What are the responsibilities and job description for the Housing Development Coordinator III (Extended) position at City of Oakland?
Why join the City of Oakland Housing and Community Development Department?
The Housing Development division oversees a portfolio of over 130 affordable housing properties with over 6000 restricted affordable housing units, and a development pipeline of over 60 future affordable housing developments. Staff are responsible for coordination of development efforts and ensuring compliance with terms of the City’s regulatory and loan agreements from predevelopment through construction throughout operations during the term of affordability restrictions. Staff are also responsible for reviewing applications for funding through competitive awards processes, communications with tenants and/or property management and ownership, and other City departments and private/public lenders.
The ideal candidate will have substantial expertise and knowledge of affordable housing funding sources and development process, project management, affordable housing policy and/or asset monitoring experience. Please note: The current recruitment is intended to be primarily geared to asset monitoring and related affordable housing policy work; however, it is anticipated that additional positions with a focus on development/project management and broader policy may be filled from this recruitment.
We are looking for someone who is:
- Customer focused: You will work closely with developers, tenants, owners, property management firms, other lenders, and other City departments.
- Strong in communication skills: You are able to engage with entities and persons in order to enforce the City’s requirements, but also to promote healthy living environments and project stability. Being able to communicate respectively and effectively with a variety of people is a key component of your work.
- Detail oriented: You have meticulous attention to details, from reviewing budgets to legal documents, and coordinating communications with a wide variety of internal and external partners.
- Coordinating the development and implementation of housing development and emergency housing projects and programs.
- Drafting and negotiating complex legal documents.
- Reviewing operating and development budgets, as well as reserve requests and draw requests.
A few reasons you might love this job:
- You will experience the opportunity to produce greatest impacts to the community through activities and projects funded out of this agency.
- You will work with a diverse group of employees with shared passions.
- You will have multiple opportunities to engage, inform and receive community feedback.
- You will experience working for the innovative, emerging and supportive leadership of the Department of Housing & Community Development.
A few challenges you might face in this job:
- Upcoming restructuring may require retraining or pivoting staff resources
- Difficult tenant/landlord conflicts
- Competing priorities for urgent attention
Competencies Required:
- Analyzing & Interpreting Data: Drawing meaning and conclusions from quantitative or qualitative data
- Industry Monitoring: Grasping the external political, economic, competitive, and social factors affecting the industry
- Legal & Regulatory Navigation: Understanding, interpreting, and ensuring compliance with laws and regulations
- Attention to Detail: Focusing on the details of work content, work steps, and final work products
- Innovative Problem Solving: Identifying and analyzing problems in order to propose new and better ways of doing things
- Professional Integrity & Ethics: Displaying honesty, adherence to principles, and personal accountability
- Informing: Proactively obtaining and sharing information
- Building & Maintaining Relationships: Establishing rapport and maintaining mutually productive relationships
- Negotiating: Reaching mutually satisfying agreements and compromise
- Valuing Diversity: Appreciating the benefits of varied backgrounds and cultures in the workplace
- Allocating Resources: Prioritizing the use of fiscal and material resources to maximize organizational effectiveness
- Driving Results: Demonstrating concern for achieving or surpassing results against an internal standard of excellence
- Project Management: Ensuring that projects are on-time, on-budget, and achieve their objectives
- Thinking & Acting Systematically: Formulating objectives and priorities, and implementing plans consistent with the long-term interests of the organization in a global environment
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This recruitment will produce two eligible lists. The restricted list will be for full-time, permanent part-time, or part-time City employees who meet the minimum qualifications. The open list will be for all other applicants who meet the minimum qualifications.
Any combination of education and experience that is equivalent to the following minimum qualifications is acceptable.
Education:
Bachelor's degree from an accredited college or university in city planning, public policy, public administration, business administration, or closely related field. Master's degree is desirable.
Experience:
Four years of progressively responsible work experience in public or private housing or real estate development, including specific experience with development and finance of affordable housing.
License or Certificate / Other Requirements:
Individuals who are appointed to this position will be required to maintain a valid California Driver's License throughout the tenure of employment OR demonstrate the ability to travel to various locations in a timely manner as required in the performance of duties.
The Recruitment Process:
The City of Oakland works with a Civil Service system. Applicants apply online, and HR staff reviews their experience, education, and training listed on the application against the “minimum qualifications” listed for each position.
Candidates who demonstrate that they meet the minimum qualification requirements are then invited to participate in an assessment process (or testing) to measure their knowledge, skills, and abilities in job-related areas.
For this recruitment, all qualified applicants will be sent a behavioral consistency questionnaire, which will then be evaluated and rated by subject matter experts. You will be notified if your application will be moving forward with the behavioral consistency questionnaire assessment. The tentative date of the behavioral consistency questionnaire assessment is the week of July 17, 2023.
For some recruitments, more than one type of assessment may be used. Depending on the number of candidates who pass the first assessment (multiple-choice test, structured interview, supplemental screening, performance exam) you may be asked to complete a secondary assessment before the recruitment is finalized. If a secondary assessment is scheduled, you will be notified by email with specific details. If a secondary assessment is not scheduled, department hiring interviews will occur during this time frame.
Candidates who pass each stage in the process will be placed on an eligible list. Some candidates may receive extra points, for example, if you are a Veteran with an honorable discharge, or if you are a current City of Oakland resident. If you’re applying to a “restricted” posting and you are eligible as a current City employee, you may also receive additional points for your City service. Extra points are only applied to passing scores, so if you do not pass every element of the testing process, you cannot use extra points to pass.
The City of Oakland reserves the right to modify the selection process and date of examination as necessary to conform to administrative or business necessity. The information contained in this announcement is subject to change and does not constitute either an expressed or implied contract.
- Work/Life Balance: 37.5 hour work weeks, and a flexible/hybrid remote schedule
- 15 paid holidays
- Vacation: 2 weeks per year minimum with the ability to accrue more depending on public sector years of service
- Retirement: CalPERS (California Public Employees’ Retirement System) with a pension formula of 2.5% @ 55 (for Classic CalPERS members) and 2% @ 62 for new CalPERS members. Classic Employees contribute 8% of pre-tax wages. The City of Oakland does not participate in Social Security
- Health: The City of Oakland pays the full cost of employee and eligible dependent coverage at the Kaiser rate. Other plans include Anthem, Blue Shield, United Health Care, and other HMO and PPO plans
- Dental: Delta Dental full premium for employees and eligible dependents
- Vision: VSP full premium for employees and eligible dependents
- Sick leave: Employees accrue 12 days per year
- Deferred Compensation: 457(b) pre-tax plan and an after-tax ROTH 401(k)plan
- Other benefits include a Flexible Spending Account, Wellness Program, Employee Assistance Program, Tuition Reimbursement, Life Insurance up to $200k & Employee Training.
All employees are designated Disaster Service Workers through state and local law. Employees are required to complete all Disaster Service Worker-related training as assigned and to return to work as ordered in the event of an emergency.
How to Apply
Apply prior to the closing time of the job announcement and allow at least two to three hours to submit your application if you are a new user of the system. APPLICATIONS ARE ACCEPTED ONLINE ONLY. You may apply and view current openings by visiting our employment opportunities webpage at:
http://agency.governmentjobs.com/oaklandca/default.cfm.
If you do not have access to a computer, there are computer stations available at any City of Oakland Public Library. There are also workstations at the Human Resources Management Department, 150 Frank H. Ogawa Plaza, 2nd Floor, Oakland, CA 94612. Workstations are available during regular business hours (normally 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.).
Our online application system is provided by NeoGov. If you have problems while applying online, please contact NeoGov's Live Applicant Support at (855) 524-5627 between 6:00 AM and 5:00 PM Pacific Time, Monday - Friday. You may also call the City of Oakland Human Resources Management Department during regular business hours at (510) 238-3112 for information; however, we are unable to provide technical support for the online application system.
The City of Oakland is an EEO/ADA Employer.
Salary : $92,522 - $113,602
