CoC Grant Analyst

City of New York•New York City, NY

About The Position

The New York City Department of Housing Preservation (HPD) promotes quality and affordability in the city's housing, and diversity and strength in the city’s neighborhoods. The Office of Housing Access and Stability (HAS) ensures fair, efficient, and transparent access to affordable housing. The Division of Housing Stability helps ensure that tenants entering affordable housing have the necessary tools to successfully transition into their new homes and maintain their tenancy. This division administers and monitors project-based rental assistance contracts, including Continuum of Care (CoC) rental assistance, Section 8 Project Based Vouchers, and NY 15/15. The CoC team within Housing Stability is the grantee/recipient of 44 Housing and Urban Development (HUD) grants, which provide project-based rental assistance for permanent supportive housing projects operated by non-profit agencies/subrecipients. As a CoC Analyst, you will oversee a portfolio of CoC grants and work with subrecipients operating permanent supportive housing programs in New York City. Successful candidates will have expertise in working with community partners and knowledge of federal housing programs from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) that serve persons experiencing homelessness.

Requirements

Authorization to work in the United States is required for this position.
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
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
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.

Nice To Haves

Experience working with homelessness and/or supportive housing.
Ability to communicate clearly.
Organization and prioritization.
Ability to work well independently as well as with other team members and community stakeholders.
Attention to detail and time management.
Ability to handle multiple projects.
Proficiency in using Microsoft Office suite, including functionality with Excel.

Responsibilities

Complete the Notice of Funding Opportunity (NOFO) renewal project applications for the Continuum of Care grants on an annual basis. Review, process, and communicate with subrecipients and city government partners on the NOFO applications.
Review the Annual Progress Report (APR) for each CoC grant and work with subrecipients, other city government partners as well as third-party vendors to address data quality and performance issues reported within the New York City Homeless Management Information System (HMIS).
Manage and maintain assigned selection of projects within the CoC portfolio to track performance using independent judgment and knowledge of HUD administrative requirements.
Provide guidance to subrecipients on how to remain in compliance with eligibility, occupancy, and spend down on awarded grants.
Review and analyze monthly rent rolls against various internal databases to ensure full occupancy, rent increases/decreases, and housing quality standards are being fulfilled within the subrecipient’s contractual obligation.
Communicate with internal and external stakeholders to strategically resolve issues with projects underperforming in areas of occupancy and spend-down.
Attend the New York City Coalition on the Continuum of Care (NYC CoC) at large quarterly meetings to remain current on HUD rules and CoC grant regulation.
Participate in teleconferences with sponsors at risk for low performance to address overall grant performance issues and provide necessary tools to increase productivity.
Facilitate transfers within and the CoC portfolio for the Violence Against Women’s Act (VAWA), Reasonable Accommodation, Safety, and Non-Medical & Non- Safety requests.
Review and analyze subrecipients monthly Project Performance Summary Reports (PPS) based on utilization, data reporting, and spend-down within subrecipients’ grant term.
Provide support to the CoC Compliance Analyst related to an assigned portfolio to address performance-related issues per HUD regulations.
Comply with grant administration requirements for CoC grants received by HPD.
Take on related duties as needed.