Director, Housing & Resilience — Multi-Market Programs

Urban Land Institute; Washington; On-site; USD 90,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

Urban Land Institute in Washington, DC seeks a Director of Housing and Resilience Programs to lead two flagship grant-funded initiatives focused on offsite construction and climate resilience in affordable multifamily housing. The role coordinates markets, ensures milestones are met, and manages budgets across major funders while interfacing with senior resilience experts.

You will lead relationships with state and city agencies, funders, and partners, guiding work plans, annual budgets, and

Qualifications

• A solid grounding in housing, through policy, finance, or program delivery, with the credibility to work directly with state and city agencies
• At least 8 years of progressively responsible experience, including helping a state, city, or community design and implement a program, ideally in housing or resilience
• Demonstrated success managing large, multi-year, multi-stakeholder grants or programs, including budgets, deadlines, and funder deliverables
• Exceptional organization and facilitation skills: you enjoy running complex multi-stakeholder meetings and keeping sprawling projects on schedule
• Experience working with or reporting to institutional, corporate, or philanthropic funders
• Clear written and spoken communication for both practitioner and funder audiences
• Bachelor’s degree in public policy, public administration, urban planning, real estate, or a related field, or equivalent practical experience

Responsibilities

• Own the work plans, timelines, and multi-market coordination for both programs
• Track progress against each grant’s milestones and deliverables, including convenings, implementation briefs, diagnostics, and case studies, flagging risks early and coordinating course corrections
• Manage each grant’s budget holistically, keeping spending within approved budgets and aligned with grant terms

Skills

Housing policy

Program delivery

Grants management

Funder reporting

Facilitation

Communication

Stakeholder engagement

Education

Bachelor’s degree in public policy, public administration, urban planning, real estate, or related

Master’s degree in related field

Job description

Urban Land Institute in Washington, DC seeks a Director of Housing and Resilience Programs to lead two flagship grant-funded initiatives focused on offsite construction and climate resilience in affordable multifamily housing. The role coordinates markets, ensures milestones are met, and manages budgets across major funders while interfacing with senior resilience experts.

You will lead relationships with state and city agencies, funders, and partners, guiding work plans, annual budgets, and