Housing Acquisition Specialist

Anthos Home; New York (NY); Hybrid; USD 65,000 - 70,000; Full time

Job summary

Home HT GmbH is seeking a Housing Acquisition Specialist to join their team in New York City. This role focuses on acquiring apartments and maintaining relationships with property owners, emphasizing customer service. Ideal candidates will have a Bachelor's degree or significant experience in housing, with strong interpersonal skills and a passion for helping others. Competitive salary and comprehensive benefits are offered, including hybrid work options.

Benefits

Health, dental, and vision insurance

401(k)

Generous paid time off

Summer Fridays in August

Professional development opportunities

Weekly in-person meditations

Fitness subscription

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree preferred, or 3+ years experience in housing sector.
• Experience in property management is desired, but not required.
• Ability to work well with people and solve problems.

Responsibilities

• Identify and secure rental housing throughout NYC.
• Maintain relationships with landlords and property managers.
• Conduct housing quality inspections and advise property providers.

Skills

Excellent interpersonal skills

Familiarity with NYC housing market

Excellent verbal communication

Excellent written communication

Negotiation skills

Critical thinking skills

Organizational skills

Record-keeping skills

Community-based outreach

Ability to work in a diverse environment

Education

Bachelor's degree

3 years experience in housing and human services

Tools

MS Word

Excel

PowerPoint

Job description

The Role
The Housing Acquisition Specialist will work in a team and report to the Housing Acquisition Supervisor. In this role, the Housing Acquisition Specialist will be focused on acquiring apartments and maintaining relationships with apartment owners, managers, brokers, and staff. The Housing Acquisition Specialist will be expected to think outside the box and identify barriers for landlords and residents and help develop solutions. This position will require someone to spend the majority of their time cultivating and maintaining relationships. Someone who loves working with people is essential.

The team will have access to “Flex Pool” funding to support efforts to secure apartments. The housing acquisition department will “bank” apartments that meet standards required by the voucher system by offering support in securing units while a tenant is being matched to the unit. Critical to this role is advancing a customer services ethos that is responsive to the needs of landlords, brokers, and tenants.
This position is essential to secure apartments for use by Anthos|Home.

Key responsibilities include the ability to:

• Identify/Secure appropriate rental housing throughout New York City.
• Generate and utilize leasing instruments leads via phone, internet, social media, in-person, and/or canvassing.
• Market and network Anthos|Home incentives to prospective landlords, property managers, and associations.
• Provide and maintain account management, continuous support to property providers and nurture repeat business opportunities.
• Maintain and update thorough and accurate lead/property data within the internal database system.
• Conduct housing quality inspections as needed and advise property providers of any deficiencies to correct or resolve violations.
• Work closely with the Tenant Housing Coordination, Operations, and Tenant Aftercare Teams
• Perform other duties as needed and assigned

Qualifications and Skills
The Housing Acquisition Specialist must be a people person who loves working with others and solving problems. Bachelor’s degree is preferred, if not 3 years or more of experience working with people in the housing and human service sector is required. Experience in real estate, specifically property management is highly desired, but not required.

Additional Skills include:

• Excellent interpersonal skills
• Familiarity with the NYC housing market and voucher system
• Excellent verbal, written, communication and negotiation skills
• Willingness to travel and make multiple visits in the community
• Ability to use public transportation or meet the same travel requirements with reasonable accommodation
• Ability to ascend/descend stairs, as some work locations may not have accessibility to an elevator, or meet the same requirements with reasonable accommodation
• Experience with community-based outreach
• Ability to utilize critical thinking skills in decision-making situations, good organizational and record-keeping skills, and good independent judgment
• Proficiency in MS Word, Excel, and PowerPoint
• Passion for the mission of the organization
• Ability to work in a diverse environment

Work Environment

• Competitive Pay $65,000- 70,000 starting salary (dependent on experience)
• WFH/Hybrid work: 2-5 days may be required in the office or field each week
• Comprehensive benefits package including:
  • Health, dental, and vision insurance
  • 401(k)
  • Generous paid time off
  • Summer Fridays in August
  • Professional development opportunities
• Current wellness perks: Weekly in-person meditations and fitness subscription.

How to Apply
Please send your resume and cover letter to our careers site.

Anthos|Home is committed to fostering a workplace where all individuals have equal opportunities to succeed. We are an Equal Opportunity Employer and encourage individuals of all backgrounds, experiences, abilities, and lived experiences to apply. Lived experiences is defined to include, but is not limited to, homelessness and/or housing instability. We believe that a range of perspectives strengthens our team and enhances our ability to serve communities effectively. Any applicant who requires an accommodation during the application process should contact Anthos|Home to request such an accommodation.