Housing Affordability Breakthrough Challenge - Program Manager, National Programs

About the role

Enterprise Community Partners is seeking a Program Manager to join the National Programs team. The 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 complex, multi‑faceted national initiatives, supporting grantmaking, program activities, tool development, and collaboration among Enterprise staff, partners, and grantees. The position also supports program evaluation, impact measurement, and the creation of high‑profile communications that elevate outcomes and shared lessons across the sector.

Responsibilities

• Support planning and implementation of competitive grantee selection processes, including developing selection materials, evaluation criteria, managing input from funders and experts, and handling communications, coordination, and scheduling.
• Assist with grantmaking and grants management activities such as award notifications, activity reporting, disbursements, and grant closeouts.
• Deliver adaptive programming responsive to grantee needs, fostering shared learning through in‑person and virtual convenings and industry events.
• Act as a proactive point of contact and facilitate cross‑functional support across Enterprise markets and divisions, including marketing, resource development, impact and evaluation, and industry leaders.
• Support thought‑leadership activities by gathering innovation‑specific data, delivering regular summary reports to funders and leadership, and collaborating on media and communications opportunities.
• Prepare and deliver public presentations, facilitate group conversations during peer‑learning sessions, webinars, meetings, and competition information sessions.
• Carry out additional responsibilities or projects as needed.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree and a minimum of four years of experience in community development, affordable housing, housing finance, public policy, real estate, or a related field (a graduate degree may substitute for up to two years of experience).
• Demonstrated experience supporting or leading large‑scale programs with multiple components, including developing and scaling initiatives.
• Experience working with a diverse range of communities and people.
• Excellent critical thinking and creative problem‑solving skills.
• Strong facilitation skills, able to guide diverse stakeholders to clear next steps and decisions.
• Exemplary communication skills—verbal, written, and visual.
• Ability to work independently, solve problems, and move tasks forward with minimal supervision.
• Strong organizational skills; ability to coordinate complex activities, prioritize conflicting demands, meet deadlines, and communicate effectively across widely dispersed partners.
• Successful experience collaborating with virtual, multidisciplinary teams across multiple offices and geographies.
• Professionalism, composure, flexibility, and adaptability to varied situations.

Pay

The base salary for this role is $83,000 to $95,000, depending on skills, experience, education, location, and performance. Salaries may be supplemented with annual performance bonuses and other rewards.

Benefits

• Dental, health, and vision care plans.
• Family‑building benefits, including adoption and surrogacy support.
• Flexible work arrangements to promote work‑life balance.
• Health advocacy, Employee Assistance Program (EAP), and mental health benefits.
• Financial education, wellness programs, and auto‑enrollment in a 401(k) plan with employer matching contributions.
• Learning and development opportunities, including tuition reimbursement for job‑related courses and certifications.

Please note: Enterprise is unable to provide sponsorship or relocation for this position.