Affordable Housing Community Manager

Affordable Housing Community Manager: full-time, part-time, & contract roles all offered Compensation: 20k-80k (depends on experience and time commitment)
Start date: flexible (between 10/1 and 1/1)
Location: flexible (some work can be remote but must be able to get to Philadelphia)

CommonLands: mission and vision
CommonLands is working to turn 1 million families into homeowners in the next five years by creating an accessible and scalable cooperative housing program that provides equitable homeownership for low-income families and the working class. Between homeownership barriers, decades of housing discrimination, and an exorbitant increase in real estate prices, the working class is often trapped in a never-ending renting cycle. It is known that homeownership increases generational wealth; as a result, renting households have drastically less wealth than their home-owning peers. CommonLands is committed to helping close this wealth gap by providing accessible, affordable housing on a national level to support lower-income families and the working class that currently face economic or social barriers to homeownership.
We aren’t just developing a program to create accessibility to homeownership, we are also developing a community of support within our homeowners. We will supply the resources, tools, and assets needed to prioritize our community members in becoming self-sufficient, financially stable, and achieving long-term goals. We will take our profits and reinvest them in our communities by focusing on:
-Education, Guidance, and Support
-Mutual Aid
-Community, Real Relationships, and Peer to Peer Transactions -Equity, Trust, and Respect
-Empowerment

Organization culture:
Our culture is team-oriented, with a collaborative environment, prioritizing trust, communication, and competence. When hiring, we look for strong culture fits, ensuring each team member is passionate about the CommonLands vision, communities in need, an equitable society, and ready to do the work. We care deeply about everyone that works with CommonLands and make certain there is a healthy work-life balance. At its core, we are for the community, by the community, and as such will be a community-owned, community-run organization that takes a “needs-based approach” for its decision making.

Job brief:
The Affordable Housing Community Manager is responsible for the day-to-day property operations and management of the assigned community. This includes overseeing
occupancy, financial management, and compliance management of the community. They also will play a key role in accessing properties and landlords to buy out.
Duties will include but are not limited to:
● Source market for affordable housing opportunities for CommonLands by buying out current landlords or purchasing properties for sale
● Make strategic decisions on locations of first properties in Philadelphia
● Ensure the efficient operation of the property and is responsible for initial tenant
certifications and recertifications; generating monthly occupancy reports; on-site
collections; posing and deposits of rental payments.
● Responsible for implementing quality control of all regulations and
policies/procedures related to the leasing process.
● Assists with the budgeting process.
● Manages daily operations of the residential and/or commercial units assigned.
● Oversees building maintenance.
● Monitoring and implementing changes in HUD and LITHC regulations and
requirements
● Maintaining proper maintenance of tenant files and computer records to ensure
accuracy according to HUD and LIHTC regulations
● Determining financial eligibility for all new admissions into the affordable program
● Processing new applicants
● Monitoring of waitlists, and EIV master binders for compliance with federal regulations
and requirements
● Assist and review all 8823's corrections and correspondence
● Monitoring of re-certification notification letters in compliance with HUD and LIHTC
regulations
● Perform training programs to educate and inform the site teams of requirements and
responsibilities
● Remain familiar with current U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development
ever-changing Federal Regulations as they relate to Affordable Housing programs

DESIRED EXPERIENCE AND QUALIFICATIONS: This can be either an entry-level, mid-level or senior-level position. Responsibilities will depend on the community manager’s experience. HUD and LIHTC experience is a plus. We are looking for someone with a strong track record of a commitment to social justice; demonstrated commitment to leadership development, community building, and community organizing as strategies for social change; ability to communicate, listen and motivate people to action from diverse backgrounds; strong experience in facilitation, training and leadership development; excellent writing and public speaking skills; computer literate; ability to work nights and weekends as necessary. English/Spanish bilingual skills preferred.

Benefits
-Being part of the founding team of a soon to be a national organization -Competitive compensation and employee benefits
-Collaborative, transparent, and empowering work culture
-Flexible work time and work location
-Meaningful work on creating better technologies for a fairer future -Playing a key role in solving the US national housing crisis
-The potential to become a partner or executive team member