Vice President of Housing Choice Voucher

30%       (1)  Operations overseen may include, but are not limited to, qualifying applicants for the program; recertifying program participants to ensure continuing qualification for the program; managing dispute resolution between and/or among the Agency, Legal Counsel, Residents, and Landlords. Managing and supervising all assigned employees and executing executive responsibility for coaching and mentoring (e.g., schedules and assigns tasks; interviews job applicants; recommends the hiring of job applicants; recommends discipline; recommends and adjusts pay assignments; evaluates performance; receives and addresses employee complaints; approves and recommends the approval of leave requests; attends or participates in meetings in which policy questions are reviewed or discussed; develops and implements policy; recommends policy changes; participates in personnel or labor relations activities; has access to financial data used in monitoring department revenue/income, etc.); manages, coaches, leads change, and develops leadership team and staff.

30%       (2) Collaborates with partners to advance the mission and provide affordable housing; oversees and supervises Housing Choice Voucher program, and the Project-Based Voucher program to ensure compliance with HUD federal regulations and the Authority’s approved Housing Choice Voucher/Section 8 Administrative Plan and achieving highest possible ratings under HUD’s Section 8 Management Assessment Program (SEMAP); plans, supervises, and monitors daily overall activities, documentation, and report submissions of the Authority's Section 8 housing programs; projects, on a continuing basis and utilizing the Two-Year-Tool, Housing Choice Voucher usage, expenditures, and voucher turnover to ensure a sufficient stream of participants is in process to fully utilize the available voucher funding and to maximize program administration fees; creates first draft and assists in the finalization  of the Authority’s Housing Choice Voucher annual budget and monitors expenditures during the year; prepares and submits all funding applications for Section 8 Programs. monitors program outreach efforts for the Section 8 tenant-based assistance programs and evaluates results; develops and oversees the selection process of securing project-based units for the Project-Based Voucher Program.

 20%     (3)  Reviews, interprets, and implements rules, regulations, and legislation pertaining to Section 8 housing programs and makes changes as needed; monitors overall compliance with Section 8 rules and regulations pertaining to all HUD-required inspections; makes effective policy, administrative, and management decisions on routine activities in operation of the programs; ensures housing management staff is advised of changes in policies.  

10%       (4) Monitors selection of tenants to ensure compliance with federal requirements concerning selection preferences; works to ensure that participants, tenants, and landlords are held accountable to Authority and HUD program rules; assists CMHA staff and tenants in resolving controversies, and makes recommendations to the Chief Program Officer.

5%         (5) Responsible for responding/submitting corrective action plan to HUD for any discrepancies/findings with the program during HUD’s review; ensures that appropriate required reports, Board actions, and legal responses required by the Authority and HUD are prepared and presented in a timely manner; reviews and evaluates data for the Authority’s jurisdiction to ensure compliance with HUD regulations for rent reasonableness determination.

                (6) Attends meetings and serve on committees, as directed; attends training and seminars, as directed.

                (7) Demonstrates regular and predictable attendance.

                (8) Maintains required licensure and/or certification.

                (9) Meets all job safety requirements and all applicable OSHA safety standards that pertain to essential functions.

5%         (10) Performs other related duties as assigned.

MINIMUM ACCEPTABLE CHARACTERISTICS:  (*indicates developed after employment)

Knowledge of:  accounting; budgeting; interviewing; office practices and procedures; *Agency/department goals and objectives; *Agency/department policies and procedures; *workplace safety practices and procedures; *personnel rules and regulations; supervisory principles and practices; computer software; community resources and services; public relations; records management; personnel administration; office management; project management; government structure and process; public administration; government grant programs; state, federal, and local laws and/or regulations; employee training and development; local geographical area; business administration; English grammar and spelling; modern principles, practices, and techniques of Public Housing Authority management; the relationship of Public Housing Authority’s to other federal, state, and local jurisdictions and their abilities to provide funds or other support to the Authority; pertinent HUD regulations; federal, state, and local laws and regulations pertaining to public housing authorities; modern principles, practices, and techniques of rental property maintenance; Housing Choice Voucher and low-income housing policy and regulations; Housing Choice Voucher eligibility and rent calculation requirements, as required by HUD and Housing Quality Standard (HQS) Inspection Program; procurement regulations.

Skill in:  computer operation; use of modern office equipment; customer service; organization, planning, and time management; negotiating; proposal and grant writing.

Ability to:   interpret a variety of instructions in written, oral, picture, or schedule form; deal with many variables and determine specific action; apply management principles to solve agency problems; define problems, collect data, establish facts, and draw valid conclusions; exercise independent judgment and discretion; understand, interpret, and apply laws, rules, or regulations to specific situations; select most qualified applicant according to specifications for referral; read, copy, and records figures accurately; add, subtract, multiply, and divide whole numbers; calculate fractions, decimals, and percentages; copy records precisely without error; complete forms; prepare correspondence; compile and prepare reports; respond to routine inquiries from public and/or officials; prepare and deliver speeches and presentations; conduct effective interviews; communicate effectively; train or instruct others; understand a variety of written and/or verbal communications; maintain records according to established procedures; handle sensitive inquiries from and contacts with officials and general public; develop and maintain effective working relationships; resolve complaints; travel to and gain access to work site; maintain confidentiality; build and lead teams.

Full-time employees 106 with 6 direct reports