Housing Development Program Coordinator

New-York-Housing-Trust-Fund; New York (NY); On-site; USD 56,000 - 69,000; Full time

Job summary

New York State Homes and Community Renewal (HCR) is seeking a Program Assistant for Small and Mid-Size Development to support day-to-day implementation of funding programs and coordinate disbursement and project closeout activities. You will serve as a liaison for awardees and handle document preparation and reporting.

The role focuses on SRDI, MOVE-IN, LCAP, MHAP, and MHCFP, maintaining project files, processing disbursement requests, and assisting with closeout, while using Word, Excel,

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree and at least three years’ experience in a fast-paced office performing support staff tasks.
• Familiarity with housing and/or community development programs preferred.
• Experience handling sensitive documents and confidential information with discretion.
• Proficient in Microsoft Word and Excel; experience with SharePoint and Outlook calendars.
• Comfortable creating spreadsheets for data management.
• Ability to work independently and with an administrative team.

Responsibilities

• Assist in accomplishing goals and tasks related to the operation of SMD programs.
• Organize and review project applications for funding for completeness.
• Review disbursement paperwork for funded projects to ensure numeric accuracy.
• Log payment requests into SharePoint and other systems.
• Coordinate with awardees to obtain required submissions and reporting.
• Prepare letters, memos, and procedures; edit documents with advanced formatting.
• Monitor shared Outlook mailboxes and route documents to staff.
• Manage user access to an online application portal and assist applicants.
• Prepare and run reports from various databases.
• Create and modify Excel spreadsheets to meet office needs.
• Document scanning, filing, and shredding; support administrative duties.

Skills

Organizational skills

Communication skills

Data management

Independent worker

Initiative

Education

Bachelor’s degree

Tools

Microsoft Word

Microsoft Excel

SharePoint

Outlook

Job description

New York State Homes and Community Renewal (HCR) is seeking a Program Assistant for Small and Mid-Size Development to support day-to-day implementation of funding programs and coordinate disbursement and project closeout activities. You will serve as a liaison for awardees and handle document preparation and reporting.

The role focuses on SRDI, MOVE-IN, LCAP, MHAP, and MHCFP, maintaining project files, processing disbursement requests, and assisting with closeout, while using Word, Excel,