The Maryland Department of Housing and Community Development (DHCD) is a national leader in revitalizing communities and financing affordable housing. We are good but strive to be great. To make this happen our team needs members that will challenge the status quo, effectively communicate ideas and issues, independently bring forth practical and efficient solutions, believe change is good and want to come to work knowing that what they do makes a difference in their neighborhood.
DHCD has immediate openings for two Program Officer positions within the Division of Neighborhood Revitalization on the Poverty Solutions and Homelessness Solutions teams. These individuals must be highly organized, customer oriented, self-motivated, team players, with knowledge of laws, regulations and current practices in the areas related to the delivery of services to low and moderate income populations and communities promoting the tools to increase access to housing and homelessness.
The Poverty Solutions position will operate primarily out of DHCD's Headquarters located in Lanham, Maryland with occasional travel to DHCD’s satellite Office in Baltimore City.
The Homelessness Solutions position will operate primarily out of DHCD's satellite Office in Baltimore City, with occasional travel to DHCD's Headquarters in Lanham, Maryland.
A combination of “hybrid” in-person work and telework may be available.
These Program Officer positions will manage statewide grant programs in the Division of Neighborhood Revitalization at the Department of Housing and Community Development with a primary focus on activities related to services for low and moderate income populations through federal or State grant programs. Responsibilities include managing assigned grant projects and providing technical assistance to nonprofit and local government grantees. These positions will assist with the implementation of program policies and procedures and will work closely with key officials, local governments, nonprofit organizations and other internal and external customers to ensure compliance with regulations, policies, laws, and standards.
Education: A bachelor’s degree from an accredited college or university.
Experience: Five years of administrative or professional experience to include two years of financing experience or providing technical assistance for development or rehabilitation of multifamily or single family housing; neighborhood revitalization and business development; community infrastructure development; or historic preservation programs.
Notes:
1. Additional administrative or professional experience as defined above may be substituted on a year-for-year basis for the required education.
2. Additional job-related education may be substituted for up to two years of the required experience at a rate of thirty credit hours for each year of experience.
3. Candidates may substitute U.S. Armed Forces military service experience as a commissioned officer in business and industry classification or business and industry specialty codes in the housing management field of work on a year-for-year basis for the required experience and education.
- One year of experience with anti-poverty or homeless services programs.
- Three years of experience working with non-profits, federal or state program management.
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