Director, Tax Credit & Home Compliance

About the role

The Director of Tax Credit and Home Compliance (TCHM) oversees the compliance monitoring of projects receiving TC and/or HOME funding through HPD. This includes managing a team of approximately thirteen (13) to directly monitor projects, providing leadership and guidance, and working with property owners and managers to ensure compliance with TC and HOME rules.

Responsibilities

• Directly manage a team of approximately thirteen (13) in the monitoring of projects in the TCHM portfolio.
• Provide leadership and guidance to help shape both the day-to-day and long-term work of TCHM.
• Proactively identify areas for process improvement.
• Communicate regularly with HPD’s Asset Management Unit and Office of Development to provide information and feedback on the compliance performance of various property owners and managers.
• Work directly with property owners and managers to highlight compliance issues and address/correct instances of noncompliance with TC and/or HOME rules.
• Master the federal rules and HPD policies governing both the TC and HOME programs, ensuring that TCHM’s work is completed accurately and timely, ensuring policies and procedures are followed, resolving conflicts between programs, communicating with and resolving issues with building owners and business partners.
• Oversee the Access data system that is used for tracking and reporting on compliance issues, as well as for work management and planning.

Preferred skills

• Demonstrated ability to effectively manage a team working on complex issues.
• Project and interpersonal management skills, including planning, communication, prioritization, and delegation.
• Knowledge of affordable housing and of TC and HOME rules and regulations.
• Experience interpreting regulations and legal documents.
• Knowledge of Microsoft Access.

Qualifications

• A baccalaureate degree from an accredited college and four years of satisfactory, full-time progressively responsible clerical/administrative experience requiring independent decision-making concerning program management or planning, allocation for resources and the scheduling and assignment of work, 18 months of which must have been in an administrative, managerial, executive or supervisory capacity.
• An associate degree or 60 semester credits from an accredited college and five years of satisfactory, full-time progressively responsible experience as described in "1" above, 18 months of which must have been in an administrative, managerial, executive or supervisory capacity.
• A four-year high school diploma or its educational equivalent and six years of satisfactory, full-time progressively responsible experience as described in "1" above, 18 months of which must have been in an administrative, managerial, executive or supervisory capacity.
• Education and/or experience equivalent to "1", "2" or "3" above. However, all candidates must possess the 18 months of administrative, managerial, executive or supervisory experience as described in "1", "2" or "3" above.

Additional Information

• The City of New York is an inclusive equal opportunity employer committed to recruiting and retaining a diverse workforce and providing a work environment that is free from discrimination and harassment based upon any legally protected status or protected characteristic, including but not limited to an individual's sex, race, color, ethnicity, national origin, age, religion, disability, sexual orientation, veteran status, gender identity, or pregnancy.
• New York City residency is generally required within 90 days of appointment. However, City Employees in certain titles who have worked for the City for 2 continuous years may also be eligible to reside in Nassau, Suffolk, Putnam, Westchester, Rockland, or Orange County.
• The City of New York is an inclusive equal opportunity employer committed to recruiting and retaining a diverse workforce and providing a work environment that is free from discrimination and harassment based upon any legally protected status or protected characteristic, including but not limited to an individual's sex, race, color, ethnicity, national origin, age, religion, disability, sexual orientation, veteran status, gender identity, or pregnancy.