Director, Housing and Resilience Programs

URBAN LAND INSTITUTE•Washington, DC

5d•$90,000 - $100,000•Onsite

About The Position

The Director, Housing and Resilience Programs leads two ULI Impact Lab flagship grant-funded programs, representing more than $2 million in work: the Northeast Offsite Construction Collaborative, which works with Northeast states and the Center for Public Enterprise to standardize offsite construction processes and costs and support housing production; and Resilience+, a two-year, three-market initiative to develop and test protocols for incorporating climate resilience, sustainability, and insurability into affordable multifamily housing production and preservation. The position is part of the Impact Lab’s Market Transformation team and reports to the Vice President, Market Transformation. It serves as the day-to-day contact for two institutional funders, collaborating on market selection, quarterly check-ins, and timely delivery of milestones and reporting. The Director manages program work plans, timelines, budgets, and multi-market coordination, and helps translate expert recommendations into sequenced action plans for agencies and housing organizations. The role provides hands-on assistance to government agencies, municipalities, and housing organizations; coordinates partners, consultants, and subject-matter experts; and works across ULI teams, including the Foundation, Corporate Partners, and Marketing. ULI provides access to a senior fellow, in-house resilience experts, and technical consultants and specialists.

Requirements

Grounding in housing through policy, finance, or program delivery, with credibility to work directly with state and city agencies.
At least 8 years of progressively responsible experience, including helping a state, city, or community design and implement a program, ideally in housing or resilience.
Demonstrated success managing large, multi-year, multi-stakeholder grants or programs, including budgets, deadlines, and funder deliverables.
Exceptional organization and facilitation skills, including the ability to run complex multi-stakeholder meetings and keep projects on schedule.
Experience working with or reporting to institutional, corporate, or philanthropic funders.
Clear written and spoken communication for practitioner and funder audiences.
Bachelor’s degree in public policy, public administration, urban planning, real estate, or a related field, or equivalent practical experience.

Nice To Haves

Exposure to climate resilience, sustainability, or insurance as applied to housing.
Familiarity with affordable housing finance tools such as Low Income Housing Tax Credits.
Experience with HUD technical assistance or similar federal, state, or philanthropic technical assistance programs.
Master’s degree in a related field.
Association, membership organization, or nonprofit experience.

Responsibilities

Own work plans, timelines, and multi-market coordination for both programs.
Track progress against grant milestones and deliverables, including convenings, implementation briefs, diagnostics, and case studies; flag risks early and coordinate course corrections.
Manage each grant’s budget, ensuring spending stays within approved budgets and aligns with grant terms.
Serve as the day-to-day contact for funder program staff, including market selection, quarterly check-ins, and progress reporting.
Prepare accurate funder reports on progress against grant goals, outcomes, and metrics.
Provide hands-on assistance to state agencies working to expand offsite construction and to municipalities and housing organizations advancing housing resilience.
Coordinate the Collaborative’s policy, single-family, and multifamily workstreams in partnership with the Center for Public Enterprise, as well as Resilience+ market engagements and owner cohorts.
Coordinate senior technical assistance providers, consultants, and subject-matter experts to deploy appropriate expertise at the right time.
Work across ULI teams, including the Foundation, Corporate Partners, and Marketing, and support periodic updates to Impact Lab leadership.