Director of Real Estate and Housing Assistance - City of Newark Economic and Housing Development Department (EHD), NJ

Director of Real Estate and Housing Assistance

Job posted by: City of Newark Economic and Housing Development Department (EHD)

Position

Reporting to the Director, the Director of Real Estate Finance and Housing Assistance will define the process and implement the systems needed to support substantial growth and utilization of Newark's real estate finance and affordable housing assistance programs and subsidies. S/he will manage a team of 15 highly skilled professionals.

As a member of the Deputy Mayor's executive management team, the Director will be involved in strategic planning, evaluation, and professional development initiatives. In keeping with Department's mission, the Director will also interact with residents, businesses and developers to providing real estate development technical assistance, underwriting, and subsidies.

Specific responsibilities include:

• Develop and grow the Department's Real Estate Finance and Housing Assistance division within the local, regional, national and global real estate markets to attract development in the City of Newark.
• Contribute to the growth of the City by proactively building relationships with public and private real estate transaction and service line leaders
• Lead marketing and business development activities to enhance the affordable housing and mixed income residential real estate markets
• Provide management and oversight of assignments, within the area, which shall include project management and municipal representative responsibilities while leveraging staff and resources across the City
• Provide strategic leadership, day-to-day project oversight and management supervision over assignments ensuring all services are delivered following the Department's methodology, policies and practices of the corporation
• Identify and recruit "top talent" for the Real Estate Finance and Housing Assistance division.
• Establish and maintain a client focus through performance goals, deliverables, reports and value-added services
• Continual development of both internal and external relationships (clients, vendors, consultants, developers)
• Manage the development of proposals and presentations for prospective projects. Provide needed guidance and support with the business development effort. Develop new business through existing clients and industry contacts
• Provide constructive feedback and regular coaching throughout the year to assist employees with performance objectives and professional development
• Supervise the underwriting, development, and implementation of housing real estate portfolio.
• Plan project implementation including phasing in activities, public relations, and coordination with other divisions
• Represent the Department with the Deputy Mayor to the public (HUD, NJEDA, etc.) and private sector funding agencies, potential clients and economic developmental supporters
• Serve as project administrator
• Monitor municipal fund expenditures for real estate and affordable housing programs including, but not limited to HOME, 108, NMTC, CDBG, and Newark Affordable Housing Trust Funds.
• Conduct semi-annual real estate market analyses for fund reporting and grant solicitation.
• Ensure all regulatory and government compliances for local, state and federal funds.
• Supervise staff with deal structuring and ensuring that staff meets internal and external deadlines.
• Underwrite Tax Credit or related deals.
• Attend tracking meetings and manages day to day problem solving for housing portfolio.
• Proficiency in the Microsoft Office software: Word, Access, Excel, Outlook, & PowerPoint, and HUD IDIS software is preferred.

Qualifications

The Director will have the following experience and attributes:

• Bachelor Degree in Real Estate, Finance, Urban Planning, Architecture, Engineering, Construction Management or related discipline
• Minimum of 12+ years of real estate project management or related experience (10 years with Master's degree)
• Certification in PMP, PE, AICP, AIA, LEED, and/or CMAA preferred
• Ability to travel to and work on-site at project location throughout the city
• Residency required. Ability to move to Newark, NJ within 6 months of taking the position
• Demonstrated ability to win and manage new real estate deals
• Proven record of providing excellent internal and external customer service
• Excellent interpersonal skills
• Excellent oral and written communication skills, including presentation skills
• Detail oriented and thorough
• Ability to implement financial policies and procedures and to a oversee departmental budget
• Expert level analytical and qualitative skills
• The qualified candidate will be detail oriented, able to handle multiple projects simultaneously, extremely professional, and customer service oriented

Physical Requirements

• Involves work of a general office nature; typically includes extended periods of sitting and/or operation of a computer for up to 8 hours a day
• Regularly required to talk, hear, and use hands and fingers to write and type
• Ability to speak clearly so others can understand you
• Ability to read and understand information and ideas presented orally and in writing
• Ability to communicate information and ideas in writing and orally so others will understand
• Regularly required to utilize vision abilities, allowing reading of printed material, graphics, and computer displays

Competitive compensation and benefits package offered.

Please submit a cover letter and resume, with salary requirements via email by Friday, July 10, 2015 to:

tracy@fredericksherrill.com

NO PHONE CALLS PLEASE

How to apply

Please submit a cover letter and resume, with salary requirements via email by Friday, July 10, 2015 to:

tracy@fredericksherrill.com

NO PHONE CALLS PLEASE

Associate or Full Professor, Public Management, School of Public Affairs and Administration, Rutgers-Newark - Newark, NJ

School of Public Affairs and Administration, Rutgers-Newark

*Faculty Search in Public Management, Associate or Full Professor***

*September 2014***

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The School of Public Affairs and Administration at the Newark Campus of Rutgers, the State University of New Jersey, is seeking candidates for up to two tenured positions at the Associate or Full Professor level.

We invite applications from highly productive researchers with an exemplary record of scholarly publications in the field of public management, broadly defined.Experience with, or interest in, teaching students with diverse cultural backgrounds is also important. Appointees will be core faculty members in a NASPAA-accredited public administration program that is ranked 7^th nationally in Public Management/Administration by US News and holds six other top-25 rankings in Public Affairs and Administration.

As a major public university in New Jersey's largest city, the Newark Campus of Rutgers provides students with the knowledge and preparation necessary for leadership roles in an increasingly complex society, with particular attention to its public mission and building a civic dialogue. The campus is the most diverse national university in the United States and is ranked twelfth among doctoral degree-granting small universities in the country. The School of Public Affairs and Administration actively engages with the nonprofit and government communities in the greater-Newark metro area. The School offers an undergraduate major in public and nonprofit administration, an on-campus M.P.A., a fully online M.P.A., an Executive M.P.A., and a research-oriented Ph.D. Faculty are also involved in nine certificate programs. Total enrollment is more than 1000 degree and non-degree students. Teaching, published research, and community engagement are all important to the School.

Candidates must hold an earned doctorate in public administration or a related field. Review of applications will begin immediately and will continue until outstanding candidates are found. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, national origin, disability, protected veteran status or any other classification protected by law.

Women and minorities are especially encouraged to apply.

To ensure full consideration, candidates should submit a letter of interest, curriculum vitae, teaching interests, and list of references via email.

Submit applications to:

Ms. Hilary Halliwell, hh371@andromeda.rutgers.edu 

Questions should be addressed to:

Dr. Suzanne Piotrowski

Chair, Faculty Search Committee

spiotrow@andromeda.rutgers.edu 

Please consult the School and Campus websites for further information

(http://spaa.newark.rutgers.edu and http://www.newark.rutgers.edu