NYC Careers Hiring for Assistant Project Manager, HomeFirst Program, Division of New Construction Finance Job at New York, NY Full Time

About the Agency:

The New York City Department of Housing Preservation & Development (HPD) promotes quality and affordability in the city’s housing, and diversity and strength in the city’s 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 city’s history. This investment, coupled with a commitment to reduce administrative and regulatory barriers, is a multi-pronged strategy to tackle New York City’s 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 Development (OOD) leads the agency’s effort to create and preserve affordable housing as a critical part of the Mayor’s Blueprint for Housing and Homelessness, in collaboration with other HPD offices and other city, state and federal agencies. The OOD is comprised of seven divisions that administer a range of programs. These divisions include New Construction Finance, Special Needs Housing, Building and Land Development Services (BLDS), Preservation Finance, Community Partnerships & Finance, Tax Incentives, and Inclusionary Housing.

Your Impact:

HPD’s Division of New Construction Finance (NCF) is part of the Office of Development which plans to create or preserve affordable housing units in New York City. NCF, in collaboration with other government partners, will create approximately 4,000 units of new housing each year for extremely low to middle income households. NCF administers five loan programs: 1) Extremely Low & Low-Income Affordability (ELLA) Program, 2) the Mixed Income Program (Mix-and-Match), 3) Neighborhood Construction Program (NCP), 4) Open Door Program, and the 5) HomeFirst, Down Payment Assistance to first-time homebuyers.

The HomeFirst Down Payment Assistance Program provides qualified homebuyers with up to $100,000 toward the down payment or closing costs on a 1-4 family home, a condominium, or a cooperative in one of the five boroughs of New York City. The unit provides oversight to a network of community-based homebuyer education and counseling groups and liaises with participating lenders, key municipal agencies, and housing partners. HomeFirst Down Payment assistance Program seeks an Assistant Project Manager to provide administrative support to the unit. The Assistant Project Manager will be required to work on special projects and perform specified program management functions under the supervision of the HomeFirst Program Director and the Deputy Director.

Your Role:

In your role as an Assistant Project Manager, you will be required to work on special projects and perform specified program management functions under the supervision of the HomeFirst Program Director and the Deputy Director.

Your Responsibilities

As an Assistant Project Manager, you will perform duties including, but not limited to the following:

• Program Management: Review of HomeFirst loan application and supporting documentation and liaise with key internal and external partners as needed to ensure file completeness and applicant eligibility.
• Property Research: Search (ACRIS) online city register database for HomeFirst program enforcement documents; Audit database to ensure recording/filing of city mortgages and liens.
• File Management: Examine, organize, and maintain in-house homebuyer post-closing records; transfer and/or archival of homeowner files.
• Reporting: Analyze and compile homebuyer data for monthly reporting needs; data entry, ad hoc reporting and tracking of homebuyer pipeline.
• Marketing: Update of program marketing materials, request website updates.
• Administrative Duties: Drafting of office correspondence, attending meetings and other special projects as assigned.
• Assist Project Managers and Senior Project Managers complete due diligence on their projects.

The ideal candidate will have experience in a collaborative environment, possess strong organization and communication skills, be detail-oriented, and be proficient in Microsoft Office Suite.

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.

• Interest in community development, urban planning, affordable housing, or real estate finance.
• Advanced computer skills including competency in full Microsoft Office suite, especially Excel.
• Capacity to simultaneously work on multiple tasks and set priorities for a challenging workload.
• Strong interpersonal and communication skills. Excellent writing and editing skills.
• 1-2 years of applicable experience working in a fast-paced and dynamic environment preferred.

HPD’s vision is to promote strength and diversity in our workforce and an inclusive and equitable work environment.

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This position is open to qualified persons with a disability who are eligible for the 55-a Program. Please indicate in your resume that you would like to be considered for the position under the 55-a Program.

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New York City residency is generally required within 90 days of appointment. However, City Employees in certain titles who have worked for the City for 2 continuous years may also be eligible to reside in Nassau, Suffolk, Putnam, Westchester, Rockland, or Orange County. To determine if the residency requirement applies to you, please discuss with the agency representative at the time of interview.