NSP2 Program Associate – Boston, MA

The Community Builders, Inc. is a nationally recognized developer and manager of affordable housing. Founded more than 44 years ago, TCB has developed over 23,000 housing units as well as office and retail properties, and manages over 8,000 unit of housing. The Community Builders is organized in a regional structure with major regional offices in Boston, Chicago and Washington, DC.

On January 14, 2010, TCB received an award of $78.6 million in NSP2 funding from the HUD. The Neighborhood Stabilization Program (NSP2) is funded through the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (Recovery Act). That award was for an application submitted in response to the NSP2 notice of funding availability issued by HUD on May 4, 2009. TCB’s award was allocated to the following state: Illinois, Indiana, Massachusetts, North Carolina, New York, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Virginia and the District.

TCB Approach to Utilizing the Grant
In most communities, a major impact of the ongoing mortgage and financial crises has been a rapid growth in the number of foreclosed and/or vacant and abandoned single-family homes. Consequently, there has been relatively little attention given to foreclosed multifamily properties and larger areas of vacant land. The flexibility allowed under the NSP2 program regulations makes it a powerful tool for a comprehensive neighborhood approach, and we believe the communities in which we deploy NSP2 funds specifically around multifamily revitalization would receive considerable benefits from this approach.

Position Overview
This position is a staff position within the NSP2 program. The position reports to and is supervised by the NSP2 Program Director. The primary responsibilities of this position are twofold. First, this position will be responsible for monitoring the status of all residents in properties purchased with NSP2 funds. This responsibility will include confirming that all legally mandated notices to residents were properly delivered within the required timeframe and that each resident was notified of their rights under the Uniform Relocation Act. Second, this position will be responsible for confirming the eligibility of all vendors, contractors, or subcontractors who are seeking to be paid with NSP2 funds.

Qualifications
The successful candidate will have a Masters degree in planning or a bachelor’s degree and a minimum of five years work experience. Second, preference will be given to candidates with experience in resident relocation either directly or indirectly. Third, this candidate should also have experience in either creating or maintaining a database that tracks benefits to residents or other consumers. Last, the successful candidate should have experience processing invoices in an automated accounting environment.

Interested candidates may send information to Myra Carmona at: mcarmona@tcbinc.org.

The Community Builders, Inc. is an Equal Opportunity Employer and strongly encourages candidates of all backgrounds to apply for this position.