Chief Executive Officer

Grand Junction Housing Authority; Grand Junction (CO); On-site; USD 153,000 - 185,000; Full time

Job summary

The Grand Junction Housing Authority is seeking a Chief Executive Officer to oversee its strategic direction and operational success. The ideal candidate will have extensive management experience in affordable housing and a robust understanding of finance, public administration, and community development. This executive role involves collaborating with the Board and Executive Team to optimize agency resources while ensuring compliance with regulations and achieving agency objectives.

Benefits

Attractive benefits package including medical, dental, and vision

Paid time off

401(a) with employer matching

Qualifications

• 10 years of experience in housing management, community development, or public administration.
• 5 years minimum supervisory experience directing a staff.
• Strong understanding of finance and human resources.

Responsibilities

• Oversee strategic direction and operations of GJHA.
• Ensure compliance with federal, state, and local regulations.
• Develop and implement strategic operations plan.

Skills

Management

Finance

Community Development

Public Administration

Leadership

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Business Administration, Public Administration, Finance

Master’s degree preferred

Job description

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Base pay range

$153,723.00/yr - $184,467.00/yr

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The Chief Executive Officer (“CEO”) is responsible for overseeing the strategic direction, operations, and overall success of the Grand Junction Housing Authority (GJHA). The CEO has management experience in affordable housing and a strong understanding of finance, human resources, community development, and public administration. In collaboration with the Executive Team, the CEO develops and implements a strategic operations plan that optimizes GJHA resources and is a strong leader with vision and integrity who can secure and direct resources to meet GJHA goals and objectives while ensuring compliance with federal, state, and local regulations. The CEO will be ultimately responsible for the overall financial performance of the agency. The performance of the CEO will be monitored and reviewed by the Board, according to the established schedule.

Areas of Responsibility

The Chief Executive Officer (“CEO”) is responsible for overseeing the strategic direction, operations, and overall success of the Grand Junction Housing Authority (GJHA). The CEO has management experience in affordable housing and a strong understanding of finance, human resources, community development, and public administration. In collaboration with the Executive Team, the CEO develops and implements a strategic operations plan that optimizes GJHA resources and is a strong leader with vision and integrity who can secure and direct resources to meet GJHA goals and objectives while ensuring compliance with federal, state, and local regulations. The CEO will be ultimately responsible for the overall financial performance of the agency. The performance of the CEO will be monitored and reviewed by the Board, according to the established schedule.

Areas of Responsibility

• Finance: Ensures that a budget is established and is accountable for the control of resources once the budget is approved. Reviews, directs and manages all financial activities of GJHA, including identifying new funding sources for programming and operations.
• Human Resources: Provides overall guidance and direction, ensures systems are in place so that staff performance is monitored and reviewed; and that goals and activities support the overall mission of GJHA. Supervises key staff members and provides overall direction and evaluation of their activities and performance. Provides formal and informal performance appraisal and takes appropriate disciplinary action when needed.
• Planning: evaluates the services provided by GJHA in relation to specified goals and standards and recommends modifications when appropriate. Recommends new programs and activities to the Board.
• Organizational Operations: recommends policies to the Board and assists the Board in the formulation of policies for the effective and economical operation of GJHA and its programs. Has chief administrative responsibility for maintenance of agency facilities. Ensures that required reports are filed and submitted as required to various bodies. Has chief responsibility to ensure that the legal obligations of GJHA are met and to analyze, assess, and reduce potential liabilities.
• Decision Making: anticipates the Board’s, staff’s and residents’ needs and responds by making executive level decisions where appropriate to improve operations and services.
• External Relations: responsible for managing all external relations, including constituent, public, and interagency interactions. This includes coordinating with the Board and interpreting the function of GJHA to the community through direct involvement, public relations programs, personal engagement, and communications such as program literature and public meetings. The CEO fosters strong relationships with City Council, County Commissioners, media representatives, and other community leaders. Additionally, the CEO maintains effective and collaborative partnerships with federal, state, and local government agencies—such as HUD, CHFA, the City of Grand Junction, and CDOH—as well as with tax credit investors, foundations, grant funders, and community service organizations like Housing Resources of Western Colorado and Grand Valley Catholic Outreach.
• Real Estate Development: provides overall direction and oversight of agency planning activities related to new property acquisition; rehabilitation of existing facilities; development and construction of new properties. Ensures that all risks are evaluated, monitored and managed and determines project feasibility. Makes relevant recommendations to the Board.

Minimum Qualifications/Skills Needed

• Bachelor’s degree from an accredited college or university, with major course work in Business Administration, Public Administration, Finance or related field required. Masters preferred.
• Ten years of experience in housing management, community development, public administration, or closely related field. Master’s degree in a related field will count for up to two years of experience.
• Five years minimum of supervisory experience in directing a staff of at least ten, measuring performance, and imposing appropriate discipline as necessary.

Employees are eligible to participate in an attractive benefits package including medical, dental, vision, paid time off, 401(a) with employer matching, and more. Eligibility is based on employment status. Details regarding specific benefit you may be eligible for will be discussed during the hiring process.

Seniority level

• Seniority level

  Executive

Employment type

• Employment type

  Full-time

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• Job function

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