What: At the Federal Home Loan Bank of Chicago, employees come first! That’s why we offer a highly competitive compensation and bonus package, and access to a comprehensive benefits program designed to meet the needs of our employees.
- Medical, dental and vision insurance
- Retirement program (401k and Pension)
- Generous PTO plan · 10 paid holidays per year
- Work from home options
- Casual dress code
Essential Duties & Responsibilities
- Analyze project information, including development budgets and operating pro formas
- Support program compliance objectives through a demonstrated ability to interpret program regulations and policies
- Lead AHP operation processes, improvement initiatives and implementation efforts
- Demonstrate the ability to make data driven decisions
- Become an AHP subject matter expert to develop team capacity by supporting on-going cross training efforts
- Build and manage relationships as a trusted advisor for AHP users
- Perform ad-hoc analyses, as required
- Assess and update existing procedures and create new procedures as necessary
- Verify household eligibility by reviewing tenant income and other documentation
- Perform comprehensive analysis of multi-family and owner-occupied housing program compliance to complete disbursement funding requests, project completion reporting and long-term monitoring
- Collaborate with leaders in the Community Investment Group to make recommendations on program use, process improvements and other programmatic decisions
- Represent the Bank via participation in external events such as seminars, award ceremonies, groundbreakings and grand openings
- Conduct on-site project visits as required
- Perform user acceptance testing
- MS Office (Excel and Access proficiency is a plus)
- RS Means (is a plus)
- 5-7 years experience in affordable housing finance, commercial real estate or community/economic development.
- Bachelor’s degree in business, urban planning, finance or construction management. Post-graduate education may substituted for work experience.
- Familiarity with local, state, and federal housing and community development programs and LIHTC
- Working knowledge of multi-family construction cost analysis and reasonableness is a plus
- Keep pace and manage various projects in a high volume work environmentStrong organization skills
- Customer focused approach
- Attention to detail
- Strong communication skills to a variety of audiences, in both written and oral formats
- Strong analytical skills
- Support the Bank’s Operational Excellence initiatives
- Exemplify the Bank’s Core Competencies; Accountability, Adaptability, Balanced Perspective, Collaboration, ability to communicate with Emotional Intelligence, and on-going Professional Development