Associate Director of Housing Development

Venice Community Housing (VCH), a community-based, nonprofit organization, supports and builds equitable and inclusive communities by providing affordable housing with supportive services, education, employment programs, and public policy advocacy. With housing development as its core service, VCH believes that we must challenge the root causes of housing injustice and homelessness, and actively confront all forms of racism, in order to ensure equitable communities with access to healthy, safe, and affordable homes for all. Just as it is important for low-income and unhoused people to have access to stable housing, it is also important that our Westside communities be inclusive and restore access for communities of color that have been forcibly removed. We unite our community with passion and commitment to equity.

Currently, VCH is engaged in a variety of housing and community development programs, owning and managing 346 units of affordable and supportive housing. As part of a nationwide focus on the crisis of homelessness and housing affordability, VCH is in a growth phase with an additional 400 units in the predevelopment / construction stages. Our vision is that our compassionate approach to these solutions will serve as a model to other communities across the country.

POSITION OVERVIEW :

The Associate Director of Housing Development, under the general direction of the Director of Housing Development, is responsible for the overall creation of VCH’s affordable and supportive housing developments and providing support and oversight on housing development projects. Key responsibilities include supervising and training housing development team members, providing strategic direction for and overseeing housing development projects, assisting with new business development to build VCH’s pipeline, working with the full Housing Development team to identify and mitigate risks and meet VCH’s strategic plan and financial goals. The Associate Director of Housing Development is also responsible for staying abreast of policy and regulations impacting the development of permanent supportive housing and maintaining relationships with regulatory agencies, partners, and policy makers.

ESSENTIAL DUTIES :

• Supervise and mentor 3 to 4 housing development staff :

Supervise staff to take projects from original concept through completion, and support project managers with project management duties during high-volume periods.

Review budgets, draws, change orders, contracts; attend meetings; problem-solving with the project team to solve problems and mitigate risks to the project and VCH; help project managers keep their projects on track.

Work with brokers to identify sites to negotiate purchase and sale agreements with property owners, as needed.

QUALIFICATIONS :

PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS :

Stationary position approximately 60% of the time.  Operates a computer and other office machinery such as fax, copy machine, phone. Ascends / descends stairs, move inside and outside the office, apartments, buildings, etc. Frequently moves objects weighing up to 30 pounds. Required to have visual acuity to perform the following tasks : operate a motor vehicle, viewing a computer terminal, reading and writing.

SALARY & BENEFITS :

Salary range is $120,000 - $130,000 ; benefits include medical, dental, vision, basic life, voluntary life, long-term disability, optional Aflac, 403(b) retirement plan, professional development budget, coaching programs, vacation and sick time, 15 paid holidays, and 2 personal days. This is a full-time, exempt position.

APPLICATION PROCEDURES :

Please email your resume with a cover letter describing your qualifications to Human Resources at : jobs@vchcorp.org.  You can also fax your resume to (310) 399-1130 or mail it to Venice Community Housing Corporation, 200 Lincoln Blvd, Venice, CA 90291.  NO PHONE CALLS PLEASE.

About Venice Community Housing :

Venice Community Housing (VCH) supports and builds equitable and inclusive communities by providing affordable housing with supportive services, education, employment programs, and public policy advocacy that advances racial and economic justice. VCH is a community-based, nonprofit organization engaged in a variety of housing and community development programs. VCH owns and manages 346 units of affordable, supportive and interim housing, and is in a period of growth with an additional 400 units in predevelopment / construction stages.