Senior VP, Housing Preservation (Hybrid)

New-York-Housing-Trust-Fund; New York (NY); Hybrid; USD 188,000 - 209,000; Full time

Job summary

The Senior Vice President (SVP) of the Office of Housing Preservation at New York State Homes and Community Renewal leads Asset Management, Rental Assistance and Sustainability programs to preserve affordable housing across New York.

The role partners with owners, elected officials and other stakeholders to set strategic goals, drive program improvements and strengthen the state’s housing portfolio.

Qualifications

• Advanced academic training in a related field.
• Real estate and/or affordable housing experience.
• Minimum ten years of employment experience depending on type of experience and level of education; *
• Strong quantitative and analytical skills, including the ability to interpret complex financial and portfolio data and use analysis to inform executive decision-making.
• Relationship management and negotiations skills, with ability to collaborate effectively with internal and external stakeholders.
• Strong oral and written communication skills.
• Demonstrated ability to manage multiple complex priorities, analyze complex processes, and exercise sounds independent judgement.

Responsibilities

• Establish strategic goals at the operational and policy levels for OHP’s programs.
• Provide guidance on programs goals and objectives and work with OHP teams to design new programs that strengthen HCR’s affordable housing portfolio.
• Identify processes that can be streamlined and lead business-process improvement projects to strengthen the financial health of regulated properties, advanced affordability for low-income New Yorkers, and enhance the performance of OHP’s divisions.
• Work with external parties, including elected officials, local and county governments, tenant associations, banks, affordable housing owners, management companies and limited partners to address distressed or underperforming buildings.
• Maintain communications with affordable housing owners across the state on the variety of issues that impact building operations including insurance premium increases, need for sustainability funding, etc... and brainstorm solutions to improve property conditions for tenants.
• Build OHP’s capacity to monitor its program operations and the performance of affordable housing in the agency’s portfolio.
• Lead the development and implementation of project plans supporting OHP initiatives that integrate processes and policies, improve operations, and strengthen customer service.
• Collaborate with other HCR divisions to improve overall portfolio performance.
• Occasional travel to offices in Syracuse, Lower Manhattan, Buffalo and Albany.
• Manage additional projects as assigned by the Commissioner.

Skills

Advanced analytics

Relationship management

Written & verbal communication

Leadership / strategic planning

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher

Job description

The Senior Vice President (SVP) of the Office of Housing Preservation at New York State Homes and Community Renewal leads Asset Management, Rental Assistance and Sustainability programs to preserve affordable housing across New York.

The role partners with owners, elected officials and other stakeholders to set strategic goals, drive program improvements and strengthen the state’s housing portfolio.