Vice President of Supportive Housing Development

Envision Unlimited is a full spectrum of care organization serving people with disabilities from infants to 80+ years old regardless of race, gender, religion, or ability to pay. Founded in Chicago in 1948, Envision Unlimited has a legacy of evolving care delivered with empathy, every time and everywhere. Innovative services offered across Chicagoland and Central Illinois include community living options, novel day programs, behavioral health services, employment programs, respite for families, and foster care for children with disabilities.

Summary:

We are looking for an experienced leader in supportive housing management and development to create and grow a new division of supportive housing at Envision Unlimited. The ideal candidate should have a record of both managing and developing housing.

With respect to developing housing resources, the successful candidate should have a record of having developed affordable projects using HUD dollars, resources from IHDA, the Federal Home Loan banks, HOME, rapid rehousing funds, supportive housing funding and other continuums of care funding.

We are looking for a leader who is already involved in regional housing resource partnerships such as Housing Action Illinois, Corporation for Supportive Housing and SHPA, etc.

Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

Essential Responsibilities, include but are not limited to:

• Overall responsibility for the smooth function of all supportive housing projects created and managed by the division.
• Overall responsibility for the appropriate collection of and reporting on data required by various funding sources;
• Responsible for being aware of all affordable housing funding opportunities
• Develop and execute a long-term strategic vision for growing Envision Unlimited' s supportive housing portfolio, including identifying opportunities for expansion and innovation in housing and identifying communities in which to create affordable projects
• Work with the Director of Supportive Housing and Residential Services to integrate services into each project design
• Responsible for reaching out to and creating and nurturing relationships with community; organizations, zoning boards, housing authorities, communities of care and other institutions that are responsible for each community's planning and funding of housing resources
• Responsible for assembling a team to respond to RFPs
• Effectively negotiates with funders and partners to ensure that a project is developed that puts the organization in the best position for success.
• Overall responsibility for managing development projects through to completion and rent up along with managing the relationship with internal staff, government agencies, investors, and other stakeholders.

SUPERVISORY RESPONSIBILITIES

The Director of Housing will supervise one or more property managers and/or oversee property management contracts, and the properties that they manage, as well as other related staff.

OTHER EXPECTATIONS

Employees shall respect the diversity of all individuals (e.g., clients, co-workers, stakeholders) and refrain from any form of discrimination and/or based upon a person's legally protected characteristics or conduct, including but not limited to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, disability, sexual orientation, and gender identity or expression.

Employees share the responsibility of creating and maintaining a welcoming, supportive, and inclusive work environment.

The above statements are intended to describe the general nature and level of work being performed by employees assigned to this classification. They are not intended to be construed as an exhaustive list of all responsibilities, duties and/or skills required of all employees so classified.

PHYSICAL DEMANDS

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

While performing the duties of this job, physical requirements may include standing, walking, and sitting; seeing; hearing and listening; clear speech; dexterity and use of hands and fingers.

WORK ENVIRONMENT

Envision Unlimited is a state-wide organization and may require extensive travel around the state to identify and oversee projects. A valid driver's license and a willingness to travel is a must. Envision Unlimited' s strategic plan also calls for expanding operations to adjacent states and may require out of state travel as well.

ENVISION UNLIMITED provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state, or local laws.

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