Program Officer, Enterprise Advisors

Enterprise is a national nonprofit that exists to make a good home possible for the millions of families without one. We support community development organizations on the ground, aggregate and invest capital for impact, advance housing policy at every level of government, and build and manage communities ourselves. Since 1982, we have invested $54 billion and created 873,000 homes across all 50 states - all to make home and community places of pride, power and belonging.

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At Enterprise, you'll be part of a diverse, committed team making a difference every day. You will collaborate with some of the smartest minds and biggest hearts in our field. You'll be empowered to drive systems change and take bold steps to advance racial equity. And you will find a career home where you're valued and supported in your growth journey.

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Job Description Summary

Job Description

Job Responsibilities:

Our FH/PHR team partners with the US Dept of Housing and Urban Development (HUD), entitlement jurisdictions, public housing authorities, community organizations, elected officials, and others to address housing needs and advance economic mobility and racial equity through our engagements. The FH/PHR team manages and executes technical assistance engagements in the following core areas:

• Fair Housing and Racial Equity
• Affirmatively Furthering Fair Housing for PHAs and Entitlement Jurisdictions
• PHA Operations and Management
• Public Housing and Housing Choice Voucher programs
• RAD and other asset repositioning programs
• Choice Neighborhoods
• Moving to Work
• Strategic Planning
• Partnership Development
• Resident and Community Engagement

The Program Officer will continue to improve operating efficiency and team capacity, and provide direct technical assistance, project management and coordination support, including research, data-gathering, report-writing, logistical and administrative support, as part of the Enterprise Advisors team. In addition, the Program Officer will be expected to:

• Coordinate internal and external meetings for the team, including coordinating schedules of team members, organizing team calls, preparing recap notes from team calls, and ensuring information exchanges between team members.
• Conduct and coordinate research, data and document collection and analysis, including consultant deliverables.
• Prepare written materials and summary reports articulating the outcomes from TA assignments.
• Assist experts by performing research and analysis of market data and other data.
• Create PowerPoint presentations and Excel spreadsheets.
• Edit, format and proofread TA deliverables, reports, and other documents.
• Develop and maintain excellent working relationships with HUD staff, clients, consultants, and other team members.
• Manage the process and assist in preparation of proposals for RFPs, RFQs, and NOFAs.
• Assist in the development and updating of departmental web content and marketing materials.

• Perform other duties as assigned.

Qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree required
• Minimum of two (2) years of directly relevant experience and/or four (4) years generally related experience required.
• Graduate degree with technical expertise may be substituted for experience.
• Degree programs or equivalent experience in the following areas are encouraged: City and Regional Planning, Public Administration, Public Policy, Sociology, Business, Social Work, or Economics.
• Demonstrated commitment to and experience with furthering fair housing, housing rights, and affordable and public housing programs.
• General knowledge about the affordable housing industry and subsidized housing programs.
• Ability to interpret and summarize fair housing, public housing, and affordable housing policy and regulations.
• Ability to function effectively both independently and collaboratively within a diverse team environment.
• Ability to take initiative and direction on research related tasks.
• Demonstrated organizational, work management, and group process skills, ability to take initiative to identify and propose new tasks and procedures.
• Demonstrated ability to create and maintain spreadsheets, databases, and project tracking protocols to produce reports as necessary; ability to review budgets and monitor for quality control.
• Ability to organize and provide team members with easy access to procedural documents, forms, document templates, model documents from previous work and other resources for shared use.
• Ability to manage time, prioritize tasks and meet deadlines, and produce quality products within tight time constraints.
• Demonstrated experience in working on multiple priorities consecutively and sequentially and meeting quality standards for accuracy, attention to detail, and timeliness.
• Ability to review documents and summarize content, including developing and evaluating outcomes, lessons learned and best practices. Familiarity with qualitative outcome measurement methodologies and techniques preferable.
• Strong writing skills and the ability to proofread and edit for punctuation, grammar, spelling, and clarity.
• Demonstrated knowledge and competence in the use of Microsoft software applications: Outlook, Word, Excel, PowerPoint, web and email applications.
• Communications experience desired.

• Approximately 25% travel required.

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