Vice President, Community Development Lending

BlueHub Capital; Boston (MA); On-site; USD 145,000 - 170,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

401(k) matching

Paid time off

Wellness stipends

Job summary

BlueHub Capital seeks an experienced VP of Community Development Lending to oversee its national real estate lending program. Responsibilities include underwriting, loan structuring, and managing a diverse borrower portfolio, with a focus on affordable housing, school facilities, and community health centers.

The role requires strong credit and financial analysis, business development skills, and a commitment to capital delivery in low-income communities.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree required.
• Advanced degree in Finance or Real Estate preferred.
• 8+ years in real estate finance with related sectors.

Responsibilities

• Expand network with community leaders and developers.
• Underwrite loans for affordable housing, schools, healthcare, and grocery stores.
• Structure predevelopment, acquisition, construction, bridge, term loans.
• Prepare memoranda and present to Loan Committee.
• Close complex loans and negotiate with borrowers and partners.
• Manage active borrower relationships with Portfolio Management.

Skills

Financial analysis

Credit underwriting

Business development

Communication skills

Portfolio management

Independent work

Education

Bachelor’s degree

Advanced degree in Finance/Real Estate

Job description

Position Overview:

BlueHub Capital is seeking an experienced and dynamic VP of Community Development Lending to deliver all aspects of BlueHub Loan Fund’s real estate focused lending program to a diverse set of borrowers, primarily developers of affordable housing, operators of K-12 public charter schools, and community health centers.

BlueHub’s offices are in Boston, MA and its lending footprint is national. The VP of Community Development Lending will be responsible for managing all aspects of commercial lending services to a diverse portfolio of borrowers nationwide. They will bring to the position demonstrated community development lending experience and commitment to delivering capital in low-income communities to projects that significantly benefit low-income residents. They will have strong credit analysis and underwriting skills and have a proven business development track record. This position will report to one of BlueHub Loan Fund’s Senior Vice Presidents of Lending.

We are seeking a candidate who is local to the Boston, MA area and comfortable working a hybrid schedule of three days of work in the office (Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday) and two days of remote work (Monday & Friday). We will consider remote candidates on a case-by-case basis, particularly candidates located in our New York/New Jersey market area.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

The essential duties and responsibilities will include, but not be limited to, the following:

Lending:

• Expanding BlueHub’s network of relationships with community leaders, mission-aligned developers and operators of community facilities, Community Development Finance Institutions (CDFI) and lending partners, and other key stakeholders.


• Identifying potential commercial real estate lending opportunities and screening those opportunities for feasibility, impact and credit strength.


• Underwriting loan transactions primarily for affordable housing, school facilities, healthcare facilities and grocery stores.


• Structuring predevelopment, acquisition, construction, bridge, term and leverage loans.


• Preparing approval memoranda and presenting credit recommendations to the BlueHub Loan Committee.


• Closing complex loan transactions, including reviewing loan documents, and negotiating with the borrower, other lenders and public agencies.


• Managing an active portfolio of relationships in partnership with the Portfolio Management team.

Other Duties:

• Provide technical assistance to borrowers with varied levels of sophistication to strengthen projects, identify additional resources required and otherwise help projects advance and succeed.


• Identify unmet capital needs in low-income communities for which BHLF can deliver financial loan products not otherwise being offered.


• Public representation of BlueHub Capital to external stakeholders.


• Occasional involvement in new product development, grant writing, Loan Fund policy and planning, and national CDFI activities and trainings.


• Other duties as assigned.

Qualifications and Skills:

• Bachelor’s degree


• Advanced degree in Finance or Real Estate is preferable


• 8 or more years of experience in real estate finance, preferably in most or all of the following areas: (1) multi-family affordable housing and the Capital Magnet Fund program; (2) charter school facilities; (3) community health center facilities; (4) New Markets Tax Credit (NMTC) leverage loans


• Self-motivated with excellent organizational skills


• Able to work independently and as part of team


• Has strong quantitative and financial analysis skills


• Demonstrated experience with business development


• Excellent verbal and written communication skills


• Commitment to the mission and goals of BlueHub Capital

Salary and Benefits:

This role offers a pay range of $145,000-$170,000. Positioning within this range will be commensurate with experience. BlueHub invests in the benefits, training, growth opportunities and infrastructure that let you envision a career here. Benefits for full-time employees include:

• Generous insurance benefits: Health, dental, vision, life and disability insurance, including additional reimbursement for out-of-pocket healthcare expenses


• Retirement benefits: Competitive 401(k) matching


• Unique BlueHub benefits and stipends that support employee wellness, sustainable practices and charitable gift matching


• Excellent package of vacation time and paid leave, as well as generous roll-over policies

About BlueHub:

BlueHub Capital is a mission-driven, nonprofit community development financing organization focused on building healthy communities where low-income people live and work. We use innovative financial tools and deploy capital to support projects that make communities more vibrant places to live. BlueHub has three distinct programs: BlueHub Loan Fund (community development financing), BlueHub SUN (foreclosure relief), and One Percent for America (citizenship financing). Since our founding in 1985, BlueHub has invested over $3.1 billion (and leveraged over $16.1 billion) to finance affordable housing, school facilities, child and youth development programs, community-based health centers, grocery stores, and community gathering places, reduce financial barriers to US citizenship, and offer mortgage lending for families facing foreclosure.

Increasing economic opportunity is at the heart of why BlueHub exists and why we do the work we do. Our investments focus on communities that havebeen systematically denied access to capital. Our offices are located in the Roxbury neighborhood of Boston, MA. To learn more about BlueHub Capital, please visit, www.bluehubcapital.org.

BlueHub Capital is an Equal Opportunity Employer. It is our goal to make employment decisions that further the principle of equal employment opportunity by utilizing objective standards based upon an individual’s qualifications for a specific job opening.