Director of Homeownership & Housing Programs

Cornerstone Housing Partners; Rutland (VT); On-site; USD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

401(k)

401(k) matching

Dental insurance

Employee assistance program

Health insurance

Life insurance

Paid time off

Parental leave

Retirement plan

Vision insurance

Job summary

Cornerstone Housing Partners in Rutland, VT seeks a Director of Homeownership to lead our Homeownership Center and related programs. You will oversee Homebuyer/Rental Education, Shared Equity, Lending, and energy efficiency initiatives, ensuring staff leadership, program production, budgets, and funder compliance.

You will supervise teams, manage grants, develop partnerships with lenders and community partners, and drive strategies to expand access to safe, affordable housing while maintaining

Qualifications

• 5+ years of experience in affordable housing, homeownership, lending, energy efficiency, home repair, nonprofit program management, or a related field.
• Demonstrated experience supervising staff and managing multiple programs, budgets, grants, or contracts, meeting funder requirements and reporting deadlines.
• Strong understanding of non-profit affordable housing and/or housing-related programs and services.
• Demonstrated ability to manage program production, establish and meet goals, monitor performance, and address challenges.
• Strong organizational, communication, problem-solving, financial, and relationship-building skills.
• Ability to manage multiple programs and priorities while maintaining attention to detail and compliance.
• Commitment to affordable housing, energy efficiency, community development, and expanding access to safe and sustainable housing.

Responsibilities

• Lead and oversee the Homeownership Center, including Homebuyer and Rental Education and Counseling, Shared Equity, Lending, HEAT Squad, Home and Rental Repair programs.
• Supervise, support, and develop program staff while establishing clear goals, responsibilities, workflows, and performance expectations.
• Manage program production and ensure annual program goals, budgets, contractual requirements, and performance targets are achieved.
• Oversee all grants and contracts supporting Homeownership Center programs, including grant implementation, compliance, invoicing, performance tracking, and funder reporting to federal, state, local, and private funders.
• Monitor program pipelines and production and take corrective action when programs are not meeting established goals.
• Build and maintain relationships with lenders, contractors, municipalities, funders, housing organizations, and community partners.
• Identify opportunities to expand programs, improve processes, and increase the organization’s impact.
• Monitor program data, production, financial performance, loan portfolio performance, and customer outcomes and use this information to improve services.
• Represent Cornerstone in community meetings, professional networks, funder meetings, presentations, table events, and other public settings.
• Ensure programs provide high-quality, equitable, professional, and customer-centered services.

Skills

Organizational skills

Communication

Problem-solving

Financial management

Relationship-building

Job description

Cornerstone Housing Partners in Rutland, VT seeks a Director of Homeownership to lead our Homeownership Center and related programs. You will oversee Homebuyer/Rental Education, Shared Equity, Lending, and energy efficiency initiatives, ensuring staff leadership, program production, budgets, and funder compliance.

You will supervise teams, manage grants, develop partnerships with lenders and community partners, and drive strategies to expand access to safe, affordable housing while maintaining