Housing Finance & Compliance Coordinator

City of Charlottesville•Charlottesville (22902), VA

19h•Hybrid

About The Position

Join a mission-driven team shaping the future of affordable housing in Charlottesville. As the Housing Finance and Compliance Coordinator, you’ll play a key role in advancing the City’s Affordable Housing Plan by ensuring that housing development projects meet Inclusionary Zoning requirements, affordability commitments, and state and federal regulations. This impactful position blends program oversight, housing finance review, data tracking, and partnership coordination to support equitable housing opportunities across the community. The Housing Finance & Compliance Coordinator position performs responsible work assisting with the implementation of the Affordable Housing Plan by monitoring, tracking, and ensuring compliance with the City’s Inclusionary Zoning provisions, proffers, preparing grant and loan agreements for housing development partnerships and other housing-related assistance programs, and ensuring compliance with other relevant state, federal regulations, and codes related to housing.

Requirements

Bachelor’s Degree in Public Administration, Policy Studies, Finance, Urban Planning, Architecture Real Estate Development, Construction Management, or closely related field AND at least 2 years of experience in building construction, building inspections, government housing programs, affordable housing development, or similar area.
OR Associate Degree or Technical/Vocational School Degree in closely related field AND at least 4 years of experience in building construction, building inspections, government housing programs, affordable housing development, or similar area.
OR High School diploma or GED AND at least 6 years of experience in building construction, building inspections, government housing programs, affordable housing development, or similar area.
OR 8 or more years of experience in building construction, building inspections, government housing programs, affordable housing development, or similar area.
OR An equivalent combination of education and experience may be considered in lieu of the specific requirements listed above.
Must possess a valid Virginia State Driver License and maintain an acceptable driving record in accordance with City criteria OR must be able to provide own transportation to and from job, meetings, and related job sites.
Required to successfully pass a pre-employment background check and pre-employment drug screen.
Knowledge of federal, state, and local laws, codes, and regulations related to planning, community development and affordable housing.
Understanding of the philosophies, principles, practices and techniques of housing programming (including public housing); Inclusionary Zoning, community development and affordable/workforce housing program development; and land use and planning.
Knowledge of housing finance mechanisms to include Low Income Housing Tax Credit (LIHTC) program, HUD HOME, CDBG and 108 Loan program.
Knowledge of best practices related to affordable housing policy and development.
Knowledge of public policy processes and housing program practices.
Knowledge and understanding of real estate markets and the forces that drive real estate development.
Understanding and ability to implement general grant and loan administration principles and practices.
Understanding of the concepts of urban renewal and redevelopment, and neighborhood revitalization as well as financing for such efforts.
Reading Intermediate: ability to read and understand written materials such as newspapers, magazines, journals, multi-step instruction manuals, government regulations, and reference materials.
Writing Intermediate: Ability to organize data and write clear and concise reports, business letters, explanations, financial/statistical data, and summaries with proper format, punctuation, spelling, and grammar, using all parts of speech.
Math Intermediate: ability to work with and understand number systems; simple formulas, practical application of fractions, percentages, ratios/proportions and measurement.
Communication Skills Intermediate: Establish and maintain effective working relationships with city, state, and federal officials, coworkers, outside agencies, and the public. Communicate effectively and express ideas clearly and concisely to various stakeholders. May involve stressful, negative interactions requiring high levels of tact and the ability to respond to aggressive interpersonal interactions. May require the consideration of different points of view to reach understanding and gain cooperation and acceptance of ideas. Elements of persuasion may be necessary to gain cooperation and acceptance of ideas.
Requires General Direction: normally performs the job by following general instructions or established standard operating procedures and/or policies. There is some discretion when making decisions among a few easily identifiable choices of the appropriate procedure or policy to apply to duties. Performance is reviewed frequently.
Skilled: comprehensive, practical knowledge of a technical field with use of analytical judgment and decision-making abilities appropriate to the assigned and apparent job responsibilities. Skill in the use of Microsoft Office applications, and database management, and department systems/software.
Organization and time management skills, sometimes under strict time constraints.
Performing multiple tasks simultaneously.
Frequent change of tasks, constant interruptions and requests for service.
Working closely with others as part of a team.
Work may be tedious or exacting.
May be required to work additional hours outside of normal schedule, such as evenings, nights, or weekend.
May require dealing with angry, frustrated and/or upset individuals.

Nice To Haves

Bachelor’s Degree in Public Administration, Policy Studies, Finance, Urban Planning, Architecture Real Estate Development, Construction Management, or closely related field.
Work experience with managing projects which involve enforcement/compliance.
Work experience in an office/department of housing for a city or county, housing trust, Low Income Housing Tax Credit (LIHTC) entity, housing authority, public housing management company, or non-profit or for-profit affordable housing provider/developer.

Responsibilities

Enforces and monitors compliance with Inclusionary Zoning provisions, affordable housing proffers, and applicable state and federal regulations for housing development projects.
Conducts field inspections of existing and new construction to ensure compliance with Affordable Dwelling Unit (ADU) requirements.
Monitors and tracks affordability periods, housing unit production, and overall program compliance for housing projects.
Prepares and maintains accurate inspection records and reports on a variety of data, compliance, program performance, and other related areas.
Coordinates the administration of affordable housing programs, including supporting the implementation of housing plans and assisting with the development, tracking, and monitoring of funding sources such as the Charlottesville Affordable Housing Fund (CAHF), Capital Improvement Program (CIP), and other housing-related fiscal activities.
Facilitates preparation of grant and loan agreements for housing development partnerships and other housing-related assistance programs, including but not limited to intake and review of due diligence materials and legal review.
Monitors and tracks compliance and processes of grant and loan disbursement requests.
Maintains and updates databases, records, and tracking systems related to affordable housing programs, proffers, and supported units; collects and analyzes data, conducts surveys as needed, and generates reports for internal and external stakeholders.
Participates in the research, development and evaluation of housing programs, policies, and ordinances; prepares reports, presentations, and supporting materials, and responds to inquiries related to housing initiatives.
Coordinates Notice of Funding Availability (NOFA) review and selection committees as requested.
Serves as a point of contact for developers, consultants, contractors, and grantees regarding administrative procedures and compliance requirements; communicates issues to appropriate staff.
Serves as an initial point of contact for public inquiries related to affordable and workforce housing programs; provides general information and refers inquiries to appropriate resources as needed.
Performs annual review and updates for the Affordable Housing Dwelling Unit (ADU) Manual.
Assists in the preparation of reports and/or makes presentations to City Council, City Manager, and others as necessary.
Attends and participates in professional group meetings; keeps informed of new trends and innovations related to the affordable housing field.
Responsible for appropriate use and maintenance of City equipment, tools and other resources, including work time.
Regular and reliable attendance.
Performs additional duties to support operational requirements as apparent or assigned.