Housing Affordability Breakthrough Challenge - Program Manager, National Programs

About the role

Enterprise Community Partners is a national nonprofit that works to make a good home possible for millions of families without one. Since 1982, Enterprise has 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. The organization supports community development organizations, aggregates and invests capital for impact, advances housing policy, and builds and manages communities itself. The Program Manager position is on the National Programs team and 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.

Responsibilities

• Provide support to planning and implementation of competitive grantee selection processes, including developing selection process materials, evaluation criteria, managing input from funders and experts, and handling communications, coordination and scheduling.
• Support grantmaking and grants management activities, such as award notifications, activity reporting, disbursements, and grant closeouts.
• Support delivery of adaptive programming that meets grantee needs and fosters shared learning, including in‑person and virtual convenings and industry convenings.
• Act as a proactive point of contact and facilitate cross‑functional support across Enterprise markets and divisions (marketing, resource development, impact and evaluation, etc.) and with industry leaders.
• Support thought leadership activities: gather innovation‑specific data, deliver regular summary reports to funders and leadership, collaborate on media and communications opportunities to disseminate findings.
• Prepare and deliver public presentations and facilitate group conversations during peer learning sessions, webinars, internal and external 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, visual and other forms of expression.
• Ability to work independently, solve problems, and take responsibility with minimal supervision.
• Strong organizational skills: coordinate complex activities, prioritize conflicting demands, meet deadlines, communicate with widely dispersed partners.
• Successful experience in collaborative team settings, including virtual teams across multiple offices and geographies.
• Demonstrated professionalism, composure, flexibility, and adaptability.

Pay

The base salary for this role is $83,000 to $95,000, depending on skills and experience. Salaries may vary based on factors such as education, location, experience, and performance.

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 and wellness programs.
• Auto‑enrollment in the company 401(k) plan with employer matching contributions.
• Tuition reimbursement for job‑related courses and certifications.