Housing Development Associate

Compensation Range: $26/hr - $31/hr commensurate with experience

Benefits:
We have three comprehensive healthcare plans to choose from based on your priorities and budget. Housing Works covers most of the plan; you pay a portion based on your salary. Staff begins accruing PTO immediately for a total of up to 30 days earned in the first year. We offer employees an educational benefit. This money is available for tuition loan reimbursement tuition costs and text books.

Overview:

Housing Works is seeking a professional full-time Housing Development Associate to be an integral part of meeting its mission by developing supportive and affordable housing in New York City. The position is responsible for supporting all stages of affordable housing development for multiple projects and ensuring that objectives of each project are accomplished within prescribed time frames and funding parameters. Work duties involve planning organizing and managing the development activities related to the acquisition new construction and rehabilitation of Housing Works real estate development projects. Work may encompass many projects in varying stages of development and may include large technically complex housing and mixed-use projects.

Responsibilities:

Primary:

• Assists in the coordination of all stages of housing development including site research and acquisition feasibility analysis pre-development design project financing construction and contract management.

Secondary:

• Provides grant writing support research and coordination of vendors involved in the funding proposal process.

Other functions required with this position include:

• Develops and manages relationships with federal state and local funders government agencies community and neighborhood groups development partners and industry professionals.
• Monitors progress of development team members including architects engineers contractors legal counsel and financial consultants.
• Attends construction meetings and conducts site visits as necessary.
• Prepares progress reports and project payment applications to government and commercial lenders in coordination with the finance department.
• Research new project opportunities in keeping with Housing Works mission.
• Maintains core office functions of the department including scheduling and information management.
• Provide assistance with sourcing ordering and receiving of goods for projects. This can include but is not limited to samples furniture supplies materials equipment etc.
• Collaborates with the Housing Operations Department on the development of operating budgets and facilitates the transition to occupancy in new properties.
• Participate in weekly supervision with your supervisor. Come to meetings prepared.
• Complete all required reports and paperwork on or before the prescribed deadlines.
• Demonstrate excellent customer service with residents/clients; staff; vendors; and all other relevant stakeholders.
• Enthusiastically participate in advocacy and direct actions to end the twin crises of homelessness and HIV/AIDS.

Requirements:

• Bachelors degree (B.A.)

Preferred Qualifications:

• Degree in planning public policy business real estate finance design or a related field is preferred.
• Direct experience with affordable housing development and finance including LIHTC.

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Housing Works was founded in 1990; With a long-term commitment to AIDS advocacy. Housing Works established New York States first harm reduction-based OASAS-licensed outpatient drug treatment program. Other services include Health Home care management behavioral health and syringe exchange programs. A pioneer in the social entrepreneurship movement Housing Works operates 10 high-end thrift shops in Manhattan and Brooklyn and a much-loved Bookstore Cafe in Soho. For more information visit

Housing Works fights for funding and legislation to ensure that all people living with HIV/AIDS have access to quality housing healthcare HIV prevention and treatment among other lifesaving services.

Housing Works provides equal employment opportunities (EEO) to all employees and applicants for employment without regard to race color religion sex national origin age disability or addition to federal law requirements. Housing Works complies with applicable state and local laws governing nondiscrimination in employment in every location in which the company has facilities. Housing Works also does not request prior salary information during the hiring process. This policy applies to all terms and conditions of employment including recruiting hiring placement promotion termination layoff recall transfer leaves of absence compensation and training.

Required Experience:

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