Project Manager, New York Rental Assistance

The New York City Department of Housing Preservation (HPD) promotes quality and affordability in the citys housing and diversity and strength in the citys neighborhoods because every New Yorker deserves a safe affordable place to live in a neighborhood they love.

• We maintain building and resident safety and health
• We create opportunities for New Yorkers through housing affordability
• We engage New Yorkers to build and sustain neighborhood strength and diversity.

HPD is entrusted with fulfilling these objectives through the goals and strategies of Housing Our Neighbors : A Blueprint for Housing and Homelessness Mayor Adams comprehensive housing framework. To support this important work the administration has committed $5 billion in new capital funding bringing the 10-year planned investment in housing to $22 billion the largest in the citys history. This investment coupled with a commitment to reduce administrative and regulatory barriers is a multi-pronged strategy to tackle New York Citys complex housing crisis by addressing homelessness and housing instability promoting economic stability and mobility increasing homeownership opportunities improving health and safety and increasing opportunities for equitable growth.

Your Team :

The Office of Housing Access and Stability (HAS) consists of the divisions of Housing Opportunity Tenant and Owner Resources Housing Stability Budget and Program Operations and Program Policy and Innovation. The mission of the office is to ensure fair efficient and transparent access to affordable housing. The Office provides subsidies placement services and tools that connect New Yorkers to affordable housing and ensures vulnerable households in subsidized housing have the support they need to be safely housed. Housing Access is committed to expanding housing choices affirmatively furthering fair housing and stabilizing the financial health of buildings.

The Division of Tenant and Owner Resources (DTOR) within HAS is responsible for the administration of rental subsidy programs that serves over 45000 households and 9000 landlords in all five boroughs. These programs include the Housing Choice Voucher (HCV) Project Based Voucher (PBV) Moderate Rehab Section 8 Moderate Rehab Single Room Occupancy (SRO) and Continuum of Care (CoC) / Shelter Plus Care (SPC) NYC 15 / 15 Housing Access Voucher Program (HAVP) and HOME Tenant-Based Rental Assistance (HOME TBRA).

Your Impact :

As Project Manager of NY Rental Assistance Programs within the Division of Tenant and Owner Resources you will provide operational support of key rental assistance initiatives. This includes supporting and managing the Housing Access Voucher Program (HAVP) in NYC re-launching HOME TBRA and leading the NYC 15 / 15 rental assistance programs. Below are high-level descriptions of the programs :

Your Role :

The Project Manager of NY Rental Assistance Programs reporting to the Director of NY Rental Assistance Programs will provide critical operational support for NYC HAVP HOME TBRA and NYC 15 / 15 programs. This includes preparing and maintaining reports and statistical analyses to measure the performance of the programs.

The Project Manager will propose and coordinate projects to maximize performance in the units operations and portfolios under the oversight of the Director. The role also includes maintaining program integrity and upholding compliance while balancing efficiency transparency and accountability.

In addition the Project Manager will track and respond to inquiries from a variety of stakeholders including landlords tenants elected officials and the general public. The Project Manager will develop an expertise in these programs to support the Director and manage special projects as needed.

Your Responsibilities :

Responsibilities include but are not limited to :

Preferred skills :

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Qualifications :

1. A baccalaureate degree from an accredited college and two years of experience in community work or community centered activities in an area related to the duties described above; or

2. High school graduation or equivalent and six years of experience in community work or community centered activities in an area related to the duties as described above; or

3. Education and / or experience which is equivalent to 1 or 2 above. However all candidates must have at least one year of experience as described in 1 above.

Additional Information :

The City of New York is an inclusive equal opportunity employer committed to recruiting and retaining a diverse workforce and providing a work environment that is free from discrimination and harassment based upon any legally protected status or protected characteristic including but not limited to an individuals sex race color ethnicity national origin age religion disability sexual orientation veteran status gender identity or pregnancy.

Remote Work : No

Employment Type : Full-time

Key Skills

Sales Experience,Time Management,Customer Service,Organizational skills,Computer Skills,Construction Experience,Generator Repair,Management Experience,Microsoft Outlook,Territory Management,Operations Management,Property Management

Experience : years

Vacancy : 1