Senior Affordable Housing Analyst

Are you looking for an opportunity to work as a public servant helping to build and create new programs and innovative approaches that result in housing solutions for those most in need? Do you have professional experience creating or managing affordable housing projects and portfolios? Are you a collaborative, solutions-oriented professional with a track record of building and maintaining relations with diverse stakeholders? Do you believe that advancing racial justice is the work of advancing housing solutions too? If you answered yes to these questions, then we hope you consider applying for this position! 

Metro’s Senior Affordable Housing Analyst is a newly created position in Metro’s Planning and Development department that will lead regional oversight and coordination of a capital investment portfolio funded by the affordable housing bond, including evaluating funding proposals and monitoring development progress, outcomes, and compliance. This position will be a part of the dynamic and growing housing team working to implement and oversee two voter-approved housing measures: the 2018 affordable housing bond measure and the 2020 supportive housing services measure. This is a unique opportunity for a housing and racial justice minded individual to work on one of the most pressing issues of our time: ending homelessness with affordable housing!

What you will do

In this role, you’ll be part of a team that manages and oversees Metro’s Equitable Housing program, Housing Bond program, and new Supportive Housing Services program . You’ll manage housing and development projects centered on achieving equitable outcomes across multiple community stakeholders, partners and jurisdictions. Additionally, this role will:

Project and Program Analysis:

Analyze affordable housing development funding proposals for program eligibility, due diligence and financial feasibility

Analyze affordable housing development metrics and synthesize findings to support performance evaluation and reporting

Conduct technical and policy analysis to support integration of supportive housing services funding with affordable housing bond investments

Analyze ongoing asset monitoring and occupancy data to evaluate compliance and progress toward policy goals

Analyze local implementation progress reports to ensure alignment with the goals and bond program requirements

Program Management and Maintenance:

Track development project and construction timelines and coordinate high-level financial monitoring and forecasting

Develop and maintain procedures and data management systems for project evaluation and monitoring

Develop and administer technical assistance to support implementing jurisdictions and housing developers/providers

Develop and maintain systems for basic ongoing asset and occupancy monitoring in coordination with other government agencies

Independently and proactively initiate, develop and coordinate special projects and agency benchmarking to provide data and reports

Stakeholder Support:

Lead discussions with partner jurisdictions staff and other practitioners and technical stakeholders regarding key areas of programmatic coordination and policy consideration

Establish and maintain effective, collaborative working relationships with peers, management, contractors, local government partners, and the public