What are the responsibilities and job description for the Senior Vice President, Real Estate & Facilities position at Volunteers of America Greater New York?
Volunteers of America-Greater New York (VOA-Greater New York) is an anti-poverty organization working to end homelessness in the New York area by 2050. We operate over 60 programs across New York City, Northern New Jersey and Westchester County including emergency, transitional and permanent housing. Our services extend to families experiencing homelessness, survivors of domestic violence, people living with HIV/AIDS, veterans, youth aging out of foster care, adults with behavioral health or substance use needs, and others in need, including a special education preschool program.
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Job Title: Senior Vice President, Real Estate & Facilities
Reporting to the President and CEO and serving on the VOA-GNY leadership team, the Senior Vice President of Real Estate and Facilities provides visionary leadership over the organization's real estate development, facilities management, and asset management functions in furtherance of VOA-GNY's goal to significantly reduce homelessness and housing instability in the Greater New York area. The Senior Vice President will work collaboratively with internal leaders and industry partners to expand VOA-GNY's existing pipeline of housing and shelter development projects while ensuring all projects are completed at a high quality and on schedule. The Senior Vice President will also ensure all VOA-GNY facilities are well-maintained to a high degree of excellence and that the organization is complying with all applicable housing laws and regulations, financing terms, and rental subsidy requirements.
Location: New York, NY 10020
Minimum Qualifications:
- Bachelor's Degree in a relevant field with significant leadership-level experience developing and preserving affordable housing required.
- Familiarity with issues pertaining to homeless services, behavioral health and substance use disorders, and intimate partner violence is a plus.
- Other relevant knowledge, skills, and abilities include:
- Passion for advancing affordable housing, community development, and urban planning initiatives.
- Expertise in securing sustainable financing for affordable housing projects, including strong understanding of LIHTC.
- Comprehensive understanding of local and federal housing regulations.
- Excellent written and oral communication skills with demonstrated experience conveying complex concepts in a clear, persuasive, and succinct manner.
- Ability to maintain strong, positive relationships with a variety of internal and external stakeholders.
Principal Responsibilities:
- Leveraging relationships with industry firms and government stakeholders, build and execute upon a thoughtful multi-year pipeline of affordable housing and shelter development projects that align with VOA-GNY's strategic plan.
- Promote shared understanding and alignment around the vision for housing and shelter development projects, including programmatic purpose, financial sustainability, ability to market project to a variety of stakeholders, and importance of the project within the community ecosystem.
- Serve as VOA-GNY's expert on available and emerging loan, grant, and tax credit programs to ensure development projects are supported by responsible and sustainable financing stacks.
- Guide and manage organization's response to Requests for Proposals (RFPs) for the adaptive reuse of existing properties or historic structures.
- Provide effective oversight of VOA-GNY's facilities management function, including continuous assessments of the organization's owned, leased, and managed properties for deferred maintenance and capital needs.
- Provide effective oversight of VOA-GNY's asset management function, ensuring an organized system for tracking leases, rental payments and arrears, and compliance with terms of debt and regulatory covenants and rental subsidies.
- Serve as a thought leader and public face for VOA-GNY's real estate work, leading key dignitary meetings and speaking on conference panels.
- Perform other related duties as requested.
We are committed to offering our employees an exceptional comprehensive benefits package that supports their health, well-being, and personal growth. Full-time employees enjoy:
- Medical, Dental, & Vision Coverage
- Prescription Coverage
- Life Insurance
- Retirement Plan
- Tuition Reimbursement
- Paid Time Off, including a Paid Birthday Holiday
And much more!
Please note: Benefits for part-time employees may vary.
To learn more about VOA-Greater New York, copy and paste this link into a browser: https://www.voa-gny.org/about
VOA-Greater New York is an Equal Opportunity Employer/Vets/Disabled/Other Protected Categories. Apply today!
Volunteers of America is an Equal Opportunity Employer/Vets/Disabled/Other Protected Categories.
