Vice President, Market Leader New York
Enterprise Community Partners - New York, NY
posted 4 days ago
About the position
This is a tremendous opportunity for a New York leader to serve as leader in the affordable housing and community development field. In New York, Enterprise works with affordable housing developers, community leaders, public agencies and policy makers across the five boroughs and statewide to bring together the people and resources to increase the affordable housing supply, preserve existing affordable housing, and community assets to create vibrant, equitable, inclusive neighborhoods. We deploy capital, shape policy and lead solution-based programmatic interventions - through training, direct technical assistance, convenings, resource guides and targeted grants. Since 1987, we have invested more than $5.2 billion in the region, creating and preserving nearly 84,000 affordable homes, delivering impactful technical assistance and capacity building to both our public partners and developers, and working with key stakeholders to achieve the systems change that is needed to address the severe housing crisis.
Responsibilities
- Lead the delivery of Enterprise's program solutions, innovations, capital and policy efforts in New York.
- Evaluate local and regional needs to identify opportunities in program, capital and policy that align with Enterprise's mission.
- Manage a high-capacity team focused on providing a range of programmatic, policy, and capital interventions in New York.
- Develop and oversee innovative programs and capital resources for Enterprise to address regional needs and grow our presence and impact.
- Act as a primary relationship manager for local and state government partners in the region.
- Engage and cultivate constructive relationships with local and state elected officials.
- Identify and facilitate opportunities for collaboration with other Enterprise markets, national programs, and capital product teams.
- Develop and cultivate new opportunities for philanthropic capital that serves market needs.
- Manage relationships with existing sources of revenue from both philanthropy and contracts with state and local government.
- Lead proactive policy engagement at the local and state level with state and local policy staff.
- Foster a positive culture that aligns with our commitment to diversity, equity and inclusion goals.
- Coordinate the activities of the Enterprise New York Advisory Board and New York Community Advisory Board.
Requirements
- Minimum of fifteen years of experience in relevant community development, public policy, government, banking and finance, nonprofit, or real estate development experience.
- Undergraduate degree required; Master's degree in business, public policy, economics, urban planning or real estate is strongly desired.
- Experience and a successful track record in the affordable housing and/or community development sector.
- Familiarity with federal, state and local community development programs, and private resources available for community development.
- Knowledge of how policy is crafted and passed in local, regional and state policy arenas.
- Proven ability to lead and manage staff members through effective planning and organizing, decision making, motivating, supervising and evaluating.
- Strong skills in fostering teamwork to develop staff, leverage talent, and partner with colleagues to meet our mission.
Nice-to-haves
- Knowledge of affordable housing finance.
- Experience in managing budgets and the efficient use of financial resources.
- Demonstrated experience in managing complex activities, prioritizing conflicting demands, and meeting deadlines.
Benefits
- Dental, health, and vision care plans.
- Family-building benefits, such as fertility, adoption, surrogacy support, and gender-affirming care.
- Flexible work arrangements to promote a better work-life balance.
- Health advocacy, EAP, and mental health benefits.
- Financial education, wellness programs, and auto-enrollment in the company's 401(k) plan with employer matching contributions.
- Learning and development opportunities, including tuition reimbursement for job-related courses and certifications.
