Senior Program Manager

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WHO WE ARE

Community Vision partners with mission-driven organizations across California to secure the spaces that help communities thrive. As a nonprofit community development financial institution (CDFI), we provide flexible financing and strategic advising to help our clients purchase, preserve, and develop social purpose real estate—such as affordable housing, health clinics, and cultural centers.

Grounded in our belief that community ownership of community assets is one of the most powerful tools for cultivating thriving communities, promoting economic justice, and building power, we work to create lasting community assets that enable stability, agency, and self-determination—helping communities build power through place. Learn more about our work.

THE OPPORTUNITY

The Senior Program Manager provides guidance, technical assistance, and capacity to support nonprofits and other community-based organizations in planning and executing community-focused real estate projects with a focus on affordable housing. The person in this role will bring expertise in affordable housing development and construction. The work will focus on helping client organizations deepen their knowledge of the real estate process and, either on their own or through joint ventures, successfully build or acquire affordable housing. Some clients are likely to rely on joint ventures to accomplish their goals, and much of the Senior Program Manager’s work will involve helping the client choose a partner (e.g., crafting and reviewing an RFQ) and ensuring that the client learns alongside the chosen partner. Other clients will execute projects more independently, in which case the Senior Program Manager will provide a range of technical assistance and additional capacity for client projects. Across the range of potential clients, a key part of this work will be assessing project feasibility and helping clients understand the critical components for a successful project. This Senior Program Manager will also help strengthen the Community Vision’s internal capabilities related to affordable housing production and construction feasibility, financing, and project management more generally.

WHAT YOU WILL DO

Program Management & Client Engagement - 60%

Provide feasibility assessment, technical assistance, training, and capacity to clients to ensure they are successful with affordable housing production and preservation, and other community-focused real estate projects.

• Pipeline Development
  • Lead work to source clients with feasible projects that align with program goals.
• Feasibility Assessment
  • Develop a framework for Community Vision and clients to use to assess the feasibility of affordable housing projects.
  • Use framework to make decisions about client readiness for CV support, and to provide clients with clarity regarding steps they would need to take to be ready to receive CV support.
• Client Advising
• Support a portfolio of up to 20 clients, with a goal of seeing every client successfully complete its development project.
• Provide technical assistance related to project proforma development and financial modeling.
• When relevant, advise clients in establishing partnerships or joint venture structures.
• Maintain and expand a network of trusted professional service providers that can support clients with various stages of their development projects.
• Continue to engage with clients as a trusted partner as they move forward with their development projects, and use expertise and networks to help with trouble-shooting and problem solving, especially for new construction projects.
• Predevelopment Grant Program
  • Develop criteria for deploying predevelopment grants to support select projects
  • Deploy grant capital to support client projects

External relations and program development - 20%

• Thought Leadership and Industry Engagement
  • Produce and deliver thought leadership (e.g., blog posts, reports, conference presentations) and participate in industry events with the goal of sharing insights about affordable housing and community ownership.
• Program development
  • Bring expertise and recent lessons learned to help design new housing affordability-related programs at Community Vision, including focused advising and/ or grant programs.
• Internal Collaboration and Organizational Involvement
  • Participate in strategic planning committees and department meetings.
  • Facilitate cross-team collaboration, particularly in co-creating high-impact housing-related financial products in partnership with Lending

Mentoring, training, and capacity in broader Advising work - 15%

Provide support to Advising team members in deepening their knowledge of real estate development and executing projects, particularly related to affordable housing production

• Mentoring and training individual Consultants
• Advising on specific Advising engagements as needed
• Participating in Advising team meetings and activities
• Shaping internal group learning opportunities

General - 5%

• Participate in internal work groups as needed to support organizational initiatives.
• Undertake special projects as requested by the VP of Program Strategy
• Develop relationships with relevant community and organizational partners.
• Engage in professional development to enhance skills and knowledge.
• Other duties as assigned.

WHO WE ARE LOOKING FOR

Ideal qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Business, Real Estate, City Planning or a related field, or equivalent experience.
• 7+ years of experience in affordable housing development with progressive seniority and ideally with exposure to both LIHTC and non-LIHTC projects or a related industry
• Ability to work in-person in the Bay Area up to two days a week and to work virtually at least three days a week, with flexibility for future changes in our hybrid approach
• Command of affordable housing development in California, including knowledge of how to access and stay compliant with public subsidy programs, deep experience with complex project management, and some familiarity with construction management
• Understanding of how to effectively provide technical assistance and consulting services in a real estate context
• Awareness of social and land justice practices
• Strong client relationship building and management skills
• Proficiency in financial analysis and modeling
• Effective business development and networking abilities
• Competence in presentation development and delivery
• Ability to prioritize projects based on urgency, importance, and resource availability
• Capacity to manage multiple clients across various project stages
• Client-centered and project-oriented approach to engagement
• Strong verbal and written communication skills for explaining complex concepts and facilitating meetings
• Problem-solving skills with the ability to generate creative and practical solutions
• Attention to detail and commitment to quality
• Cultural competence to understand and appreciate diverse perspectives
• Entrepreneurial initiative to identify and pursue opportunities

MORE ABOUT THE POSITION

The Senior Program Manager is a full-time position. This position reports to the Vice President of Program Strategy. The salary for this position is between $135,000–$147,500 annually, depending on experience.

Benefits include: comprehensive health and wellness package with 100% employer-paid insurance premiums for employees and a generous contribution towards dependent coverage; robust long-term disability and life insurance coverage; technology subsidy; valuable employer contributions to retirement savings; more than three weeks’ vacation to start (with longevity increases); access to and financial support of professional development, and a demonstrated commitment to work/life balance.

The position requires in-office presence two days per week, based at either of Community Vision’s offices in San Francisco or Oakland, with flexibility for hybrid work. Travel to local/regional Bay Area events, meetings, and activities is to be expected as part of this role.

The position involves regular computer and telephone use plus some minimal lifting.

TO APPLY

Apply online through Community Vision’s Career Center. Cover letters should be included and should discuss your interest in the position and in working at Community Vision. Incomplete applications without a cover letter will not be considered. Positions will remain open until filled and applications received before April 10th will be given priority. For more information on our services, please visit our website at: communityvisionca.org.

Community Vision is an equal opportunity employer and is committed to providing applicants and employees with a diverse, equitable and inclusive environment free of discrimination and harassment. All employment decisions at Community Vision are based on business needs, job requirements and individual qualifications, without regard to age, ancestry, color, disability (mental and physical), exercising the right to family care and medical leave, gender, gender expression, gender identity, genetic information, marital status, medical condition, military or veteran status, national origin, political affiliation, race, religious creed, sex (includes pregnancy, childbirth, breastfeeding and related medical conditions), sexual orientation, or any other status protected by the laws or regulations where we operate. Community Vision will not tolerate discrimination or harassment based on any of these characteristics and encourages applicants with these characteristics to apply.

Benefits include: comprehensive health and wellness package with 100% employer-paid insurance premiums for employees and a generous contribution towards dependent coverage; robust long-term disability and life insurance coverage; technology subsidy; valuable employer contributions to retirement savings; more than three weeks’ vacation to start (with longevity increases); access to and financial support of professional development, and a demonstrated commitment to work/life balance.