Affordable Housing Project Developer

Job Advertisement: Affordable Housing Project Developer
Permanent Full-Time Position
Work Location: Mainland Nova Scotia (Hybrid work environment: required in-office two-three days per week)

Application Deadline: August 25, 2024

United Way Maritimes — with teams located in and serving the regions of Central New Brunswick, Colchester & Cumberland Counties, Halifax, Lunenburg County, Pictou County, Prince Edward Island, and Saint John, Kings & Charlotte — is a for-impact organization that brings donors, volunteers, and partners together to create lasting social change. We believe everyone matters and deserves to belong, be safe, and live a life of their choosing. To help, United Way Maritimes alleviates and reduces local poverty by funding, partnering, convening, and advocating for solutions. United Way Maritimes is part of a federated movement of 60+ United Ways across the country.

The staff at United Way Maritimes takes pride in bringing together people who have a range of experience, talents, and backgrounds. Our staff share a passion for each of the places we call home and bring many different skills and strengths to the work we do. Our community and social change priorities include poverty, social isolation, affordable housing, persons experiencing marginalization and vulnerability, and recovery and resilience to environmental, mass casualty and public health emergencies. We provide a supportive and flexible work environment filled with opportunity, support, balance, and laughter.

Reporting to the Director, Affordable Housing – Maritimes, the Affordable Housing Project Developer is responsible for the implementation and support of United Way’s affordable housing initiatives in rural and urban settings. They will work collaboratively with various internal and external (public sector, private sector, and social sector) partners to address housing needs across our region. They serve as the project manager for different initiatives and are involved in all elements of the project work including funding applications, design and implementation planning, community engagement, evaluation, and more.

The key responsibilities of the role include:

• With a relationship-focused lens, identify new opportunities and manage housing projects with various partners from start to finish.
• Oversee and/or collaborate with partners to manage and direct construction projects from start to finish, supporting in any RFP processes, budget development, and coordinating with engineers, architects, contractors, builders, and other suppliers.
• Prepare and present reports and updates for internal and external stakeholders to effectively communicate project details, work progress, risks, and opportunities.
• Ensure strong evaluation and measurement of housing work to understand outcomes and impact.
• Align projects and opportunities with community need and develop a keen understanding of local needs, differences, and the impact of projects/work on individuals.

Our ideal candidate has significant project management experience and lends a high degree of initiative to their work and the organization. They are passionate about finding and working on innovative housing solutions and are open and comfortable to adapting to an emerging agenda, changing deadlines, and shifting priorities. They are interested in issues of housing, poverty, and social justice, and believe in the values and mission of United Way.

Additional Qualifications:

• 5+ years of combined project management, affordable housing development experience, and community development experience.
• Project Management Professional (PMP) designation considered an asset.
• Financial acumen and experience managing and developing budgets.
• Strong familiarity with federal, provincial, and municipal funding programs related to housing and development.
• Excellent communication, presentation, and facilitation skills.
• Experience working in multi-stakeholder environments and managing competing priorities and timelines.

United Way Maritimes is committed to a comprehensive compensation package including salary, pension contribution, health and dental benefits, generous vacation time, professional development and training, flexible work hours and location, and parking/transit pass. Salary range for this position starts at $72,500 per year. If you have questions about the role or compensation package, please contact Lucy Lanni at jobs@unitedwayhalifax.ca or 902-461-3064.   

If this sounds like you, let us know by sharing your resume and cover letter outlining why you could be the right fit for United Way Halifax and this role. Submit your application to jobs@unitedwayhalifax.ca by August 25th at 11:59pm (AST).   

United Way Maritimes deeply values equity and is committed to ensuring our staff community reflects the diversity of the wider community. We welcome applications from African Nova Scotian people, persons of African descent, Indigenous peoples, racialized people, women, persons with disabilities, persons of varied sexual and gender identities, and others with the skills and knowledge to productively engage with diverse communities. United Way Maritimes seeks to maintain its commitment to inclusion and equity and recognizes that increasing the diversity of our staff supports this objective. 

 During the recruitment process, applicants have the right to request an accommodation. Applicants invited to participate in an assessment process (such as an interview or testing) and who require accommodation should discuss their needs in advance of the assessment.