Associate - Affordable Housing - Remote Position

Description of Work:

Quadel provides a broad range of technical assistance, training, and consulting services to the affordable housing industry, including federal agencies, state and local governments, and private sector providers.  Clients rely upon Quadel to provide information, services and products that comply with regulatory requirements and represent state of the art industry best practices.  The Affordable Housing Associate will work on multiple projects that will include some or all of the activities described below.  The location of this position is flexible.

Responsibilities and duties include:

• Program assessments and compliance reviews. Qualitative and quantitative data collection and analysis; evaluating client policies, procedures, business processes, and organizational structure; documenting current conditions and developing recommendations.

• Program Support and Execution. Assist clients to implement new policies and methods of operation through the development of written products, technology solutions, and training staff and/or directly performing work activities on the client’s behalf.

• Develop funding proposals and applications.  Assist clients to develop applications for funding and participate in Quadel’s marketing efforts and proposal development.

• Program Support/Knowledge Management. Responsible for staying current on legislative, regulatory, and industry developments for assigned areas and serving as a subject matter resource for other Quadel staff and clients in those assigned areas.  Assist in development and updating of Quadel policies, protocols, systems and tools to ensure compliance.

• Task/Project coordination and oversight.   Coordinate with team members; lead and manage project tasks, including mentoring more junior staff as needed; manage projects including tracking project deliverables, budgets and deadlines; monitoring risk; oversee the work of subcontractors, consultants, vendors or other service providers. 

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities:

• Excellent written, interpersonal and oral communication skills, including the ability to adjust communications and products for different purposes and audiences

• Interest in and ability to master regulatory requirements, industry practices, technology solutions, and client relationships in assigned business area. 

• Ability to collect and analyze data and arrive at reasonable and substantiated conclusions. 

• Ability to work both independently and as an integral part of a team in a fast-paced environment.

• Ability to multitask while maintaining high quality results.

• Ability to work on multiple projects with multiple managers and to work hours as needed to meet deadlines.

• Interest and ability to travel for both short term (days) and extended (weeks) periods.

Job Requirements

• Bachelor’s Degree preferred.
• At least five years’ work experience preferably in affordable housing or another field that demonstrates operational and/or consulting experience in a regulatory environment.
• Demonstrated experience in producing high quality written work products. 
• Demonstrated proficiency in Microsoft Office including Word, Excel and PowerPoint