Housing Analyst

About the role

Mohave County Community Services department is looking to fill the position of a Housing Analyst. The position is part of the Mohave County Housing Authority Division. This is a dynamic, fast-paced, team-oriented environment offering a variety of daily challenges and opportunities to make a meaningful impact. The division is made up of engaging, supportive, and team-focused individuals fostering collaboration, professional growth, and a positive workplace culture. Extensive contact and engagement with the public is an important function of this role as well as facilitating/leading meetings with the public and partner agencies on a regular basis.

Responsibilities

• Work with HCRM annually to facilitate annual Board of Directors meeting to renew MCHA Annual Plan, Administrative Plan, and any other required documents subject to HUD review.
• Work with HCRM annually to facilitate annual Public Hearing and Resident Advisory Board meetings.
• Generate monthly Enterprise Income Verification (EIV) / Income Validation Tool (IVT) reports on their caseload.
• Provide assistance to the Housing and Community Revitalization Manager (HCRM) in data collection, trend analysis, error identification, analysis prevention, and corrective action; assesses program performance in accordance with HUD requirements as requested.
• Prepare and furnish materials to be reviewed by and to be acted upon by the Mohave County Housing Authority Board, maintaining appropriate minutes, files, and records.
• Train and monitor assigned employees on the various office and field activities necessary to implement low income housing regulations, procedures and programs, such as, eligibility, annual re-exams, interim exams, verifications of changes in household composition, and/or income changes, recalculation and verification of rent calculations, review of letters to participants, non-compliance and/or termination letters, tenant leases, Housing Assistance Payments (HAP) contracts and other HUD required forms and documents.
• Monitor and review all changes in HAP on a monthly basis with finance, check HAP process for completeness and accuracy, and sufficiency of information; work with staff to correct deficiencies; submit to PIC and corrects errors in MTCS 50058 records; contacts other Housing Authorities to resolve disputes involving MTCS 50058 errors in portability.
• Reviews and creates new forms for Housing Authority use or other program related documents as requested, such as Mohave County HA procedures manual.
• Affords assistance in the development of policies and procedures for the MCHA operations.
• Interviews applicants/participants or designated representatives to obtain appropriate information and compilation of required forms in accordance with established procedures and regulations for Section 8 rental assistance or other related low income housing programs.
• Investigates information received through verification of sources by mail, phone and in person to verify residency, household composition, and financial eligibility requirements collected from applicants/participants or representatives.
• Prepares and calculates eligibility determination, advises and notifies applicant and representatives of case status, notify applicants/participants of decisions, appeal rights, ability to reapply for housing benefits, informs eligible applicants of housing benefits and procedures available through local, state, and federal housing assistance programs.
• Conducts initial inspections, annual inspections, and re-inspections as assigned using specified forms and procedural guidelines to determine if rental units meet National Standards for the Physical Inspection of Real Estate (NSPIRE) and related HUD requirements.
• Conducts initial, interim and annual reexaminations of family income and composition and recalculates assistance.
• Enters, updates, retrieves, and verifies applicant/participant data in a computer system; develops and maintains current and past caseload files and records pertaining to applicants and participants; prepares reports and conducts briefings.
• Reviews and creates new forms for Housing Authority use or other program related documents as requested, such as Mohave County HA procedures manual.
• Assists in the development of policies and procedures for the MCHA operations.
• Interviews applicants/participants or designated representatives to obtain appropriate information and compilation of required forms in accordance with established procedures and regulations for Section 8 rental assistance or other related low income housing programs.
• Investigates information received through verification of sources by mail, phone and in person to verify residency, household composition, and financial eligibility requirements collected from applicants/participants or representatives.
• Prepares and calculates eligibility determination, advises and notifies applicant and representatives of case status, notify applicants/participants of decisions, appeal rights, ability to reapply for housing benefits, informs eligible applicants of housing benefits and procedures available through local, state, and federal housing assistance programs.
• Conducts initial inspections, annual inspections, and re-inspections as assigned using specified forms and procedural guidelines to determine if rental units meet National Standards for the Physical Inspection of Real Estate (NSPIRE) and related HUD requirements.
• Conducts initial, interim and annual reexaminations of family income and composition and recalculates assistance.
• Enters, updates, retrieves, and verifies applicant/participant data in a computer system; develops and maintains current and past caseload files and records pertaining to applicants and participants; prepares reports and conducts briefings.
• Reviews and creates new forms for Housing Authority use or other program related documents as requested, such as Mohave County HA procedures manual.
• Assists in the development of policies and procedures for the MCHA operations.
• Interviews applicants/participants or designated representatives to obtain appropriate information and compilation of required forms in accordance with established procedures and regulations for Section 8 rental assistance or other related low income housing programs.
• Investigates information received through verification of sources by mail, phone and in person to verify residency, household composition, and financial eligibility requirements collected from applicants/participants or representatives.
• Prepares and calculates eligibility determination, advises and notifies applicant and representatives of case status, notify applicants/participants of decisions, appeal rights, ability to reapply for housing benefits, informs eligible applicants of housing benefits and procedures available through local, state, and federal housing assistance programs.
• Conducts initial inspections, annual inspections, and re-inspections as assigned using specified forms and procedural guidelines to determine if rental units meet National Standards for the Physical Inspection of Real Estate (NSPIRE) and related HUD requirements.
• Conducts initial, interim and annual reexaminations of family income and composition and recalculates assistance.
• Enters, updates, retrieves, and verifies applicant/participant data in a computer system; develops and maintains current and past caseload files and records pertaining to applicants and participants; prepares reports and conducts briefings.
• Reviews and creates new forms for Housing Authority use or other program related documents as requested, such as Mohave County HA procedures manual.
• Assists in the development of policies and procedures for the MCHA operations.
• Interviews applicants/participants or designated representatives to obtain appropriate information and compilation of required forms in accordance with established procedures and regulations for Section 8 rental assistance or other related low income housing programs.
• Investigates information received through verification of sources by mail, phone and in person to verify residency, household composition, and financial eligibility requirements collected from applicants/participants or representatives.
• Prepares and calculates eligibility determination, advises and notifies applicant and representatives of case status, notify applicants/participants of decisions, appeal rights, ability to reapply for housing benefits, informs eligible applicants of housing benefits and procedures available through local, state, and federal housing assistance programs.
• Conducts initial inspections, annual inspections, and re-inspections as assigned using specified forms and procedural guidelines to determine if rental units meet National Standards for the Physical Inspection of Real Estate (NSPIRE) and related HUD requirements.
• Conducts initial, interim and annual reexaminations of family income and composition and recalculates assistance.
• Enters, updates, retrieves, and verifies applicant/participant data in a computer system; develops and maintains current and past caseload files and records pertaining to applicants and participants; prepares reports and conducts briefings.
• Reviews and creates new forms for Housing Authority use or other program related documents as requested, such as Mohave County HA procedures manual.
• Assists in the development of policies and procedures for the MCHA operations.
• Interviews applicants/participants or designated representatives to obtain appropriate information and compilation of required forms in accordance with established procedures and regulations for Section 8 rental assistance or other related low income housing programs.
• Investigates information received through verification of sources by mail, phone and in person to verify residency, household composition, and financial eligibility requirements collected from applicants/participants or representatives.
• Prepares and calculates eligibility determination, advises and notifies applicant and representatives of case status, notify applicants/participants of decisions, appeal rights, ability to reapply for housing benefits, informs eligible applicants of housing benefits and procedures available through local, state, and federal housing assistance programs.
• Conducts initial inspections, annual inspections, and re-inspections as assigned using specified forms and procedural guidelines to determine if rental units meet National Standards for the Physical Inspection of Real Estate (NSPIRE) and related HUD requirements.
• Conducts initial, interim and annual reexaminations of family income and composition and recalculates assistance.
• Enters, updates, retrieves, and verifies applicant/participant data in a computer system; develops and maintains current and past caseload files and records pertaining to applicants and participants; prepares reports and conducts briefings.
• Reviews and creates new forms for Housing Authority use or other program related documents as requested, such as Mohave County HA procedures manual.
• Assists in the development of policies and procedures for the MCHA operations.
• Interviews applicants/participants or designated representatives to obtain appropriate information and compilation of required forms in accordance with established procedures and regulations for Section 8 rental assistance or other related low income housing programs.
• Investigates information received through verification of sources by mail, phone and in person to verify residency, household composition, and financial eligibility requirements collected from applicants/participants or representatives.
• Prepares and calculates eligibility determination, advises and notifies applicant and representatives of case status, notify applicants/participants of decisions, appeal rights, ability to reapply for housing benefits, informs eligible applicants of housing benefits and procedures available through local, state, and federal housing assistance programs.
• Conducts initial inspections, annual inspections, and re-inspections as assigned using specified forms and procedural guidelines to determine if rental units meet National Standards for the Physical Inspection of Real Estate (NSPIRE) and related HUD requirements.
• Conducts initial, interim and annual reexaminations of family income and composition and recalculates assistance.
• Enters, updates, retrieves, and verifies applicant/participant data in a computer system; develops and maintains current and past caseload files and records pertaining to applicants and participants; prepares reports and conducts briefings.
• Reviews and creates new forms for Housing Authority use or other program related documents as requested, such as Mohave County HA procedures manual.
• Assists in the development of policies and procedures for the MCHA operations.
• Interviews applicants/participants or designated representatives to obtain appropriate information and compilation of required forms in accordance with established procedures and regulations for Section 8 rental assistance or other related low income housing programs.
• Investigates information received through verification of sources by mail, phone and in person to verify residency, household composition, and financial eligibility requirements collected from applicants/participants or representatives.
• Prepares and calculates eligibility determination, advises and notifies applicant and representatives of case status, notify applicants/participants of decisions, appeal rights, ability to reapply for housing benefits, informs eligible applicants of housing benefits and procedures available through local, state, and federal housing assistance programs.
• Conducts initial inspections, annual inspections, and re-inspections as assigned using specified forms and procedural guidelines to determine if rental units meet National Standards for the Physical Inspection of Real Estate (NSPIRE) and related HUD requirements.