Chief of Housing (Volunteer)

Description

Chief of Housing (Volunteer)

PromiseHousing Division

Organization: Mentor A Promise (MAP)

Reports To: CEO / Executive Director

Location: Remote with NYC-based collaboration as needed

Type: Volunteer

About Mentor A Promise

Mentor A Promise (MAP) is a NYC-based nonprofit serving children and youth ages 5–18 experiencing housing instability through mentorship, literacy, social-emotional learning, creative expression, publishing, housing innovation, and community-based programs. At MAP, housing is not an isolated service—it is a stabilizing foundation that makes education, well-being, and long-term opportunity possible.

About the PromiseHousing Division

The PromiseHousing Division leads MAP’s housing-related strategy, development, partnerships, and innovation. The division focuses on advancing safe, affordable, trauma-informed, and family-centered housing solutions, while aligning housing work with MAP’s broader mission to support children and families experiencing instability.

PromiseHousing integrates development, policy, design, finance, partnerships, and community trust to ensure housing initiatives are ethical, sustainable, and grounded in dignity.

Role Overview

The Chief of Housing is the senior leader responsible for setting and stewarding MAP’s housing vision and strategy across the PromiseHousing Division. This role oversees housing development initiatives, partnerships, planning, and coordination while ensuring all housing work aligns with MAP’s mission, values, legal obligations, and ethical standards.

The Chief of Housing serves as a core strategic partner to the CEO / Executive Director and collaborates closely with Development, Partnerships, Legal, Operations, and Programs to ensure housing initiatives support long-term stability for children and families.

Key Responsibilities

• Set and lead MAP’s organization-wide housing strategy through the PromiseHousing Division
• Oversee housing development, planning, and implementation initiatives
• Ensure housing projects are trauma-informed, family-centered, and dignity-driven
• Coordinate housing-related partnerships with developers, public agencies, funders, and community organizations
• Align housing initiatives with fundraising, grants, and capital strategies in collaboration with Development
• Partner with Legal and Compliance to ensure housing work aligns with applicable laws, regulations, and ethical standards
• Support integration of housing efforts with MAP’s education, mentorship, and family support programs
• Advise executive leadership on housing opportunities, risks, and long-term planning
• Represent MAP in housing strategy discussions as needed

Qualifications

• Senior experience in housing development, affordable housing, housing policy, or related fields
• Strong understanding of housing systems, affordability, and community-based development
• Ability to align housing strategy with mission, ethics, and long-term impact
• Experience working across sectors, including nonprofit, public, and private partners
• Strong leadership, communication, and strategic planning skills
• Alignment with MAP’s mission and dignity-centered values

Preferred Skills

• Experience in affordable housing development or housing policy
• Familiarity with public housing programs, subsidies, or housing finance mechanisms
• Experience working with youth- or family-serving organizations
• Experience overseeing complex, multi-stakeholder initiatives
• Understanding of trauma-informed and equity-centered housing approaches

Commitment

• Volunteer executive leadership role
• Approximately 5–10 hours per week
• Minimum 6-month commitment preferred
• Fully remote with optional NYC-based collaboration

What You’ll Gain

• Executive-level leadership experience in mission-driven housing initiatives
• Direct influence on housing strategies that support children and families
• Collaboration with senior leadership and cross-division partners
• Professional references and letters of recommendation
• The opportunity to help shape dignified, sustainable housing solutions

How to Apply

Interested candidates should apply directly through Idealist.

Help build housing solutions that provide stability, dignity, and opportunity for children and families.

Thank you for your interest in volunteering with our organization. At this time, volunteer opportunities are limited to individuals based in the United States due to legal, safeguarding, data-privacy, and programmatic requirements. We appreciate your interest in our mission and your understanding of these constraints.