SVP, Office of Housing Preservation

New York Housing Trust Fund • New York, NY

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About The Position

The Senior Vice President (SVP) of the Office of Housing Preservation (OHP) is an executive-level position at New York State Homes and Community Renewal’s Housing Trust Fund Corporation. Reporting directly to the Commissioner/CEO, the SVP oversees Asset Management, Rental Assistance, and Sustainability programs. OHP’s work includes supporting the physical, regulatory, and financial health of affordable housing properties; administering statewide federal and local rental assistance programs; and providing decarbonization programs that help reduce operating costs.

The Asset Management team has more than 90 employees and oversees nearly 280,000 affordable homes, including the state-supervised Mitchell-Lama portfolio. Rental Assistance administers programs including 44,000 Section 8 Housing Choice Vouchers, 100,000 apartments in the Section 8 Project Based portfolio, and the state-funded Housing Access Voucher and Rural Rental Assistance programs. Sustainability oversees the federally funded Weatherization program, which serves 6,000–8,000 homes annually, and other programs to decarbonize HCR-regulated and naturally occurring affordable housing.

The SVP provides leadership across OHP to strengthen HCR’s affordable housing portfolios and regularly engages with owners, elected officials, tenants, and other stakeholders to address challenges and identify opportunities to preserve affordable housing. The position may involve occasional travel to offices in Syracuse, Lower Manhattan, Buffalo, and Albany. Other reasonably related duties and additional projects may be assigned by the Commissioner.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree, or an accepted substitution: four years of relevant experience, or an associate’s degree and two years of relevant experience.
• Minimum ten years of employment experience, depending on the type of experience and level of education.
• Knowledge and/or experience in real estate and/or affordable housing.
• Strong quantitative and analytical skills, including the ability to interpret complex financial and portfolio data and use analysis to inform executive decision-making.
• Relationship management and negotiation skills, with the ability to collaborate effectively with internal and external stakeholders.
• Strong oral and written communication skills.
• Demonstrated ability to manage multiple complex priorities, analyze complex processes, and exercise sound independent judgment.
• Applicants must include a resume.

Nice To Haves

• Advanced academic training in a related field.
• A J.D. or master’s degree may substitute for one year of relevant experience; a Ph.D. may substitute for two years of relevant experience.

Responsibilities

• Establish strategic operational and policy goals for OHP programs.
• Guide program goals and objectives and work with OHP teams to design programs that strengthen HCR’s affordable housing portfolio.
• Identify opportunities to streamline processes and lead business-process improvement projects that support the financial health of regulated properties, affordability for low-income New Yorkers, and OHP division performance.
• Work with elected officials, local and county governments, tenant associations, banks, affordable housing owners, management companies, and limited partners to address distressed or underperforming buildings.
• Communicate with affordable housing owners statewide about issues affecting building operations, including insurance premium increases and sustainability funding needs, and develop solutions to improve tenant property conditions.
• Build OHP’s capacity to monitor program operations and the performance of affordable housing in the agency’s portfolio.
• Lead development and implementation of project plans for OHP initiatives that integrate processes and policies, improve operations, and strengthen customer service.
• Collaborate with other HCR divisions to improve overall portfolio performance.
• Manage additional projects as assigned by the Commissioner.
• Travel occasionally to offices in Syracuse, Lower Manhattan, Buffalo, and Albany.

Benefits

• Participation in New York State’s Health Insurance Program.
• Participation in the New York State and Local Employees’ Retirement System.
• Promotional opportunities.
• A 37.5-hour work week and the opportunity for compressed scheduling.
• Paid time off, including vacation, sick and personal days, and federal holidays.
• 12 weeks of Paid Parental Leave.
• Paid Family Leave.
• Potential eligibility for the Federal Public Service Loan Forgiveness Program.
• Paid leave, health, dental, vision, retirement, and family-friendly policies.

What This Job Offers

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