Program Manager, Partner Sustainability & Growth

Job Description

This position will support two major initiatives at Enterprise, the Equitable Path Forward and Partner Sustainability initiatives, which together are co-managed through the Partner Sustainability & Growth team in close coordination with Enterprise’s Capital Division.

Equitable Path Forward

Launched in 2020, Equitable Path Forward (EPF) pursues three goals: Filling the capital gap created by a lack of access to financing, Strengthening providers through advisory services and other non-financial support, and Creating new career pathways to broaden leadership in real estate.

To date, we have partnered with over 100 developers, deployed over $1.2 billion of Enterprise capital, and leveraged over $6 billion (exceeding our $3.5 billion goal) of additional resources. This work has resulted in the production or preservation of over 11,000 homes by EPF partners.

Partner Sustainability

The Partner Sustainability & Growth Program, has been launched as a multi-year initiative to address these challenges. Partner Sustainability will deliver capacity building for the field, tailored technical assistance and staffing support, grants, cutting edge policy research, and new tools to strengthen partners and affordable housing systems, and prevent future failures.

Responsibilities

• Supports Buildout and Delivery of Industry-Wide Technical Assistance Programming and Work with Individual AH Owners and Operators
• Works with partner developers to assist in assessing capacity building, advisory services, capital and other needs
• Incorporating partner developer feedback, helps develop and implement technical assistance and capacity building tools for the affordable housing field such as webinars, toolkits and best practice guides
• Curates web content, webinars, and other program public offerings and related communications
• Supports the scoping of, memorializes, and tracks technical assistance and advisory services engagements with developer partners and associated consulting contracts
• Supports relationships with external consultants and training partners
• Ensures consulting contract deliverables are met and manages consultant budgets
• Manages grant allocation, scoping, disbursement and impact reporting processes
• Covers relationships with EPF and PS Work to Broader Policy Advocacy and Ecosystem Efforts
• Supports and facilitates ongoing cross-organizational collaboration to advance field-building
• Surfaces policy-relevant learnings that reflect conditions that call for systems change and/or that present opportunities for resource development
• Supports identification of replication opportunities between PS and EPF and other work in local Enterprise markets or in the sector at large that strengthens the infrastructure of the affordable housing owner and operator ecosystem
• Participates in and sometimes co-leads relationship stewarding with philanthropic investors, TA providers, municipal partners, other housing intermediaries and ecosystem actors
• Participates in Program Strategy and High-Level Work Planning
• Supports alignment between the PS and EPF programs and other Enterprise market, regional, or national initiatives where synergy exists
• Program Administration and Funder Management
• Coordinates with internal Enterprise departments (Operations, Communications, National Programs, Development) to align implementation with Enterprise processes and reporting
• Creates and updates presentations and proposals for internal and external audiences
• Manages the collection and reporting of KPIs and impact data from program participants and helps guide analyses and dissemination where appropriate
• Oversees program data management
• Participates in the preparation of fundraising proposals
• Models a collaborative management style that reflects Enterprise values

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree and a minimum of five years of experience in relevant fields of community development and affordable housing, public policy, urban planning, government, banking and finance, nonprofit, or real estate development.
• Some experience in the affordable housing funding, development, operating, or managing fields preferred
• Graduate degree may be substituted for up to 2 years of experience.

Salary Range

The salary range for this position is $76,000 – $98,000. The salary range represents the low and high end of what may be paid for this position. It is not typical for an individual to be hired at or near the top of the pay range, and compensation decisions may be influenced by a variety of factors, including skills, qualifications, experience, and location.

Total Rewards

Enterprise offers a comprehensive total rewards package for you and your family. The pay range for this position is $76,000 – $98,000. The salary range represents the low and high end of what may be paid for this position. It is not typical for an individual to be hired at or near the top of the pay range, and compensation decisions may be influenced by a variety of factors, including skills, qualifications, experience, and location.

Our benefits form a major part of the total rewards package. These include dental, health, and vision care plans, as well as family-building benefits such as adoption and surrogacy support. Enterprise supports flexible work arrangements to promote work-life balance and offers health advocacy, an Employee Assistance Program (EAP), and mental health benefits. We round out our package with financial education, wellness programs, and auto-enrollment in the company’s 401(k) plan with employer matching contributions. Finally, you will have access to learning and development opportunities, including tuition reimbursement for job-related courses and certifications.