Assistant Project Manager, CAMBA Housing Ventures

About CAMBA

CAMBA is a community of staff, volunteers, clients, donors, neighbors and partners working together to build an inclusive New York City where all children and adults have access to the resources and supports they need to thrive. The organization offers more than 180 integrated programs in Education & Youth Development, Family Support, Job Training & Employment Support Services, Health, Housing, and Legal Services. CAMBA reaches over 72,000 individuals and families each year at 100 locations, including 10,000 youth. Clients are a diverse cross‑section of New Yorkers—from new mothers in Brownsville to job seekers in the Rockaways—with more than half being immigrants and refugees. Over 85 % of families served live in poverty.

CAMBA Housing Ventures Program

Since 1991, CAMBA has addressed New York City’s housing crisis through permanent affordable and supportive housing, homelessness prevention, housing relocation, and emergency and transitional housing. In 2005, CAMBA created the affiliated non‑profit affordable housing development corporation CAMBA Housing Ventures, Inc. (CHV) to deliver diverse, thriving communities with high‑quality, energy‑efficient affordable housing. CHV’s portfolio includes acquisition, new construction, rehabilitation, and preservation projects throughout the city.

About the Role

Position: Assistant Project Manager

Reports To: Chief Administrative Officer

Location: New York, NY 10004

Responsibilities

• Assist project management staff in planning processes for pre‑development of new and rehabilitated multi‑family affordable housing projects, including acquisition/site control, financing, and design development.
• Develop and implement community engagement strategies to secure required approvals.
• Coordinate architects and consultants during design and site investigation phases.
• Support transition from construction to operations, including lease‑up, stabilization, and conversion in partnership with CHV’s operations team and third‑party property managers.
• Maintain productive relationships with all members of project development teams.
• Prepare applications to public and private funding sources, including grant writing for capacity building.
• Develop marketing and informational materials for specific housing projects with the Creative Director, ensuring public information is consistent, accurate, and appropriate.
• Prepare, review, and submit reports and demographic/statistical information for senior management and project use.
• Confer with senior leadership regarding programmatic and personnel issues as needed.
• Represent CAMBA/CHV at funder, agency, and community meetings as requested.
• Report significant events, monitoring visits, or incidents that could create liability to the Senior Vice‑President/Chief Administrative Officer.
• Perform other administrative duties to support CHV projects and agency operations.
• Maintain confidentiality for all project and CHV activities and comply with all federal, state, city, and CAMBA security and privacy policies.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree (B.A.) required.
• Experience with New York City and New York State affordable housing programs preferred.
• Knowledge of general real‑estate development processes.
• Familiarity with local, state, federal, and private housing development and finance programs.
• Working knowledge of local housing markets and conditions.
• Strong interpersonal, written, and verbal communication skills.
• Proficiency with Microsoft Office (Outlook, Excel, Word, PowerPoint) and cloud‑based collaboration tools (e.g., Dropbox).
• Self‑motivated, proactive, and able to accomplish tasks independently.

Compensation

Salary: $95,000 annually

Status: Full‑time (35 hours per week)

Benefits

• Health insurance
• Dental insurance
• 403(b) retirement plan with employer match
• Paid time off (vacation, personal, and sick time)
• Paid holidays