Affordable Housing Resources
Nashville, Tennessee
Job Description
Job Title: Chief Operating Officer
Salary: DOE
Reports To: Chief Executive Officer
FLSA Status: Exempt
Job Summary: Provides senior leadership, direction, operational management, oversight, and performance of Affordable Housing Resources (AHR) four main housing programs: Lending, Construction, Home Buyer Education, and various Disaster Services. Ensures excellence in service delivery, operational efficiencies, adherence to compliance standards, and attainment of program goals/outcomes. Oversees the creation, maintenance, and nurturing of certain strategic relationships with industry and community partners.
Duties and Responsibilities:
- Develops, implements, and oversees program operating plans and practices to ensure consistency with AHR’s standards, government partner regulations, service delivery standards and other contractual responsibilities.
- Ensures compliance with contractual reporting, eligibility, and program goal requirements.
- Directs staff in the provision of quality services for the low to moderate income working lower income.
- Supervises staff in the preparation of program reports to the Board of Directors, financial partners, and outside agencies as appropriate.
- Ensures the efficient, cost-effective use of staff time to meet program goals.
- Monitors and evaluates adherence to departmental budgets.
- Provides input for individual program budgets with program directors and the Chief Financial Officer (CFO).
- Supervises the development and maintenance of partnerships with other not-for-profit and governmental agencies, corporations, private foundations, and individuals to assist in the development, implementation, and community integration of AHR’s programs.
- Reviews needs analyses and recommends potential alternatives to the Chief Executive Officer and/or Senior Leadership team.
- Participates in the evaluation of potential programs and the writing of proposals to potential funding sources.
- Participates as a member of AHR’s leadership teams.
- Attends and participates in training offerings, meetings, events, and fundraising events as appropriate.
- Represents AHR on behalf of the CEO at functions and events as needed, and handles specific executive duties when requested in the absence of the CEO.
- Participates in and/or serves as a member of certain community initiatives/teams and AHR’s partnerships.
- Models professional workplace behavior and standards, and clearly and enthusiastically demonstrates AHR’s guiding principles of integrity, respect, accountability, compassion, and leadership.
Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities:
- Ability to organize and prioritize work, perform multiple tasks, meet deadlines, and coordinate work efforts with other staff members.
- Ability to plan, prepare, coordinate, and successfully carry out assigned projects and administrative functions.
- Ability to think strategically and make senior management decisions.
- Proficiency with office software programs.
- Demonstrated skill in providing effective leadership, including motivation and empowerment of staff, productive problem-solving, conflict management, performance management, and the ability to create a positive organizational culture and a productive work environment.
- Highly effective verbal and written communication skills.
Minimum Qualifications:
- A bachelor’s degree in business management, education, sociology, or a related field.
- Ten years of progressively responsible leadership and management experience in the not-for-profit sector.
- A combination of related experience, education, and training which would be equivalent to the above qualifications.
Preferred Qualifications:
- A master’s degree in management, education, sociology, or a related field.
- Ten years of progressively responsible leadership experience working with not-for-profit community-based organizations/programs focused on affordable housing and serving the homeless and/or those living in poverty.
(This job description is intended to indicate the basic nature of the position and examples of typical duties that may be assigned. It does not imply that all positions within the job description perform all of the duties listed, nor does it necessarily list all possible duties that may be assigned.)
Job Type: Full-time
Pay: $85,000.00 - $90,000.00 per year
Benefits:
- Flexible schedule
- Health insurance
- Life insurance
- Retirement plan
- Vision insurance
Schedule:
Experience:
- Operations management: 1 year (Preferred)
Work Location: In person
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