Impact Director: Housing & Resilience Programs

Urban Land Institute; Washington (District of Columbia); 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 grants, guide work plans, budgets, and partnerships with state and city agencies to advance offsite construction and resilience for affordable multifamily housing.

You will coordinate across markets, manage deliverables with funders, and drive actionable plans with a senior leadership team to ensure timely results and scalable impact.

Qualifications

• Housing policy, finance, or program delivery grounding and credibility with state/city agencies
• 8+ years of progressively responsible experience designing and implementing programs
• Experience managing large multi-year grants with budgets, deadlines, and funder deliverables
• Exceptional organization and facilitation skills for complex multi-stakeholder meetings
• Experience working with institutional, corporate, or philanthropic funders
• Clear written and spoken communication for practitioner and funder audiences
• Bachelor’s degree in public policy, public administration, urban planning, real estate, or related field, or equivalent practical experience

Responsibilities

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

Skills

Organization skills

Facilitation

Written and verbal communication

Stakeholder management

Budget management

Project management

Education

Bachelor's degree or equivalent

Job description

Urban Land Institute in Washington, DC seeks a Director of Housing and Resilience Programs to lead two flagship grants, guide work plans, budgets, and partnerships with state and city agencies to advance offsite construction and resilience for affordable multifamily housing.

You will coordinate across markets, manage deliverables with funders, and drive actionable plans with a senior leadership team to ensure timely results and scalable impact.