Real Estate Finance Project and Compliance Manager (Housing Comm Dev IV)

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The Fairfax County Department of Housing and Community Development works in partnership with the Redevelopment and Housing Authority to serve the people of Fairfax County by creating housing opportunities to promote inclusive and thriving communities. Help make our vision of a community everyone can afford to call home a reality!

HCD seeks a housing a housing finance professional who wants to make a real difference in the community and grow professionally. Join a team of passionate public servants who bring a full suite of policies, programs, and financing tools to help solve the affordability crisis. This position reports to the Division Director for Real Estate and Community Development Finance and is responsible for structuring and closing financial transactions and ensuring regulatory and internal compliance across our existing lending portfolio. The role includes underwriting loans and tax-exempt bonds, ensuring existing loan compliance with all applicable laws, regulations, guidance, and internal policies, working collaboratively with other county departments, outside agencies and third-party developers, and financing partners.

The candidate must have a strong understanding of real estate and affordable housing financing tools, including how to structure and negotiate real estate transaction for the public benefit. The candidate will have extensive experience with affordable housing program compliance, including a deep understanding of HUD and other regulatory requirements. The candidate will have strong project management, planning, communication, and analytical skills, as well as the ability to build relationships across sectors and partner with both internal and external stakeholders.

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MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS:
Any combination of education and experience and training equivalent to the following: (Click on the aforementioned link to learn how Fairfax County interprets equivalencies for "Any combination, experience, and training equivalent to") Graduation from an accredited four-year college or university with a bachelor's degree in a related field of study such as planning, engineering, architecture, economics, construction science, business or public administration, finance, real estate, social work, public policy or other related field; Plus four years of experience related to an assigned program area.

• Thorough understanding of affordable housing related market forces including real estate principles, supply and demand economics and other multifamily demand drivers.
• Experience in affordable and mixed-income housing development financing, especially with proejct utilizing LIHTC
• Experience with loan portfolio management and/or asset management, particularly with regards to affordable housing projects.

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