Assistant Community Director (Affordable Housing)

Indigo Real Estate; Auburn (WA); On-site; USD 29,000 - 40,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical/Dental/Vision

Medical Flex-spend Account

Life Insurance

401(k) Retirement Savings plan with Em

Vacation Time

Sick & Safe Leave

Numerous employee resource programs

Job summary

Indigo Real Estate is seeking an Assistant Community Director to oversee day-to-day operations of affordable housing properties, ensuring compliance, budgeting, and resident services. The role supports the Community Director and coordinates leasing, marketing, and reporting activities across communities.

Ideal candidates have LIHTC knowledge, strong organizational skills, and proven leadership of small teams, with a track record of meeting financial targets while upholding fair housing standards.

Qualifications

• Minimum 3 years of property management experience.
• Experience with LIHTC program to ensure compliance.
• Resume must include number of units managed.
• Experience supporting lease-up goals and timelines.
• Strong conflict resolution and customer service skills.

Responsibilities

• Plan, control, and direct day-to-day property operations.
• Structure the office workflow and organize administrative processes.
• Meet corporate financial objectives while maintaining fair housing compliance.
• Ensure property compliance with applicable laws and standards.
• Lead training, leasing, collections, resident services, and maintenance teams.
• Prepare budgets, monitor cost centers, and report on performance.
• Collaborate on marketing strategies and coordinate listings with ILS.
• Support the Community Director and manage other duties as assigned.

Skills

Team supervision

Effective communication

Highly organized

Multi-tasking

Self-motivated

LIHTC experience

Tools

Yardi

Job description

Assistant Community Director - Affordable Housing

At Indigo Real Estate, we attribute much of our properties' successes to the strengths of our team members and we are seeking an experienced Assistant Community Director who is passionate about customer service, affordable housing, and is driven to succeed.

Objectives of this Role

• Responsible for planning, controlling, and directing the day-to-day operation of the property, and for maintaining effective and harmonious resident relations.
• Must be capable of structuring the office workflow and organization of the office.
• Manage to meet corporate financial objectives and protect the value and integrity of the real estate, respective of all fair housing requirements and any applicable government agency standards.
• Responsible to ensure the compliance requirements of the property are met.
• This role includes, but is not limited to, personnel training and management, leasing, collections, resident services, maintenance, budgeting, capital improvements, accurate reporting, and compliance with all applicable partners, laws and company policies.
• Ensure adherence to safety policies and procedures.
• Maintain accurate accounting for site level revenue and expenses including rent collection and timely submission of invoices and bids.
• Enact standards for weekly and monthly reporting, maintaining accurate resident files and affordable housing compliance, if applicable.
• Collaborate to support property marketing strategies consistent with established procedures.
• Assist in coordination and updates to advertisements and listings, especially via third-party Independent Listing Services (ILS).
• Preparing materials for annual budgets and ongoing monitoring of cost center expenditures and forecasts, adhering to financial targets.
• General support for the Community Director, and other duties as assigned.

Desirable Qualifications

• Experience in managing multifamily or 55+ senior properties.
• Ability to supervise a team of 3 or more.
• Ability to communicate effectively both verbally and in writing.
• Extremely organized and structured.
• Experience with successfully managing more than one community.
• Able to work well under pressure, is self-motivated, self-directed, and is able to work with/without direct supervision.
• Tax Credit experience

Required Experience

• Presently or recently employed with a property management company.
• Minimum of 3 years of property management experience.
• Minimum of 3 or more years of experience working in the Low-Income Housing Tax Credit (LIHTC) program;
• Resume must include number of units for current and past employment.
• Experience in supporting lease-up/property launch goals and timelines.
• Ability to exercise quick and accurate judgement and maintain confidentiality.
• Effective conflict resolution and customer service skills
• Ability to set priorities and multi-task with a strong attention to detail.
• Working knowledge of Yardi or other property management software preferred.

Employment Benefits

Indigo offers a positive, team-oriented work environment, competitive salary, performance incentives, and a full benefits package for full-time employment upon meeting eligibility requirements.

• Medical/Dental/Vision
• Medical Flex-spend Account
• Life Insurance
• 401(k) Retirement Savings plan with Employer match
• Vacation Time
• Sick & Safe Leave
• Numerous, additional employee resource programs

Indigo is committed to the full inclusion of all qualified individuals. As part of this commitment, Indigo will ensure that persons with disabilities are provided reasonable accommodations. If reasonable accommodation is needed to participate in the job application or interview process, to perform essential job functions, and/or to receive other benefits and privileges of employment, please contact [e-mail]

Salary: $25.00 - $25.00 per hour