Housing Development Manager Job Description
Mi Casa, Inc. is a 30-year-old non-profit affordable housing developer based in Washington, DC, with a mission to preserve and provide affordable housing, sustain diverse communities, and prevent displacement of low-income residents. Mi Casa achieves its mission through developing for-sale and Mi Casa-owned and managed rental housing, facilitating tenant purchase and development of affordable multi-family buildings, and providing training and post-development technical assistance to co-ops on asset management training and other topics.
The Mi Casa Housing Development Manager (HDM) is a senior programmatic position engaged in achieving Mi
Casa’s housing development goals. The Housing Development Manager supervises 3 to 5 employees and 2 – 3 consultants working together to manage a variety of affordable housing projects. The Housing Development
Manager reports directly to the Deputy Director, who oversees Mi Casa’s Housing Development Department, and who reports to the Executive Director. As a key member of the department, the HDM works as a senior project manager, directly managing key projects; and works closely with other project managers to provide guidance and ensure effective implementation of plans to meet annual and multi-year goals for housing development, technical assistance and training, and program growth. This includes the consistent and organized implementation of development plans--including project timelines, financial pro formas, working through roadblocks, tracking and reporting, and building relationships related to the success of the department. The Housing Development
Manager works to develop a sense of comradery between department staff, and between the department and the rest of the organization, and to promote the shared values of the organization and the Department. The HDM also serves as one of several managers within Mi Casa and works to promote effective cross-department communication and information sharing.
The Housing Development Department has several functions:
- Development of affordable housing through for-sale and Mi Casa-owned rental housing
- Facilitating tenant ownership and development of affordable multi-family buildings, and
- Providing on-going support to co-ops through post-development technical assistance and asset management training and free training through Mi Casa’s Co-op Academy.
The Housing Development Manager will:
- Provide senior project management expertise through direct management of key projects.
- Provide guidance and mentorship to project managers through all phases of development.
- Maintain intimate knowledge of the status of Mi Casa’s housing development projects and the people involved on an on-going basis—and ensure that projects are continually moving forward.
- Provide guidance on day-to-day, time-sensitive project matters to project managers and other key project contacts.
- Facilitate the use of project management tools to achieve consistent tracking of projects.
- Track project benchmarks, staff time-allocation and workload, and coordinate hiring of new project management and support staff, negotiate and manage agreements with consultants for the
Department.
- Evaluate staff performance and with the Deputy Director provide support for professional goals and staff development on an on-going basis.
- Contribute content to Mi Casa’s housing development-related training programs
- Represent Mi Casa’s mission and values externally and maintain excellent relationships with Mi Casa’s partners in achieving its mission and programs.
- Track, manage, and report on project benchmarks and related earned income.
The ideal candidate must have the following experience, skills, and qualifications:
- Minimum of 3 to 5 years in management of projects in affordable housing development.
- Commitment to Mi Casa’s mission, social justice, and the belief that all people have the right to affordable housing and the capacity to become informed decision-makers.
- 2+ years’ experience in program management and supervising staff members and/or comparable experience that demonstrates these skills.
- Significant, demonstrable experience in creating and tracking development pro formas, affordable housing financing, program and project budget tracking.
- Significant, demonstrable experience utilizing project management and/or timeline tracking software
(high level of ability in Microsoft Excel required, familiarity with other programs desirable) .
- Familiarity with the DC housing market and DC neighborhoods required.
- Excellent decision-making and problem-solving skills, ability to quickly identify and resolve issues.
- Excellent communication and team management skills.
- Ability to build effective external relationships with a high degree of professionalism.
- Willingness and ability to work flexible hours including some nights and weekends offset by comp time.
- Own transportation/ ability to commute between project sites required.
- Bilingual speaking ability (Spanish/ English) strongly preferred.
- Familiarity with the Tenant Opportunity to Purchase Act (TOPA) and/or Co-ops a plus.
Experience:
- Affordable Housing Program Management: 3 years (Required)
Application Question(s):
- Please provide a cover letter stating your interest in working with Mi Casa and outlining your program management and housing development experience.