SVP, Office of Housing Preservation

New York State Housing Finance Agency

New York, NY, USA

Published: 6/14/2022

Real Estate

Full Time

Job Description

POSSIBLE HYBRID WORKPLACE OPPORTUNITY

New York State Homes and Community Renewal (HCR) is the State’s affordable housing agency, with a mission to build, preserve, and protect affordable housing and increase homeownership throughout New York State.

This is not a civil service position, and a civil service exam is not required. Candidates must meet the minimum qualifications outlined below to be considered.

NYS Homes and Community Renewal (HCR) is committed to fostering a culture of diversity, equity, inclusion, and accessibility. Our work would not be possible without the diverse backgrounds, experiences, ideas, and abilities of our employees. HCR is committed to developing a workforce that represents the diverse population of New York State. HCR embraces a diverse and inclusive work environment by encouraging all individuals, including those with disabilities, to apply to open positions at the agency.

Within HCR, the Office of Housing Preservation (OHP) includes three primary program areas: Asset Management, Rental Assistance and Sustainability. Across these programs, the teams work to ensure the physical, regulatory and financial health of affordable housing properties, oversee statewide Federal and local rental assistance programs, and offer decarbonization programs that help lower operating costs.

Position Summary:

The Senior Vice President (SVP) of the Office of Housing Preservation is an Executive-level position reporting directly to the Commissioner/CEO. The SVP oversees HCR’s Asset Management, Rental Assistance and Sustainability programs.

The Asset Management team includes 90+ employees and oversees a portfolio of almost 280,000 affordable homes, including the state-supervised Mitchell-Lama portfolio.
The Rental Assistance team administers multiple programs include 44,000 Section 8 Housing Choice Vouchers, 100,000 apartments in the Section 8 Project Based portfolio, as well as the state-funded Housing Access Voucher Program and Rural Rental Assistance Program.
The Sustainability team oversees the federally funded Weatherization program, which weatherizes 6,000-8,000 homes annually as well as a suite of programs to decarbonize HCR-regulated housing as well as “naturally occurring” affordable housing.

The position provides leadership across OHP to strengthen HCR’s portfolios of affordable housing and regularly engages with owners, elected officials, tenants and other stakeholders to address challenges and identify opportunities to preserve affordable housing.

DUTIES AND 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.

QUALIFICATIONS/SKILLS:

Bachelor’s degree; *
Advanced academic training in a related field;
Knowledge and/or experience in real estate and/or affordable housing;
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.

*Substitutions: four years of relevant experience or associate’s degree and two years of relevant experience may substitute for bachelor’s degree; J.D. or master’s degree may substitute for one year of relevant experience; Ph.D. may substitute for two years of relevant experience.

This job description is not intended to be all inclusive and the employee will be expected to perform other reasonably related duties as assigned.

WHAT WE OFFER AT NYS HCR:

Extensive benefits package including paid leave, including excellent health, dental, vision and retirement benefits with the New York State & Local Employees’ Retirement System.
Promotional opportunity for dedicated professionals.
Work life balance benefits include a 37.5-hour work week and paid time off benefits including vacation, sick, personal days, and Federal Holidays.
Opportunity for compressed scheduling.
12 weeks of Paid Parental Leave.
Paid Family Leave.
Opportunity for compressed/flextime scheduling.
As a New York State employee, you may qualify to participate in the Federal Public Service Loan Forgiveness Program (PSLF). The PSLF Program forgives the remaining balance on your Direct Loans after you have made 120 qualifying monthly payments under an accepted repayment plan and while working full-time for an eligible employer.