Housing Affordability Breakthrough Challenge - Program Manager, National Programs

About the role

Enterprise is a national nonprofit that exists to make a good home possible for the millions of families without one. We support community development organizations on the ground, aggregate and invest capital for impact, advance housing policy at every level of government, and build and manage communities ourselves. Since 1982, we have invested $92.0 billion and created 1.1 million homes across all 50 states, the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands – all to make home and community places of pride, power and belonging. At Enterprise, you’ll be part of a diverse, committed team making a difference every day. You will collaborate with some of the smartest minds and biggest hearts in our field. You’ll be empowered to drive systems change and take bold steps to advance racial equity. And you will find a career home where you’re valued and supported in your growth journey. Enterprise offers career opportunities in our offices across the country with an exceptional benefits package. Enterprise Community Partners is seeking a Program Manager to join our National Programs team. This role will help drive innovative solutions to the nation’s housing challenges by supporting programs that incubate, accelerate, and scale housing innovation, including the Housing Affordability Breakthrough Challenge. The Program Manager will contribute to the design, development and delivery of all aspects of complex, multi‑faceted national initiatives.

Responsibilities

• Provide support to planning and implementation of competitive grantee selection processes, including evaluating potential grantees through written materials and in‑person engagements; supporting development of selection process materials and evaluation criteria; managing input from funders and experts; and handling communications, coordination and scheduling.
• Provide support to grantmaking and grants management activities, including award notifications, activity reporting, disbursements, and grant closeouts.
• Support delivery of programming that is adaptive and responsive to grantee needs, designed to foster shared learning for grantees, Enterprise staff, and others, including in‑person and virtual convenings as well as industry convenings.
• Act as a proactive point of contact and facilitate cross‑functional support across other Enterprise markets and divisions, including marketing, resource development, impact and evaluation, as well as industry leaders.
• Support thought leadership activities as needed, including gathering innovation‑specific data on an ongoing basis, delivering regular summary reports and materials to funders