Important Information - All applicants who applied are not required to resubmit an application - Filing deadline extended until Monday, September 12, 2022 - 11:59 pm

Mayor’s Office of Housing and Community Development (MOHCD)

MOHCD’s mission is to address social, economic, and racial inequities through the creation of affordable housing opportunities and the funding of essential services that are foundational for strong communities.  We are industry leaders in the implementation of policies for the creation, rehabilitation and preservation of affordable housing.  In our hiring practices, we strive to build teams that reflect the diversity of our City and the populations we serve, and we urge qualified candidates of all races, ethnicity, sexual orientation, and gender identity to apply.

Homeownership and Below Market Rate Programs (HBMR)

MOHCD administers a variety of rental and homeownership programs to help low to moderate-income households purchase their first home or rent an apartment in San Francisco. Since the 1980’s, MOHCD has grown its portfolio of over 3000 below market rate (BMR) single family homes across San Francisco.

Under general supervision, the Senior Community Development Specialist II – Homeownership Compliance Manager, oversees the compliance of the Mayor’s Office of Housing and Community Development’s (MOHCD) ownership portfolio, including MOHCD-sponsored and administered homeownership programs, such as the Below Market Rate Housing Programs (Inclusionary Affordable Housing Program, Limited Equity Program, Condominium Conversion Program), down-payment assistance loan programs that support low to moderate income homeowners.  The Compliance Manager performs difficult and highly complex program planning and implementation work in the area of housing finance, local housing ordinances, affordable housing policies and procedures, and complex real estate transactions.  The essential functions include:

• Homeownership program policy creation and program compliance; program administration policy and procedures; with an emphasis on data-driven analysis and racially-and socially-equitable decision making;
• Oversee and manage homeowner system to track and monitor homeowner compliance with program rules and foreclosure intervention;
• Interpret City code, contracts, and other legal documents and collaborate with the City Attorney’s Office and Planning Department on affordable housing compliance enforcement;
• Provide technical assistance to individual homeowners, homeowner associations and developers on Inclusionary Housing and other City sponsored program requirements;
• Represent MOHCD before interagency committees, City boards and commissions, and other organizations and departments;
• Supervise and provide guidance to homeownership loan servicing, monitoring and support staff;
• Collaborate with other MOHCD staff on a variety of homeownership and lending policy and program enhancements;
• Participate and provide guidance in the migration of loan, post-purchase transaction and homeowner monitoring data to a Salesforce platform;
• Coordinate with other government agencies, private corporations, and community organizations; developing and implementing procedures to assure compliance with applicable laws and regulations;
• Attend program or project-related meetings;
• Provide advice and technical assistance regarding particularly complex or sophisticated programmatic issues;
• Work with confidential information. 
• Commitment to contributing to MOHCD’s work to advance racial equity.

1. Possession of a baccalaureate degree from an accredited college or university AND four (4) years administrative/professional experience in community development, housing and/or housing development, workforce development, finance, education, social work, children/youth work, or criminal justice; OR

2. Possession of a baccalaureate degree from an accredited college or university with a major in one of the following fields: public or business administration, urban planning, government, social work, education, finance or criminal justice AND three (3) years of administrative/professional experience in community development, housing and/or housing development, workforce development, finance, education, social work, children/youth work or criminal justice; OR

3. Possession of a Master's degree from an accredited college or university in public policy, planning, social work, public administration, finance, education, criminal justice, or business administration AND two (2) years of administrative/professional experience in community development, housing and/or housing development, workforce development, finance, education, social work, children/youth work, or criminal justice; OR

4. Possession of a Ph.D. or Juris Doctor degree from an accredited college or university AND two (2) years of administrative/professional experience in community development, housing and/or housing development, workforce development, finance, education, social work, children/youth work, or criminal justice.

SUBSTITUTION: Verifiable administrative/professional experience involving community development, housing and/or housing development, workforce development, finance, education, social work, children/youth work, or criminal justice may substitute for the educational requirement in Minimum Qualification #1 on a year-for-year basis.

Desirable Qualifications:  The stated desirable qualifications may be considered at the end of the selection process when candidates are referred for hiring.

• Eight years’ experience in affordable housing and or homeownership program administration.  At the discretion of the Deputy Director, fewer years may be accepted if commensurate skills are demonstrated. 
• Strong experience in first time homebuyer programs.
• Strong expertise with residential real estate transactions and down payment and homebuyer assistance programs including appraisals, purchase contracts, insurance, title and escrow, and financing documents.
• Ability to develop and maintain complex Excel models and tools to streamline and automate tasks;
• Expertise with the requirements of San Francisco and state and federal housing programs
•  Legal experience
• Strong familiarity with one or more technical assistance areas, such as former California Redevelopment Agency programs, Condominium Conversion programs, Inclusionary Housing, SF Planning code
• Experience in a leadership role working with governmental regulators, community-based organizations, and financial institutions.
• Commitment to the goal of increasing and preserving the stock of housing affordable to low and very low-income persons and households in San Francisco.
• Ability to effectively and sensitively communicate, both orally and in writing, and to work with a broad variety of people and agencies including developers, contractors, property owners, community organizations and tenants in carrying out City housing programs.
• Experience supervising staff.
• Proficiency in operating computers using Windows-based programs, including word processing, spreadsheet and database software in a standard office environment.
• Experience working in Salesforce
• Familiarity with housing program oversight and monitoring, including federal, state and City requirements applicable to MOHCD programs.
• Ability to drive an automobile (and possession of a valid California driver’s license) and to conduct on-site walking inspections, which often requires climbing stairs.
• Ability to work with minimum supervision in a team environment, to meet deadlines and to manage highly detailed work with accuracy. 
• Proficiency in language(s) in addition to English.

In line with the Official Public Health Order to slow the spread of COVID-19, “shelter-in-place” has been issued for all San Francisco residents that is expected to be in effect until further notice. As a result, Department of Human Resources (DHR)’s office (located at 1 South Van Ness Avenue, 4th Floor, San Francisco, CA 94103) is currently closed to the general public. If you have any questions, please feel free to email the Exam Analyst listed at the end this job ad.

Specific information regarding this recruitment process are listed below:

Classification - 9775  - Senior Community Development Specialist II

Status - Permanent Civil Service Position

Application Opening: Monday, July 25, 2022

Filing Deadline - Friday, August 26, 2022  - 11:59 pm

Salary - $ 123,422 - $150,072

Recruitment ID: REF13890O

Important Information - All applicants who applied are not required to resubmit an application - Filing deadline extended until Monday, September 12, 2022 - 11:59 pm

HOW TO APPLY

Applications for City and County of San Francisco jobs are only accepted through an online process. Visit https://careers.smartrecruiters.com/CityAndCountyOfSanFrancisco1/ and begin the application process. • Select the “I’m Interested” button and follow instructions on the screen 7 Applicants may be contacted by email about this recruitment and, therefore, it is their responsibility to ensure that their registered email address is accurate and kept up-to-date. Also, applicants must ensure that email from CCSF is not blocked on their computer by a spam filter. To prevent blocking, applicants should set up their email to accept CCSF mail from the following addresses (@sfgov.org, @sfdpw.org, @sfport.com, @flysfo.com, @sfwater.org, @sfdph.org, @asianart.org, @sfmta.com, @sfpl.org, @dcyf.org, @first5sf.org, @famsf.org, @ccsf.edu, @smartalerts.info, and @smartrecruiters.com).

Applicants will receive a confirmation email that their online application has been received in response to every announcement for which they file. Applicants should retain this confirmation email for their records. Failure to receive this email means that the online application was not submitted or received.

Eligible List/Score Report:
A confidential eligible list of applicant names that have passed the civil service examination process will be created, and used for certification purposes only. An examination score report will be established, so applicants can view the ranks, final scores and number of eligible candidates. Applicant information, including names of applicants on the eligible list, shall not be made public unless required by law. However, an eligible list shall be made available for public inspection, upon request, once the eligible list is exhausted or expired and referrals resolved. The eligible list/score report resulting from this civil service examination process is subject to change after adoption (e.g., as a result of appeals), as directed by the Human Resources Director or the Civil Service Commission.

The duration of the eligible list resulting from this examination process will be of 6 months, and may be extended with the approval of the Human Resources Director.

To find Departments which use this classification, please see https://sfdhr.org/sites/default/files/documents/Forms-Documents/Position-Counts-by-Job-Codes-and-Department-FY-2021-22.pdf .

Terms of Announcement and Appeal Rights:

Applicants must be guided solely by the provisions of this announcement, including requirements, time periods and other particulars, except when superseded by federal, state or local laws, rules or regulations. Clerical errors may be corrected by the posting the correction on the Department of Human Resources website at https://careers.smartrecruiters.com/CityAndCountyOfSanFrancisco1/ .

The terms of this announcement may be appealed under Civil Service Rule 111A.35.1. The standard for the review of such appeals is ‘abuse of discretion’ or ‘no rational basis’ for establishing the position description, the minimum qualifications and/or the certification rule. Appeals must include a written statement of the item(s) being contested and the specific reason(s) why the cited item(s) constitute(s) abuse of discretion by the Human Resources Director. Appeals must be submitted directly to the Executive Officer of the Civil Service Commission within five business days of the announcement issuance date.

Selection Procedures - Supplemental Questionnaire Evaluation (100%)

Candidates will be required to complete a supplemental questionnaire.  The Supplemental Questionnaire is designed to measure knowledge, skills, and/or abilities in job-related areas which may include but not limited to: knowledge of principles and practices of department specific programs including the goals and objectives of these programs; knowledge of activities of community agencies charged with carrying out the programs; knowledge of relevant Federal, State and Local Laws, procedures and regulations governing the department specific programs; ability to apply principles to define programs, collect data, establish facts, draw conclusions in order to make recommendations regarding the visibility or proposed project and program activities, and determine alternate or additional sources of funding for proposed project and program activities, and ability to prepare written information in a clear, concise and well-organized manner, using appropriate rules of grammar and composition when composing reports, correspondence, and other documents.    A passing score must be achieved on the Supplemental Questionnaire Evaluation in order to be placed on the eligibility list according to the final score.

Additional Information Regarding Employment with the City and County of San Francisco:

• Information About The Hiring Process
• Conviction History
• Employee Benefits Overview  
• Equal Employment Opportunity 
• Disaster Service Worker
• ADA Accommodation
• Veterans Preference
• Right to Work
• Copies of Application Documents
• Diversity Statement

Exam Analyst Information: If you have any questions regarding this recruitment or application process, please contact the exam analyst at Karen Henderson - [email protected] - 415-701-5557.

All City and County of San Francisco employees are designated Disaster Service Workers through state and local law (California Government Code Section 3100-3109). Employment with the City requires the affirmation of a loyalty oath to this effect. Employees are required to complete all Disaster Service Worker-related training as assigned, and to return to work as ordered in the event of an emergency.

All your information will be kept confidential according to EEO guidelines.

CONDITION OF EMPLOYMENT:  All City and County of San Francisco employees are required to be fully vaccinated against COVID-19 as a condition of employment. Someone is fully vaccinated when 14 days have passed since they received the final dose of a two-shot vaccine or a dose of a one-shot vaccine. Any new hire must present proof of full vaccination status to be appointed. Any new hire who will be routinely assigned or occasionally enter High-Risk Settings, must provide proof of having received a COVID-19 booster vaccine by March 1, 2022, or once eligible.

The City and County of San Francisco encourages women, minorities and persons with disabilities to apply. Applicants will be considered regardless of their sex, race, age, religion, color, national origin, ancestry, physical disability, mental disability, medical condition (associated with cancer, a history of cancer, or genetic characteristics), HIV/AIDS status, genetic information, marital status, sexual orientation, gender, gender identity, gender expression, military and veteran status, or other protected category under the law.