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Multiple positions, The Department of Housing and Urban Development's Office of Multifamily Housing - Chicago, Detroit, Minneapolis


The Department of Housing and Urban Development's Office of Multifamily Housing is implementing the Multifamily for Tomorrow (MFT) transformation, which will modernize and improve the HUD Multifamily business model while fostering an exceptional environment for employees. Elements of this initiative include workload sharing, digitization of property records, adopting industry best practices in Production and Asset Management, and streamlining the Multifamily organizational structure. For further information on MFT go to  http://portal.hud.gov/hudportal/HUD?src=/transforming_hud/multifamily_transformation

As part of MFT, a number of hiring opportunities will soon become available in the Chicago, Detroit and Minneapolis HUD Multifamily offices. These opportunities will be advertised through USAjobs.gov between now and the end of the year. If you are seeking employment opportunities with a mission driven organization that promotes multifamily housing opportunities for the public while revitalizing our communities, please apply for positions that you qualify for.

A few of the positions that will be available:
  • Multifamily Hub Director
  • Operations Officer
  • Contracting Officer representative
  • Program Analyst
  • Senior underwriter, underwriter and underwriter analyst
  • Grants Specialist


Please note that  the only way to apply for a HUD job posting is to register with and utilize USAjobs.gov.  Register at USAjobs.gov and establish a “saved Job Search” so you receive notice when jobs that may be of interest to you are posted, as the precise date of job postings is not determined and all jobs will not be posted simultaneously.


If you have any questions, please do not hesitate to send them contact midwestregionmft@hud.gov.