Housing & Community Services Coordinator

Carrboro, Town of • Century Center, NC

1d • Onsite

About The Position

This position coordinates strategic programmatic activities and initiatives to advance the Town of Carrboro’s affordable housing goals, provides administrative support to the director, and performs related duties as assigned. Local government, nonprofit, and/or affordable housing experience is preferred. This position requires availability for attendance at public meetings, both in the evenings, and occasionally on weekends, throughout the year. Hiring salary dependent on qualifications. This is sedentary work requiring the exertion of up to 10 pounds of force occasionally and a negligible amount of force frequently or constantly to move objects; work requires reaching, fingering, grasping, and repetitive motions; vocal communication is required for expressing or exchanging ideas by means of the spoken word; hearing is required to perceive information at normal spoken word levels; visual acuity is required for preparing and analyzing written or computer data, visual inspection involving small defects and/or small parts, operation of machines, determining the accuracy and thoroughness of work, and observing general surroundings and activities; the worker is not subject to adverse environmental conditions.

Requirements

• Three (3) years of demonstrated experience with housing and community services programs and increasingly responsible and varied administrative support, or an equivalent combination of education and experience.
• A bachelor’s degree from an accredited college or university with major course work in communications, social work, public administration, public policy, or related field.
• Valid driver's license.
• Affordable housing and community development challenges, solutions, policies, and programs.
• Grants management policies and procedures.
• Apply applicable federal, state, and local laws, rules, regulations, ordinances, and Town policies and procedures, relevant to assigned area of responsibility.
• Modern office management practices, procedures, technology, and computer equipment and applications, including Word and Excel.
• Perform programmatic and administrative support work accurately and with use of independent judgment.
• Maintain confidentiality and discretion in handling and processing confidential information and data.
• Communicate effectively orally and in writing to a variety of audiences.
• Compose effective correspondence and reports independently or from brief instructions.
• Perform basic arithmetic, financial, and statistical computations accurately.
• Organize and prioritize a variety of projects and multiple tasks in an effective and timely manner; organize own work, set priorities, and meet critical time deadlines.
• Build and maintain effective working relationships within the Town, as well as with community members and partners.
• Knowledge of principles, methodology, practices of research, data collection, and data utilization (e.g., Census, American Community Survey).
• Ability to work independently and in a team environment.
• Ability to attend to details while keeping big-picture goals in mind.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

Nice To Haves

• Local government, nonprofit, and/or affordable housing experience is preferred.

Responsibilities

• Collaborate with the Housing and Community Services team members to implement special projects related to affordable housing.
• Coordinate the Town’s Affordable Housing Special Revenue Fund (AHSRF) grant process, reviewing applications for eligibility, performance goals, and alignment with Town goals and Fund priorities.
• Coordinate AHSRF grantee performance agreements, compliance documents, payment, and reporting schedule.
• Conduct research in specific or general project areas.
• Write and present formal reports, presentations, working papers, and correspondence.
• Provide staff support to the Town’s Housing and Human Services Advisory Commission, including minute-taking.
• Engage external affordable housing committees and cross-departmental Town teams, as assigned.
• Create and update content for department website.
• Attend evening meetings; participate in community outreach and engagement, including occasionally on weekends.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level