Director, Affordable Housing Finance & Development, Habitat for Humanity

Posted by Habitat for Humanity International on July 30, 2024

Habitat for Humanity International (HFHI) is seeking a Director of Affordable Housing Finance & Development to join a newly forming Housing Solutions (HS) team in the Housing & Community Strategy Department located in the U.S. Office. Ultimately, the Housing Solutions aims to increase the affiliate network’s number of: (1) affordable homes produced (new construction, acquisition and rehab), (2) homes preserved (home repairs, lasting affordable models), (3) homes made climate resilient, and (4) families enriched and communities stabilized or improved. Rooting all work in justice and equity, Housing Solutions’ outcomes must prioritize greatest impact on those marginalized by systemic racism and other systems of oppression.

This Director will be charged with overseeing a team and providing advanced subject matter expertise in affordable housing finance and development to ultimately increase the impact of Habitat affiliates across the United States. Leaders in the HS team (for which this role is a part) will create and execute a strategy to deliver technical assistance, tools, resources, grants, and training to affiliates across all “levers” of the development process, including market analysis, subsidy programs, development financing, mortgage financing, predevelopment and development, housing construction and preservation (including climate resiliency and lasting affordability solutions), partnerships, and enabling local policies. The Affordable Housing Finance & Development Director will lead the work pertaining to market analysis, finance, development, enabling local policies, and lasting affordability, and the Director will contribute to work in other areas of the team as well. Additionally, this Director will function as a liaison between the Housing & Community Strategy department and Habitat Mortgage Solutions (HFHI’s CDFI), contributing to lending innovations for greater impact and designing technical assistance so affiliates access financing solutions.

The Director will not only bring advanced subject matter expertise to address current gaps on the team in development and finance (as well as strong skills in market analysis and knowledge in land use and local policies for affordable housing), but they will need to be an astute manager that stretches team member’s skills to new areas. The Director must be a savvy leader who can effectively navigate intra- and inter-departmental coordination, productive collaboration, strategy development, and execution. They will need to be a systems thinker who can critically analyze complex opportunities, discern what is scalable and high-impact, and coach a team to efficiently execute various workstreams. This position will be remotely-based within the United States.

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