Program Manager, Partner Sustainability & Growth

About the role

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

Equitable Path Forward is a cross-divisional $3.5 billion nationwide initiative to help economically and socially disadvantaged developers gain access to capital and resources. 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
• 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 of additional resources, resulting in the production or preservation of over 11,000 homes by EPF partners.

Partner Sustainability is a multi-year initiative developed in response to the affordable housing sector facing soaring development and operational costs amid unprecedented demand. The program delivers capacity building, tailored technical assistance, staffing support, grants, policy research, and new tools to strengthen partners and affordable housing systems.

Responsibilities

• Supports buildout and delivery of industry-wide technical assistance programming and works with individual affordable housing owners and operators.
• Assists partner developers in assessing capacity-building, advisory services, capital, and other needs.
• Develops and implements technical assistance and capacity-building tools (e.g., webinars, toolkits, best practice guides) focused on organizational stability, asset management, property management, development efficiency, funding strategies, insurance, staffing, and portfolio growth.
• Curates web content, webinars, and other program public offerings and communications.
• Scopes, memorializes, and tracks technical assistance engagements with developer partners and associated consulting contracts.
• Manages relationships with external consultants and training partners, ensuring deliverables and budgets are met.
• Oversees grant allocation, scoping, disbursement, and impact reporting processes.
• Coordinates across internal and market-based teams to assess partner needs 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 convenings.
• Connects EPF and Partner Sustainability work to broader policy advocacy and ecosystem efforts.
• Facilitates cross-organizational collaboration to advance field-building and deepens trust and alignment across program networks.
• Surfaces policy-relevant learnings for systems change and resource development opportunities.
• Identifies replication opportunities between programs and other local or sector-wide initiatives.
• Participates in and sometimes co-leads relationship stewarding with philanthropic investors, TA providers, municipal partners, and other ecosystem actors.
• Supports program leadership in refining and executing strategic plans for EPF and Partner Sustainability.
• Ensures alignment between programs and other Enterprise initiatives where synergy exists.
• Coordinates with internal 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 collection and reporting of KPIs and impact data from program participants.
• Oversees program data management and participates in fundraising proposal preparation.
• Models a collaborative management style reflecting Enterprise values.

Qualifications

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

Pay

The pay range for this position is $76,000 – $98,000. Compensation decisions may be influenced by skills, qualifications, experience, and location.

Benefits

• Comprehensive total rewards package, including annual performance bonuses and generous paid leave programs.
• Dental, health, and vision care plans, plus family-building benefits (e.g., adoption and surrogacy support).
• Flexible work arrangements to promote work-life balance.
• Health advocacy, Employee Assistance Program (EAP), and mental health benefits.
• Financial education, wellness programs, and auto-enrollment in the company’s 401(k) plan with employer matching contributions.
• Learning and development opportunities, including tuition reimbursement for job-related courses and certifications.