Housing Affordability Breakthrough Challenge - Program Manager, National Programs

About the role

Enterprise Community Partners is a national nonprofit that supports community development organizations, aggregates and invests capital for impact, advances housing policy, and builds and manages communities. Since 1982, it has invested $92.0 billion and created 1.1 million homes across the U.S. and territories. Working at Enterprise means joining a diverse, committed team where you’ll collaborate with some of the smartest minds and biggest hearts in the field, be empowered to drive systems change and advance racial equity, and find a career home where you’re valued and supported in your growth journey. The Program Manager will join the National Programs team to 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, including award notifications, activity reporting, disbursements, and grant closeouts.
• Support delivery of adaptive programming responsive to grantee needs, fostering shared learning through 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) and with industry leaders.
• Support thought leadership activities: gather innovation‑specific data, deliver 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/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.
• Graduate degree may be substituted for up to 2 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.

Skills

• 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 – verbally, in writing, and through visual media.
• Ability to work independently, solve problems, and take responsibility with minimal supervision.
• Strong organizational skills; coordinate complex activities, prioritize demands, meet deadlines, and communicate with dispersed partners.
• Successful experience in collaborative team settings, including virtual, multidisciplinary teams across offices and geographies.
• Demonstrated professionalism, composure, flexibility, and adaptability.

Benefits

• Dental, health, and vision care plans.
• Family‑building benefits such as adoption and surrogacy support.
• Flexible work arrangements to promote work‑life balance.
• Health advocacy, EAP, and mental health benefits.
• Financial education and wellness programs.
• Auto‑enrollment in the company's 401(k) plan with employer matching contributions.
• Tuition reimbursement for job‑related courses and certifications.

Pay

The base salary for this role is $83,000 to $95,000, depending on skills and experience. Salaries paid at Enterprise will vary based on factors that may include skills, education, location, experience, and performance.