Special Projects Manager

The New York City Housing Authority seeks a Special Projects Manager for the Mixed Finance Oversight Unit within Public Housing Tenancy Operations. This position reports directly to the Deputy Director for Mixed Finance Oversight and may also work on projects directly with the Vice President of PHTO related to Department or Authority priorities. The Special Projects Manager is primarily focused on building infrastructure for the newly expanded Mixed Finance Unit, which supports properties with a combination of Section 8, Low Income Housing Tax Credits and Public Housing units.

This is a critical position on a dynamic team that prioritizes excellent customer service, effective analytical and communication skills, and an ability to anticipate and mitigate issues.

Responsibilities include:

- Assist in general unit and department administration and planning; help ensure different teams work towards unit priorities; administrative liaison.
- Coordinate Section 8 and LIHTC training programs, including collaboratively developing materials and keeping them up to date.
- Act as IT liaison: support new RCMS system development and roll out; coordinate system fixes and changes.
- Develop and manage reports; coordinate reporting processes.
- Assist with developing administrative procedures; document process workflows for the unit’s functions.
- Research, analyze and follow up on open issues.
- Represent the unit or department at meetings pertaining to ongoing projects or other initiatives; liaise with Property Management, Leased Housing, Law and other NYCHA departments.
- Manage special projects related to PHTO or Authority priorities (this position will report directly to the Deputy Director of Mixed Finance Oversight but may also work on projects directly with
the Vice President or other areas within PHTO).
- Assist with LIHTC audits and Annual Owners Certification submissions.

Additional Information
1. For NYCHA employees: employees applying for promotional, title or level change opportunities must have served a period of one year at current location and in current title and level (if
applicable).
2. NYCHA residents are encouraged to apply.

NOTE: IF THIS APPOINTMENT IS MADE ON A PROVISIONAL BASIS PURSUANT TO 65 OF THE NYS CIVIL SERVICE LAW, NO TENURE OR PERMANENCE ACCRUES TO AN INCUMBENT IN THIS POSITION BY VIRTUE OF SUCH APPOINTMENT.

NOTE: This position is open to qualified persons with a disability who are eligible for the 55-a Program. Please indicate in your cover letter that you would like to be considered for the position under the 55-a Program. For detailed information regarding the 55-a Program, click on the link below:

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Please read this posting carefully to make certain you meet the minimum qualification requirements before applying to this position.

1. A four-year high school diploma or its educational equivalent and six years of satisfactory, full-time, progressively responsible experience in real property management, at least 18 months of which must have been in a managerial capacity involving the supervision of a large staff of property management agents and/or housing development specialists and requiring independent decision-making concerning program management or planning, allocation of resources and the scheduling and assignment of work. "Progressively responsible experience" must be demonstrated by a work history of promotions and/or assumption of increasingly responsible duties and assignments. Experience in building construction or renovation; management of residential, commercial, industrial, or waterfront properties, including both renting and operating; or site management in connection with housing or with reconstruction/rehabilitation projects; supervision of receivership, tenant relocation and anti-abandonment work in housing and other properties, and buildings owned, managed, to be acquired by the City, or at risk of being abandoned; or building maintenance will be accepted up to a maximum of three years toward meeting the general requirements; or

2. A baccalaureate degree from an accredited college and four years of experience described in "1" above, including eighteen months of experience in managerial capacity; or

3. A satisfactory combination of education and/or experience equivalent to "1" or "2" above. However, all candidates must have eighteen months of managerial experience. Education at an accredited college or university may be substituted for general work experience (but not for the 18 months of managerial experience described above) at the rate of 60 college semester credits for one year of acceptable experience up to a maximum of 4 years of college for 2 years of experience.

To be acceptable, experience in property management must have included both renting and operating the managed properties. Experience in renting must have included interviewing prospective tenants, qualifying tenants' income and background, and/or assuring that vacancies are ready for occupancy. Experience in operating must have included overseeing maintenance and repair of building operating systems, and overseeing staff to assure that necessary work is properly completed.

To be acceptable, experience in site management must have included on-site rental and maintenance of buildings.

To be acceptable, experience in relocation must have included negotiation with tenants to surrender leases for cash consideration or for an alternative site, and determining tenant eligibility for benefits.

The City of New York is an inclusive equal opportunity employer committed to recruiting and retaining a diverse workforce and providing a work environment that is free from discrimination and harassment based upon any legally protected status or protected characteristic, including but not limited to an individual's sex, race, color, ethnicity, national origin, age, religion, disability, sexual orientation, veteran status, gender identity, or pregnancy.