Affordable Housing Pipeline Coordinator

Lift To Rise•Palm Desert, CA

10d•Onsite

About The Position

The Affordable Housing Pipeline Coordinator will work collaboratively with the Collective Impact team and key organizational partners to track the progress of planned affordable housing developments in Riverside County and identify opportunities to add to the ongoing pipeline of affordable housing projects in the region.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree required in related field
Expertise and demonstrated experience using GIS mapping software, including ESRI ArcMAP and ArcGIS Online
Able to travel throughout Riverside County as needed for site visits, as needed
Experience working in and/or with communities of color
A passion and authentic commitment to justice and equity for people of all ethnicities, races, ages, gender identities, sexual orientations, economic circumstances, physical and mental abilities and characteristics, and philosophies
Genuine commitment to resident and community issues in Riverside County, as well as the vision, mission, and values of Lift to Rise
Strong experience with Microsoft Excel required.
Ability to develop and maintain professional relationships with a diverse set of cross-sector stakeholders and partners
Strong organizational capabilities with experience working collaboratively on projects involving multiple stakeholders
Demonstrated proactive problem-solving capability

Nice To Haves

Housing, community development, and/or land use planning experience preferred
Background working in diverse communities including rural and urban areas

Responsibilities

Collect, organize, and update of data on projects in the pipeline including information on site location, number of units, percentage of affordable units, target populations, funding sources, developer information, development costs, etc.
Develop and maintain relationships with staff from relevant departments of all cities within Riverside County and within the County office, as well as affordable housing developers, to facilitate information sharing around projects in the pipeline and to identify new opportunities for affordable housing development.
Conduct updates and quality control on the Affordable Housing Pipeline Portal, an interactive, online, public-facing GIS mapping tool that spatially visualizes and tracks the progress of affordable housing in the region.
Conduct field work including site visits to vacant or underutilized parcels and sites under construction to collect “groundtruth” data and appearing at public meetings including city council and planning commission meetings.
Attend and participate in monthly Housing Collaborative Action Network (CAN) meetings and co-facilitate the Housing CAN’s Pipeline Workgroup meetings.