Sustainability consultant Jobs in Seattle, WA

Enterprise is a national nonprofit that exists to make a good home possible for the millions of families without one. We support community development organizations on the ground, aggregate and invest capital for impact, advance housing policy at every level of government, and build and manage communities ourselves. Since 1982, we have invested $72 billion and created 1 million homes across all 50 states, the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands – all to make home and community places of pride, power and belonging.

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Working at Enterprise

At Enterprise, you’ll be part of a diverse, committed team making a difference every day. You will collaborate with some of the smartest minds and biggest hearts in our field. You’ll be empowered to drive systems change and take bold steps to advance racial equity. And you will find a career home where you’re valued and supported in your growth journey.

Enterprise offers career opportunities in our offices across the country with an exceptional benefits package

Job Description Summary

Affordable Housing and Permanent Supportive Housing providers are facing unprecedented distress due to post-COVID effects, including rising costs to build and operate properties, continued supply chain issues, high insurance rates, rent collections, greater need for resident support services, and staffing recruitment and retention challenges, all leading to financial hardships for the organization and its assets, ultimately impacting resident stability. To respond to the needs of our partners and the field overall, we are creating a Partner Sustainability Program (the Program).

Enterprise is seeking a strong leader to build, launch and implement a multi-year, cross-divisional program aimed at providing technical assistance and capacity building for our partners nationwide, with an immediate focus of providing programmatic support to affordable housing developers facing significant threats to their organization’s operation and housing portfolio. The Director will be tasked with tailoring, refining and standardizing Enterprise’s range of technical assistance and capacity building work specific to housing developers in crisis including : building an intake process; coordinating and managing a strong network of consultants and TA providers who have local expertise in relevant markets; working closely and collaboratively with a range of senior leaders across Enterprise Solutions and Capital teams to continuously assess industry conditions and prioritize and deploy expertise and capital support for housing partners; and, field building through coordinated convenings and advocacy opportunities in partnership with Enterprise’s Federal, State and Local policy staff.

Job Description

Job Responsibilities

Work closely with both internal and external high-capacity leaders in the affordable housing sector (including, but not limited to, nonprofit and for-profit owner-operators, investors, service providers, and housing finance agencies) to develop and deliver a multi-faceted and integrative program to stabilize the organizational capacity of developers and their housing portfolios.

Build an intake and assessment implementation process for TA provision and deployment of grants and capital for the Program.

Coordinate procurement and management of a network of consultants and TA providers who have deep local knowledge in relevant markets.

Develop an internal roadmap of expertise within Enterprise and strategies for leveraging and sustaining technical assistance and capacity building resources for the program.

Assess conditions to create market playbooks specific to resources, strategic partners, and consultants in support of a technical assistance framework.

Work in collaboration with the Impact and Evaluation team to build a program impact framework to evaluate and assess its progress, with the goal of measuring its impact helping to strengthen the ongoing Program strategies needed to support partner sustainability and growth.

Manage the performance of the program through goal setting, ongoing assessment, reporting and communication.

Lead the Partner Sustainability cross-organizational Steering Committee that has been formed to leverage Enterprise's end-to-end platform and expertise in Solutions, Capital, and Community Development to support the program design, implementation, and evaluation.

Work in coordination with Enterprise’s Policy team and other key internal and external partners and stakeholders to develop and mobilize a range of supportive activities and advocacy opportunities that promote solutions enabling the environment for organizational stability and growth for community development partners.

Represent Enterprise in external meetings with housing, service, philanthropy, investors, and other industry partners, as required.

Work in partnership with SVP of Programs and Senior Director of Partner Sustainability and Growth to identify and cultivate program funding strategies with the Enterprise's Resource Development and Communications group to scale and sustain the Program.

Co-manage program budget and compliance inclusive of resource allocation, disbursements, and reporting of the programmatic initiatives, with an eye towards funding compliance, and leveraging new and innovative funding streams and opportunities that become available.

Qualifications

Minimum of 10 years experience in the fields of housing and community development, public and social policy or resident services, public policy, public health, or government.

Minimum of 5 years of management experience required.

Experience working with and managing consultants highly desirable.

Expertise in affordable housing finance is required.

Undergraduate degree required; graduate degree preferred. Graduate degree may substitute for up to two (2) years of experience.

Experience in designing, implementing, and evaluating social programs. Excellent organizational and project management skills, including a demonstrated ability to manage multiple projects and assignments, meet tight deadlines, coordinate and communicate effectively among widely dispersed partners.

Ability to live in the gray while consistently working towards a collective vision.

Excellent critical thinking and creative problem-solving skills.

Excellent presentation and verbal communication skills.

Demonstrated experience in successful cross collaboration among internal and external partners.

Proven ability to lead and manage staff members – both direct and indirect reports – through effective planning and organizing, decision making, motivating, supervising, and evaluating.

Demonstrated experience in managing budgets and the efficient use of financial resources.

Lived experience and / or service that informs worldviews and / or perspectives about creating opportunity across race, ethnicity, language, social class, gender, sexuality, religion, disability, and other dimensions are highly desired.

Successful experience working independently and within a team setting; specific experience working in a hybrid setting with teams and colleagues located across multiple offices highly desired.

Ability to travel up to 20% of time.

Total Rewards at Enterprise :

You will be working with a group of talented professionals who are motivated by serving the community and addressing the need for affordable housing.

Enterprise offers a comprehensive total rewards package for you and your family.

The base salary for this role is $110,000 to $130,000, depending on level of skills and experience.

The salary range for this position is represented by the low and high end of the range for the amount to be paid for the position. Salaries paid at Enterprise will vary based on factors that may include skills, education, location, experience, and performance. The salary range is just a part of the total rewards package provided to employees at Enterprise, and other rewards may include annual performance bonuses and generous paid leave programs.

At Enterprise, our benefits form a major component of our total rewards package. Benefits include dental, health, and vision care plans, as well as family-building benefits, such as fertility, adoption, surrogacy support, and gender-affirming care. Enterprise allows flexible work arrangements to promote a better work-life balance. We offer health advocacy, EAP, and mental health benefits. We round out our total rewards package by offering financial education, wellness programs, and auto-enrollment in the company's 401(k) plan with employer matching contributions. Finally, you will have learning and development opportunities, including tuition reimbursement for job-related courses and certifications. Thank you for your interest in joining the Enterprise team in our effort and commitment to serve others.

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