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.

Partner Sustainability

The Partner Sustainability & Growth Program, has been launched as a multi-year initiative to address soaring development and operational costs at a time of unprecedented demand. The program 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
• Works with individual AH Owners and Operators
• Assists partner developers in assessing capacity building, advisory services, capital and other needs
• 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
• Collaborates with internal and market-based teams to assess partner capacity building, advisory services, capital and other needs and helps to scope and implement engagements
• Coordinates across internal and market-based teams to assess partner capacity building, advisory services, capital and other needs and helps to scope and implement engagements
• Supports design and facilitation of virtual and in-person affordable housing owner and operator cohorts and peer exchanges
• Executes event planning including speaker outreach, agendas, and logistics for associated in person and/or virtual convenings
• Connects 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
• Supports program leadership in and contributes to the refinement, and execution of strategic plans for the PS and EPF programs
• 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 Transparency

You will be joining a team of talented professionals motivated by serving the community and addressing the need for affordable housing. 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.

Total Rewards at Enterprise

This range is just one component of our total rewards package, which also includes annual performance bonuses and generous paid leave programs. 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.