracting and maintenance of public records.
Principles practices and methods of municipal budget development and management.
Principles tools and techniques of project planning and management.
Federal state and local laws regulations and court decisions applicable to assigned areas of responsibility.
Research methods and analysis techniques.
Utilizing Microsoft Office including Excel Word and Outlook to complete work tasks.

Interpersonal Communication Relationship Building

Establishing and maintaining cooperative working relationships with peers supervisors managers clients and the public.
Adapting to change and different processes quickly and positively.
Working collaboratively on a team to produce work tasks.
Effectively handling customer questions and complaints.
Seeking to provide the highest quality service to all customers.

Oral Written Communication

Preparing and conducting public presentations in a clear and concise manner.
Preparing and presenting written reports with recommendations concisely logically and convincingly.
Communicating professionally at all times even in confrontational situations.
Working as a team member with a positive forward-focused attitude.

Problem Solving Analysis

Applying strong problem solving and analytical skills to manage large-scale complex enterprise level projects and/or overseeing multiple initiatives simultaneously.
Analyzing and resolving complex issues to support strategic decision making across agencies and community partners.
Providing customer service and resolving escalated issues.
Ability to interpret program operational and performance data to identify trends and make informed recommendations.

Supervision Leadership

Leading and creating a team with a strong customer service focus and excellent organizational skills.
Attracting leading and developing employees to benefit their teams and their career goals.
Providing oversight related to organizational and professional development of staff related to leadership development management development and organizational effectiveness and productivity.
Providing structure to a team with tools and processes to achieve best practices.
Ability to navigate organizational structures to build collaborative and cooperative relationships across departments and teams.
Ability to lead and coordinate cross-functional teams to ensure alignment and momentum on shared goals and initiatives.
Experience providing day-to-day supervision and guidance to staff coaching and mentoring team members and fostering a positive and collaborative work environment.

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS
Please click here for information regarding the complete classification description including minimum qualifications for Community Development Manager Senior.

RECRUITMENT PROCESS
Application Screening (Refer/Non-Refer)
Applications and supplemental responses will be screened for qualifications that are highly desirable and most needed to successfully perform the duties of this job. Only those applicants that meet the qualifications as listed in the job bulletin will be referred to the next step.

Structured Oral Interview SOI (Weighted 100%)
Candidates will be interviewed and rated by an oral interview panel of job knowledge experts. Each candidates rating will be based on responses to a series of questions designed to elicit the candidates qualifications for the job. Only the most successful candidates will be placed on the eligible list.

Based on the Departments needs the selection procedures above may be will be notified of any changes in the selection procedures.

Eligible List
Once the assessment has been completed Human Resource Services will establish an eligible list of candidates. Candidates placed on the eligible list may be referred to selection interview to be considered for present and future vacancies.

Veterans Employment PreferenceThe County is committed to providing a mechanism to give preferential consideration in the employment process to veterans and their eligible spouses and will provide eligible participants the opportunity to receive interviews in the selection process for employment and paid internship openings. Please click here to review the policy.

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

EMAIL NOTIFICATION
Email is the primary form of notification during the recruitment process. Please ensure your correct email address is included in our application and use only one email account.
NOTE: User accounts are established for one person only and should not be shared with another person. Multiple applications with multiple users may jeopardize your status in the recruitment process for any positions for which you apply.

Candidates will be notified regarding their status as the recruitment proceeds via email through the site. Please check your email folders including spam/junk folders and/or accept emails ending with and . If your email address should change please update your profile at.

FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS:
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For specific information pertaining to the Community Development and Administration Manager (Community Development Manager Senior) recruitment please contact Jenny Kim at or .

EEO INFORMATION

Orange County as an equal employment opportunity employer encourages applicants from diverse backgrounds to apply.

Required Experience:

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CAREER DESCRIPTIONCommunity Development and Administration Manager(Community Development Manager Senior)SALARY INFORMATIONSalary may be negotiable within the range listed above based on position requirements and the successful candidates qualifications subject to appropriate authorization.OPEN TO TH...