Director of Affordable Housing

The Director of Affordable Housing is responsible for oversight of Vinfen's residential lease management activities and rental subside administration reporting and compliance by establishing and implementing real estate related policies and procedures and supervising team of Leasing and Subsidy Specialists. Additionally, the Director of Affordable Housing will provide consultation and technical assistance to Operations management and staff of real estate related issues.

Job Duties and Responsibilities

The essential job duties/responsibilities of the position are included in, but not limited to, the information listed below.

• Provide training, technical assistance, support and consultation to Operations staff, including Housing Coordinators, in areas of real estate, residential tenancy, fair housing regulations and practices, and rent subsidy related issues.
• Manage the activities of the Leasing and Subsidy Specialists. Hire staff, provide direction, training, and coaching; conduct performance planning, utilize staff appropriately with the goal of optimizing effort and achieving operational and financial goals. Provide guidance on career development.  
• Ensure appropriate lease management, including tracking of renewal and expiration dates, accurate payment and, as appropriate, recoupment of costs, and compliance with applicable auditing regulations.
• Ensure Vinfen's regulatory compliance with all held state and federal housing subsidy programs, Develop and implement strategies to maximize subsidy revenue to agency and facilitate access to persons served.
• Initiate, guide and maintain communication, strong working relationships and collaborations with state and local, public and private housing organizations, including DMH, DDS, HUD, municipal governments, local and regional housing authorities, community development corporations and property management companies.
• Ensure leasing of residential properties is conducted to meet strategic and financial needs of Vinfen and service and housing needs of Operations staff and persons served. Facilitate collaboration between Leasing and Subsidy Specialists, Operations staff and Finance Department.
• Actively scan the local, state and federal environment and seek out affordable housing development opportunities/ Aggressively pursue affordable  housing development projects to increase stock of and access high quality affordable housing by Vinfen and persons served. 
• Perform other duties as assigned.   

Why Vinfen? We are committed to you! We offer great training, great benefits, career growth and job security!

Our comprehensive and generous benefits package includes:

• A fully funded, employer-sponsored retirement plan that requires no employee contribution as well as an employee-funded 403(b) plan
• First-rate Medical, Dental and Vision plans that are open all employees scheduled to work 30 hours per week or more. Plus, we offer a generous employer contribution toward the cost of medical insurance!
• Employer-paid Life, Accidental Death & Dismemberment and Long-Term Disability Insurance (no cost to you!)
• Employer-paid Short-Term Disability Insurance along with the option to purchase additional, voluntary, Short-Term disability insurance
• Flexible Spending Reimbursement Accounts (Health and Dependent care)
• Voluntary Term, Whole Life, Accident and Critical Care Insurance
• Generous paid time off (Employees scheduled to work 20 hours or more per week):
  • 15 days of Vacation per year
  • 11 Paid Holidays
  • 10 Sick Days per year
  • 3 Personal Days per year
• Educational Assistance and Remission Programs
• $500 Employee Referral Bonus with no annual cap!
• Other generous benefits including discounted YMCA memberships, access to discounted movie tickets and more!

Founded in 1977, for more than 40 years Vinfen has been a leading nonprofit human services organization that "transforms lives" by building the capacity of individuals, families, organizations and communities to learn, thrive and achieve their goals. Vinfen supports thousands of adolescents and adults with psychiatric, developmental and behavioral disabilities at more than 200 sites with 2,800 employees in eastern Massachusetts and Connecticut. www.vinfen.org/careers