Work includes close coordination with the Director, Staff Development, District field staff, the national Multi-Family Initiative Coordinator and NeighborWorks network leaders in performing a variety of activities related to the ongoing support of NeighborWorks Organizations in the context of a staff development strategy. Work is performed both in field and office settings, requiring extensive travel and frequent overnight absences from an employee's place of residence. Work requires advanced knowledge of programs related to the area of assignment, community and political structures, neighborhood preservation and reinvestment strategies, organizational abilities and interpersonal skills. Work is performed with considerable independence under general direction of the Director, Staff Development.
Work is reviewed through conferences and reports for results obtained.
Coordinate with other national efforts of Neighborhood Reinvestment to build NWO capacity to develop and manage affordable rental housing. Coordinate at the national level the application and review of requests from NeighborWorks organizations for capital grants. Serve as lead staff to Neighborhood Reinvestment Capital Committee in ensuring review, analysis and approval decisions on all major capital grants. Includes coordination with national Multi-Family Initiative, Training Institutes, Risk Management Unit, Resident Leadership Team and other ad hoc projects and activities. Ability to communicate effectively, orally and in writing.